Jekyll Island, GA      November, 2020

Jekyll Island is paradise yet undiscovered with mostly open land. This island is mostly surrounded by large sandy beaches except a small area of marsh. The sand is the powder white  variety with very few shells. There are dunes around the beaches and the sand blows over the trails like snow drifts. There are beautiful Monarch Butterflies everywhere and they are not afraid to land on your hand or bike. 

There is a park style campground on the island that would fit any style of camping. Bike riding is the easiest way to get around the island and there are numerous trails to ride.

A cargo ship, the Golden Ray,  full of cars is being salvaged right off the shore on the port side. On our trip to GA we saw fields of corn, fields of cotton, fields of solar panels and just off the island in Brunswick, GA are fields of cars ready to board cargo ships. The car fields are as large as corn fields! Over 4,500 cars fit on each cargo ship and they each are loaded with about 1 gallon of gas. We were able to ride our bikes right out on the sand and down the beach in this area. There are also horseback rides on this beach. The first time we stopped to look around I parked my bike, looked down and found a perfect pair of Angle Wing shells! (my mom must be here with us!) 

There is a small airport on the island and it was full of small planes and jets. Inside the fence were numerous golf carts that the pilots use to drive home! There is not really a need for a car on this island.  

To enter Jekyll Island there is a ‘parking charge’ of $8.00. It was nice because there were places to park and no charge to use them.

The 4 H has a large camp on the island that was once The Dolphin Club used to integrate the island by letting entertainers on Chitlin Circuit perform. This area was in the movie,”The Green Book.”

The 1886 Jekyll Island was the playground for the nations leading families. The historic district has been renovated into hotels and quaint restaurants. The center of the district remains a pristine Croquet field overlooking the ocean! The leading financial leaders met on Jekyll to form the modern banking system, the Federal Reserve.