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Anna Marlis Burgard

Anna Marlis Burgard is the founding author of Islands of America: A River, Lake and Sea Odyssey (www.islandsofamerica.com). Her most recent book drawn from these adventures on more than 100 islands is The Beachcomber’s Companion: An Illustrated Guide to Collecting and Identifying Beach Treasures (Chronicle Books, 2018). Burgard’s work on these and other projects has been featured on BBC Radio 1, NPR, Roadfood.com and Yahoo! Travel and in Garden & Gun, The New Yorker, Parade and Real Simple. She lives on Tybee Island, Georgia.

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They made great last-minute gifts after months at sea.

February 14, 2019

The Mysterious Bounty of Mobile Bay's Midnight Jubilees

On this stretch of coast, fish unpredictably flock ashore, providing a windfall of seafood.

September 20, 2018

The United Islands of America: Rest Ashored

The United Islands of America: Never Whistle on Deck, and Other Sailor Superstitions

February 17, 2015

The United Islands of America

January 6, 2015