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… Mar 14, 2024 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
For the first time in 57 years, Georgetown has a hotel on Front Street It’s finally open! The George, the long-planned, long-talked-about boutique hotel, has officially opened on Front Street in historic Georgetown. Offering 56 rooms, 42 of which will have stunning waterfront views of the Sampit River and the city’s harbor, The George Hotel ushers in a new chapter in the historic city’s… Mar 01, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Take a thrilling ride in a vintage B-29 bomber plane this April in Georgetown You can experience the thrill of flying in a World War II bomber aircraft this spring on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® as part of a special four-day event. B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress aircraft built by the Boeing Company in Wichita, Kansas, during World War II and one… Feb 27, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Birders flock to the 2nd annual Hammock Coast Birding Festival They came with binoculars, spotting scopes and tripods. They scoured through field guides emblazoned with names like Peterson, Sibley and Audubon. They came from Canada and 16 states – some as far away as Wyoming, Michigan and Rhode Island – to attend the 2nd annual Hammock Coast Birding Festival, a… Feb 17, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Birding, Georgetown, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
‘Dual Horizons’ exhibit offers captivating artwork at the Rice Museum in Georgetown The Rice Museum in Georgetown on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® is delighted to announce its current art exhibition, “Dual Horizons,” featuring the exceptional works of artists Clay Johnson and Debanjana Bhattacharjee. This captivating exhibition is on display through March 16, 2024. There was an opening reception on Saturday, Feb. 10,… Feb 15, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
The Independent: A new restaurant to love in historic Georgetown You’ve gotta love this: there’s a new restaurant in historic Georgetown, and, fittingly, it came about on Valentine’s Day. Pulling inspiration from the city’s working waterfront and long history of shrimping and fishing, The Independent, a new restaurant inside the soon-to-open The George Hotel, opened on Feb. 14. The Front… Feb 14, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Hopsewee Plantation’s New Museum Shares History of Enslaved Africans A tiny thimble once used by a young, enslaved girl greets visitors in the new Hopsewee Historical Museum. This small artifact, among hundreds of others, seems to encapsulate the reasons that Frank and Raejean Beattie decided to open this museum at Hopsewee Plantation, located south of Georgetown on South Carolina’s… Jan 05, 2024 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
Here are the Top 5 Hammock Coast must-experience activities for 2024 The New Year is coming into view on the horizon, which means people are furiously making resolutions, many of them focusing on dieting and exercise, for the coming 12 months, but all of your goals for 2024 shouldn’t revolve around denying yourself something. If you are planning a trip to… Dec 07, 2023 0 Garden City, Georgetown, Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
