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

Blinkers

The old time gator hunters and Swampers used to hunt alligator at night by torch or spotlight. The shiny crystals … More

Okefenokee’s Exceedingly Rich Hammock Land

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: BILLY’S ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, November 27, 1875 – “Lee and myself are … More

An Alligator’s Quick Snapping Jaws

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

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

Long Time Mythical Land

In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution funded and documented an exploration of the Okefenokee Swamp. Over the next months, newspapers across the nation … 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

Scream of the Red-shouldered Hawk

Noises carry in strange ways in the Okefenokee Swamp. A silent solitude lies upon the blackwaters as one paddles through … More