Patriotic events set for Independence Day on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast
Whether you enjoy parades on land or water, a patriotic flyover while enjoying beach time, live music, or fireworks, there are events for everyone to celebrate America’s birth this July 4th on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. And a year after most events were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, residents and…
3 Hammock Coast® beaches tapped by Southern Living as top getaways
The word is out that the pristine beaches in Georgetown County, known as South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®, are among the best vacation destinations in The Palmetto State. Southern Living Magazine has named three beaches in the Hammock Coast – Pawleys Island, DeBordieu and Murrells Inlet — to a list of…
Fundraiser explores home gardens along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast
Celebrating springtime and new beginnings, participants of a recent Friends of the Waccamaw Library fundraiser had the opportunity to visit eight private gardens on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. The event raised over $9,000 that will benefit the Friends of the Waccamaw Library, for purchasing books for the library, as well…
Hopsewee Plantation, home of signer of the Declaration of Independence, open for tours
Before there was a United States of America, there was Hopsewee Plantation. In fact, the birth of the nation and the historic estate, located near Georgetown, South Carolina, are forever intertwined because one of the original owner’s signature is found on the Declaration of Independence. Visitors to South Carolina’s Hammock…
For visitors and locals, The Moveable Feast combines love of books with love of food
Book enthusiasts who also enjoy a variety of delicious cuisine have an amazing opportunity while visiting South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. For more than two decades, the Moveable Feast has offered the best of both worlds: local, regional, and national authors speaking about their books, and local restaurants providing the best…
Ready, Set, Salute: Georgetown’s Front Street displays American pride
Visitors to Front Street in historic Georgetown will be welcomed by a patriotic display of American flags outside most shops and restaurants. On May 1 at 2 p.m., business owners on Front Street in Georgetown will mount American flags in newly installed brackets. Members of the Georgetown County Chamber of…
Tours set to begin again at Georgetown’s Kaminski House Museum
The front door to the Kaminski House will swing wide open on Tuesday, May 4, as the Georgetown museum resumes its daily tours after more than a year closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tours will be scheduled Monday through Saturday, at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Advanced…
Discover 5 paths to Gullah Geechee culture on the Hammock Coast
Three hundred years ago, Georgetown County, South Carolina, held a claim to fame. More than half of the country’s rice was grown on the county’s 45,000 acres of rice fields. Ron Daise, a Gullah Geechee culture preservationist, explains why: “Here, there was the largest number of enslaved Africans because of…