Salt Marsh Diaries — June 2016

You Won’t Get this Education in a Classroom We left the dock around 5 p.m. Two moms and two dads, plus five pre-teen kids smiled, anticipating their adventure into the salt marsh. The two dads shared a Bert’s Market growler, while the moms and kids scanned the water....

Folly Fishing Report — June 2016

Weeks full of sunny weather and warm temperatures have made our fishery come alive. Bait is everywhere and eager fish are chasing it down. Anglers have a whole host of options now that our seasonal species have arrived to compliment the traditional targets of redfish...

Outstanding In His Field

More Means Less Howdy Folks. In our constant quest for peace of mind there’s no better feeling (at least for some of us) than looking around our home or yard and seeing things finished and orderly. However, this time of year the finished and complete look has a short...

Rockin’ Out With Mrs. Carole

Local woman a fixture on folly’s live music circuit Certain things will always be in rich abundance on Folly Beach: beautiful sunsets, smiling faces, and of course, live music. One such smiling face that can usually be found within close proximity to live music is...

Folly Flashback

The Center Street Shark In 1991, the staff at Oceansports Surf Shop was struggling to find a way to get patrons down the street from the beach to their store. When owners Bill Perry and Betty Sue Cowsert spotted a giant fiberglass shark on its way to a delivery in...

Salt Marsh Diaries — March 2016

March is a Time For Rebirth I pulled the last container of green gumbo from the freezer. While it thawed at low-heat in a medium size pot, I started a batch of brown rice. Green gumbo (gumbo z’ herbs) is usually served as a New Orleans Lenten dish. For the last 25...

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