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Nature Haven

The first visit to Kiawah Island is always memorable. The sprawling grand oaks, marsh as far as the eye can see, the serene beaches—each facet emits a mystique that beckons…

GOOD WORKS || The HEARTest Yard

In 2012, tight end Greg Olsen was traded from the Chicago Bears to the Carolina Panthers. Olsen and his wife, Kara, arrived in Charlotte just as they found out she…

Club Members John and Joanne Bluford from Missouri

From Missouri to Kiawah Island… Q: Tell me how you found Kiawah. John: I actually grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, in the fifties and sixties. My grandfather and I…

Looking Skyward

As autumn comes to the northern hemisphere, immense flocks of birds take flight and begin their long journey south in numbers so vast that their movement can be tracked by…

Finding Home

Joan and Jonathan Schochor first visited Kiawah in 1995. With no prior connection to South Carolina or the Lowcountry, their curiosity was piqued when a colleague of Jonathan’s recommended they…

Clapped in the Brilliance of a Cloud’s Applause

Photographer Patrick O’Brien captures the vivid splendor of summer storms on Kiawah. THUNDER BLOSSOMS GORGEOUSLY ABOVE OUR HEADS, GREAT, HOLLOW, BELL-LIKE FLOWERS, RUMBLING IN THE WIND, STRETCHING CLAPPERS TO STRIKE…

Taste of Summer: Seared Salmon with Andouille

The Kiawah Island Club’s Chef Joe Deluca serves up a recipe for two.   SEARED SALMON WITH ANDOUILLE INGREDIENTS 4 cups of rough cut cauliflower whole milk cream 2 cups…

Taste of Summer: Fresh Pasta with Shrimp Nage

The Kiawah Island Club’s Chef Geoffroy Deconinck serves up a recipe for eight.   FRESH PASTA WITH SHRIMP NAGE INGREDIENTS 5 bunches Italian parsley 2 cups basil leaves 2 garlic…

Taste of Summer: Roasted Snapper with Carolina Gold Rice

The Kiawah Island Club’s Chef Mike O’Shaughnessy serves up a recipe for two.   ROASTED SNAPPER WITH CAROLINA GOLD RICE INGREDIENTS 2 pieces (6 ounces) fresh snapper 4 tablespoons grapeseed…

Taste of Summer: Summer Caprese with Pistachio Pesto

The Kiawah Island Club’s Chef Kelly Franz serves up a recipe for eight.   SUMMER CAPRESE WITH PISTACHIO PESTO INGREDIENTS 2 fresh mozzarella balls, sliced ¼-inch thick 2 tablespoons extra…

Club Member Norm Hobbie from New Jersey

From New Jersey to Kiawah Island… Pictured with Tyler, JR, Kasey, Savannah, Jack and CJ Q: What a big, beautiful family! Norm: Seven kids. Eight of us all together. Kasey:…

Journey to Freedom

The heroic story of an enslaved man who planned a daring escape to freedom and who spent the rest of his life tirelessly working for equality. “My race needs no…

Lefty Wins Big

Phil Mickelson’s victory on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort last May is one that golf fans will remember for years to come. History Was Made at the…

Lowcountry Day Trips

From old-growth swamps to remote shorelines, these six ecological escapes will broaden your perspective of the Lowcountry’s wild side. Each site has a unique cultural and natural history that has…

Imagining Seafields

Pictured above: Richard Ackerman (left) with Balfour Beatty Vice President of Operations David Stanton and Big Rock Partners Managing Director Sean Nealon. Big Rock Partners CEO Richard Ackerman discusses senior…

Club Members Robert & Aileen Hugli from Washington, D.C.

From Washington, D.C. To Kiawah Island… Pictured with daughter Kimi Q: Where are you from? Aileen: I was born in the Philippines, but my mom was recruited by the International…

An Upland Hunt

I arrive at the Kiawah Island Sporting Club on a cloudless Saturday morning in late fall. Turning off of Bohicket Road, I wind through a beautiful mixed forest. The spectacularly…

Wild Islands

The barrier island system is made up of geological striations of sand, forest, and marsh. The barrier islands of the Carolina Lowcountry are like no other ecosystem in the world.…

Club Members Suzanne Sullivan & Dave Barrington from Rowayton, CT

From Connecticut To Kiawah Island… Q: Where do you live? Dave: I’m from Wakefield, Rhode Island. I’m more of a northeasterner than she is! (laughs) Suzanne: Not true! I grew…

Jimmie James and The Top 100

Jimmie James was five years old when he set his first goal. At that tender age, he did not know one person who had graduated from high school, and he…

Kayak Kiawah

Surrounded by salt marsh, tidal creeks, and the Atlantic Ocean, Kiawah still feels a bit wild. And the best way to explore the mysteries of the Island is by kayak.…

Breaking Bread

Chef Mike Lata Thanks The Club’s Lowcountry Farmers and Fisherman It is a breezy afternoon in early December. The late fall sunlight casts a soft coppery glow on the back…

Kiawah Modern

Master Planning is An Art. Cultivating a genuine community requires oversight that is strict enough to maintain a long-term vision but relaxed enough to allow authentic expressions of design and…

Charleston and the Second World War

Emerging from the Great Depression, Charleston roared into the World War II era, experiencing its largest population boom in decades. Southerners flocked to Charleston’s Navy Yard in a surge of…

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