Today, Jekyll’s eclectic human footprint—a Victorian historic district, midcentury ranch houses, oceanfront hotels, and a 4-H camp—remains secondary to its wild beauty.

Businesses at risk include the Island House gift shop and art gallery, which opened in 1997, and The Commissary, a Georgia-based specialty food gift shop in operation since 2001.

Despite a slump in real estate sales nationwide, the market remains strong in the Golden Isles.

My mother and I left our husbands on their own for a couple of days last week, while we visited idyllic Jekyll Island, Georgia. Such a neat place to visit!

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - More than 30 structures make up Jekyll Island’s National Historic Landmark District…but there’s only one Hollybourne Cottage.