Jekyll Island
Nov 18
Jekyll Island, located off the coast of Georgia, is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia’s barrier islands. The island is owned by the State of Georgia and run by a self-sustaining, self-governing body. Jekyll Island has a rich history that is nicely laid out at https://www.goldenisles.com/discover/jekyll-island/history/
with Special VIP Guests
… the glamorous Louise and handsome Henry Pritchett.
A special thanks to parents Letra and Jack for transportation and lodging.
The most adorable marina office we have seen.
27 miles of walking trails circle Jekyll Island. This beautiful trail led from the marina to our VIP guest’s hotel.
Jekyll Island’s stunning Oak Trees line the historic streets. Some are 400yrs old.
Jekyll Island Marina has one dock with 40 slips.
Such a hometown feeling.
Charming swimming pool and restaurant.
Jekyll’s best-known period began in 1886, when a group of wealthy men bought the seven-mile-long island from the families that had for years run it as a plantation. We all know the buyers’ names—Morgan, Lorillard, Gould, Pulitzer, Rockefeller—
In November 1910, six men – Nelson Aldrich, A. Piatt Andrew, Henry Davison, Arthur Shelton, Frank Vanderlip and Paul Warburg – met at the Jekyll Island Club, to write a plan to reform the nation’s banking system. The meeting and its purpose were closely guarded secrets, and participants did not admit that the meeting occurred until the 1930s. But the plan written on Jekyll Island laid a foundation for what would eventually be the Federal Reserve System.
In 1915 the first transatlantic phone call was placed from the Jekyll Island Club.
“The richest, the most exclusive, the most inaccessible” of playgrounds Munsey’s Magazine called it in 1904. The Millionaires, as they are cordially known by the island’s present residents.
The Millionaires had set their homes and clubhouse along the western edge of the island, fronting the Jekyll River, now the Intracoastal Waterway, with a fine view of the low, silvery Marshes of Glenn. They could sail their yachts right up the river and dock practically at their front lawns. The beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, on the eastern side, didn’t interest them much. However, it was just the sweep of sandy beach and the unspoiled wilderness backing it that the state was after in 1947 when it bought the island and, in a burst of populism, decided it was time to open the gates of this famously exclusive retreat.
from American Heritage American Heritage
Delicious Thanksgiving Lunch with Mom and Dad at The Cypress.
Fabulous Southern Thanksgiving Dinner with Lea Wade, Sarah and Andrew. Missing in photo because he was gracious to be the photographer is Mitchell Wade - star chef of the most delicious fried turkey with herbs and garlic, and smoked ham.
Also missing because we keep forgetting to take photos are Katie, Sarah’s sister, Chris her husband, and Charlie and Caroline their children.
This was our first Southern Thanksgiving and we truly enjoyed it with family.