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Hammock Camp
It is a warm afternoon in late October. When I pull up to the dock at Rhett’s Bluff, Elliot Hillock and his girlfriend, Lauren, are waiting. Their dogs, Sasha and Tide, race in and out of the sweetgrass. We unload packs, sleeping bags, tents, and sundry groceries from the car…
Brinks and Boundaries
As you stroll South of Broad, it is hard to imagine the soft edges of marshland that once encircled the peninsula, the muddy tidal creeks where Water Street now lies, or the grazing land that surrounded the small pond that is now Colonial Lake. [caption id="attachment_13010" align="alignleft" width="459"] A SKETCH…
Rites of Summer
In this ever-evolving world, it’s comforting to know some things never change, that some things do remain constant—people you can count on, places you hold dear. Traditions that define our past and shape our future. Kiawah Island has long been home to tradition. The Island is a natural gathering place,…
Property Owners Penny & Steve Reeves from Washington D.C.
From Washington D.C. to Kiawah Pictured with son Greyson Q: Where are you from? Steve: I grew up in Philadelphia and went to Penn State. I moved to Baltimore after school and then relocated to Washington D.C. about seven years ago. Penny: I grew up in Erie, PA. I also…
Property Owners Jon & Holly Centurino from New York, NY
From New York To Kiawah Island... Jon and Holly Centurino On Why Kiawah Was The Right Move For Them Pictured with daughters Darcy and Blair Q: Where are you from? Holly: I grew up in Buffalo, New York. Jon: And I grew up in Duxbury, Massachusetts—just south of Boston. Q:…
The B-Liner
As we pick our way through the sawdusted studs of the new restaurant, Lata freestyles about the menu concept. “I want it to be very light and healthy,” he muses. “It’s going to be seafood-centric. A wood burning oven will yield some kind of flatbread, and hopefully we’ll do something…
TASTING ART
Then, tableside, a sauce is slowly eased from a small pitcher, pooling into a kaleidoscope swirl of liquefied lovage (the green) and green peanuts (the white). Or check out the nasturtium petals on another singular dish, a precious crown of floral confetti, a tiny bouquet that tops a scoop of…
THE CIVIL WAR
In December 1860, 169 state representatives met in Charleston to sign the Ordinance of Secession. Morale was high as three thousand citizens cheered the delegates. Then on April 12 of 1861 Charleston was witness to the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter. Locals lined the Battery facing…
THE GINKGO TREE
No tree survives these conditions better than the fabled Ginkgo biloba, with its fan-shaped leaves. Even the most botanically illiterate New Yorker can recognize the tree when its buttery yellow leaves litter the sidewalks in the waning days of autumn. The easy identification is possible because no other tree produces…
