11,000 Acres of Wilderness One of the crown jewels of Georgia's famed Golden Isles, Little St. Simons offers seven miles of pristine beaches, 3,000 acres of upland, and 8,000 acres of salt marshes for exploration and relaxation.
Who owns Little Saint Simon Island?
Abolitionist actress Fanny Kemble, wife of Butler's grandson Pierce Mease Butler, described the island in her journal in 1839 as "a little wide sand heap, covered with thick forest growth." Today the island is owned by the former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson, and his wife Wendy.