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We asked some of the ladies playing in the putting contest and some of the guys warming up on the driving range, what was their favorite part of the Georgia Florida Golf Classic:
Sheila Zynda, of Darien, GA, took Jekyll Island’s Folklore, Rumor & Myth tour last October and was enthusiastic. “I think Jekyll Island is a fantastic place to come for ghost hunting,” she said. “Besides the history, you might get to see something that you’re not expecting. “
Island visitors and staff alike have reported seeing unexplained orbs of light, smelling perfumes and cigars, hearing voices and laughter and Victrola music, experiencing cold spots, and sometimes even seeing spirits wearing period dress inside the shuttered buildings of the historic district.
In Zynda’s tour group, one woman captured an orb on her cell phone, while Zynda herself reported feeling a cold spot following her through a portion of the tour of Dubignon Cottage. Others saw flickering lights in the empty buildings as the tour moved through the twilight under the moss-draped live oaks.
“It’s an experience that you might only get once in your lifetime,” Akins said with an enjoyable shiver.
These phenomena are by no means new. Apparitions have been reported for many years throughout Jekyll Island’s 240-acre National Historic Landmark District. Nearly every cottage has some deep mystery or restless soul associated with a grand love story, an untimely death, a great misadventure, or a little mischief.
Tour guides lean on their professional knowledge of the island’s past to interpret the supernatural happenings. The Folklore, Rumor & Myth tour is peppered with stories of Jekyll Island’s historic characters in attempts to explain the reported sightings.
Guides note that different individuals have identified several spirits that have been encountered through comparisons with historical photographs. Those that have been identified include William and Savannah Struthers, Eddie Gould, Jr., and Walter Jennings, as well as Peggy and Marian Maurice. Others appear but remain nameless.
As the haunting mysteries multiplied over the years, Jekyll Island Museum staff began to collect the tales. Annually, during the month of October, they share the unusual stories they have heard. On the Folklore, Rumor and Myth Tour, guides usher guests to spots where apparitions have been sighted and unexplained events have occurred. Guests are then led inside one of the historic district cottages for more spine-tingling stories as darkness falls.
Wes Gruenke, a museum guide, often brings his groups inside Dubignon Cottage, calling it “the most paranormally active house we’ve got.” He notes that the Southern plantation home is the oldest house on the island, after Horton House.
To view a YouTube video preview of the tour, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/JekyllIslandMuseum .
The Folklore, Rumor & Myth Tour departs from the Jekyll Island Museum at 100 Stable Road on Friday nights, from October 2-31, 2009 at 7:00 pm. Admission is $16.00 for Adults and $7.00 for Children 6-12. The tour is recommended for ages 10 and above. Reservations are requested. For more information or for reservations, call 912-635-4036.
All of Georgia’ Golden Isles have a lot to offer. Jekyll Island is a huge state-owned property with history, beauty and a slower, elegant-but-not-necessarily-expensive lifestyle. There’s something for just about everyone here - and fall lodging specials too. Just about five hours from Atlanta - but a world away. (see map.) Among the activities you don’t want to miss — 
7. Croquet. Yes, that game you played in the backyard. There will be a tournament October 23 - 25 with nationally-known players and a clinic in the mornings to help you with your game. Bring your whites.
6. Georgia’s Colonial Coast Birding and Nature Festival, October 8- 12. This includes a number of outings with experts to off-the-path places like Ossabaw, Blackbeard, Cumberland and Wassaw Islands as well as a canoe trip in the Okefenokee. There’s a dolphin kayak trip, raptor-watch and other nature walks. A great way to get traffic and city bosses out of your system.
5. Folklore, Rumor & Myth Ghost Tours. The Jekyll Island Museum is holding a special ghost tour Fridays in October for ages 10 and up. Call 912-635-4036 to make your reservations. This is a very old island, and it was developed by wealthy people - so the quality of ghosts you’re going to run into is, shall we say, a cut above the average ghost? See the Jekyll Island Museum Ghost Tour.
