“Spotlight on St. Marys” Summer Camp at Howard Gilman Waterfront Park, July 13-17
July 15 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Howard Gilman Waterfront Park | Monday-Friday, July 13-17 | Registration Required
Does your child love crafts, nature, sports, food, or museums? They can get all of that AND MORE during our “Spotlight on St. Marys” Summer Camp the week of July 13-17.
During this week-long day camp, kids will take a deep dive into St. Marys’ and Cumberland Island’s history, ecology, cuisine, and more through:
– Hands-on activities and crafts, such as pottery making and cast netting
– VIP entrances to its historic buildings and popular eateries, such as the Cumberland Island Museum, and Cottle and Gunn
– Access to the outdoors, such as Cumberland Island, Oak Grove Cemetery, foraging in the park, and much more!
– VIP entrances to its historic buildings and popular eateries, such as the Cumberland Island Museum, and Cottle and Gunn
– Access to the outdoors, such as Cumberland Island, Oak Grove Cemetery, foraging in the park, and much more!
St. Marys and Cumberland Island boast so many cultural and natural wonders – experience them first-hand!
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday
Pick Up/Drop Off Location: Howard Gilman Waterfront Park Fountain, 100 St. Marys St., St. Marys, GA 31558
Grade Levels: 1-6 (ages 6-12)
All-Inclusive Price (See below for all inclusions): $299, Sibling Discount Price: $275
NEW! Refer a friend and receive 10% OFF your booking! (When booking, your friend must provide your name to activate this credit.)
SCHEDULE
Monday: Live Like a Timucua
Learn about the original Native American inhabitants of our area as you visit the Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum to see up-close their way of life and touch tools they used.
Gain VIP access to the Cumberland Museum’s archive to view artifacts not accessible to the public!
Forage just as the Native Americans would have for natural resources to use in our next craft.
Then, it’s time to make pottery! Use your foraged items to decorate a clay pot, which you can take home!
Tuesday: St. Marys Scavenger Hunt!
Discover the history of St. Marys – and gain insider access inside its historic buildings – as you go on a scavenger hunt through downtown!
It’s game time! Let’s play wiffleball, mimicking games that locals would have played in St. Marys a century ago.
Then, learn how African Americans would have gathered seafood by cast netting in the St. Marys River!
Wednesday: Cumberland Island Time
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(Note: This is the only day with different start and end times and different drop off and pick up locations)
Today, we visit Cumberland Island to discover thousands of years of history, from the Native Americans to the Spanish, early Americans to the Gilded Age, and beyond!
See haunting ruins, view wild horses, and learn of the nature of Cumberland Island.
Now for the beach! Here, we will seine for fish in the ocean and run relay races just as the Carnegie family did 100 years ago!
Thursday: Under the Sea
We are back in St. Marys to explore the St. Marys Submarine Museum and view its countless artifacts with the museum’s director.
Then, we will do crafts based on unexpected submarine residents: animals!
Now it’s time to discover seafarers and other prominent St. Marys figures on a scavenger hunt in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Friday: Take A Bite Out Of St. Marys
Today is about local food! We will decorate cookies at Cottle and Gunn and then devour our sweet creations!
Then, we will have another scavenger hunt – this time food-related!
Finally, we will do crafts and act out a skit highlighting our favorite parts of the week!
Read about what is included, what to bring, our cancellation policy, and much more at MollysOldSouth.com/Spotlight-on-St-Marys-Summer-Camp.
