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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Log Date: 11/9/2009
Nice hide did while biking. This island has great bike trails
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Love the New Jekyll Island Beachscape? Want to Advertise Your Business in it?
Friday, November 6th, 2009
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Fiber and Wood Exhibit at Goodyear Cottage
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Color, textures, elegance and creative essence will be on display from an exceptional group of Fiber and Wood Artists in the Gallery of Goodyear Cottage in Jekyll Island’s Historic District.
Opening day of the exhibit will be November 2nd continuing thru November 29th. The Jekyll Island Arts Association sponsoring this exhibit will hold the artists’ reception Sunday, November 8th from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. This reception is free and open to the public.
Weavers Judith Krone, Kay Guilment, Christine Stanton, Janet Bealer, Lynn Pollard, Dianne Totten and Ann Doherty will exhibit fiber arts that represent their personal styles and creative stories. They are fascinated by gorgeous color; complex weaving structures; the elegant simplicity of design and the challenge of creating and weaving fabric. These talented weavers create one-of-a-kind creations that demonstrate their dedication and exploration of their craft. Wood turner, Bob Stanton reveals the essence of the wood in each unique
piece he creates. He feels the deeper he explores the more the wood reveals because each piece of wood is unique in and of itself. Thus enabling him endless creativity as a wood turner.
Sea Turtles Catch a Private Flight
Thursday, November 5th, 2009The Sea Turtles injured by cold stunning caught a private flight to come to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. See the details in this video.
SC, Ga., hosting 3 injured turtles - AP State GA - Ledger-Enquirer.comsea
Monday, November 2nd, 2009SC, Ga., hosting 3 injured sea turtles - AP State GA - Ledger-Enquirer.com.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina and Georgia are welcoming three endangered sea turtles being flown to the area after they were stunned in cold waters off the New England coast last year.
The loggerhead sea turtle and two Kemp’s ridleys are arriving at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport Monday afternoon. They’re flying on an Angel Flight from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.
Sea turtles are cold blooded and can’t regulate their body temperatures, so they get stunned when water temperatures drop quickly.
The loggerhead suffered shell damage and will stay at the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital until spring. The other two are recuperating from pneumonia and will call the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island home after a brief stay in South Carolina.
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center Staff Invites You to Turtleween This Saturday October 24th!
Monday, October 19th, 2009
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The Jekyll Island Club Hotel to Host Croquet Tournament this Weekend Oct 23-25
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Breaking Out the Mallets
By Buddy Hughes, The Brunswick News (originally posted 10/19/2009, TheBrunswickNews.com
It has been a long time since an officially sanctioned croquet tournament came to Jekyll Island - 17 years to be exact.
In that gap, the closest tournaments that made their way even close to the area were at Hilton Head Island, S.C., and St. Augustine, Fla.
For local player Dan Lott, the time had come for croquet to return to the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.
“Jekyll Island used to, years ago, have some really fine tournaments there at the hotel,” Lott said. “I visited with Kevin Runner, the general manager of the hotel, and asked him if he thought there would be any interest in renewing their commitment to having a croquet tournament at Jekyll Island. He gave me a very positive response and from that point on, I started working on it.”
Lott’s efforts will bear fruit Friday as some of the top croquet players in the country flock to Jekyll Island to play in a prestigious singles invitational tournament sanctioned by the United States Croquet Association.
The tournament, which is scheduled to begin at noon Friday and run through mid-afternoon Sunday, will feature three former Georgia state champs, two members of the United States Croquet Hall of Fame, the reigning seniors national champion, a former national championship runner-up and a former USCA president.The quality of the field has the members of the Jekyll Island Croquet Club looking forward to the event.
“They seem to be very excited about it,” Lott said of the club members. “None of them has ever played in a tournament before or, to my knowledge, witnessed a tournament before.
“They’re very excited about having some of these top-notch players come in and participate.”
Ten players in all will compete, including four from Georgia and six players from Florida.
