Get to know Charleston’s most popular barrier island beaches
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Journey through time with a photographic tour of Charleston’s centuries-old parish churches and chapels-of-ease
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet the longest-acting employee of Charleston’s famous Fort Sumter 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A decade ago, Toni Morrison brought Sullivan’s Island a Bench by the Road
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Dolphin sightings in local waters are always magical, but these enchanting marine mammals face serious challenges. Get...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Celebrating the famed writer’s arrival on Sullivan’s Island
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The image was taken by Morton Brailsford Paine, a local photographer during the ’30s and ’40s, and the young girl...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Get the details on our four closest oceanfront playgrounds and claim your preferred patch of sand  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          As a whole, South Carolinians (and plenty of vacationers who fall in love with this place) adore our state flag. We...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Get in the spirit of All Hallow's Eve and head out to some of the Lowcountry's spookiest spots. Supernatural...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Revel in historical sophistication, minutes from town  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          You know summer’s in full swing when you avoid the sunny side of the street and instead leap frog from shady spot to...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Part of the glory of living in the Lowcountry is our quick-fix proximity to miles upon miles of shoreline. Logging...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Secession, slavery, states’ rights. Flag controversies, reenactments, monuments. The Civil War conjures ghosts and...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Here are a variety of places to hit the pavement or follow a trail  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          History meets haute living in this very flush family community.  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Retired military pilot Eric Dodson and family inspire old-school Americana on Sullivan’s Island, paying tribute to...