Top 5 Murrells Inlet seafood restaurants (not on the MarshWalk)
Murrells Inlet is the Seafood Capital of South Carolina and the MarshWalk is at the heart of the area’s culinary offerings, but what about dining options off that well-beaten half-mile famed boardwalk? Travelers looking for memorable seafood throughout the Inlet have plenty of quality alternatives. After consulting with well-fed experts…
Southern Living offers high praise for the Hammock Coast, Georgetown
Southern Living, the venerable lifestyle magazine, heaped praise on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast as part of its annual Best of the South awards. The magazine hailed the Hammock Coast as a place to live, a destination to visit and two of the area’s most popular attractions – Brookgreen Gardens and…
Golf on the Hammock Coast, state earns worldwide recognition
South Carolina has been named one of the world’s top 5 golf destinations by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators, and the Hammock Coast is one of the driving forces behind the Palmetto State’s popularity. South Carolina was the only American destination on the IAGTO list that also included…
Immerse yourself in history during 76th annual Tours of Historic Plantations & Homes
Beautiful plantations, historic homes and scenic church properties will soon be open to the public for a two-day event along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®. The 76th annual Tours of Historic Plantations & Homes, organized by the Women of Prince George Winyah Church of Georgetown, will be held from 9:30 a.m….
3 Hammock Coast beaches make Southern Living best-of list
The people lucky enough to live along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast’s miles of pristine beaches know just how truly special the region is. Now Southern Living magazine has tapped three Hammock Coast beach communities as the Lowcountry’s best. In a list highlighting just eight South Carolina beaches, the Hammock Coast…
Popular races return to Georgetown as Bridge2Bridge 5K and 12K
On your mark, get set, GO! The Historic Georgetown Bridge2Bridge Run is returning to Georgetown on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® after a two-year hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a 5K run/walk and 12K race. The 2023 races are set for Saturday, March 25, with the 12K race starting at…
Hammock Coast Birding Festival makes a successful first flight
Bird enthusiasts flocked to South Carolina recently to take part in an inaugural event — the Hammock Coast Birding Festival. For three days, ornithophiles — or, more simply, “birders” — took part in various tours, attended lectures and even a film. And, of course, they focused their binoculars and scopes…
Annual Burning of the Socks event: Out with the old (socks), in with the new
The tradition of burning old, smelly winter socks to usher in the spring season began in the mid-1980s in Annapolis, Maryland, and lives on today at the South Carolina Maritime Museum on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. Capt. Bob Turner, who lives in Pawleys Island and is active in the Georgetown…