This event will be a big hit with the younger group. Purchase a rubber turtle for $2 at the Welcome Center. Turtles will then race around the twists and turns of Turtle Creek, the lazy river at Summer Waves. The race starts at 2PM. Proceeds benefit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. May the best turtle win!
Summer Waves Water Park at 912-635-2074
www.summerwaves.com
In the Service of Others Tour – Jekyll Island, GA
This special tour will give you a glimpse behind the door so to speak. In the past, not everyone on Jekyll Island enjoyed a life in luxury. Actually hundreds of working class men, women, and children were needed to make the millionaire lifestyle possible. In the Service of Others Tour explores the hidden world of the hired help at the upscale turn of the century resort. [Read more…]
Georgia Sea Turtle Center Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
Celebrate the one-year anniversary of success and progress with Scoot the Turtle.
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center is hosting its one-year anniversary celebration June 28 from 1-4 pm at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Local residents and guest are invited to join Scoot the Turtle and the GSTC staff in this elaborate celebration of success and future progress.
Activities begin with a turtle release at the Beachdeck at 1:00. Guest are then invited back to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for relaxing musical sounds of Straight No Chaser while touring the facility and visiting the rehabilitant turtles. Kids can enjoy activities ranging from cookie and notepad decorating to reenacting the life of a turtle, shell included.
For more information on the Anniversary Celebration contact the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at 912-635-4444. The Anniversary Celebration is part of a full weekend of activities in connection with the Jekyll Island Foundation’s Sea Turtle Weekend. For more information on Sea Turtle Weekend visit www.jekyllislandfoundation.org or call 912-635-4402.
About the Georgia Sea Turtle Center
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center officially opened June 16, 2007 in Jekyll Island, Ga.’s Historic Landmark District on the site of the original 1903 Power Plant building, which has been preserved and adapted for reuse. The ambitious, $3 million center – offering an outstanding, museum-style learning experience and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center and veterinary clinic – is the first of its kind in Georgia. For more information about the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and related programs, visit www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org.
Hands on History with the Jekyll Island Museum
Chortles and shouts. Racing feet. Sticky fingers. These sights and sounds might seem unexpected in standard house museum environments. But this summer the Jekyll Island Museum aims to engage the youngest members of the community in the wonders of the past.
So this July kids on Jekyll Island are having a hoot. Whether throwing atlatls, making butter, racing with barrel hoops, becoming stained glass artists, manning windmills, building bridges, searching for architectural wonders, or jumping on pony hops, they are discovering Jekyll Island’s historic district as an active learning environment.
Beach Music Festival – Jekyll Island, Georgia
Bring the whole gang to the beach to dance in the sand. The popular annual event, Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival, returns to the island on August 15-17, 2008. Buy your tickets early, or become a VIP for extra savings. Check out the Beach Music Festival website for more information about this year’s event.