We’re in a Gator Hole!

An exciting excerpt from Louis Pendleton’s 1895 book, In the Okefenokee… Accordingly, as soon as they were opposite another island, Joe … More

Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade … More

A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “The … More

In the early years of our nation, the Okefenokee Swamp was thought to be an uninhabitable wilderness never to be … More

Excerpt from E.A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “How quick an alligator can snap its jaws, was proven to … More

Every time I dip my oars into the blackwaters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, I am overwhelmed: overwhelmed by … More

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

A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “Alligators … More

All along its back – from neck to tail – the American Alligator is armored with bony scales called osteoderms. … More

The swamplands and marshes of Georgia and Florida are similar in appearance: vast, wide, flat, void of defined travelways, and … More