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.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Let’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....
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Spring 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...
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Kiawah’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....
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Beau 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...
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The 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...
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Gullah 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...
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Jeannine and Greg Adams
How did you two meet? Jeannine: I’m from Atlanta and went to college in Hollywood, Florida. Greg: I went to school in New Jersey and played baseball. Sophomore year, her school hosted a spring break [baseball] tournament, and we met on the beach. We then dated long distance for almost three years. Jeannine:...
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From Bonny to Blackbeard: South Carolina’s Golden Age of Piracy
Written by Christina R. Butler The years 1670 to 1720 marked South Carolina’s Golden Age of Piracy. The coastline teemed with danger as pirates attacked foreign and friendly ships alike. Not to be confused with privateering, the legal practice where a private ship takes prizes on behalf of one’s own country,...
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In The Living Room with Tamar Gendler
Writer Allston McCrady speaks to Yale Professor and American philosopher Tamar Gendler about the ancient secrets of happiness. AM: I would love to hear about last night’s talk hosted by Dr. Tony Coles and his wife Robyn. TG: The Aspen Institute and Advance Kiawah invited me to the Island for a panel,...
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Contrast Consensus
Story by Hailey Wist Photographs by Patrick O’Brien The Kiawah architectural vernacular has been a careful evolution. So many communities are built all at once, the three- or four-year building period a chaos of construction. And those communities, like it or not, have innate cohesion, continuity. But that was never going to...
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.
