Pawleys Island sister golf courses to host 14th annual Golfweek Fall Challenge Collegiate teams from across America are flocking to Pawleys Island on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® to begin their season in the Golfweek Fall Challenge at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue Golf Club. Sep 04, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Pawleys Island
Rice Museum puts focus on Lowcountry landscapes in new photography exhibit A new photography exhibition, titled “Marshes and Mansions,” showcases the breathtaking landscapes and architectural wonders of the Lowcountry will be on display at the iconic Rice Museum in historic Georgetown. The exhibit, which held an opening reception Aug. 17, will be on display at the museum, located at 633 Front… Aug 20, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Lines are in for 56th annual Blue Marlin Tournament in Georgetown The Blue Marlin is the largest of the Atlantic marlins, reaching up to 14 feet in length and weighing up to more than 1,900 pounds. Georgetown is renowned for the Blue Marlins reeled in off its coast. In fact, angler W.C. “Corky” Taylor hooked the South Carolina state record there… May 24, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
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
Harriet Tubman sculpture to be displayed on the Hammock Coast For three months, beginning on August 1, 2023, a nine-foot sculpture of Tubman, one of the most well-known abolitionists and social activists in American history, will stand in Joseph H. Rainey Park in downtown Georgetown. On Oct. 31, 2023, it will move to Brookgreen Gardens near Murrells Inlet to be displayed there for two more months. Jan 29, 2023 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown, Gullah Geechee, Murrells Inlet
MLK, Black history celebrated on the Hammock Coast The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lives on through annual events that highlight his non-violent fight for racial equality. Here on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®, there are two events planned on or around the national holiday named for him, this year on Monday, Jan. 16, to celebrate King,… Jan 12, 2023 0 Hammock-All
Find the 10 most-haunted places on the Hammock Coast For those seeking a chill and a thrill this Halloween season, Georgetown County, known as South Carolina’s Hammock Coast, offers a variety of spooky locations believed to be haunted by restless spirits. According to two of the area’s ghost tour guides — Christine Vernon of Murrells Inlet and Elizabeth Huntsinger… Oct 17, 2022 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Videos broaden Maritime Museum’s Gullah exhibit In the spirit of learning our nation’s true history and broadening narratives, the South Carolina Maritime Museum in Georgetown has added new videos featuring local oral histories to an ongoing exhibit titled, “Across Time and Many Waters: South Carolina’s Afro-Carolinian Maritime World.” Sep 23, 2022 0 Georgetown, Gullah Geechee, Hammock-All