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The Ossabaw Island Foundation, former President Jimmy Carter and others launched an aggressive campaign to stop the measure because of concerns that it could have opened the door to repeated sales ...
Ossabaw Island isn’t the easiest place to visit. The 25,000-acre Georgia barrier island is about 20 minutes by boat from Savannah. Your own boat that is (unless you charter one or snag a spot on ...
Ossabaw Island Pinpoint was settled in 1896 by former enslaved persons from Ossabaw, Green and Skidaway islands. Today, Pinpoint is home to a settled Gullah Geechee community and the Pin Point ...
Sandy’s love for Ossabaw Island bloomed in 1959 after she and her brother’s young heirs inherited the island together. She wanted to share her special place with others.
The Ossabaw Island Hog is revered in the livestock industry for its taste and ability to adapt, but Meadows doesn't see much comparison to the hogs known by Ossabaw, ...
The Ossabaw Island Foundation, which manages the state-owned property near Savannah, is “over the moon” that the project has been funded, said Executive Director Elizabeth DuBose.
Erosion exposes apparent cremation pit once used by Indians on Ossabaw Island Georgia researchers suspect the rare find is hundreds of years old. Russ Bynum, The Associated Press ...
Betsy Cain: 'Ossabaw Meditations, 2010-2024' opens Jan. 15, 2025, at Laney Contemporary. Proceeds will support ARTS Southeast's upcoming Ossabaw Island Artist Residency Program.
Davis said Ossabaw Island hogs are critically endangered, with less than 200 currently living in the United States. The hogs' presence in the U.S. dates back to the 1500s, ...
Transport to the Ossabaw Island leaves at 2 p.m. Saturday. ossabawisland.org. Western Weekend at Two Tides Brewing Co. Giddyup and get over to Starland's craft brewery for some boot-scootin'.
OSSABAW ISLAND (WTOC) - From the beginning of May to the end of August, female sea turtles are making the trek to south Atlantic beaches to nest. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife ...
What many don’t know is the connection of Georgia's barrier islands to the nearby mainlands and the Gullah Geechee communities who live there.