Legends Magazine
Legends Volume 39
This year’s issue of Legends magazine celebrates where we’ve been, where we plan to go, and the connections we’ve made along the way. As stewards of the Island and its community, we honor its history while working to preserve it. In the summer of 2024, Two Meeting Street Inn opened to Kiawah Island Club Members after a two-year renovation (“Kiawah Goes To Town,” p. 40). From home design (“Forces of Nature”, p. 118) to upcoming enhancements like “The Cape Club” (p. 64), Ocean Pines (“Full Circle”, p. 100), and “Seafields by Bishop Gadsden” (p. 128), we remain committed to mindful growth.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Men at Sea
Story by Dr. Christina Rae Butler Before refrigeration and supermarkets, before corporations and long-distance supply chains, Charleston’s seafood came from local waters, from the nets and hooks of generation after generation of hardy, dedicated fishermen. Charleston’s Mosquito Fleet was something of a cultural phenomenon. These brave and highly skilled African American mariners...
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Griffin & Nicole Bell
GRIFFIN AND NICOLE BELL GREENVILLE, SC Where are you from? Nicole: We’re from Greenville, South Carolina. We both grew up there but we didn’t know each other until after college. How did you meet? Nicole: We met in downtown Greenville in 1999. Griffin: We fell in love quickly—two weeks for me—and got married in 2000. Nicole...
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Pollinator Paradise
Story by Hailey Wist Native plants are vital to the health of our Island ecosystem. Co-evolved with regional wildlife over centuries, natives are adapted to provide food and shelter to pollinators, birds, and other species that depend on them for survival. Unlike non-native species, they thrive without excessive water, fertilizer, or...
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Jessica & Matt Perkal
JESSICA AND MATT PERKAL NEW YORK, NY Where are you from? Matt: I grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, and then Rye, New York, for high school. Jessica: I’m from Charlotte, North Carolina. How did you meet? Jessica: Matt’s cousin went to school with me at Duke. I told her I was looking for a new job,...
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Forces of Nature
Story by Barry Kaufman Photographs by Blake Shorter The Kiawah home of members Greg and Kara Olsen brings the outdoors in, standing apart as a masterpiece of Designing with Nature. The beauty of these Lowcountry Sea Islands was forged by forces that have been in play for millennia. The tranquil curve of the...
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Palette Play
Story by Hailey Wist Photographs by Lindsey Shorter As the tide rose in Cinder Creek and an egret stepped soundlessly through the marsh grass, six Kiawah kids stared thoughtfully at the horizon, considering the color green. Playing outside is fundamental to childhood, to the cultivation of imagination and wonder. On Kiawah Island, children...
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Chef & Farmer
Story by Sandy Lang Photographs by Patrick O’Brien Chef Michael O’Shaughnessy brings a Johns Island harvest straight to the Cassique kitchen. It’s midmorning, and Cassique Executive Chef Michael O’Shaughnessy’s phone buzzes. “That’s one of the farmers now. He’s got arugula.” Chef Mike gets texts like this weekly from Johns Island farmers—it’s like a fresh-produce hotline....
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Summer Love
Story by Hailey Wist Photographs by Ashley Spangler Bridget File and Grant Balogh met while working summer jobs on Kiawah Island. It was a chance meeting that led to a forever romance. Theirs was a quintessential summer romance. Bridget File’s family had been coming to Kiawah Island from Atlanta since she was a...
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Kiawah Goes to Town
Story by Stephanie Hunt Photographs by Katie Charlotte With the addition of Two Meeting Street Inn, Club Members enjoy Kiawah style and comfort in downtown Charleston. For more than a century, the Queen Ann-style abode at the foot of Meeting Street has caught the eye of passersby. Its gently curved piazza and parade...
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GOOD WORK | Angel Oak Preserve
Story by Joel Caldwell Renderings by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects Just off Maybank Highway on Johns Island, there is a sandy track through the maritime forest to a gravel parking lot. From there, through an old chain-link fence, lies one of the great wonders of the Southeast. The Angel Oak stands over...
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For over 30 years, Legends magazine has provided a glimpse into the remarkable lifestyle of Kiawah Island. We invite you to peruse some of our recent past issues.
