St. Simons Island is a work of art with nature's majestic highlights on display. It's easy to become immersed in its alluring spell. Tiny in scale, though robust in offerings, this picturesque paradise accentuates every season of life, from habitual family vacationers seeking pristine beaches and lush coastal waterways to long-time residents who found it difficult to say goodbye. Once sampled, St. Simons Island remains a longed-for paradise. It becomes a favorite haunt, woven between weekends and years, winters and summers. Now a closely guarded secret, the island is a destination where visitors often wistfully wish they could live, yearning to stay for days to enjoy its tranquility and delighting in the feast it provides for the senses.
BEN WHITNEY
Senior Living at Marsh’s Edge
The similarities between St. Simons Island and Marsh's Edge don't end with their shared longitude and latitude. Marsh's Edge is well-draped in the same beauty as the rest of the island. Its peaceful allure and regal presence are slowly revealed when entering the community as the Southern live oaks draped with Spanish moss open the scene like a center stage curtain.
Marsh's Edge offers an enjoyable balance of independence, familiarity, and safety that warmly welcomes young-at-heart couples with 30, 40, and 50-year marriages tucked behind each smile and belly laugh to newlyweds who found love later in life. For those who have loved and lost yet still stand lively and adventurous, the community enfolds them into its grand and gracious embrace.
Located on the island near Fort Frederica National Monument, Marsh's Edge, a continuing care retirement community, provides an astounding array of services and amenities. With Independent Living as a main component, social, wellness, and dining offerings combine to create extravagant days packed with delightful events, classes, and delectable culinary treats. With four cottage home designs and seven villa apartment floor plans, Marsh’s Edge offers a variety of attractive living options.
Cottage homes offer a private oasis with expansive lots, spacious floor plans, and ample room to park a vintage sports car, display lifelong hobby collections, and plant your favorite annuals. The popular Harrington layout approaches 3,000 sq. ft. and offers three large bedrooms with plenty of sunlight through the gable roof window.
The architecturally exciting villa apartments are extremely popular due to the proximity to the clubhouse. Cozy yet sprawling, quiet, and inviting villa apartments are a fusion of comfort and accessibility. They're available in one and two-bedroom options, with the largest nearing 1,900 sq. ft. Members can escape summer's salty touch by meandering through the connected hallways. The Satilla villa apartment, named after the Satilla River running through the coastal plains of southeast Georgia, is a two-bedroom delight that offers a balcony, dining room, and large closets.
Adding Spice to Life
Moments in life are often bookmarked by excitement, fear, or happiness. Marsh’s Edge intentionally provides its Members with plenty of happy moments to bookmark. With a daily calendar full of wellness classes and social events spanning a wide array of interests and levels of activity, no day looks the same.
Laughter, lively conversation, and delicious treats fill each month’s Signature Event, which combines all areas of the community’s personality into one giant party. From casual happy hours and sports gatherings to glamorous costume galas and murder mystery dinners, there’s an ever-present buzz of excitement. Membership at Marsh’s Edge is an exclusive ticket to some of the island’s premiere parties.
Marsh’s Edge also hosts special events like the Cars for a Cause Car Show, which showcases over 40 classic automobiles with sleek lines, intimidating engines, and draws plenty of envious admirers. All proceeds from this annual event are donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Nourishing Mind and Body
Not only are the social events and dining options at Marsh’s Edge top-notch, the investment in Member health and wellness is apparent. Sprinkled throughout the wellness calendars are aquatic sessions in the indoor heated pool and outdoor tai chi classes near the pond to improve aerobic levels, flexibility, and mobility. Strength and balance classes round out a full-body approach to maintaining a healthy body. The full-time Wellness Director even customizes fitness routines to meet each Member’s needs.
Trail walking and wildlife spotting are popular as the island’s habitat welcomes some of nature’s most beautiful creatures. Deer, birds, and the sea turtles that nest on the nearby beaches are some local favorites. With the temperate island climate, Members can regularly challenge their cardio in the solitude and shade of the tucked-away paths beneath the lush tree canopy.
Changing Seasons
As life presents challenges and unexpected detours, the on-site care services at Marsh’s Edge prove to be invaluable resources. The peace of mind in that loved ones don’t have to separate and move hours apart, and adult children needn’t constantly worry about mom and dad allows for more living and less worry. Top-tier care services delivered by certified professionals at Marsh’s Edge include everything from rehabilitation to in-home care, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. Transitions through the many seasons of life are celebrated and welcomed here.
St. Simons Island is teeming with a unique combination of vibrancy and serenity. With its beautiful beaches, quaint neighborhoods, and premier retirement destination at Marsh’s Edge, it’s the perfect home for all seasons of life. To learn more about Marsh’s Edge or to schedule an appointment with a Lifestyle Advisor, call 912.771.1104 or visit Marshs-Edge.com.
By: Andy Parker, Creative Director, Senior Living Communities
