Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 30, 1977, p. 24

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Play millionaire on Jekyll Island ByGaiyKcHtSmlth Syndicated Travel News DM ever drum of day you could rob with the millionaire la cite world At now yon can haw a to aoaw tine la aa area that a a for This spot Is none other than Island Georgia It is snuggled up against the coast of Georgia and gently by the Atlantic Ocean it started out as a playground for millionaires It Is of Georgia Golden Isles and It now hosts thousands of visitors every year from all walks of life While it did have its start as a paradise retreat for the very rich Island is now owned and operated by and is within the reach of everyone s pocket The island is ideal for sports activities sightseeing and relaxing The State Park administers a strictly con trolled development plan its fine job This small island has a history dating back to the early sixteenth century It was eventually purchased by a group of millionaires in 1886 and they created the most exclusive club in America Their aim haven place where they such pursuits as hunting golf tennis polo and fishing and also to maintain a locale that no unwanted foot ever touched Island features four golf courses three at eighteen holes and one ninehole layout All of the sports facilities are owned and operated by the State of Georgia and the island is now a true for the general public The ninehole course called was modelled after the famed Course at St Andrews in Scotland It was built originally as eighteen hole course in 1927 buthasnowbeentnmmedtonine Oceanside features numerous sand dunes and is still considered by thousands of golfers to be one of the most playable golf courses in the southeastern United States The newest of the courses Indian Mound so named because of the Indian artifacts that were discovered during the construction of the fourteenth fairway The layout has six water holes well placed traps and la ting greens Dunngabreakintheactlon golfcrsandspcctatorscan takeadvantageoftheflnefacUitieslntheclubhouse wellequipped with the in golf fashions and supplies restaurant facilities are also available to cater to one sinner self however nottobetakenabackby the natural beauty of Jekyll Island while competing on the golf course It is not too much out of the ordinary to have to halt your approach shot to give way to a quail or wild turkey who they have the way Seemingly in keeping with the easy pact or life on Island Is the pricing policy at the island golf courses As mentioned earlier while the bland was originally a millionaires playground everything there now is geared he average visitor Von can play on all three eighteen hole courses all day for Just six dollars and the daily fee for the ninehole course is S3 The number of rounds one plays does not enter the pricing structure these are all DAILY feel Not everything is golforiented on Island there are also Indoor and outdoor tennis courts beaching and fishing In addition there are many old and restored homes that are being opened to the public Tennis is very popular on the island and today there are courts at the sturdy brown shingled John PIcrpoint Morgan structure Available also are five other lighted all weather courts with Grasstcx surfaces These popular nominally rented courts are open from nine in the morn until night and even later by reservations At the Fishing Pier reached after a picturesque drive throughoak lined paths ocean and with a bit of luck haul In a fish No licences are required for saltwater fishing There is a fairly wide range of hotel accommodation on Island from efficiency apartment units to full service hotels One of the more impressive hotels Is the Sheraton By TheSca designed excellently to fit into the wooded landscape This hotel has an exterior decor which resembles rustic wood and during the spring and summer when the trees are full the property would virtually be unseen from the road although is just a few yards away The interior of the hotel units are percent efficiency apartments while the rest are regular hotel rooms The decor inside is of the same high standard as the exterior and the management has the clients Interest at heart As in the case with most of the south United States the people resident on Jekyll Island make everyone feel right at home The island Is situated equidistant from Savanah Georgia and Jacksonville Florida Both cities have large airports and several flights serve The hotels on Jekyll Island will also arrange to collect guests at either airport solongasadvanccnoticeisgiven Have a whale of a good time vacationing By Mkhatl Christopher MAUI