St. Mary's Day Trip

     As our time at St. Simons approaches its end, I have several places I want to visit before leaving; one of which is the small town of St. Mary's.  We were pleasantly surprised by this tiny pin point of a town.  
     The city which is the gateway to the Cumberland Island National Seashore and provides both a visitor center and boat access to Cumberland Island.  The town was established in 1787 and was made an U.S. Port of Entry in 1799.  The waterfront park is a terrific place to watch the shrimp boats come in with their catch or just sit in one of the swings and chat with friends. 
      The First Presbyterian Church of St. Mary's, built in 1808 is the oldest Presbyterian Church building in Georgia. 

Of course, no trip to a coastal town would be complete until we visit the local marina.  Lang's Marina has two sets of docks which is not unusual.  What is unusual is that they are separated by about a 2 block walk.  The East Dock is mainly used by commercial fishing boats and the ferry.  The West dock is on the other side of the waterfront park which is a great place to walk the dogs after a long day on the water.  The St. Mary's river has plenty of depth with 12 feet of water a mean low tide.

 


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