Welcome to Little St. Simons Island |
Crowning the northern tip of Little St. Simons, this 10,000-acre barrier island is a nature-lover's nirvana. With guests limited to only thirty or so at a time, privately owned Little St. Simons Island is a serene hideaway where visitors face the difficult choices of whether to bird-watch or hike, bike or horseback ride, beach comb or swim, fish or canoe... or just sit on the front porch. |  |
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 | Mocama Indians, English colonials, African slaves, antebellum plantation owners and northern entrepreneurs are all woven into the tapestry of the island's past. Acquired in the early 1900s by a pencil manufacturer for its abundant cedar trees, Little St. Simons Island became a private family retreat and hunting plantation. A rustic hunting lodge, built in 1917, still serves the island well. | |
The family opened the island to the general public in 1979 as a nature preserve resort. There are five cottages for guest accommodations, with an impressive library and a comfortable dining room in the Hunting Lodge. Gourmet meals are served, family style, three times a day. An attentive staff is on hand to ease guests into a Little St. Simons Island state of mind. |  |