From Shore-to Shore
From pickleball to Mahjong, Jersey Girl Liz Gurevitch has found a community on Folly Beach When I first met Liz, it was through an Evite. A friend added my wife and I to an invite list for a Super Bowl party on the island. I remember thinking “Wow, this is so cool,...
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Folly Flashback: Oyster Season is Upon Us
Bowens island is a Lowcountry tradition that's endemically associated with Folly Beach It’s October, which means a chill to the water and oysters back in season. Bowen’s Island Restaurant opened in 1946, serving local seafood, including fried shrimp, oysters and crab...
Ambush Hunters of the Marsh
On any given day, wading birds ubiquitously dot the tidal creek banks. Like sentinels at the water’s edge, they space themselves equidistant from one another. Most common among them are the great egrets, snowy egrets, and great blue herons. Sometimes I hesitate to...
FOLLY FISHING REPORT — OCTOBER 2015
October is Inshore Fishing Gold! As inshore fishing goes it’s hard to beat the month of October. Redfish and trout become the primary targets as the summer seasonal species have departed. The falling water temperature lets the fish know that they better eat up now...
It’s Always Shark Week On Folly Beach
Whenever we swim in the ocean on Folly Beach, there are likely sharks in the water with us. Sharks are an apex predator and play a key role in a healthy ocean ecosystem. This summer saw some bites on the Carolina coast, reminding us of our toothy neighbors’ potential...
Mother for the Folly Family
An interview with Nancy Hussey, local organizer of Surfers Healing It’s billed as “one perfect day,” and for many children with autism and their families, it is that and so much more. Aug. 20 marked the eighth year Surfers Healing has held a surf camp on Folly Beach....
Observing Wildlife On The Water
I learn things by operating a charter business. In fact, I’ve learned a lot of geography from charter guests. Since many visitors come from Michigan, I’ve learned to navigate my way around Michigan’s “mitt.” I’ve learned that one is either from Chicago or from the...
Choose your battles, win the war
When it comes to yard work, or many other applications in life, we sometimes find ourselves in circumstances known to some as “in the weeds,” meaning you’ve got too much on your plate. Looking out into your yard, whether metaphorically or not, you may ask yourself,...
FOLLY FISHING REPORT — SEPTEMBER 2015
Fall Fishing is an Angler’s Dream Come True By Captain Geoff Bennett | Contributing Writer With a perfect storm of conditions in place, anglers can be certain inshore fishing will really pick up this month. A combination of lots of bait, cooler water temperatures and...
FOLLY FLASHBACK
RACE AND INJUSTICE ON FOLLY, CIRCA 1864 During the Civil War struggles for control of Charleston Harbor, three regiments of African-American Union soldiers were stationed on Folly Beach. Racial inequality was not only a trait of life in the American South—the...
Salt Marsh Diaries — August 2015
THE SLOWER YOU GO THE LESS DAMAGE YOU DO “The slower you go, the less damage you do.” “Always leave yourself an escape route.” These words came from my boss during the first few days of work at Bohicket Marina. As such, my professional mariner’s career began. I...