Hawaii You 11 need more than hours a day to enjoy Maui even if you take a lenghty cal That the verdict of a re cent vacationer who decided to pass up fast paced Hono lulu In favor of this neigh boring Hawaiian Island with charm and warmth equal to if not greater than the better known capital of America state Fact is If you decided to continuously experience all of Maui hula dancing golfing fishing whale watching flower smelling volcanoclimbing not to speak of shopping eating on Hawaiis Maui and drinking you d need at least days and to do it all by actual count And that does not include longer on Maui because as legend has it an ancient Hawaiian demi god wanted it so Annoyed because there enough hours In the day to dry his mother fish nets he took strong strands of Island hemp and tied 16 sunrayi to a moun taimop until the sun prom iscd to slow Its course across Now are you ready for hula classes They are fun to take or watch for there is nothing softer and smoother than ihe instructress move to the alluring beat Do you glimpse Dorothy Lamour in a sarong Corny Not when you experiencing it Whaling and the sea have always been a way of life on Maul and the nautical theme carries today on the island Or would you believe an ice cream parlor called Sea Scoop that Pier has scrimshaw and of a seafood restaurant all in Whalers Village one of many resort attractions The old whaling port of once the capital of all Hawaii Is another fun ex target particularly for land lubbers with salt in their veins relaxing or sleeping Luckily days are reported And there great eating at the Whale s Tale fresh is land fish and at the Banyan Inn steaks opposite La famous giant ban tree which casts a full acre shadow and is over a century old The visit wouldn be complete without a journey up West Maui mountain and Haleakola crater or for a most unusual treat some whole watching While the best period for watching whales is from December to March they can be seen frolicking in the surf at other times During the mating season hump back wholes sometimes put their flippers around each other in a whale of a hug A final pearl of wisdom the Hawaiian stale flower Is not the orchid II is the hib iscus which appears in the islands in over var leties The sounds of travel enjoyment THE HULA IS SYNONYMOUS WITH HAWAII It been around longer than the waltz foxtrot twist and hustle but many visitors Hawaii have never tried the hula Guests at the new Hotel InterContinental Maul quickly get into the hula mood when an alluring teacher shows them how to coordinate hand and nip movements Lady guests often bring their menfolk back forlessons given regularly at the hotel pedlar in Petticoat Lane or Every year a million the complaints of an Canadians happily go on undertipped Mexi vacations toting a million can cabdriver All are cameras and why not Ever since the advent of laughter when played back Kodak Brownie holiday months or years later snaps ore taken for fond re- Certainly you can recap- memberances of summer lure many emotional or humorous situations with parents the recorded vac a tion sounds of a chitchat about you or your brother s rebellious youth can bring back a whimsical smile conscious planning or fort Over a period of time can build up a library Not too many of us ore yet taking advantage of that relatively new item the portable cassette recorder Actually although the cos- sound become an expert in recorder was brand the surf sounds of Novo Sco rn 1963 there now the coast or as many in Canadian Barbados homes as there are cam And when you re living a eras So why not the next thousand miles from your letters between widely separated family members many of the old folks not themselves operate the new angled machines Portable cassette players are largely foolproof but there some lips on what to look for and how to record First there no real need for stereophonic sound or for an expensive professional quality com ponent truly hi ft recording of the alleged n in Ber keley Square You should have a recorder with an automatic record level this is a common feature which assists greatly in avoiding both weak recordings and loud distorted overloaded recordings choose a re corder with a separate ml crophone not one with the microphone built in This lets you zeroin or aim the microphone whilst the re corder proper is over your shoulder or on the ground Most portables are battery or line operated and will operate on either power anywhere In North Amer ica In England and much of Europe you won be able to operate the recorder on line voltage Anyway bat arc essential for truly mobile recording Batteries are obtainable Internal ion ally in standard