Drop a line at these great public fishing spots. By Sarah Orie The Lowcountry is home to some of the best fishing South Carolina has to offer. Whether it be a freshwater pond, a brackish creek or a saltwater reef — Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort and the surrounding Lowcountry are a haven for anglers….
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw A lot of action in a very small package — that’s how I would describe our newest nature preserve. After hearing of its recent grand opening, I wondered how excited I could possibly get about 162 acres with a nature trail less than a mile long. But I was…
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw Secret is a relative term: most seasoned locals know about Historic Mitchelville and the quiet stretch of Fish Haul Beach. But it’s not and never will be a Coligny, Sea Pines or Tybee with their T-shirt shops and tourist hordes — there’s only so much beating the Fish Haul…
Story by Richard Thomas An island by many other names In recent history, Hilton Head Island has become very well known. It has not always been such a prominent, internationally known name, despite its storied past that has been in the forefront of American history. It hasn’t always been known as Hilton Head Island either,…
Story by Richard Thomas Mackays (Pinckney) Island Shortly after the settlement of the Province of Carolina, the owners of the lands, called the Lords Proprietors, invited the Yemassee Indians to inhabit the area in the southern part of the provincial territory so there would be a buffer between the English colony in Charleston and the…
Story by Richard Thomas HHI versus Great Britain The planters of indigo on the sea islands of Georgia and South Carolina were among the richest men in the Colonies in the days prior to the American Revolution. As the economy of South Carolina was the richest in the entire British Empire at the time, the…
Story by Richard Thomas Bailey’s Barony The Lords Proprietors of Carolina sought to stimulate settlement of the province outside of Charleston beginning around 1690 as the Yemassee began a mass migration to the north and west away from the coast. They awarded large grants of land to men who had helped them in commercial endeavors….
Story by Richard Thomas Grave robbers once roamed Hilton Head There are 14 Native Islander cemeteries on the Island today, most of them still in use and owned and or tended to by the descendants of Freemen families. There are two other cemeteries on the Island, Six Oaks Cemetery still in use in Sea Pines,…
Story by Richard Thomas Derivation of the name ‘Skull Creek’ Skull Creek, today a section of the Intracoastal Waterway, has been used for centuries as a much-used water passage between the Savannah River and the Charleston Harbor, offering protection from the storms and high seas of the ocean to the east. During the early Colonial…
Story by Richard Thomas Captain Jack Stoney One of the earliest year-round residents is also one of the most colorful characters our history holds. Captain John Stoney arrived in Charleston in 1774 aboard his merchant ship, the “Saucy Jack.” Intending to resume his merchant marine business out of the port city, he began recruiting crew…
