STORY BY DAISY DOW With the dawn of a new year comes a new opportunity for public projects across the Lowcountry to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. Town managers and leaders across Beaufort County have collaborated with local community members, business leaders, historians and designers to set the stage for…
The outdoor spaces at this Port Royal Plantation home mark the culmination of a design based on the beach. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photo by Lisa Staff A home is more than just four walls and a roof. In the hands of a designer like Denise Stringer of John Kilmer Fine Interiors, it’s a…
The Sea Islands are constantly changing, as are their inhabitants. Story by Richard Thomas + illustration by Megan Goheen Sea Islands consist of two types: inland Sea Islands, which are protected on the seaward side by barrier Sea Islands, and barrier Sea Islands, which border the ocean and lie roughly parallel to the landward coast,…
With longtime friends coming together as client and designer, a dream home becomes a breathtaking reality in the Lowcountry. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photography by Lisa Staff For years before it existed as a stunning two-level beachfront home in Port Royal Plantation, everything you see here existed inside the mind of Dr. Trey Bishop….
Enjoy complete privacy by purchasing your own plot of Lowcountry paradise Story by Julia White Imagine a place of breathtaking beauty — a retreat from reality and a glimpse into paradise — and then imagine being able to call it your own. All of these private islands are currently for sale in Beaufort County and…
Your weekend plans start here. From live music and festivals to markets, food events and family fun, here’s what’s happening in Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort this weekend.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE & MOTORING FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE ARTS. Story by Lisa Allen + Photography by Arno Dimmling Hilton Head lives and breathes beauty. Beauty in the oceanside sunrises and in the sway of Spanish moss amid enormous live oaks, beauty in a soaring golf tee shot and beauty…
A LESSON IN MAXIMIZING YOUR SPACE FROM A UNIQUE PORT ROYAL OCEANFRONT HOME Living on an island comes with limited space, especially those waterfront properties. This oceanfront home in Port Royal has many characteristics of a classic Hilton Head beach house, including excellent views and unique paneling detail. However, the homeowners felt their family room…
Story by Richard Thomas + illustrations by Carly Schultz Since Hilton Head Island is ringed by the sea, life on this and other islands was dependent on methods of transportation that would safely cross expanses of water. It is not surprising, then, that among the first hand-crafted items in the Lowcountry were boats of one…
THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF LOWCOUNTRY SHRIMPING Story by Richard Thomas + Illustrations by Carly Schultz Though the visibility of oysters on the low-tide mounds of area creeks, or in the shell rings still there in various places on Hilton Head, make the oyster the obvious leading candidate for the true indigenous food of the Island,…
