Well-known residents include golfers Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Davis Love III, Lucas Glover, Brandt Snedeker and Harris English; baseball Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz; and TV journalist Bob Schieffer. NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, who grew up on the island, visits his daughter here.
Similarly, is St Simons or Jekyll Island better?
The beaches on Jekyll are superior to St Simons. Now, St Simons has more to offer in the way of restaurants, shops, a village and a sense of a community, not just a resort area. East Beach is their best beach and is alot smaller than Jekyll.
Keeping this in consideration, can you drink alcohol on St Simons Island? Simons Island is the Coast Guard Station Beach, which also has a bathhouse and showers, as well as on-duty lifeguards and permitted drinking.