Saturday, December 13, 2014

St. Marys, Georgia


The top two photos show you most of downtown St. Marys. Most of "modern"business, Walmart, McDonalds, and the like are miles to the west. Downtown has a couple of restaurants, souvenir shops, a quaint submarine museum, and National Park Offices for Cumberland Island, a barrier island, and the dock for the boat that takes you there.

It is one of those towns that is just wonderful for a stroll. The riverfront is a mix of parks and business and the nearby neighborhoods have a mix of early 20th-Century houses.

The town sits a near as possible to the extreme southeast corner of Georgia. Fernandia Beach on Amelia Island in Florida is visible from the riverfront. Like many seacoast towns there is a small theater company among other arts activities.

We stayed here in January and February this year and will be here until the end of the year. It is a good base for visiting the barrier islands and sites inland such as Okefenokee Swamp.

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