A Dead End Trail?

Off the backside of the Chesser Homestead in the Okefenokee Swamp there is a dead-end trail named Ridley’s Island Trail. … More

Luxuriant Blades of Never Wet

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp; May 1912. “The run passed between lines … More

Floating Islands of Trembling Earth

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: “There are dense thickets of small shrubs, almost impenetrable, except to … More

Floating Peat Islands: The Land of Trembling Earth

Although fiction, this excerpt from an 1895 adventure novel is a perfect illustration of why the Okefenokee is named “The … More

Nauseous Effluvium Musk

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

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

Vigorous Prairie Sawgrass

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

Clean and Pristine Okefenokee

One thing that is pleasantly noticeable in the clean and pristine wilderness of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the … More

Ahead was a Dark Dense Swamp

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: September 19, 1875. — “Ahead of us was a dark and dense … More

Okefenokee “Curlew”

Because of their preference for shallow wetlands, the White Ibis is a common inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. eBird frequency … More