Okefenokee Prairies: Like Nowhere Else in the World

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: The prairies contribute more than any other feature to … More

Watch Your Step

An exciting tale from EA McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History, where he describes stepping on a submerged alligator… … More

My November 2021 trip to the Okefenokee centered around the photography workshop hosted at the Suwannee Canal entrance on the … More

An excerpt from E.A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “The deep booming roar of a twelve foot male … More

Passing north beyond Minnie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle Fork trail, the kayak channel constricts through a more mature … More

Huge, intimidating, armored beasts all decked out in bony spikes and dark leather – they are the rock stars of … More

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “Years ago an adventurous pioneer by … More

The largest alligators are said to have been from 15 to 19 feet long. I don’t think any of those … More

The Okefenokee has grown into an obsession! Even though I have opportunity for only a few “boots-on-the-ground” days in the … More

In his 1935 book, E.A. McIlhenny (of the Tabasco Sauce family) tells the story of an upset mother alligator nearly … More