7 must-see places to visit this fall on the Hammock Coast If you are planning a fall escape to the Hammock Coast – something we highly recommend – here are seven things you should put on your to-do list. The weather along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast is near perfect in the fall. The summer humidity recedes and with average high temperatures… Aug 31, 2022 0 Hammock-All
Atalaya Ghost Tour offers spooky castle as backdrop for tantalizing tales For people seeking an eerie evening, Huntington Beach State Park is now hosting a series of ghost tours at Atalaya, a Spanish-style castle that resembles a fortress, the perfect spooky location for people to hear these stories. Tours, which are free with park admission, are from 8:30-9:30 p.m. on Fridays through the end of August. They will start up again in June 2023. Aug 16, 2022 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown, Murrells Inlet
The quiet thrill of birding along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Drew Lanham loves a good birding trip. A Clemson ornithologist who’s studied songbirds for half his life, Lanham takes any opportunity to wander through nature, marveling at feathered creatures’ “flighted freedom and uninhibited expression through song.” But in coastal South Carolina — especially Hobcaw Barony, the Georgetown preserve founded on… Feb 24, 2022 0 Hammock-All, Birding
Bald Eagles spotted on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Spotting a bald eagle, our nation’s symbol, soaring high above or perhaps perching in a tall tree, can be a magical experience. To celebrate National Bald Eagle Watching Month, which is January, residents and visitors of South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® can enjoy seeing these majestic birds in several locations. Those… Jan 13, 2022 1 Hammock-All, Birding
Hobcaw Barony, landmark cultural and history center, blossoms in new book A Pawleys Island woman’s volunteer efforts at Hobcaw Barony have blossomed into a 132-page book that chronicles the flowering plants found at the 16,000-acre cultural and history center. That book, titled “Flowering Plants of Hobcaw Barony,” is the result of collaboration between volunteer Maureen Mulligan, a 53-year-old vegetation ecologist, and… Oct 30, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All, Pawleys Island
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… Apr 12, 2021 1 Hammock-All, Gullah Geechee
Historic Harper House still pays dividends as a Hammock Coast Visitors Center When a community effort helped save the historic Harper House building 19 years ago – and move it several city blocks – only the biggest of dreamers might have imagined that the house would now welcome almost 15,000 visitors a year to Georgetown and South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. In fact,… Mar 13, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
Family’s Prized Duck Decoy Carving Legacy Continues 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 duck decoys from tupelo… Sep 30, 2020 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
