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Kiawah Island is alive with exciting experiences to engage your sense of adventure and enrich your life. Discover exhilarating new activities – like dropping a line to catch fresh crab or kayaking through sun-glistening tidal creeks.
Charleston’s Top Beaches
June 6, 2008
FOLLY BEACH
Folly has always been a part of coastal South Carolina’s history and charm. Nestled between the Folly River and the Atlantic Ocean, just fifteen minutes from downtown Charleston, the barrier island of Folly Beach truly offers you the best of both worldsLocals refer to our little corner of the world as the “Edge of America”.
When you wake up in the morning you’ll enjoy the sunrise on the beach and
finish your day watching a spectacular sunset on the Folly River.
On the eastern tip of our Island you’ll find an outstanding view of the Morris Island Lighthouse from one of our three county parks.
The Fishing Pier, which extends more than 1,045 feet into the Atlantic Ocean, hosts fishing
tournaments…and if you want to fish, you can rent everything you need at the shop on the Pier.
You’ll catch sight of loggerhead turtles nesting, dolphins playing and see bald eagles soaring in the sky. Folly is home to many endangered species and we do our part in protecting and encouraging their continued success.
Accommodations range from quaint cottages, ultra modern beach houses, to sleek condominiums and a luxury hotel. So no matter what your budget needs, Folly is sure to fit into it.
You’ll also find some of the finest food on the coast here in Folly Beach. Whether you’re looking for a gourmet meal, a seafood feast or a tasty sandwich, you’ll find it here. If you prefer to cook at home,
you can shop one of our local markets and prepare fresh local fish in your own kitchen.
Folly’s local shops offer a variety of goods and services. Everything from bathing suits, surf boards and surfing gear, to souvenirs, local art, sea shells and gifts …all within minutes in our quaint little town.
No matter what your interests – tennis, fishing, kayaking, surfing, theater, arts or beach combing, Folly Beach offers it all year long.
In fact our surfing is some of the best on the east coast and Folly hosts a number of surf events throughout the year.
There is simply no place like Folly Beach…and our web site is dedicated to providing all the information you need to have a wonderful time here on Folly Beach….the “Edge of America”.
http://www.follybeach.com/aboutfolly.php
ISLE OF PALMS
By Linda Lovvorn Tucker
Breathtaking!
It is the word that comes to mind as one drives up the Connector Bridge
and beholds the salt marsh, the Intracoastal Waterway, the beach and
ocean surrounding the Isle of Palms, South Carolina.
And the sensation is not just the first time one sees it, but also every
time in every season! The Isle of Palms, an Atlantic barrier island,
has prided itself on being a family beach that is the perfect blend of
approximately 5,000 fulltime residents and 20,000 to 50,000 investment
owners and visitors who make it their home and destination.
In 2002, the City was the first in the State of South Carolina to achieve the Blue Wave Designation
from the Clean Beaches Council who recognizes environmentally
well-managed beaches. The city has successfully kept this designation
every year since.
The entire 7-mile long and 1 mile wide island is an incorporated municipality. Having incorporated in 1953, the City recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary in a weekend long celebration that is still being
talked about by those who attended.
Attorney J.C. Long developed the island after World War II as an affordable place where service people
could buy homes and raise a family. Some of those original families and their descendents are still on the island today.
The municipality offers residents and visitors a full range of city services to include police, fire, public works, recreation, building, planning, zoning, judicial and general government. Further, the City
owns and operates a full service 5-acre marina site with launch services, dockage and fuel.
As well, the City leases facilities to a popular restaurant, a mini mart, a kayak business, a parasail and a
wave runner business at the City owned site. The marina is a popular place to charter both offshore and inshore fishing trips as well as ecotours of nearby uninhabited islands.
The City offers approximately six miles of beach access for residents and visitors throughout the island,
provides public parking to accommodate visitors and maintains a beachfront restroom and boardwalk for the convenience of the beachgoer.
Recreational opportunities abound. One can ride through the many bike paths throughout the island, enjoy the beautiful, wide, sandy beaches or if other recreational activities are your pleasure, through the City’s recreation department, organized sports programs exist such as soccer, baseball, softball, football and basketball.
The City also offers Tiny Tots and Mommy and Me for the younger children on the island. In addition to playgrounds and ball fields, visitors and residents may enjoy tennis, shuffleboard and skateboarding. The City is also home to an oceanfront County park at the center of the island. This facility has lifeguards, dressing rooms and refreshments.
The Wild Dunesresort occupies 1,500 acres on the northern end of the island and offers residents and visitors two 18 hole Tom Fazio golf courses, 17 hard tru tennis courts, and numerous pools.
The premier facility is the four star Boardwalk Inn and Grand Pavilion which feature three pools and a pavilion overlooking the beach and Atlantic Ocean. The site is a favorite for both music and dancing.
The resort is among the top ten nationally ranked tennis resorts. Wild Dunes has many private residences as well as condominiums often rented on the vacation rental market.
While the Isle of Palms is a fabulous place to play, the overall quality of life is equally outstanding.
Shopping is convenient with a grocery store and two shopping centers. These mostly contain gift shops, real estate rental businesses and restaurants. Commuting is simple. The adjacent community of Mount Pleasant, just over the Isle of Palms Connector Bridge, has a full range of shopping opportunities.
Mount Pleasant is also home to a hospital and numerous banking facilities. Just across historic breach inlet, the adjacent island of Sullivan’s Island offers the public school for both islands’ children. The school is situated on 18 acres of beachfront property and is famous for its academic superiority.
