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Mermaid Sighting: Mermaid Cottages and Tybee Island Accolades!

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To those of us who already know and love our beautiful island, we know Tybee Island is the perfect place that happens to be a little piece of heaven on earth! Well, we are so excited to share some wonderful news. Tybee Island and Mermaid Cottages is getting noticed and we couldn’t be more proud! Tybee and Mermaid Cottages were recently featured in an article in Atlanta Magazine! Along with the wonderful words about our beautiful island, the authors of the article recommended Mermaid Cottages as the place to stay when visiting. They even mentioned their stay at Nora’s Cottage! Here’s the article…make sure you click the picture for a bigger view, and read all of the wonderful things they had to say!

Tybee Island has also been noticed by other outlets, and garnered some pretty awesome accolades to boot! According to the TybeeVisit website, others are figuring out how great our wonderful little island is as well. Some of Tybee’s most recent accolades are:

Top 10 Vacation Rental Hotspots for 2010- TripAdvisor
Top 10 City Beaches in America – AOL
#1 Healthiest Beach in America – Health Magazine
“Readers’ Choice Best Beach” – Georgia Magazine
“Best One Tank Trip” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
“Best Beach Retreat” – Creative Loafing Atlanta

Not to be forgotten, Tybee was also listed as one of the Top 5 “Hidden Beach Destinations” on Yahoo! How exciting is that?! Here’s a little of what they had to say…

“Located just a few short minutes east of Savannah, GA, Tybee Island may not be such a secret to those in the southeast. Tybee Island offers some beautiful beaches and resort hotels and gives you the feeling of those old 50’s and 60’s beach towns. While there, you can catch one of Savannah’s famous ghost tours or catch the casino gambling boat that takes you out and let you spend the kid’s college tuition.” 

Make sure you read the entire article to learn more about all five of the Top Hidden Beaches over at Yahoo! I agree…I had no idea we were such a secret. Well, if we were, the secret is definitely out now! These accolades are huge honors to have, but of course, they come as no surprise to those of us who live here.

Tybee’s beautiful marshes at sunset.

We are so glad more and more people are visiting (and falling in love with!) Tybee Island! We hope you can make it soon. Whether you are a frequent guest, or brand new to the island, we can’t wait to see you! Curious to learn more about our wonderful paradise? Head on over to the TybeeVisit website and explore, then visit the Mermaid Cottage website and plan a visit. We can’t wait to welcome you!

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Mermaid Tales: Fish Camp Fabulous!

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The island is all aflutter with activity. Everyone is getting ready for Spring! Mermaid Cottages is no exception…we are super excited for the warmer weather and just can’t stop ourselves from primping, preening, and fluffing to our hearts’ content. Speaking of, Fish Camp Cottage is one of those newly fluffed and fabulous homes. The cottage’s owner has been hard at work over the winter collecting cool decor and freshening up for Spring!

Fish Camp Cottage is filled with fun art, comfy places to relax, and a beautiful garden in which to wile away many a lazy afternoon. The family room has a new 37″ High Def television with a BlueRay/DVD player, and the kitchen has been refreshed with paint and new touches as well! Stay connected with complimentary highspeed internet, or choose to unplug and take it easy. Bring your furry children to enjoy Tybee too, because your cottage is cat and dog friendly!
Don’t wait another minute. Shake away what’s left of winter’s chill and come celebrate Spring with the Mermaids…we’re waiting for you!

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Mermaids in Our Midst: Sue Tobey White

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We recently had the good fortune of having a superb artist come for a stay at Mermaid Cottages! Sue Tobey White is a sculptor and painter from Belfast, Maine. Her vibrant, color filled canvases invite you in and surround you with delicious textures and fun themes. From her beautiful beach scenes and lively dancers to her delectable vegetables, there’s no way to keep from smiling when viewing her work!
If you ever get the chance to visit Belfast, Sue’s gallery is a must-see! She founded the High Street Studio and Gallery in 2002 and now she and other artists have their work there.

Sue taught elementary art for fifteen years in the Belfast area and now offers classes and workshops at High Street Gallery. Her work is inspired by the colors and symbols of children’s art as well as her love of Maine and her surroundings. Sue received her Bachelor degree in Art Education at Southern Connecticut State College and has attended numerous workshops in multiple mediums including watercolor, mask making, puppetry, clay, collage, doll sculpture, and color theory. According to Sue, workshops help to feed her need to create!

We are so honored to claim Sue as a fellow Mermaid. Hopefully, she will make it back to Tybee real soon! If you are interested in learning more about Sue Tobey White and her art work, make sure to visit her website. Better yet, if you’re in the area, don’t miss exploring her gallery at 149 High Street, Belfast, Maine. Either way, you’ll definitely be inspired!

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Live Like a Local: ­­Erinn go Brach Ya’ll!

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     Woohoo! Its that time of year again…this Saturday, March 12th, is the Tybee Island Irish Heritage Parade! We are even more excited about it because we had a blast a few weeks ago making festive hats with the residents of the Oceanside nursing home for their trolley ride. Tybee’s Irish Heritage Celebration is a fun, family friendly way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and, I don’t know about you, but I can hardly wait! The parade starts at City Hall and will proceed down Butler Avenue all the way to Tyrbisa Street. Get your green on and head out for a spot, because the fun starts at 3 pm and you don’t want to miss it!
     The St. Patrick’s Day fun doesn’t stop there either. Savannah’s famous St. Patrick’s Day Celebration gets started on the green day itself, Thursday March 17th, and runs through Saturday, March 19th! This will be the 187th celebration, and you have to be there! Visit the event website for a full schedule of events, but the festivities begin early at 8 am at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist with the St. Partick’s Day Mass, followed by the huge parade kick-off at 10:15 am. Savannah will even be getting in the Irish mood early with The Greening of the Fountain in Forsyth Park on March 11th, so it’s really a city wide affair!
     Don’t miss a minute of the fun…come celebrate with us, Tybee style! Cead Mile Failte…One Hundred Thousand Welcomes, because we can’t wait to celebrate the Irish in us all!

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Mermaid Sighting: Beary Clever Art from Sue Tobey White

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     This week, we really have a special treat. A beautiful piece by our friend Sue Tobey White, a fabulous artist from Belfast, Maine, is our featured mermaid sighting!
     A few years ago, Belfast had fiberglass bears, much like other cities…Chicago had cows, Tybee has turtles and so on. Well, Sue was one of the artists participating! Sue was kind enough to email a little information to us.

“We could choose between a standing-on-all-fours or a standing bear, on two legs, and create what we wanted. I chose the one on two legs. We cut off the legs, made a tail, and created Bearielle, the mer-bear.She is now on Nantucket Island at the home of someone who collects mermaids!”

    
     Isn’t Bearielle fabulous? Of course, I adore this quirky, unique mermaid! Thank you so much for sharing her with us Sue. You can read more about Bearielle and the other Belfast Bears at the Belfast Bearfest website; they are all so much fun!
     Have you seen a mermaid? Feel like sharing? We’d love to see your sighting! Please send your sighting and story to diane@mermaidcottages.com and allow us to share it with our readers. And, make sure to catch our up-coming Mermaids in Our Midst post this week to learn more about Sue Tobey White and her fabulous art!

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