Legends Magazine
Legends Volume 38
This very special issue of Legends highlights the history, evolution, and vision that have come to define this Island and its legacy. We look back on the last fifty years since the original master plan in “Kiawah’s Golden Hour” (pg. 62), and we get a first look at two new amenities that will mark a new chapter in the Island’s evolution in “Beau Welling Takes Orange Hill” (pg. 40) and “The Cape Club” (pg. 118). We meet Kiawah Island Club Members, the Beaches (pg. 48) and the Strubles (pg. 28), both long-time residents of the Island and stewards of its community.
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Kiawah Island Club Members: Ja & Kaitlin Vandura
Ja & Kaitlin Vandura Charlotte, North Carolina Where are you from originally? Kaitlin: I’m from Charlotte, North Carolina. Ja: I lived all over the place growing up, but I lived the longest just outside of Buffalo, New York. How did you meet? Ja: I moved to Charlotte from Boston after I finished school. Kaitlin moved a...
Read MoreHistory Comes Alive
Written by Stephanie Hunt Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto Charleston’s International African American Museum is a long-awaited athenaeum on one of the most historically significant sites of the African American experience. A group of Kiawah residents and IAAM donors tour the museum with Chief Learning and Engagement Officer Malika Pryor. On an unusually foggy...
Read MoreDrop Anchor
Photography by Lawson Builder Story by Hailey Wist The South Carolina Lowcountry is a mosaic of ecosystems, a geological symphony of wild islands, abundant estuaries, and a labyrinth of meandering rivers and creeks. Kiawah Island is folded into this uncommon coastline, the crown jewel of the lowlands. It is a landscape ruled...
Read MoreKiawah Island Club Members: Barb & Bob Struble
Barb & Bob Struble Mansfield, Ohio Where are you from? Barb: I’m from Rockford, Illinois. Bob: And I grew up in the small town of Bucyrus in northern Ohio. How did you meet? Bob: We met in Boston. I was an intern/resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. Barb: I graduated from Denison University in Ohio, then traveled...
Read MoreLet’s Go Kiawah
Photographs by Charlotte Zacharkiw Swim! Surf! Kayak! Fish! Kiawah’s kids get out on the water with the Kiawah Island Club’s GoKiawah summer camp. Kayak Kiawah GoKiawah Campers ages nine to twelve arrive at the kayak dock in the Cassique neighborhood. Counselors lead the kids south through tidal creeks and into the Kiawah River....
Read MoreSpring Table
Recipes by Chef Kelly Franz Lucas Photography by Lizzy Rollins Three couples, old friends and new, gather for a sunset dinner at the Beach family home on Kiawah Island. Tonight, the three couples are gathered to experience the culinary prowess of Kiawah Island Club Chef Kelly Lucas. She is a veteran of the...
Read MoreKiawah’s Golden Hour
Story by Katherine Barry Verano and Mike Touhill A look back at the events that shaped the last fifty years on Kiawah Island Milestones are almost always celebrated with one eye on the future and one on the past, a lifetime of memories woven together to create the moment that is today....
Read MoreBeau Welling Takes Orange Hill
Story by Sandy Lang Photography by Joel Caldwell and Patrick O’Brien One of the busiest golf course designers in the country spins stories and talks design under the oaks Along this stretch of Bohicket Road, the memories begin. Beau Welling recalls his childhood visits to Kiawah Island. He zeroes in on the memory...
Read MoreThe Cape Club
Story by Hailey Wist Above: An artist rendering shows the infinity pool and deck at The Cape Club. Design is subject to change. At the edge of the maritime forest on the west end of Kiawah Island, a new amenity is taking shape. Today, the site bustles with construction, the sounds of...
Read MoreGullah Way
Story by Luana Graves Sellars Photography by Lizzy Rollins It is impossible to experience Gullah cuisine without understanding the story of the Gullah Geechee people, the direct descendants of enslaved West Africans specifically imported to the Lowcountry for their expertise in growing rice. And the origin of Gullah food dates back thousands...
Read MorePast Issues
This year marks 50 years of Kiawah’s journey from a private, family retreat into a world-class residential and resort community, and over 30 years of Legends magazine shedding light on the remarkable lifestyle of Kiawah Island. We invite you to peruse some of our recent past issues.
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