Tybee Island is different from the rest of the world and everyone who's ever lived here, or visited, knows it.
It's the beauty of the River meeting the Sea, an abundance of Marshes, the Back River, rolling Sand Dunes, incredible wildlife, glorious sunrises AND sunsets.
The island's dotted with an imposing Lighthouse, remnants of a Fort, Palm Trees, lush sub-Tropical foliage, a terrific Pier, beautiful restored Theater with live entertainment, active American Legion, parks and quaint streets to explore.
If all that wasn't enough, there's uninhabited islands easily accessible and the majestic city of Savannah a mere twenty minute drive away.
There's a great deal to be thankful for on Tybee Island but perhaps the most forgotten and under appreciated are it's bars.
More than any other group, it's the Bars that define the Tybee Island community!
Sure there's Churches, active civic organizations, outstanding volunteer efforts and even a Bacon Club, but none define the loving spirit of Tybee Island more than the bars.
There's an abundance of them, each eclectic, eccentric and electric when they're hopping.
Tybee's bars are drenched in salt, blessed with great staffs, creators of delightful food and an abundance of live music!
More than anything else, it's the Tybee's Bars that create it's giving spirit!
The bars of Tybee create who we are as as islanders, more than anything else.
There's 24 bars on the island and, more than any other entity, they define the giving spirit of this gorgeous clump of sand floating in the Sea.
Individually and collectively, they raise more money, sponsor more causes, help more people, celebrate more life, generate more fellowship and help navigate life's tragedies and difficulties than any other institution on Tybee Island.
Because of the Bars, raising money for people or disasters are almost daily occurrences on Tybee and you can't say that about most any other small community.
There's even a church in a bar on Tybee Island on Sunday mornings, which is something hard to find in most places.
And on Thanksgiving, most every one of the Bar is hosting a giant, family spread for most anyone wanting friends, fellowship and food.
Sure, there's alcohol and the occasional craziness that comes along when it's abused, but you travel the world and you'll struggle to find a town with a bigger heart that the one birthed by the Bars on Tybee Island!
And for each of them, we are most thankful!
So raise a glass to the bars.
Tybee Island wouldn't be the special community it is without them.
