Every day the Morgan Center renovation is nearer completion. The Mezzanine supports are in place and the flooring substrate is coming next. The new 1,800-square-foot banquet kitchen facility for the Morgan Center, just to the south of the main building, is taking shape. The kitchen foundation has been poured, studs and framework are in place, and the major plumbing and electrical conduits have been incorporated. The next major step in the project is the installation of the elevator in the main building. The $3.5 million project is scheduled for completion in September, and conferences have been scheduled for mid month.

When completed, the newly transformed facility will have 4,900 square feet of conference space on the main level and 1600 square feet on the mezzanine. Open and spacious, the lower level can accommodate groups of 400 people; 120 more, on the upper level Mezzanine. For more information about the Morgan Center for conferences, weddings or special events, contact the Jekyll Island Club Hotel Sales Department at 912-635-2600, extension 1070, or email sales@jekyllclub.com.

An Island Getaway That’s Murder!
Watch for this exciting, late-summer package offered at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. Murder Mystery Weekend, Inc. presents a weekend to kill for! Become a super sleuth, expect the unexpected, search for clues, and solve the crime --- all this while staying at the historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel! The package includes accommodations for two nights, welcome reception, group breakfast buffet Saturday morning, group lunch, reception and dinner Saturday evening, and Closing breakfast Sunday…and clues. Please contact the hotel directly to reserve at 800-535-9547 or 912-635-2600. See more here about this package.

Congratulations to the winner of the June Jekyll Island club Hotel Photo contest. George E. Schatz of Princeton, New Jersey wins two nights’ accommodations at the Hotel.

His winning photograph, “Croquet at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel,” will appear on Flickr as well as other social media and promotional publications of the Hotel. “Croquet was our favorite activity during our stay at the Hotel,” said Mr. Schatz. “We look forward to returning and more time on the greensward.”

You may have some exceptional images in your collection, too. Share your best shot of your Jekyll Island visit with us and be eligible to win a two nights' stay at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. The contest is held monthly, and the winners are announced in issues of this newsletter.

To enter the Jekyll Island Club Hotel contest is this easy. Email your still image entry to flickrcontest@jekyllclub.com as an attachment. In the email, be sure to include the following information:

Name of the photographer
Contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address
Caption of still image
Date the image was captured
Permission for the Jekyll Island Club Hotel to use the image on Flickr, Facebook, and for hotel marketing and promotions.

Contestants may enter one image each month, and the image must have been taken by the contestant on Jekyll Island.

Planning a trip to the Jekyll Island Club Hotel? Let us know and you could be featured as our Guest of the Month!

How do I become Guest of the Month? To qualify please submit the dates of your stay one month prior to guestofthemonth@jekyllclub.com

Send us your confirmation number along with the dates, and tell us why you should be our guest of the month. A winner will be chosen by the General Manager.

I was chosen as Guest of the month, now what?
As the Jekyll Island Club Hotel Guest of the Month you will be featured in our newsletters as well as in our many social media outlets. You will also receive free bike rentals and box lunches from the café one day during your stay for all in your party*. Also, as our Guest of the Month you will receive a special gift from our Signature Gift Shop. Take pictures of your trip, tell us your favorite things to do and share your stories with others. We take the rest from here. Your story will be written and submitted for the next month's newsletter. Watch your inbox and then share your exciting trip to the Jekyll Island Club Hotel with all your family and friends!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

(*Based on number of guests staying in that one room)

Each quarter the Jekyll Island Club Hotel has a drawing for a free Dinner for Two. Patrons of the Grand Dining Room or Courtyard at Crane restaurant enter the drawing by completing comment cards and leaving them with their servers. The winner of the final drawing this time is Laura Adams Weaver of Winterville, Georgia. She has her choice of dinner for two at either of the restaurants. Congratulations, Ms Weaver!

“This is exciting! When we were there last, we had amazing food and wonderful service. We enjoy having dinner at the hotel and look forward to seeing you soon,” said Ms. Weaver when she received the good news.

The elegant Grand Dining Room continues to be the scene of social gatherings and gourmet experiences. Beautifully restored in the Victorian mode, the room is dominated by Ionic columns and expansive views of the Jekyll River. By night, the glow of candlelight and piano music create an atmosphere of romance and anticipation of the gourmet meal to come.

The Courtyard at Crane Cottage, an alfresco restaurant, is the enchanting setting for a casual, sophisticated dining experience. Located in the center courtyard and loggia of the historic Crane Cottage, the setting suggests an Italian Renaissance villa. Guests enjoy a menu reminiscent of the northern California wine country.

The Chaine des Rotisseurs claims to be the world’s oldest international gastronomic society, founded in Paris in 1248. The organization devotes itself to “preserving the camaraderie and pleasures of the table and promotes excellence in all areas of the hospitality arts.” This ancient society was revived in 1950 and is enjoyed in 70 plus countries with 150 chapters in the United States. Chaine members enjoy themselves!

The local chapter of Chaine plans imaginative culinary events for their membership, and there is prestige associated with being selected to host one of their gatherings. Recently, Chaine chose to have a “Clambake on the Beach” at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel’s Beach Pavilion, and it was a singular success according to one member whose letter is quoted below.

“Clambake on the Beach”

Talk about a Clambake………this was about as good as it gets!

Sunday, May 16, 31 members and guests traveled down Highway 17 to Jekyll Island for a beautiful afternoon and evening of fun and frolic at the Jekyll Island Beach Club. General Manager Kevin Runner left no stone unturned in orchestrating a most memorable event.

Unlike 1992, we (the member volunteers) didn’t have to dig the pit, haul in the stones, build the fire at 10:00a.m., unload the seaweed and lobsters, set up the tables and put up the tent…..etc. Whew! Lucky us.

Starting with a Bocce Ball contest on hard sand, just before the tide rolled in, we followed the “official” rules from Wikipedia, didn’t consume too much beer, and learned all the tricks from John Knight and Rick Salvatore, prior champions of regional renown! Thanks to all for good sportsmanship and good cheer.

New England Clam “Chowdah” and icy cold Oysters on the half shell were served on the beach between sets and replenished as guests moved up to the Pavilion. What a treat! The two pound “Novey” lobsters Kevin had flown in from Canada on Friday were, by far, the best ever. Paired with potatoes, sausage, Little Necks and steamers, onions and carrots, all layered between 60 pounds of “Ascophyllum nodosum” was very impressive as well as delicious. Of course, all of this came with plenty of Chardonnay choices from our cellar: Val de Sil, Rombauer, River Road, Trefethern and E L Novellero to wash it all down.

A Jekyll Island Club dessert specialty, Strawberry Shortcake with Edy’s Grand Double Vanilla, was a perfect ending, as the tide rose and beautiful moonlight “Showed Us the Way to Go Home.”

The winner of the recent Jekyll Island Club Hotel drawing for the Bed and Breakfast Package is Robert Nordan of Bolingbroke, Georgia! Congratulations to Mr. Nordan.

“Awesome! Thanks so much,” said Mr. Nordan when he was informed of his good fortune. “Although I have never stayed at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, I have visited and looked around, but that is the extent of it. My wife is a photographer and loves taking pictures of the Club, the many birds on the island, and the beautiful sunsets. We’ve been to the island a number of times to ride bikes and walk the beach. My wife has wanted to stay at the Hotel for a while now…so, I entered hoping my name would be picked. What a pleasant surprise when you told me I had indeed. This just made my day!”

You, too, might be a winner of the Bed and Breakfast Drawing.
To enter the drawing, click here.

Or, enter anytime from our web site home page. Scroll to the bottom, and click “Register to win.”