4. Golf. For many people, Jekyll Island is synonymous with great golf. This year the weather has been good for the courses, so the four courses are in great shape. And they have a special for the rest of September allowing you to golf all day for $38.
3. Fishing. There are good deep sea fishing guides, among them Capt. Mark Noble. (Check out the others on the CVB’s website.) Or just chill on the beach with a pole.
2. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Yes turtles. Before you skip this, let me say that I went there last year on an assignment. My feelings about turtles weren’t really warm and fuzzy. I was glad they’re around and want them to stay, but I didn’t want to cuddle them. Just passing through the gift shop on the way in, though — I was struck with Cupid’s arrow. Those big, wet eyes and they are so vulnerable to humans on the planet. Go on into
the hospital and look at these babies…big and little. Read some of their stories. You will come out of there a turtle hugger. You can adopt a turtle or just follow their stories on the blog. This is not a zoo. The turtles are here to be rehabilitated. On September 20, they plan to release three of the most popular - Pumpkin, Nightwatch and Skidaway.
1. The Wild Georgia Shrimp & Grits Festival. I just happened on this last year and I’m not going to miss it again. Amazingly, we have a shrimp industry in this state but except for a few stores, the shrimp you buy come from Thailand or somewhere else. You’ve got to taste these delicacies. This will turn you into a shrimp snob. Lines are long but well worth it. (Photos courtesy Jekyll Island Authority.)
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| PLACE | Week # 13 Results — Sept. 19 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Gulfstream | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Longhorns | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jekyll Island Authority | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ingalls Inc.** | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Suzie’s Friends | 63 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Allgood Pest Control | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scientific Turf | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Year - To - Date Standings | Week #12 | Week #13 | Total | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 150 | 150 | 1815 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gulfstream | 135 | 128.75 | 1733.25 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Longhorns | 122.5 | 128.75 | 1640.75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jekyll Island Authority | 112.5 | 128.75 | 1583.75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 122.5 | 128.75 | 1558.75 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ingalls Inc. | 135 | 115 | 1499.7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Suzie’s Friends | 112.5 | 110 | 1482.5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Scientific Turf | 102.5 | 102.5 | 1446.2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Allgood Pest Control | 102.5 | 102.5 | 1312.7 | ||||||||||||
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by Lindsey Adkison, Reposted from The Brunswick News, September 17, 2009
The chef at Blackwater Grill on St. Simons Island is a contestant in this weekend’s Shrimp and Grits professional cooking contest and festival on Jekyll Island.
And he says his lips are sealed on his recipe.
“The only criteria is that it has to have shrimp and grits,” he said. “It’s more of a chef’s competition.”
All he can tell you is this: “I won’t be doing the shrimp and grits that I serve here.”
The cooking contest is part of the three-day festival sponsored by the Jekyll Island Authority that will begin Friday. The cooking contest, which is on Sunday, the final day of the festival, will feature several restaurant chefs like Cadden. Each will try to offer the judges something unique.
“Each year I come up with something new,” Cadden said. “We haven’t won yet, but maybe the fourth year will be the charm.”
The festival also has a people’s choice event. On Friday, hungry patrons can pay $3 to sample different restaurants take on the Southern fare.
Dan Dickerson, co-owner of Latitude 31, may have a home field advantage. The restaurant is on the Jeykll Wharf in the island’s historic district, where the event will take place. “On Saturday, they will tally all tickets, and I think Latitude has a good shot,” he said.
Besides being fun, participation in the festival is also a chance to give something back to the community, Dickerson said.
“One of reasons why we like doing it is because it helps the local shrimpers out,” he said. “Wild Georgia Shrimp is the best shrimp that you can possibly ever eat.”
Even though good food may be the biggest enticement, there are other reasons to come out. Beth Burnsed, event coordinator for Jekyll Island, says a host of activities are included on the menu. “The Shrimp & Grits Festival has something for everyone,” she said. “For the kids, we have a Family Fun Zone, shrimp eating contests, a King BMX Bike show and the Frisbee dog show.
“For adults we have cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and cold beverages.”
