Coastal Georgia – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #394 – History Through the Lens

April 22, 2026April 25, 2026Posted in Historic Sites, PhotographyTagged Coastal Georgia, Cockspur Island Lighthouse, Ft. Pulaski National Monument, History Through the Lens, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge33 Comments

John’s challenge is to feature places “where history still lives”. One of John’s suggested topics “Where the Past Still Stands”is the inspiration for this post. I chose to feature Fort Pulaski National Monument and Cockspur Island Lighthouse in coastal Georgia between Savannah and Tybee Island.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Construction for Fort Pulaski began in 1829. During the American Civil War the Confederate army held the fort until they surrendered to the Union Army in 1862 after the Union cannons firing from nearby Tybee Island caused major damage. For more about the history of Fort Pulaski you can visit Fort Pulaski National Monument.

In addition to exploring the fort, visitors can attend Ranger talks or walk on several hiking trails outside the fort.

Holes in the wall are from Union cannons, Ft. Pulaski National Monument

The North Pier Trail leads to this overlook

Remains of the North Pier at Fort Pulaski

Cockspur Island Lighthouse, marks the south channel of the Savannah River and sits on a small piece of land that is covered by water at high tide. This view is from the top of Fort Pulaski.

The Lighthouse Overlook trail at Fort Pulaski leads to a view of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse

On some days visitors can see historic reenactors at Ft. Pulaski

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Cellpic Sunday – Not Something you see Every Day

October 12, 2025Posted in Georgia, PhotographyTagged beach, Beached Buoy, Cellpic Sunday, Coastal Georgia, Tybee Island27 Comments

A marker buoy weighing around 13,900 pounds from Port Royal, South Carolina washed up on the beach at Tybee Island, Georgia this week. Thursday afternoon a Chinook helicopter lifted the buoy and carried it off.

Every Day is a Gift

Shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday

Cellpic Sunday – Good Morning from Coastal Georgia

October 5, 2025Posted in Georgia, Photography, SunriseTagged Cellpic Sunday, Coastal Georgia, Morning19 Comments

Every Day is a Gift

Shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday

Sunday Stills – Trees in Coastal Georgia

August 26, 2025Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged Cabbage Palms, Coastal Georgia, cypress trees, Live Oaks, Photo Challenge, Spanish Moss, Sunday Stills, Trees30 Comments

Terri’s theme for this challenge is Trees. She asks us to share any kind of trees and be creative with the simple prompt. I am going to focus on three types of trees we see all around us in Coastal and South Georgia.

My featured image is a mixture of Live Oak trees and palm trees in our neighborhood. The first image in the below gallery is a Maritime Forest on Jekyll Island. The other two are Live Oak trees draped with Spanish Moss.

Cabbage Palms, also known as a Sabal Palmetto, is the only palm tree native to Georgia.

The final gallery shows Cypress trees in the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia.

Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge All the trees in the field

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Anniversary Celebration in Darien, Georgia

August 9, 2025Posted in Celebration, Georgia, Historic SitesTagged anniversary, Coastal Georgia, Darien Georgia, Fort King George, Georgia on my mind, Shrimp boats31 Comments

We’ve driven through Darien many times over the years and have previously stopped there for a seafood dinner on the Darien River. We had never taken the time to explore the area so for our anniversary this year we decided to spend the night in a hotel on the Darien river.

After taking the scenic drive south on Highway 17 we checked into our room before having a delicious flounder sandwich for lunch at a popular local restaurant.

The first place we explored was the Fort King Georgie State Historic Site close to our hotel. The fort was was built by the British in 1721 at the mouth of the Altamaha River to protect the area from the Spanish and the French. Fire destroyed the fort in 1727 and the fort was decommissioned.

Reconstruction of the fort began in the 1970’s and still continues today. We toured the interesting history museum before wandering around the reconstructed fort.

The rest of the afternoon we enjoyed the pool and for a while relaxed on our balcony overlooking the river. After a delicious seafood dinner and a walk along the dock we ended the evening back on the balcony enjoying the view.

The next morning I strolled along the Darien Waterfront Park before breakfast.

On our way home we made a slight detour to visit a recently opened Buc-ees on I-95 in Brunswick. Imagine a huge gas station and a huge store with souvenirs, hot food including Texas brisket, a wall of jerky, groceries, clothes, and even fresh made fudge. It was our first ever visit to a Buc-ees. Now we can say we’ve been there, done that.