Cori Greenawalt-Bicknell

Go to Summer Waves, Globe Hunting during Jan and Feb, Christmas Lights and Tree Lighting, Shrimp and Grits Festival and 4th of July..

Tasha Oneal

summer waves..shrimp and grits festival..beach concerts…pier fishing….4th of july

Sara Roy

Too many great things to choose from! But, our favorite thing to do is cruise the island in our red bug!

Abby Naas

Bike riding, shopping the historical district, ice cream at the fudge shop, lunch at Crane Cottage, walks on the beach.

Missy Smith Mallick

three wheeled bike ride all over the island!

Janelle Will

I’ve only been once but we loved the driftwood beach! Also the Turtle Center and we did a nest excavation that was amazing! I’d like to do a turtle patrol or hatchling walk next time!

Lisa Kay Tatum Knight

shark fishing!

Michael Bagwell

Each year we take a bike ride around the entire island. It’s a family tradition we call the “ultimate”

Stephanie Derrick

Walk on Driftwood Beach, especially at dusk, walk out on the sandbar, and drive around at night looking for deer.

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Rande Anmuth Simpson

riding around the island on a red bug

Kim Parks

Bird/nature watching

Pat Charland

I love that I can do absolutely NOTHING..:-) best place to relax at the ocean and read a good book. My favorite thing. Sleep late, eat late….no clocks at all.

Michele D’Andrea- Dicus

I love Geocaching, I love taking my dog on the beach and swimming with him in the ocean, I love summer wave, and the think I love the most of all is the Turtle hospital ..

Mary Elizabeth Burdette

wow, what we look forward to the most is the slow pace!! My favs are shrimp at the Rah Bar, visiting the shops in the village (love the IGA!), walking on the south beach, reading the day away in a beach chair, and the fifth is my husbands choice - fishing! We have been going to Jekyll for many years and I love the fact that we can pack the car at the last minute and always know what we are going to find when we get there! I do hope that will remain the same for the most part!

Creighton Dukes

I love the Dolphin Tours and then lunch at the Rah Bar! The Partyboat fishing at the wharf ain’t bad either!

Lynne Mulligan

Running on the beach, climbing amoung the trees at Driftwood Beach, eating at Latitude, exploring the shops, watching the dolphins

Becky Reese Rzepka

We have been going for many years and have our traditions that we must do each visit: Bike riding is our top favorite…all over the island!, Summer waves, Ice cream at the Sweet/Fudge shop near Jekyll Club, the Playground (and in the past few years, getting a pizza at Red Bug pizza while there) and minuture golf! There are so many things we LOVE to do there but those are our top five…well and of course the beach!! I can’t wait to go back in May!!!

Phil UpChurch

My wife and I love Driftwood Beach. So rare to find such a magnificent, unspoiled beach.

Robert Bradberry

We have been going to Jekyll since 1966 and still look forward to a return vacation. We love bike riding around the island, walking on south beach, eating lunch at the Jekyll Hotel (arriving by bike), walking through the marsh (including Driftwood Beach, and driving down to the ferry and going over to Cumberland Island.

Chris Moncus

My favorite thing to do on Jekyll Island is photography. But I guess you knew that.

Andrea Wade

Our family loves to just walk around the historic area; shop at all the shops; eat at the Crane (when its not booked to the hilt!); wandering through the historic areas and trying to discover neat little areas I haven’t seen before; and lastly, the peace and quiet and beauty of the area.

Lisa M. Furman

Having shrimp and dungeness crab at the Rah Bar, picnicing and spending the day at St. Andrews, the South Beach picnic area, fishing, the Tidelands 4H Center, checking out the marinas, love the reduce, reuse, recycle concept!! Looking forward to visiting the book store at the Infirmary, the Horton House, and The Sea Turtle Center. This is now my family’s FAVORITE place to go!!!!

Jason Baine Thompson

Rah Bar and crusing around in the little electric cars. My 3 year old gets a kick out it. JBT

Donna Willerson Foster

horse back riding……..the carriage ride..at night with all the light.walking the beach..eating low country boil @ sea rays..
nice and peacefull relaxing ……

Jeannie Reeves

I have many favorites.. I try to take all my clients to the historical area to photograph their family portraits… It is just so beautiful there.. the green grasses, the flowers, the building and the pebble and shell walkways are awesome… The beaches are nice too.. Me and my husbands last date night we sat on the beach at Driftwood beach.. Awesome! My kids love Summer waves that is for sure.. I want to some day do some horse back riding on the beach.

Warren Low

Been to Jekyll Island twice now from England and we love it, its a beautiful place. We especially love going round the historial area and imagining how it must have been when all the cottages were lived in. Jekyll is a little bit of unspoilt paradise. Its amazing that more people dont know about it but maybe thats part of the appeal ….

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6: Ride a Horse on the Beach

Kids love horses. They also love the beach. On a trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia, you’ll find both. Arrange a trip with Victoria’s Carriages & Beach Trail Rides ([912] 635-9500). When the Spanish moss-draped forests open up to the beach and you see the vast Atlantic blue against the horizon, you’ll hear only one word from your kid: “Wow!”
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Only in the South…can you ride horses on a pristine beach that has been home to English settlers, French landowners, and turn-of-the- century American elite.

