Named for the richly colored zigzag pattern resembling lightning bolts on the shells of juveniles, the lightning whelk...  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Ghost crabs scuttle across the sand faster than you can say Ocypode quadrata, the scientific name for this sand crab...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Chubby Fish chef James London shares a cookout-ready, smoky Spanish sauce
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Shucking, cracking, cleaning, and casting with Toadfish Outfitters’ goods benefits the coastal ecosystem 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          
Named for its unusual shape, the American horseshoe crab has been called a “living fossil,” as it has been on Earth...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Find yourself envisioning Jurassic Park’s flying dinosaurs when you see a brown pelican mid-air? You aren’t far off. ...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          710 King St.
(843) 531-6868
www.littlejackstavern.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Finding natural beauty and winged wonders on Little St. Simons, a hunting lodge-turned-eco-minded getaway  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Shem Creek’s natural tidal flow and marshlands have long provided a habitat for an array of marine plants, fish,...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          “They say we’re a dying breed,” says fourth-generation shrimper Franklin Rector. “That’s nowhere near true. Every year...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          513 King St.
(843) 641-0821
www.thedarling.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Dig into a veritable Lowcountry feast, from centuries-old receipts such as shrimp pie and cream oysters to 20th-century...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Lowcountry anglers will tell you that fall’s the best time to cast for Sciaenops ocellatus, the state’s most popular...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          How do you define “luxury”? Perhaps it’s an occasional indulgence, or a unique experience, or even something...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          40 Ideas to Better Yourself—and Your City—in 2015  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Things Every Local Must Experience Whether your bloodline dates back generations or you just moved to town, check out...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Revel in historical sophistication, minutes from town  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Lowcountry’s own shrimp and grits puts the home in hominy