10-15-09 Jekyll Island Fishing Report
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By Captain Vernon Reynolds
Bull Reds, River Reds and Spotted Sea Trout have been leading the catch the past several days. Often all there can be found on one drop. All will hit live bait and artificials and all are fun to catch. October and November are the best months for Reds and Trout, both are feeding heavily in preparation for winter. Both offer fine table fare.
River Reds are fish less than five years of age and shorter than 24 inches. River reds inhabit the sound system into which they were born, moving to the outer sound in the summer and to upper sound system and rivers in the winter. River Reds are sexually immature. As Reds reach their fifth year they become sexually mature and move from the sound and river system to open ocean waters, at this time they become mature Reds. Mature Reds return to the outer sound system in which they grew up twice a year. The spring return takes place in April, May and June. The fall return takes place in October, November and December. River Reds will be found working oyster bars and mud flats. Mature Reds will be located on oyster bars and sand bars. Mature Reds live over 40 years and will return to the same sand and oyster bars their entire lives.
Spotted or Speckled Sea Trout live up to eight years and most spend their life in the same estuary system into which they were spawned. Trout move to the outer sound system and beaches in the spring and to the upper sound system in the winter. The fall migration up stream takes place in October, November and December. Trout group up in large schools and feed aggressively before winter water temperatures drop too low for most Trout food groups to survive.
The most effective and fun way to catch Trout and Reds is when they are working oyster bars. Float fishing is most productive and reduces hang ups on the oysters. Live shrimp is the bait of choice; live Mud Minnows and finger Mullet work just as well and often catch bigger Trout. This is true because as Trout mature and produce more eggs, more fish oil is needed to strengthen the eggs. Big female Trout consume fish almost exclusively. Artificials imitating shrimp or bait fish will take Trout and Reds also. Presenting the bait under a float entices the fish to take the bait. Sometimes jerking the rod, thus making the bait dart and dance, will cause a strike.
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| Nick also caught this nice Sea Trout. |
Catching mature Reds on sand bars is a different matter. Heavier rods and reels are needed and live or cut bait is required. Live or cut Menhaden, Whiting or Mullet work best. Simply anchor the boat and toss out the bait with enough sinker weight to keep it on the bottom. Put the rods in a rod holder and pick up a spinning rod with a piece of shrimp on the hook. You will catch Whiting, small Sharks, Rays, Flounder and such on these while waiting on the big bad Bulls to come along. The wait is not long and when they get there you will put the spinning rods away. This is catch and release fishing, all the Bulls are over the 24 inch size limit, but its great fun. Join us for a fishing trip you will never forget. To book a trip or for further information call (912) 265-0392 or go to www.coastalcharterfishing.com. We also offer Dolphin and Cumberland Island cruises. Coastal Expeditions Charter Fishing and Dolphin Tours is owned and operated by Captains Vernon Reynolds and Eric Moody.
Really Cool Geocache Log at Circle of Oaks Cache
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Javonne and I placed “Bobblehead Paul” bobblehead doll in the cache after cleaning and drying out the cache box. This doll was found by us in St. Anthony, Newfoundland last month and carried to the Jekyll Island to be found and moved on. The cache is being tracked by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Shift” show on radio broadcast by Paul Castle, the host of “Shift”. The finder needs to contact Paul when he/she finds and moves it. My radio interview on this find can be heard at: www.cbc.ca/shift/interviews. The interview was done on September 8, 2009. Please help Paul find a great new location. Bill Hall (fhall9600)
Check www.geocaching.com for more information.
Sunset on Jekyll Island After Wedding
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Another beautiful sunset overlooking Jekyll Creek. This lucky bride got the background of her dreams for her wedding pictures!
Who has more sunset pictures to share? Upload it to our Facebook page, name it, and we’ll have a poll! The winner will get an awesome Georgia Sea Turtle Center beach towel! (one picture per person please)
