There will be a day Trip to Ossabaw Island, Saturday April 17. Tickets are available for this educational trip that gives an overview of Ossabaw’s natural and human history. Tickets are available online at the Ossabaw Island Website. Spaces are limited to 30 people.

Cost: $50 per person for Friends of Ossabaw / $70 per person for Future Friends

More Info: Call (912) 233-5104 or email elizabeth@ossabawisland.org

25 facts you may not know about Savannah’s film history, from the city’s motion picture trivia man.

1. Under Southern Skies was the first movie filmed in Savannah. It was shot in 1915.
2. Ten Academy Awards have gone to movies filmed in Savannah.
3. Johnny Mercer was nominated for 19 Academy Awards and won four.
4. Five prop benches were made for the movie Forrest Gump.
5. The first movie with sound filmed in Savannah was The View from Pompey’s Head, in 1955.

As a guide with Old Savannah Tours, Bob Register leads the way to a thorough appreciation of the city for thousands of tourists a year.

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone that speaks more fluently—or frequently—on Savannah’s storied history than Bob Register. As a tour guide with Old Savannah Tours for the last 15 years, he leads over 750 tours annually and has shaped the experiences of literally thousands of visitors with his genteel manners, erudite delivery and homespun Hostess City charm.