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Join the Georgia State Patrol, the Brunswick Police Department and Red Bug Motors for a free Safety Fair at the Jekyll Island Airport on May 30 from 11 AM - 2 PM. Kids, teens, and parents can learn important safety tips including bicycle safety, home safety, fire safety, and boating safety. Officers will also be on site to help young teens (13-15) prepare for their drivers license test. A driving course will be available for teens to get practical experience using Red Bug Electric Cars before they get behind the wheel of a real car. In addition, teens can learn the dangers of DUI driving with a DUI driving simulator. Parents can get their child car seats inspected and their children’s fingerprints taken.

Free hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided by the Brunswick Police Department. The event is free and open to the public.

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The 2008 South Atlantic  Challenge is a one day invitational event for the top Goalie War competitors throughout the country. This event will feature exciting Goalie War action, play by play announcers, color analysts, music, entertainment, great food, prizes, fun interactive events and plenty of giveaways for the whole family.  Check out their website at http://www.goaliewar.com/

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Remember the Turner South network? Well they had this series called, “3-Day Weekend,” and they did one about Jekyll Island! Check it out!

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      Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School and Savannah International Soccer Academy (SISA) are pleased to announce and present another fantastic and unforgettable Summer 2008 Italian Soccer School program.

      Academy Directors of Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School and Savannah International Soccer Academy feel very confident that 2008 will be even better than our very successful 2007 & 2006 programs.”This past summer we had a great success with our Italian Soccer School Program and we are looking forward to another fantastic summer” said Dek Smith, SISA Director. He went on to say: “We have built our itinerary on player and parent recommendations to continually improve our program and offer you a true 100% Italian soccer and cultural learning experience”. “All our coaches and teachers arrive direct from Italy to deliver the best Italian soccer/cultural day by day learning program in North America. Our instructors and teachers are always in attendance throughout this 16 day Italian summer program, here in the USA. Said Antonio Saviano, Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School Coordinator.

      The program includes all coaching fees plus direct Italian language course offered throughout the program. Italian language expands from the classroom every day on to the soccer field and throughout the program. Italian will be spoken throughout the course at meal times and during day by day vocal exchanges. Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School and SISA will provide proven teaching methods to our players around the clock to enhance their Italian Soccer Experience. Players will be exposed to the beautiful game and beautiful language every day, on the field, at the poolside, and at every opportunity.Player will stay and train at the soccer complex on beautiful Jekyll Island at one of the famous barrier Island’s along the Georgia coastline. http://www.jekyllisland.com/

      All players will stay in beach fronted hotel facilities (http://www.jekyllislandga.com/). Players will be housed in oceanfront apartments. Villas By The Sea Resort is the program hosuing facilities. All apartments come with on suite facilities plus fridge, microwaves and full kitchen facilities. Players will be provided with well stocked fridges and cabinets for breakfast in their own room every day. Players will have lunch at various locations around the Island including Summer Waves and the Beach Deck. Evening meals will be provided by restaurant, cookouts or beach pizza parties.

      More than just soccer, players will spend time together on our away day trips to places like NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/), (Florida Space Center) and Wild Adventures in Georgia. We end our program with all our players playing in the famous 3 v 3 National qualifier tournament on Jekyll Island over the weekend of July 5th & 6th. All players who are successful in reaching the finals will be invited to Disney over the weekend of July 26th & 27th to take part in the 3 v 3 National Championships.

      Players will pay an additional fee for Disney which will cover all tournament fees, plus food and lodgings. We are sure you will find our Italian Soccer School Program again very exciting just has much as last year. Please reserve your place on this unique program as soon as you can. We have secured only a certain amount of hotel rooms for the program and hope to reach capacity early in 2008.

       All details regarding booking your place can be found on our website http://www.soccerkix.com/.

About Scuola Calcio

Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School offers programs such as:
All-Year Soccer Boarding School, Three weeks Soccer Camps in USA and Italy, Soccer Coaching Symposium, International Soccer Team Tour Travel, Monthly Professional Soccer Training, and much more are all offered to serious soccer players and coaches. The Italian Scuola Calcio (Soccer School) has consolidated the experience developed from its technical staff and the experience acquired within the last few years from Ascoli Soccer Academy, A.C. Perugia Soccer School and A.C. Parma Soccer School program’s technical staff. The Italian Scuola Calcio has built a network of more then 100 affiliated soccer schools, some of which in Italy and other abroad (North America) and other foreign countries such as Ghana and Brazil, and an organization of 80 professional scouts-observers, 20 regional coordinators and 5 International coordinators.

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Congratulations to the 2007 GASA Jekyll Island Gold Cup Winners:
Men’s Open Division:Champions: GalacticsFinalist: Romania FC
COED Open Division:Champions: Highlife UnitedFinalist: Rowdies
Men’s Recreational Division:Champions: Galactics VeteransFinalsit: St. Simons Strikers
The annual tournament was held at the Golden Isles Soccer Complex over the Labor Day weekend.
Despite rain and lightning delays all 41 games were played and all the teams went home happy and with fond memories of the Jekyll Island tournament.

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