Holiday season offers family-fun events on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® From parades and home tours to light displays and live music performances, South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® offers a variety of events during the holiday season. Holiday events start in November and continue through Christmas and New Years Eve. Mark A. Stevens, director of tourism development for the Georgetown County Chamber… Nov 09, 2021 0 Hammock-All
Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles up for national honor Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles, long regarded as South Carolina’s premier Christmas attraction, has been nominated as one of 20 finalists for the USA Today/10 Best “Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights” contest. The winner of the contest will be determined by an online vote that runs through noon… Nov 09, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
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
West Virginia students join Georgetown’s Wooden Boat Show challenges Visiting South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® for the 32nd annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show turned out to be a wet, wild adventure for a group of seven students from Paden City High School in West Virginia. Under the leadership of art teacher Matthew Kinard and business teacher Stacey Yoho, the students… Oct 21, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Noted historian Steve Williams continues quest to tell the whole Georgetown story Steve Williams was in the middle of a story, punctuating the already-lively conversation with historical tidbits and little-known trivia when he made a pivot. The Georgetown resident and dedicated historian needed to drive home a point. “Anybody can be great,” Williams said. “Anybody!” And he paused to reflect on civil… Oct 21, 2021 0 Gullah Geechee, Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
NC contest winner finally gets her trip to South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® Valeria “Eddye” Myers doesn’t answer phone calls if she isn’t certain who is on the other end, and as she waited in a long line at the bank on May 11, 2020, in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, a strange number came across her phone. She sent the… Oct 08, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Murrells Inlet 2020 Race for the Inlet: Family-friendly fun! Whether running or walking along the oak-lined streets and waterside walkways of Murrells Inlet, participants of the Race for the Inlet will experience scenic views while enjoying family-friendly competition on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®. Usually held in late March, the race, which features a 5K run, a 5K walk, and… Aug 23, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Winners of Pawleys Island July 4th Parade showcase their patriotism It was a gorgeous, sunny day on Sunday, July 4, for the annual Pawleys Island parade as dozens of floats, trucks, golf carts and more waved flags and displayed their patriotism on the main avenues of the island, a crown jewel of South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®. Before, during and after… Jul 09, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
