JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - With its sun-soaked beaches and centuries-old oak trees, there’s a romance and drama to Georgia’s Jekyll Island that once lured some of the most powerful families in America.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1983 members of a 4-H club from inland Georgia spread a 60-foot seine on the wide beach at Jekyll Island, a fine place for ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — All month long we are celebrating and honoring Black history and culture across our area. On Jekyll Island, Georgia, you can get a glimpse into how Black history shaped the ...

On Jekyll Island, history runs deep beneath the driftwood-littered sand. Native American pottery fragments hail from the late Archaic period. Tabby ruins date back to the Colonial era. The winter ...

With Black History Month on its way, why not celebrate by learning something new? Jekyll Island has a rich and interesting past. History buffs will know it as the destination of the last known slave ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 7, 1947, the state of Georgia purchased Jekyll Island. Jekyll Island sits off the coast of Southeast Georgia just outside of Brunswick. The state of Georgia bought ...

Jun. 3—A new exhibit at the Mosaic museum on Jekyll Island offers enticing insight into the life of one of the wealthiest families in American history while celebrating their influence on a timeless ...

Jul. 14—The foot hits the gas. The radio comes to life. The open two-seater car transports passengers back in time — a "Back to the Future" Jekyll Island special. A flash of light reveals a beach ...

Jekyll Island has a rich and interesting past. History buffs will know it as the destination of the last known slave ship, “The Wanderer,” while other may be more familiar with the Gullah Geechee ...