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OUR COMMUNITIES
The Lighthouse – St. Simons Pier Village The Cloister – Sea Island
St. Simons Island Sea Island
Fort Frederica est. 1736 | Tourism era 1872 Est. 1928
Drive across the F.J. Torras Causeway, where Sea Island is a quintessentially Southern island with
massive live oaks draped in Spanish moss welcome you. 97 years of curated comfort and continuous awards,
St. Simons has been home to indigenous tribes, including three Forbes Five-Star experiences – The
colonial explorers, and timber barons. Fort Frederica Cloister at Sea Island, The Lodge at Sea Island, and
National Monument was established as a town here in The Spa at Sea Island. Sea Island has earned 80 Forbes
1736 by Georgia’s founder, Gen. James Oglethorpe. Five-Star awards, and many others over the decades.
At 12 miles long and three miles wide, St. Simons is Sea Island is the only U.S. resort to host a
Georgia’s second largest and most developed barrier G-8 Summit of world leaders in 2004. The resort
island, now home to approximately 15,000 residents. The features five miles of private beach, Yacht Club,
St. Simons Pier Village serves as the island’s downtown Broadfield, a Sea Island Sporting Club, Sea Island
for shopping and dining. With six miles of pristine Shooting School, Sea Island Beach Club, The Spa
beaches, abundant fishing spots, and watersports like at Sea Island, and three championship golf courses,
paddleboarding and kite sailing, outdoor enthusiasts including Seaside and Plantation, home of the
have plenty to enjoy. The island is a hub for recreation PGA Tour’s RSM Classic. The resort community of
with pickleball courts and world-class golf. For boaters, Sea Island is across from St. Simons on the east,
Morningstar Marina provides hurricane-safe slips, bordered by the Black Banks River. Approximately
ensuring a secure and reliable docking option. 350 residents call the island home.
U.S. News & World
Report named its Top 30
Best Hotels and Resorts
in the nation for 2025 –
including Sea Island’s
The Cloister (No. 7) and
The Lodge (No. 28).
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