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For a wonderful outing take a ride on a Riverboat steamboat. The boat offers a myriad of cruises, from sightseeing up and down the Savannah River, to gospel dinners, to moonlight cruises, to entertainment dinner cruises, to lunch cruises, to Geeche dinners and “Murder Afloat” cruises.

A specialty cruise is the Cullah Geechee Performance cruise. Get a taste of the lowcountry living as you learn about how the Gullah Geechee people adapted to the sea island areas of Georgia and South Caroline after they journeyed here from West Africa. Enjoy a performance by Patt Gunn, a “daughter of the dust” of the coast of Ga. She is considered one of 14 “Waterway guardians” who are the memory keepers of the Gullah Gerechee folkways and foodways.  These will take plance Thursday nights, May 20-August 12.

Another specialty cruise is the Haunted Harbour Cruise. This is a spooky and fun tour of one of the most haunted rivers in North America. The Ghost Host will introduce you to several of his closest dearly-departed friends. There is no gore and the ghostly characters are friendly and fun. Friday nights: June through August. Boards at 9:00 pm.

For reservations or more information on any of these or other cruises call 912.232.6404 or 1.800.786.6404 or go to www.savannahriverboat.com.

Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you love the old time candy stores? Seaside Sweets offers a variety of hard and soft candies, fudge, lollipops and more. They also serve gelato ice cream. Bring your children and let them experience the thrill of picking out their own candy. 18 Tybrisa, 912.786.9861 (YUM1).

The Friends of Tybee Theater hosted the  2^nd annual Tybee Wine Festival which included  Two Events this year. The first event was the Tybee Wine Fest on April 17th. The second was An Evening with Oysters & Wine.

The event took place at Marlin Monroe’s and guests enjoyed an evening sampling oysters paired with wines.  There were stations serving different oyster delicacies along with wines that complimented oysters. 

Date to be announced for the 3rd Tybee Wine Fest and Oysters and Wine.

Sponsors to date: City of Tybee, Tybee Tourism Council, Tybee Light Station, DeSoto Beach Hotel      Tybee Cottages, Mermaid Cottages, The Crab Shack, Tybee Vacation Rentals, DeVivo Marketing, Tybee Times.

The Friends of Tybee Theater hosted the 2nd annual Tybee Wine Festival on the grounds of the Tybee Lighthouse.  They also sponsored An Evening with Oysters and Wine at Marlin Monroe’s.

The Wine festival featured over 100 international wines and tapas from the islands best restaurants, and this year they added Craft Beers and a silent auction. This event is an annual fund raiser for the Tybee Post Theatre– the old Ft. Screven theater built in 1930 and used by the military for their entertainment. After the fort closed, the theater remained unused for many years and became rundown. A local group known as the Friends of the Tybee Theater formed to raise money to bring it back to its former glory, and now the Wine Festival generates a hearty amount of funds for the restoration.

At the Lighthouse Grounds on Meddin Drive, the Festival served over 100 wines from around the world as well as Continue Reading »

In the spring, the Tybee Island Seafood Festival takes place on Tybee Island, GA. This premier, down-home “culinary” festival & family-friendly weekend offers delicious local favorites prepared by the island’s finest restuarants and caterers, as well as live performances by the regions best musical artists.

Known for its fresh shrimp, Tybee will dish it up fried, flayed, broiled, blackened, and boiled–any way you wish. But it won’t end there. They’ll be crab cakes, low country boil, fish, mahi-mahi, grouper–just about anything you could want from the Georgia waters.

Don’t like seafood? Don’t worry–they’ll be something for everyone. Come on down.