sizes so there no worry on that The cassettes themselves are available every where use C30 minutes a side or C60 sizes the C120 can more easily give problems you re ravel ling by car keep the record and cassettes well away from direct sun Don try to record outside when wind is the mike the noise will drown your re cord ng And finally when you get home you con play your portable recorder back through your horrc stereo with the addition of a cable You get much bet quality and sound rich ness And you can replay your vacation in your car if it cassette equipped The cost of a reasonable quality cassette recorder Expect to pay get a unit with built in radio If you wish to record on on air craft as most airlines will not allow radios Housewives and era let your recording of Hawaiian surf liven up your chores and driving tours makes it easy to enjoy from par person for week doubt Complimentary In flight meals and bar in- vie Round trip transportation between airport and at airport and hotel Seven or nights a modal lent at t What than to pay Caned an departure tax si And a weekly charge for sales taxes lies as shown IMPORTANT Be wire to hove your passport nature departure tax BARBER HENLEY Main 8772214 Men Saturdays tarn MlpM time you go on vacation take along an economical portable cassette and get the sounds as well as the pictures of your vacotion They carry like a camera weigh no more than a millimeter with gadget bag and easily fit into your baggage even if you re flying Actually most makes will fit hand baggage com fortably though you probably not masochistic enough to record the con viviallty of your Company r charter flight to Or are you There s many a laugh at an office Christmas party playback Don discount the plea sure of being able to play back the sound of your sons or daughters negotiations with that Gaspe fisherman at the same time as your slides show the mouth tenng five pound fresh caught lobsters Just to hear again the call ing of the seagulls In enough to send the landlubber off for drawn butter How many of you British era can recall the sound of Big Ben sinking nine chimes and the B C Good Evening here is the nine clock news You can bring It back with you on a cassette this fall The sounds of market placet near or far make for to much more remembered enjoyment than just slides or even movies of just so many silent foreign faces The clipclop of the horse and caliche In Quebec City can really bring to life that silent equine that a merely on the screen Accents In languages both and not underwood the Cockney Its Beautiful Its Breathtaking Its Friendly And its an all inclusive Total Priced Fun Package TED TYLER INTRODUCES CLUB GUAVA JAMAICA 8 days 7 nights includes from dble seven buffet lunches seven buffet a nnen ng Muse hotel tax and service charge gratuities on a Items Canadian and Jamaican airport taxes til And Mora FREE fe FREE tennis ai allweather floodlit courts FREE FREE snuff I aboard and croquet FREE us of beach towels and ItH FREE Ice on request FREE lotion And Still More welcome rum punch party nightly rum punch hour super live entertainment nightly Including Jamaican floor show calypso band all day DISCO amateur acts or Cong Show round the clock GOSSIP BAR and free for mora information col 8531553 HAWAII CP AIR Special Departure March to 16 PAGODA TERRACE IN THE HMIT OF H0N01UIU Centraly located In Honolulu a shopping the Pagoda from Hawaii fabuloua Ala Shopping Carreer and from Walk Kit Each room feature air conditioning complete tub shower Swimming pool van eervtee between Pagoda and Pacific Beach Hotel during the day STUDIO Standard 1 BEDROOM SUITE Par Person Triple each of 3 Quad each of 2 BEDROOM SUITE Triple each Quad each of Child en Under Sharing each 380 NEW YEARS ORANGE BOWL GAME IN MIAMI FLORIDA Depart Toronto December 31t or 1st for lor 2 Weeks VIA JETLINER Round Jet Transportation Meals and Open Bar fleiumTansporiationfromAliponto Hotel eluding Baggage Handling Rider Resort Pompano Beach Florida Chorceol Hotel RoomwtthContlnenul of EHieiencv Unit Welcoming Cock la J to Transports on to and torn the Orange Bowl Complimentary Drinks Tou Guide Hostess ALL FOR ONLY Jan let Departure Dec it Departure Prlceaareperperaon week plus tax Second weak from only But Hurry United Space TED TYLER TRAVEL SERVICE ACTON ONTARIO VISIT HISTORICAL BRITAIN FROM Charter by Car rentals can be arranged at a very lew a be happy to look attar alt your travel 2 Coma In and Travel film by Wardalr At HOLY CROSS CHURCH on Maple Avenue Sunday 700 pm COCHRANE TRAVEL BUREAU MOORE PARK PLAZA Discount off all Caribbean Travel MM 9 Sal

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