Hammock Coast golf courses make list of America’s Top 200 best
Golfweek magazine, one of the game’s most respected voices, has revealed its list of the “Top 200 Resort Courses in the U.S.,” and a pair of Hammock Coast public layouts figure prominently in this year’s rankings. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club was the area’s highest ranked...
U.S. House honors history-making Black congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey
Joseph Hayne Rainey, a Georgetown County native who made history in 1870 as the first Black man ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, will now have his name enshrined at the U.S. Capitol. [caption id="attachment_33091" align="alignleft" width="300"] Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first Black man...
What are the most scenic golf courses along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast?
[caption id="attachment_28506" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Pawleys Plantation boasts some of the best golf along the South Carolina coast. In fact, there are 13 courses along the Hammock Coast, located in Georgetown County between Myrtle Beach and Charleston.[/caption] South Carolina's Hammock Coast is home to 13 golf courses,...
Smithsonian ‘Water/Ways’ exhibit opens at South Carolina’s Maritime Museum
[caption id="attachment_6880" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit "Water/Ways" has opened at South Carolina's Maritime Museum in Georgetown. (Photo by Clayton Stairs/Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce)[/caption] Water has been the driving force for Georgetown County for centuries, the economic elixir for industry and tourism, business and...
‘Caines Boys’ continue family legacy of carving sought-after duck decoys
As brothers Jerry and Roy Caines work side by side in a small shed on their humble property near Georgetown, an observer might not realize they are witnessing history –– and talent that has survived through three generations on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. Carving intricate, life-sized...