Holly Jolly season on Jekyll receives festival of the year award

Lauren McDonald, The Brunswick News, Ga.
·4 min read

Nov. 16—It's almost Holly Jolly season on Jekyll Island, and the hundreds of Jekyll Island Authority employees who bring the holiday spectacle to life will enter the season touting it as a 2023 Festival of the Year, according to the Southeast Tourism Society.

STS, a tourism membership association that encompasses 13 states and the District of Columbia, recently announced the recipients of the 2023 Shining Example Awards during the organization's annual conference.

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