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             Kayak Tours – Immerse yourself in       streets in Historic Brunswick. The     villages, parks, beach, marsh, and
             the beauty of the rivers and intertidal   gnarled, voluminous tree is named    neighborhoods. Bike rentals
             waters and enjoy possible sightings     for a colonial tale of young lovers    are available.
             of roseate spoonbills, dolphins and     rendezvousing under its shade. The
             manatees, architectural fort ruins,     tree trunk is about 13 feet            Tree Spirits of St. Simons Island –
             sea turtles, herons and egrets,         in diameter, and it branches           See 20+ publicly viewable Tree Spirits
             and fiddler crabs. Several              into 10 primary limbs.                 by picking up a brochure at the Golden
             outfitters offer guided                                                        Isles Visitor Center. Artisan Keith
             kayak tours.                            Signature Squares – Enjoy              Jennings began carving faces in the
                                                     the oases of green spaces and          knots of trees with hand
             Labyrinth at Christ Church –            parks with fountains in Historic       tools on public and private
             Frederica – Step into a wooded          Brunswick’s 14 squares. The            properties in the 1980s.
             clearing to a labyrinth – open to all   Council of the Royal Colony
             from dawn to dusk. Labyrinths offer     of Georgia laid out the city of           Book a deep-sea
             a walking meditation or prayer form.    Brunswick in 1771, guided by the       fishing tour or rent a
             Check online for facilitated walks. Park   Oglethorpe Plan, named              surfboard and take
             at Christ Church, cross Frederica Road   after colony founder General          surfing lessons. Enjoy
             at the crosswalk, and follow            James E. Oglethorpe.                   yoga on the beach. Sign
             the wooded path toward the                                                     up for a guided bird
             Wesley Garden.                          St. Simons Island Trails –             watching walk or a turtle
                                                     Cycle the isle. More than              tour. The Golden Isles is
             Lover’s Oak – Hug the 900+ year-        30 miles of paved bike                 a place to be outdoors
             old Southern live oak growing at the    paths encircle the Island,             – every season – every
                                                                                                                         Signature Squares
             intersection of Albany and Prince       connecting shopping/dining             chance you can get.
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