Oct 11, 2017
Folly’s First Firetrucks Folly Beach got its first fire truck, an International Harvester, in 1941. In this picture, local Folly women show off the new vehicle. (L-R: Unknown, Marion Smith, Helen Barbery, Maida Dudley). Thirty-three years later, on ‘Kids Day’ in...
Oct 11, 2017
A Healing Touch Susan Stafford is a force to be reckoned with If you were lucky, you were able to experience the amazingness that is Surfer’s Healing last month. It was my first time being able to attend and I was in awe over the scope of the event. An entire village...
Oct 11, 2017
My Folly Comfort Zone It’s a crazy world out there, sometimes you just need to get to your happy place Driving home across the James Island connector from Charleston, still smarting from my second parking ticket in less than a week, I realize my current “parking plan”...
Oct 11, 2017
By Captain Geoff Bennett | Charleston Charter Fishing Fall has arrived with cooler weather and shorter days. But don’t put your boat away just yet because we’re about to experience the best fishing of the year! Fishermen can continue to find success with live bait but...
Oct 11, 2017
Irma’s Aftermath Well Folks, we had quite an adventure last month didn’t we? These large storms do so much more damage then wind and water. What about all the anxiety leading up to it, including during it? I’ve always taken a dismissive approach to these storms...
Sep 19, 2017
Just as Hurricane Hugo paved (or unpaved) the way for mansions by the sea on Folly Beach, Hurricane Gracie in September 1959 also updated the status quo, ending the days of quaint one-and-two room beach shacks along the front beach. The category 4 storm struck near...
