Captain Chris Crolley from Coastal Expeditions will be leading a kayak trip through Black Mingo Creek this Sunday in Georgetown.

Dr. Maria Whitehead will be heading a nature and bird walk as well. She has impressive credentials, including:

• B.S., Biology, Davidson College
• M.S., Wildlife Ecology, University of Georgia
• PhD., Natural Resources, Clemson University

and currently teaches Biology at The Citadel, so it should be a great experience for nature lovers and people wanting to learn and experience something new.

10:00AM to 2:00PM.
$50 Includes Lunch

Black Mingo Creek is a blackwater tributary of the Black River. It derives its name from “mingo” or “minko” – the Chickasaw word for chief. It was a center of the eastern Chickasaws in colonial times, a special hunting preserve.

The area is part of the proposed Francis Marion Trail due to the battle site of the Battle of Black Mingo of the American Revolution, which routed the British from their attempt to fortify and hold the area.

Credit: Coastal Conservation League / Wikipedia