Imagine traveling on foot, bicycle or horseback through coastal Georgia, winding through arches of live oak trees on your way to tour one of many historical or recreational sites.
We are now selling gear at Cafepress. Now you can do your part to promote the Coastal Georgia Greenway. Become a billboard for the cause. All proceeds go to the ongoing effort to build trails here in the coast. Check back from time to time for new designs.
Posted on November 30th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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Georgia DNR has announced the next cycle of their Coastal Incentive Grant, with a deadline of February 4, 2008. Grants are for up to $100,000 with a 1:1 local match. Information on the grant is available online through Georgia DNR, including their request for proposals.
Grants are competitive, and score points if they address one or more of ten themes identified by the Coastal Advisory Council. Fortunately, the goals of the Coastal Georgia Greenway are included in three of these ten themes (Implementation of Coastal Comprehensive Plan, Public Access, and Cultural Resources) and would likely score well in the process.
Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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| November 25, 2007 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
Savannah’s Daffin Park has been celebrating its centennial this year, and the conclusion will be next weekend. Daffin Park is included in the Coastal Georgia Greenway Master Plan, includes trails and recreational facilities, and ties into the Truman Linear Park trail.
The City’s year-long celebration of the Daffin Park Centennial concludes with free family activities and a fireworks finale at Grayson Stadium on Nov. 25 from 4-6:30 p.m. The “Football, Frosteds & Fireworks Finale” will offer an old-fashioned fall afternoon of fun, highlighted by screenings of vintage films of the “BC vs. SHS” and “Tompkins vs. Beach” football games and free rootbeer floats – or “frosteds” – like those served at the former “Triple XXX Thirst Station” on Victory Drive.
Other activities include a display of vintage Daffin Park images and memorabilia, inflatable rides, music, food and an extensive fireworks display, marking the end of the Centennial year celebrations.
“This year-long salute has attracted thousands of people to a variety events to learn about, explore, enjoy and reminisce about Daffin, and to gain a greater appreciation of this premier recreational amenity we have right here in our community,” said Kacey Ratterree, chairman of the Daffin Park Centennial Committee. “We are so fortunate to have a unique open space like Daffin Park, which provides residents today with as many benefits as it did 100 years ago, and will hopefully continue to provide in the next 100 years.”
Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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| November 24, 2007 | ||
| 3:30 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
A family fun ride. Decorate yourselves and your bicycles and come ride the one-mile course (departing at 4:15 p.m.) or the 18-mile course (departing at 3:30 p.m.) Both rides depart from the Jekyll Island Bike Barn and end at the Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Please bring your own bicycles as only a limited number of bicycles will be available for rent. Helmets are required for ages 16 and under. Advanced registration is requested. Ride managed by bicycleSAVANNAH,LLC. 1-877-4JEKYLL. Free.
Posted on November 16th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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This Saturday, November 17 at 8:30-11am, park rangers and volunteers will be leading a guided bicycle tour of the McQueen’s Rail Trail and Fort Pulaski, including the fort and the surrounding dikes. This is an excellent opportunity for locals and visitors to sample one of our current trails and the facilities at Fort Pulaski. Reservations are recommended, and can be obtained by calling 912-786-5787.
Park Rangers and employees from Chatham County Parks and Recreation, Oatland Island, and volunteers will lead a bicycle tour of the Rails-to-Trails, Fort Pulaski National Monument, surrounding dike system, and the lighthouse trail. This tour will interpret natural and cultural resources, and allow participants to exercise as well. The tour will begin at 8:30am in the parking lot of Fort Pulaski National Monument and conclude in the picnic area located at Fort Pulaski National Monument.
Notable within the press release is excellent news of the effort to continue the McQueen’s Trail to the east, all the way to Lazaretto Creek (emphasis is mine):
Many come for the outdoor recreational opportunities our parks provide, including hiking, biking, fishing, and canoeing. Park visitation is expected to increase to 367 million visitors by the year 2020. Bicycle and pedestrian trails are integral parts of larger park, community and regional alternative transportation systems. These trails can improve access and mobility within parks and communities and enhance the visitor experience. The Park, the County and the City of Tybee Island are working towards the completion of the last segment of the Rail-To-Trails from the park entrance to the Lazaretto Creek.
Update, November 17: There was a good turnout, and we all had a wonderful time learning about the construction and seige of Fort Pulaski from rangers Brent Rothchild and Mike Weinstein along the McQueen’s Trail and the dike system that protects the fort from flooding. The experience provides a totally different perspective than you could get just touring the fort’s interior as most visitors do. 
Posted on November 12th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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Many of you already interested in this topic have seen this New York times article on the bicycle community of Portland, a great civic and commercial success. Whereas in Oregon they have promoted bicycling while contending with steep hills, rainy and sometimes cold weather, our flat terrain here in the coast is perfectly suited to bicycling, even if it can get a little sticky in the summer. The residents of Portland have embraced the bicycle as a way to promote sustainability, to promote growth without adding excess traffic, noise, and pollution:
The city is nurturing the cycling industry, and there are about 125 bike-related businesses in Portland, including companies that make bike racks, high-end components for racing bikes and aluminum for bikes mass-produced elsewhere. There are small operations that make cycling hats out of recycled fabric. Track, road and cyclo-cross races are held year-round, and state tourism groups promote cycling packages.
We welcome efforts by our local communities, particularly the City of Savannah in its new master plan which provides for improved pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The Greenway certainly should be a part of such plans. One step further would be to seek recognition as Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists. In so doing, we would improve quality of life for the local residents, and of course add another reason why visitors love to come to the coast.
Posted on November 8th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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| November 3, 2007 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
The LeConte Woodmanston Plantation will host an open house on Saturday, November 3rd from 10:00–2:00 in conjunction with the 1st Annual Geechee Rice Fest. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the Slave Walk Memorial project.
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Drew Wade
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