Ready to see adorable baby turtles? This week, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center confirmed the first hatchlings. Where? When? How ...

Want a little beach getaway to yourself? A new survey listing the 95 best 'secret beaches' in U.S. highlighted two in Georgia ...

St. Simons Island is home to only 1 of the 1,700-plus loggerhead nests laid along Georgia’s coast so far this year. A pending lighting ordinance update may boost activity.

Skip the crowds this summer and unwind on Jekyll Island, Georgia’s hidden beach gem with untouched nature, history, and ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga., July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Westin Jekyll Island Beach Resort, a four-star luxury hotel on Jekyll Island (one of Georgia's Golden Isles), has announced the relaunch ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Sea turtle nesting season is here, and Georgia’s first nest has already been reported. Glynn County locals woke up to find a nest just south of Glory Beach on Jekyll ...

At Jekyll alone, 217 sea turtle nests were laid in 2023, making it the second-busiest season on the island since 1990, Zailo said. Those nests produced roughly 20,000 hatchlings that eventually ...

If biking, walking, going to the beach, learning about history, visiting sea turtles, and even golfing appeal to you, Jekyll Island might be the getaway you didn’t know your soul needed.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — After months of treatment, 34 rehabilitated sea turtles have been released back into the ocean off Jekyll Island in Georgia. The turtles received care for hypothermia ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — After months of treatment, 34 rehabilitated sea turtles have been released back into the ocean off Jekyll Island in Georgia. The turtles received care for hypothermia ...

What's important in the short term is that they are starting out in ocean water that is above 60 degrees. A volunteer releases an endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle into the ocean from Jekyll Island.

While Jekyll Island is best known for its beaches, resorts, and landmarks like Driftwood Beach and Horton House, its beachfront bars are what visitors are most excited about right now. At least ...