Tag: Georgia

Jekyll Island’s modern history is among the most storied in the South. Since General James Oglethorpe colonized it in 1733, the island has experienced four distinct periods: the Colonial Era, the Plantation Era, the Club Era, and the State Era. Here’s a look at six people across the eras who played major roles in creating the Jekyll Island now enjoyed by more than 3 million visitors a year.

The circa 1800s house na­med “Com­e Away” sits at the heart of a 2,900 acre property in Norwood, Georgia, that is thriving with new trees, stocked ponds, and wildlife since being recently restored and repurposed fro­m a com­mercial hunting and conference center to a family ho­me.

At Osteria Olio, the wildly popular eatery inside the new Rivet House boutique hotel in Athens, Georgia, creatively prepared Italian favorites lure locals as well as hotel guests. And while the homemade pastas and entrees such as pollo Napoletana bring the crowds, the dessert menu has its own shining staple: the chocolate hazelnut semifreddo.

“Checking in?” a voice asks from the call box at Georgia Safari Conservation Park’s Jurassic Park–like gate. We drive down a winding gravel road along high-fenced pasture, and a childlike sense of wonder creeps in. Minutes after setting our bags down in a two-bedroom luxury safari tent, it has all three of us in its grip. A vast savanna unfurls outside the sliding glass door. Is the sky really this blue all the time?

The former cornerback reflects on memories of growing up in his hometown, known as the “Gateway to the Okefenokee Swamp.”

or aerospace and defense technology start-up Hermeus, everything comes down to speed.First, there’s the obvious: The Atlanta-based company, with facilities in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Jacksonville, Florida, is on a mission to develop hypersonic commercial passenger aircraft. Those high-tech planes could hurtle from New York to London in 90 minutes, compared to the standard seven hours.

Celebrated painter and filmmaker Bo Bartlett was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. Today he and his wife, artist and musician Betsy Eby, live in his childhood home in the city’s historic district. Here he shares his perfect day in the city that shaped him.

Ellijay is known as the “apple capital of Georgia.” & the family-run B.J. Reece Orchards is one of the area’s top attractions.

“Savannah could lay claim to enough real history that it had no need of false honors,” John Berendt wrote. So, to get to know today’s Savannah, start with its past. Walk or bike around the celebrated 22 squares. Spot a colorful, turn-of-the-century masterpiece in the Victorian District, then smile for the requisite photo in the spray of the 166-year-old Forsyth Park fountain. Encounter Gullah/Geechee culture along the lyrical shores of the Moon River, and relax into the Lowcountry way of life on the Tybee Island coastline.

Flying out of the state has never been easier—or more comfortable—thanks to these new and upcoming options.