Tag: Rob Shapard

• Going to Water with Georgia Author Gordon Johnston in his Rich New Collection of Short Stories about People and the Ocmulgee River

  Tell You What: My Blog Aug. 25, 2023 By Rob Shapard Growing up in middle Georgia, Gordon Johnston realized early on that he was a bit of a “wild child.” Not in the sense of being a rule-breaking, ruckus-raising troublemaking kid. But in his passion for getting outdoors whenever possible, to explore the woods and…

  Stories from the American South

  August 25, 2023

  Ocmulgee Mounds, Ocmulgee River

  Altamaha River, American South, Gordon Johnston, Macon Georgia, Mercer University, Muscogee, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Ocmulgee Mounds, Ocmulgee River, Oconee River, Rob Shapard, Wise Creek

• Toward a National Park and Preserve in the Heart of Georgia & the Muscogee Homelands

  Tell You What: My Blog April 27, 2023 By Rob Shapard Could Georgia really get a national park and preserve in 2023, the first in the state’s history? It is an audacious dream for sure; but advocates have made impressive progress in recent years. And from what I have learned so far in reading and…

  Stories from the American South

  April 27, 2023

  Ocmulgee Mounds, Ocmulgee River

  American South, Creek Indians, Georgia, Hawkinsville Georgia, Janisse Ray, Macon Georgia, Muscogee, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, National Park Service, Native Americans, Ocmulgee Mounds, Ocmulgee River, Rob Shapard, Robbie Ethridge