Just because it’s December doesn’t mean that we stop paddling. Heck, for this particular trip we even went swimming, but that’s getting ahead of things a bit. Fellow explorer, and now fellow paddler Mark Elbrecht proposed a trip out to Andersonville Island to see if we could spot the ruins that everyone says are there. Bennie Waddell had just gotten a new kayak, and I lacked only 6 miles to push me over the 200 mark for the year. Of course, agreed to come along. Turned out to be a great trip with unexpected finds and unexpected excitement. But, I guess the word “unexpected” is redundant. Regardless…
This week’s episode is about the town of Andersonville. Not to be confused with the infamous Confederate prison camp in Georgia, this Andersonville was at the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers, where the Savannah River begins. Here are the links to information within the podcast… Original blog post for this episode. Script for … Read More “Carolina Ghost Towns – Andersonville” »