Today we took Alexandra to a park just across town along the Ocmulgee River. This land was declared a National Monument in 1934 to preserve the numerous Muscogean (Creek Indians) mounds and artifacts found around them. Several archeological digs have occurred over the years and the visitor center has a nice little museum that displays […]
One thing we learned on our road trip was that about every National Park, National Monument, and National Historic Site has a Junior Ranger program (see the complete list here). Some parks advertise it more than others and our local Ocmulgee National Monument doesn’t promote theirs much at all – but they do have one! […]
Ocmulgee National Monument is the place I take pretty much everyone that comes to visit us in Macon. It has a nice nature trail, you learn a little local history, and you get a good view of downtown from the top of the Great Temple Mound. Joslins were no exception so we drove on over […]
Friend and genius Jym Davis put together a little video of footage he shot when he went to Ocmulgee National Monument with Trey and me a few weeks ago. There are some great Trey outbursts and some gorgeous HD footage. Be sure to click the Fullscreen button!
Each year Ocmulgee National Monument hosts a two-day Indian Celebration. Native Americans from all over North America come to perform traditional dances, demonstrate ancient crafts and survival techniques, tell stories, and sell steak sandwiches. The dancing was by far the best thing at the event. Trey was mesmerized by it and developed quite the crush […]
It was 2008 when we last attended the annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration at the National Monument in Macon. We went again today and here’s a picture of Trey with one of the Native American performers.