Pawleys Island makes final round in Garden & Gun’s Best Southern Beach Town (UPDATE, April 2: Pawleys Island has won in the first, second, third and fourth matchups, and is now in the fifth and final round against Mexico Beach, Florida. The winner will be announced April 6.) Many have prepared their college basketball elimination brackets, but the real fun this March lies with… Mar 17, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Pawleys Island
Historic Harper House pays dividends as Hammock Coast Visitor Center When a community effort helped save the historic Harper House building in 2006 – and move it several city blocks – only the biggest of dreamers might have imagined that the house would now welcome almost 16,000 visitors a year to Georgetown and South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. In fact, tourists… Mar 13, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Myrtle Beach International Airport adds flight options for the Hammock Coast Just in time to plan your vacation to South Carolina’s Hammock Coast, Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) has added another airline to the growing list already serving the region. Southwest Airlines will begin serving the Myrtle Beach airport this year. Beginning May 23, 2021, passengers will be able to travel… Mar 13, 2021 0 Hammock-All
Dream team: Murrells Inlet Woman Teams With SC 4-Star General “Fig” Newton in Penning Biography The extraordinary military career of South Carolinian Gen. Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton has been captured in a compelling new book, co-authored by a Murrells Inlet woman who, serendipitously, suggested that Lloyd should preserve his life’s story in a book. To B.J. “Brenda” Harvey Hill’s surprise, however, the four-star general turned… Feb 28, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Online webinar will focus on birdwatching along the Hammock Coast A special online webinar will offer a bird’s-eye view of photographing feathered beauties along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. The Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce will host “Bird Watching and Photography along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast” Tuesday, March 9, from noon-1 p.m. The webinar is free for Chamber members and $10… Feb 25, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Brookgreen Gardens unveiling new Rosen Galleries indoor exhibition space The Brenda and Dick Rosen Galleries to open Feb. 27 In honor of its 90th anniversary, Brookgreen Gardens will unveil a new indoor art exhibition space, The Brenda and Dick Rosen Galleries. The new gallery spaces, located in the former Brookgreen Welcome Center, will be home to permanent exhibits, as well… Feb 18, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Two new Brookgreen Gardens exhibits honor Gullah Geechee culture Showcasing aspects of the Gullah Geechee culture of South Carolina’s Hammock Coast is the theme of two new contemporary art exhibits at Brookgreen Gardens. Visitors to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet can now view these two exhibits in the Wall Lowcountry Center: “Black Southern Belles,” acrylic and mixed-media paintings of… Feb 12, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
‘Daises’ of our lives: From ‘Gullah Gullah Island’ to ambassadors of African-American culture Ron and Natalie Daise of Georgetown have served as ambassadors of Black history along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast for almost two decades. A look at the extraordinary lives and careers of Ron and Natalie is in order. The couple are widely known for hosting “Gullah Gullah Island,” an American musical… Feb 11, 2021 1 Hammock-All, Georgetown, Gullah Geechee, Murrells Inlet
