Legends Magazine
Legends Volume 40
The 40th issue of Legends magazine is a milestone edition that reflects the heart and soul of Kiawah Island’s culture, character, and community. For decades, Legends has celebrated the stories that shape our Island, honoring our past while embracing the future. This anniversary issue continues that tradition with a curated selection of compelling features that will both inform and inspire.
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The Latest Issue of Legends: A Celebration of Kiawah
Celebrating a meaningful milestone, the 40th issue of Legends captures the enduring spirit, creativity, and sense of community that define life on Kiawah Island. This anniversary edition brings together stories that honor the Island’s past while highlighting the passions and pursuits that shape its present—from the 25-year legacy of Cassique...
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The Alchemy of Cassique
In 1995, just two years after Kiawah Island Club was founded and River Course opened, Membership had grown, and it was time to begin planning a second Club course. To do so, the Kiawah Partners’ design and development team was given a very specific directive: Make it great! What followed...
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Mad Squeeze
Kiawah Island Club welcomed Major League Pickleball’s best to The Sports Pavilion for a showcase of elite play and spirited competition. Story by Stephanie Hunt | Photographs by Charlotte Zacharkiw On a golden April evening at The Sports Pavilion, Kiawah’s newest obsession unfolded with quick-footed finesse. Rather than the quiet formality of other...
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Silhouette by Design
Through its built-for-sale program, Kiawah Partners offers a refined path to ownership in Cassique—one that combines the creativity of custom design with the ease of a move-in-ready home. Story by Barry Kaufman | Photographs by Julia Lynn For many, the idea of building a custom home from the ground up can be...
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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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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.
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Legends magazine is an award-winning publication that has showcased the distinctive spirit of Kiawah Island and the South Carolina Lowcountry for over 30 years. With a highly selective distribution of 27,000 copies and a readership nearing 200,000, Legends reaches an affluent audience with interests in golf, nature, philanthropy, design, and fine living.
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