One particularly interesting portion of the festival will be the release of three sea turtles from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at 3 p.m. Sunday. The turtle release is just one of the ways the program has expanded over the past four years. Burnsed says it has grown to include more than 70 arts and crafts vendors and 25 food vendors.
“Every year the festival has grown, not only in the number of attendees, but also in activities,” she said. “For this reason we are implementing a shuttle system this year. All parking for the festival will be near the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday. There will be no parking
in the Historic District.”
A shuttle service will be provided. “This has allowed us to add more activities such as the King BMX Stunt Show and expand our Family Fun Zone and arts and crafts vendor area,” she said.
The additions will come as a welcome surprise to many festival regulars.
The festival seems to have more meaning this year. The economy has dealt a heavy blow to both tourism and the shrimping industry, said Eric Garvey, spokesman for the Jekyll Island Authority. He feels the festival is a way of bringing attention to the industry and the coast.
“It makes great sense because our guests from our key markets like Atlanta, Macon, Athens and Augusta are the target consumers for Wild Georgia Shrimp,” he said. “We have had a tremendous response to this year’s event from businesses wanting to participate and from guests making their plans to come. We are looking forward to a big crowd, and we are optimistic that it will give us, the shrimp industry and all the restaurants and vendors involved a much-needed boost.”
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Luke Garvey of Brunswick had the winning recipe in the amateur competition at the Shrimp & Grits festival in Georgia last year and he plans to defend his title this year.
The 13-year-old shared his winning recipe on Good Morning Jacksonville Tuesday morning.
“I started to love cooking by watching my mom,” said Luke. “Since then, I love to cook. I want to become a chef when I grow up.”
The festival is September 18 on Jekyll Island. Click here for more information on the festival.
Here is the winning recipe:
1 lb. of fresh Georgia white shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 bundle green onion (diced)
1/2 lb. Andouille sausage or any other spicy sausage
Flour as needed
White wine to taste
1/2 squeezed lemon
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Old Bay seasoning to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Garlic butter for saute:
Soften 1 lb. unsalted butter, 6 oz. bacon fat, 2 tbsp. of minced garlic, 1 tbs. paprika each, 1/2 tsp. chopped thyme, parsley, oregano.
Mix all ingredients together and set aside for later use.
Cheese Grits:
Follow recipe on package except use less stock. You want the grits to be tight (stiff) use chicken stock instead of water.
Add medium sharp cheddar cheese to taste add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside but keep warm.
In saute pan add garlic butter. You probably have enough to do 2 or 3 batches. Add sausage and onions. Let saute, then add shrimp, cream, wine and lemon. Let cook for 3 minutes. Add Old Bay, salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer then sprinkle flour on top and mix in. Continue doing this until right consistency. Let it simmer a little while longer to cookout flour taste. Now it’s ready to serve.
Put grits into a bowl, top with shrimp mixture. Enjoy.
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| 1 | Ingalls Inc.** | 59 | |||
| 2 | Gulfstream | 59 | |||
| 3 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 60 | |||
| 4 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 61 | |||
| 5 | Jekyll Island Authority | 62 | |||
| 6 | Longhorns | 62 | |||
| 7 | Suzie’s Friends | 63 | |||
| 8 | Allgood Pest Control | 64 | |||
| 9 | Scientific Turf | 64 | |||
| Year - To - Date Standings | Week #10 | Week #11 | Total | ||
| 1 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 135 | 130 | 1515 | |
| 2 | Gulfstream | 122.5 | 140 | 1469.5 | |
| 3 | Longhorns | 122.5 | 117.5 | 1389.5 | |
| 4 | Jekyll Island Authority | 150 | 117.5 | 1342.5 | |
| 5 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 135 | 125 | 1307.5 | |
| 6 | Suzie’s Friends | 110 | 110 | 1260 | |
| 7 | Ingalls Inc. | 110 | 150 | 1249.7 | |
| 8 | Scientific Turf | 100 | 102.5 | 1241.2 | |
| 9 | Allgood Pest Control | 110 | 102.5 | 1107.7 |
