Story + photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw If you like open spaces, wind-blown grass, alligators and silence, come out to Bear Island Wildlife Management Area. You will be filled up with …
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SECRET SPOT OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw When I moved to Bluffton nearly two decades ago, Pinckney Island was the first place I explored. I …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw Many a Savannah tourist has “discovered” this little window onto the past, with its evocative front archway and dignified avenue of oaks. Yet for …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw The New is a well-kept secret in Bluffton. You’ve likely driven over it countless times — on the back road to Savannah, after the …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw The great wilderness of the ACE Basin guarantees solitude for those bold enough to penetrate its depths. One of the most pristine estuaries on …
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Secret spot off the beaten track Story + photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I’ve always loved St. Helena Island. With chickens running alongside the road and people selling coolers of shrimp, …
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I love going to Tybee, but there’s nothing secret about it. Tourists flock year-round, and every shred of high ground is built to the …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw Take me to the wild fringes. Let me spend a day on the edge of solitude and silence. Give me an island of ruggedness, …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw Sometimes you have to find your own secret spot within a bustling and decidedly un-secret location. This could mean going to a certain area, …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw The Midlands are a bit further afield than I normally venture in this series, the spirit of which is backyard adventures that make for …
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