Leadership Camden Trip to Cumberland Island

I traveled to Cumberland Island yesterday with my Leadership Camden class.  We took the NPS's "Loggerhead" boat to the island, docked at the Ice House and rode in vans to Dungeness, Plum Orchard, and the First African Baptist Church.  We toured the dorms where volunteers are housed and ate lunch on the lawn at Plum Orchard.
Cumberland Island is Georgia's only National Park.  A small portion of the island is privately-owned but most of it belongs to the National Park Service or will revert to NPS ownership once the current owners die.  You can read all about Cumberland on National Park Service website.  It's only accessible by boat.  Once you get over there, you have to walk or ride a bike to get around.  Only the NPS and private land owners can operate motor vehicles there.  So to be driven in a van to the north end of the island to see the First African Baptist Church, which is more than 10 miles north of the Sea Camp dock, was a true privilege.  This church is best known as the location of JFK, Jr.'s marriage to Carolyn Bessette.  The NPS is working on a transportation plan to make the island more accessible to all people.  There won't be a bridge to Cumberland, but there are going to be either trams or vans to take all visitors to the North End soon.
I hope you enjoy the photos.
On another note, you'll notice that the last few photos are of the St. Marys waterfront.  Does it look like a hurricane just hit?  A movie, "Eye of the Hurricane", is filming in our sweet little town.  They are almost finished and are currently filming their last scenes at the waterfront so the debris, torn awnings, etc. are part of the set.  I met the producer yesterday.  You can read more about movies in Coastal Georgia here.