Kingfisher Landing: Just You and the Okefenokee

The guidebooks say that the Kingfisher Landing entrance in the Okefenokee Swamp is the least used boat launch for the … More

The Okefenokee Hunter

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “And not the least interesting part of the scene … More

There are few places in the world that rival the Okefenokee Swamp for viewing Pitcher Plants. And there are few … More

When visiting the Okefenokee in the fall and winter, there is one swamp inhabitant that can’t be missed: the Yellow-rumped … More

An excerpt from EA McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “The power of an alligator when closing its jaws and … More

The creatures come out at night… …well, in the Okefenokee Swamp they are out in the day as well! But … More

As beautiful as the Okefenokee Swamp is today, I can only imagine the grandeur of the pristine beauty prior to … More

It was a 1933 letter from Jean Harper to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt which lead to the protection of the … More

In the early 1900’s, the entire Okefenokee Swamp was logged and nearly all the large trees were removed leaving only … More

A December, 1875 Okefenokee Expedition report made to the State Geologist of Georgia, by C.A. Locke, Engineer in charge, Charleston … More