Door to the Federal Reserve room at Jekyll Island Club Hotel

Jekyll Island, Georgia, is one of my favorite places to jaunt to. Well, specifically, I love staying at the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort. That’s why “The Creature from Jekyll Island” immediately caught my eye while I was watching an episode of the HBO Max docuseries The Anarchist. The firstContinue Reading

Jekyll Island Club Resort and croquet lawn

Most urban explorers, or urbexers, tend to be respectful, but they also push the boundaries and often trespass. And in our digital age, they often do it in pursuit of more clicks. However, in the mid-1980s, before “urbex” even became a popular term, two guys opened a window and tumbledContinue Reading

Skeleton wearing mask sitting inside the Jekyll Island Club hotel's hallway

September is a celebration month around Haunt Jaunts headquarters. Two birthdays and a wedding anniversary, and this year one of the birthdays happened to be a milestone (50) and so was the anniversary (25). I had big trips planned to mark these occasions, but we all know how that storyContinue Reading

Two weeks ago when I did my Haunt Jaunt of the Week segment on “Keeping the Spirits Alive!”, I spoke about a great place to find the ghosts of Christmas Past: Jekyll Island.  What I meant by “ghosts of Christmas past” was a historic place dedicated to bringing the ChristmasContinue Reading

Chickamauga

This is the third in a four part Haunted Georgia series of guest blogs by Lewis Powell IV. Also be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2.  11. Georgia’s Civil War Battlefields For part of the Civil War, Georgia was insulated from the fighting. It wasn’t until the latter yearsContinue Reading