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ately characterized the great marshland as “candid and simple / and nothing-withholding
and free.”
The marshes simply surround you, stretching from one horizon to the other. Besides
theirseeminginfinitude,andapartfromtheirmarvelousproductivityasafoundationlinkin
Georgia'scoastalfoodchain,thesinglemostimpressiveaspectofthisoceanofsaltgrasses
is its color. Deeply verdant in summer, dormant brown in winter, the Marshes of Glynn
spanthegamutofgreenswhentheyarebroughttolifebythewarmspringrains.Peagreen,
lime green, chartreuse, pastel greens shading almost to violet in the afternoon light—the
spring marshes are the color green made alive and infinitely changeable.
Except for a few quaint fishing villages and vacation homes, the coast along the 137-mile-long Altamaha River remains
relatively undisturbed.
7.
St. Simons Island
At the causeway's eastern end lie St. Simons, Little St. Simons, and Sea islands, which
seem to fit together into a rounded whole like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Here ongoing de-
velopment and the wild coastline mix to create a manicured middle ground. For all of their
golf courses and comfortable homes on rambling lanes, these islands manage to preserve
stretches of shoreline and the stands of live oaks that captivated the American naturalist
William Bartram in 1774.
Near the middle of St. Simons, largest of the Golden Isles, lies Fort Frederica National
Monument. Here the ruins of a fortified town, along with a film and exhibits at the visitor
center, memorialize the earliest days of the Georgia Colony. At nearby Couper's Point, a
historic lighthouse is the centerpiece of the Museum of Coastal History, where maritime
artifacts cast a spotlight on the area's past.
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