The Isle of Palms has three churches–the Lutheran Church, the First United Methodist Church and
the Baptist Church. Some residents and visitors attend church on neighboring Sullivan’s Island where Catholic, Presbyterian and Episcopalian churches are located. Others may attend any of the approximately 160 located in downtown Charleston, SC, the “Holy City,” only 13 miles away.
TheIsle of Palms is sensitive to the ecology of the island recognizing that it is a fragile eco system of which both residents and visitors must strive to be good stewards.
The City circulates a publication forvisitors called The Pelican Guide, which is an educational tool to help
visitors preserve what makes the island so special. The Turtle Team vigilantly monitors the success of the loggerhead turtle nests and hatchlings, The Beach Advisory Committee keeps a close watch on issues related to the entire beach and the Front Beach Enhancement committee completed a million dollar revitalization of the central section of the island most often visited by the day beach tourist.
Novels and poetry have been written about the Isle of Palms. Those who live here and those who visit here seem changed forever because of the island and its people. Some arrive and never leave. Others must return
year after year to get their dose of Isle of Palms to sustain them.
article provided by:http://www.iop.net/AboutUs/Default.aspx
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina is a classic Charleston beachfront community. The small barrier island of Sullivan’s Island, located just 10 miles from downtown historical Charleston SC between Charleston
Harbor and Breach Inlet, is a safe place to walk or ride a bike; where neighbors of Sullivan’s Island know each other; and the pace of life is slow and easy.
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina has inspired poets, painters and authors alike for generations. Once dotted with quaint sea cabins that composed the houses on Sullivan’s Island, where the rich families of Charleston SC property owners would retreat to escape the summer heat, Sullivan’s Island received a facelift following Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
Sullivan’s Island was submerged during the storm, the town re-emerged sporting a number of magnificent beachfront homes, making Sullivan’s Island real estate some of the most envied of properties available to the
Charleston SC real estate market.
But much of the old character of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina remains, with restaurants and pubs lining two blocks of popular Middle Street, more than four miles of
white sand beaches to tempt swimmers and sunbathers, and long sunny days spent fishing, crabbing and shrimping.
There is no public beach on Sullivan’s Island, but it is accessible by path on every block that leads to the beach. The community of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina boasts an outstanding elementary school for the island’s children, as well as a popular park with tennis courts, a playground, soccer fields and a gazebo.
Like many communities throughout the Lowcountry, Sullivan’s Island enjoys a rich history. Fort Moultrie, located on the south end of Sullivan’s Island overlooking the entrance to Charleston Harbor, is the site of a famous Revolutionary War battle in which the Americans used palmetto logs as fortification.
British cannonballs sank into the soft wood rather than shattering the structure, while the American cannon fire made its targets on the British ships. South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State in commemoration of this rousing victory.
Near Fort Moultrie stands Sullivan’s Island most distinctive structure. Built in 1963, the Charleston Lighthouse features an unusual triangular shape, with upper black/lower white markings.
Sullivan’s Island is also where Edgar Allen Poe wrote the Gold Bug.
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND HOMES FOR SALE
information provided by: http://charleston.locale.com/SC-localities-sullivans+island
KIAWAH ISLAND
Kiawah Island is… Ten miles of wide, immaculate, ocean beach on which one - or two - might walk or cycle for hours and hours without interruption.
Soothing by day, utterly romantic by night, the beach is complemented by the island’s river, meandering lagoons, and pristine marshlands, and closes each sun washed day safe beneath its own star studded southern sky.
Kiawah History
The island was named for the Kiawah (KEE-a-wah) Indians, who inhabited the island through the 1500s.
In 1699, Kiawah Island was granted to Captain George Raynor by Lords Proprietors under the auspices of King Charles II of England. Raynor was not interested in Kiawah so he sold half and willed the other half
to his daughter, Mary. The entire island was then purchased by John Stanyarne in 1737. After his death the island was split between his two
granddaughters, Mary Gibbes and Elizabeth Vanderhorst.
Over the next 130 years the island passed down through the families of the granddaughters until Adele Vanderhorst purchased the western half of the Kiawah for $3,500 in 1900.
Fifty years later, the Vanderhorst estate sold the island to C. C. Royal, a lumberman from Aiken, South Carolina, for $125,000. Over the next 24 years, Royal logged pine trees, built the causeway to Kiawah, developed Eugenia Avenue by selling oceanfront lots for $10,000 each, and put in east-to-west logging roads, the precursors to today’s paved roads.
In 1974 Royal sold the island to the Kuwaiti Investment Corporation for $17 million. Development of the island began in earnest.
In 1988 Kiawah Resort Associates purchased the Kiawah from the Kuwaitis for $105 million, and sold the amenities for $35 million to Landmark. The amenities were later sold to Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
Also in 1988, the Town of Kiawah Island was incorporated.
article provided by: http://www.kiawahisland.org/Visitors/IslandBackground.aspx
SEABROOK ISLAND
There are only a few places where the world rarely intrudes.
One of them is Seabrook Island.
Edged by wide, uncrowded beaches and pristine dunes along the South Carolina coast.
Seabrook is a private island resort. Club members and their guests enjoy two championship golf courses, a tennis center, horseback riding, a fitness center and many other amenities.
Yet, despite its peaceful seclusion, Seabrook Island is conveniently located less than 30 minutes from all the charms of Charleston, the south’s most romantic city.
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