(Cumberland Island; 3/19/11) Cumberland Island, Georgia, is the premiere sea-kayaking destination in the Southeast. Last February, I looked forward to catching my first glimpses of the feral horses on Cumberland Island. The area is not only a birdwatcher’s hotspot, but an important location for the nesting of three species of endangered sea turtles. Just offshore, it is one of…
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Navigating Bermuda and Cumberland Island: Intrigue, Flux, and Current
The British overseas island of Bermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea. It is the northernmost point of the Bermuda Triangle where, according to legend, a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared under supposedly unexplained or mysterious circumstances. Our family enjoyed a…
Tybee Island Sea Kayak Surfing
By Mary Fairchild Tybee Island is located about 15 miles east of Savannah, Georgia; at the end of an eight-mile peninsula and US Highway 80. Fourteen barrier islands make up Georgia’s coastline and Tybee is the northeastern-most of these islands. Like all the barrier islands of the area, Tybee has a sandy beach on its eastern shore and a tidal salt…
Baraboo’s Ringling Riverfront
By Mary Fairchild Ringling’s: ABT. 1895, left to right–Al, Alf T., Gus, Charles, Otto. Seated–John, Salome and August (parents), Ida (Mrs. North), Henry. Did you know that if you drive into Baraboo, Wisconsin, on Rt. 33 that it turns into “Ringling Boulevard?” The Ringling riverfront property is actually on Water Street, however. The city of…
Wisconsin’s Indian Mounds
By Mary Fairchild After rock climbing at Devils Lake one evening, we saw a strange shape in the grass alongside the lake. It was a great time to spot it as the sun was beginning to set and shadows began to detail the shape. (Pictures on Flickr) Devil’s Lake State Park, which is approximately 15…