Jun 8, 2017
From The Mountains To The Sea Every grain of sand has a story to tell The early morning sun angled across a wide low-tide beach. Symmetrical wave-derived ripples cast striped shadows across the sand. Five brown pelicans surfed the wave troughs, practically skimming...
Jun 8, 2017
Work Smart, Not Hard “Man, do I hate weed-eating!” exclaims my neighbor one afternoon. I just smiled in agreement and said, “Yep.” I’m sure he hates it with a passion. Especially since he waited until 1pm on a blazing hot day to tackle it. He was wearing shorts and...
May 16, 2017
Off The Beaten Path Union troops created folly’s first roads The first roads on Folly Island were cut by Union troops camped there during the Civil War. Thanks to the barrier island’s thick foliage and high canopy, the North was able to move troops and artillery...
May 16, 2017
Dave miller heads up Folly blood drive I do not, in spite of how it may seem to me at times, know every person that lives on Folly Beach. So one of the great things about interviewing neighbors every month is getting to meet the interesting Folly folks that I have...
May 16, 2017
A Fishy Situation Though salt marsh ecology tours were more enjoyable for me, I sometimes offered fishing charters. To measure the level of interest, I always asked a few questions up front. For example, I might ask “How serious are you about fishing” or “do your...
May 16, 2017
By Captain Geoff Bennett Charleston Charter Fishing What a great time to be fishing! With our waters now teeming with bait, the fish have strapped the feedbags on and are eating heartily. All the summer seasonal species have arrived and when combined with our...
