Camden Lifestyle Magazine Issue 02 "The Outdoors"

PUBLISHER’S NOTE
While the temperatures may be cooling, the social
scene in Camden is heating up. Extracurricular
activities are in full swing throughout the South
as we celebrate our City’s favorite annual fall and
winter festivities. From rock shrimp to catfish, the
abundant fares from coastal waters bring us together
to celebrate a new season with our families
and friends. This is “small-town” America; when
you adventure out to one of the county’s festivals
you are greeted with warm smiles, gracious conversation, low-country food, and
vibrant people. Many have asked, what motivated us to start a publication that
celebrated life here in Camden and South Georgia. Don and I both grew up just
a rock’s throw from the Florida-Georgia border with generations of family sprinkled
down from the Mason-Dixon line. The South, its people, and its traditions
run through our veins. We believe more than ever there is a movement of people
just like us who are feeling a deep tugging on their hearts to find joy in simplicity.
They are being drawn to the traditions, community, beauty, and personality of
small towns. Camden County offers all those special things and it’s a gift to share
it through our magazines, around the world!
Our first volume reached far beyond what we ever anticipated, it took on a life
of its own and lit up Georgia like a wildfire. Quickly we were shipping orders all
over the country, further it traveled across the lake to our readers in Canada and
then further still to the corners of Afghanistan, where homesick soldiers passed a
tattered copy around their bunkers to remind them of “home”. Soldiers wrote us
saying it was a precious reminder of their own small towns sprinkled across our
great nation, towns and people they couldn’t wait to get back to!
In this volume, we share all about the outdoor life here in South Georgia, from
the waters to the land, and even the sky, we explored all HOT summer long to
unearth these great stories for you. What we already knew and confirmed is that
the rivers and waterways are the veins of life that run through Camden, without
them our community would dry up. The huge attraction of outdoor adventure
opportunities to both residents and tourists would no longer be without them.
It’s our responsibility to preserve our waters, they depend on us and so do all the
wildlife that depend on the waters. From the bees and fireflies, the fish and birds,
the deer and horses...these creations are our neighbors and desperately count on
us for survival. If we lose them, we lose Camden. Friends, we do not want to
transform into another light-polluted concrete jungle as so many small towns
have become. As the temperatures drops from sweltering to tolerable, lace up
your sneakers, grab a bag, and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. Go for a boat ride
on the sparkling waters and watch the glorious sunset, take a stroll or bike ride
on our abundant trails amongst the towering pines and ancient oaks... and while
you’re out, do a little cleaning up for your wildlife neighbors.
Faythe Hall