Folly Field Notes — Let’s go Tidepooling
Hidden worlds lie in the shallow tidal pools along the Folly shoreline There are a number of activities to do on the beach, but one of my all-time favorites is tidepooling. As the tide recedes, water runs across the beach and forms gullies, valleys, sandbars, and deep...
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Preview 2023 Folly Porchfest
Folly Beach Porchfest down-home musical festival where local talent spreads across the island to play in various down-home venues, sometimes literally on someone’s front porch, but more often on a makeshift stage in someone’s backyard. Learn more here Click the tabs...
Take a Kid Fishing Day Returns
The Folly Beach Anglers present the 12th annual Jerry Pierce Memorial event by Lorne Chambers | Editor Between the demolition of the old Folly Beach pier, the construction of a new one, and a global pandemic, it’s been a few years since the Folly Beach Anglers...
2023 Taste of Folly Set for January 13th-14th
Friday, January 13th: The weekend will kick-off with the Cocktail Competition on Friday at the Tides in the Pavilion Ballroom from 7-10pm! This battle of the bartenders will showcase the beach's best mixologists making delicious craft cocktails! Tickets are $25 ahead...
2022 Folly Beach New Year’s Eve Guide
From the Flip Flop Drop, to the Annual Bill Murray Look-a-Like Polar Plunge, there are a ton a ways to ring in the New Year on Folly Beach! Here's our guide to 15 Fun Things to Do This New Year's Eve on Folly Beach: [tribe_events view="day" date="2022-12-31"] View...
Local couple makes a simple trek around the island a fun game
Summertime Beach Bingo by Jeff Irvan | Special to The Current It’s 6:45 a.m. on a summertime Saturday as I spray silicone on Crusty Rusty’s chain. I’m excited for this particular day because it’s change-over day in the heart of the high rental season. With my bingo...
Folly’s Bead Weaver
Folly’s Bead Weaver Jewelry artist Caroline Hatchell celebrates the Harvest Moon with special show by Miranda Steadman A Child of the Moon, local jewelry maker Caroline Hatchell says she feels inspired while watching the rise of the full moon over Folly Beach. So it’s...
Six rehabilitated sea turtles released at Folly Beach County Park
Heading Back Home from Staff Reports What started off as a calm, picturesque morning at Folly Beach County Park, turned into a spirited celebration as the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center released six rehabilitated sea turtles into the Atlantic Ocean....
Salt Marsh Diaries — August 2021
Giving Plastic the Boot Going plastic-free may be impossible, but we should try to reduce our use of it much as we can Every single time I walk the beach, I find plastic. I wish shark vertebra were so easy to find. I pick up plastic grocery bags, single-use water...
Salt Marsh Diaries — March 2020
A Tangled Web Driving through the morning fog, back onto Folly Island a few Sundays ago, I noticed hundreds of ghost-like orbs distributed among the top third of the spartina grass. These orbs were spider webs. Tiny water beads from the fog had condensed on existing...
Outstanding In His Field — March 2020
Tending The Flock Hello Friends, Here it is March already and there’s so much to get done before it really warms up. Don’t let it overwhelm you though. Rather than panic about all your upcoming obligations, (socially or at work,) try, “Tending the flock.” By this I...