Toward the northern end is the First African Baptist Church, built by former slaves in the 1890s and rebuilt in the 1930s.

Toward the northern end is the First African Baptist Church, built by former slaves in the 1890s and rebuilt in the 1930s.

But there is more to see, such as another Carnegie mansion, Plum Orchard, in the middle of the island, and the First African Baptist Church at the island's north end. Advertisement ...

The only way for guests to vist Georgia’s Cumberland Island is by boat. The park ferry brings no more than 300 people to the island each day, so reservations are highly suggested.

You can also go inside the First African Baptist Church—often noted as the location of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s 1996 marriage to Carolyn Bessette in a clandestine ceremony far from the eyes of ...

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Georgia: The Bessette-Kennedy wedding made Cumberland Island famous. Noncelebrities will find its quiet, unspoiled beauty appealing, too.

While landmarks on the island’s southern tip (including Dungeness) are easily accessible, Plum Orchard (another Carnegie mansion) and the First African Baptist Church (site of the clandestine ...

Getting to Cumberland Island, Georgia Cumberland Island is accessible by ferry. Most people take the short, beautiful, 45-minute ride from downtown St. Marys, which operates throughout the year.

I have returned to Cumberland Island National Seashore for perhaps the 50th time — I can’t remember the exact number — since I first came here in November 1972.

The 10 handmade pews in the First African Baptist Church were polished by 100 years of use by the faithful.

Weekend on Cumberland Island/St. Marys/Amelia Island one of three ways: on a budget, spending a bit more, or when the getaway calls for a splurge.