Remembering the surf and Snow angels of the Post-Hugo winter of ’89
The two-day snowfall that fell just before Christmas in December 1989 blanketed a Hurricane Hugo-ravaged island in white powder, and Oceansports Surf Shop co-owner Bill Perry decided to paddle out (after making a rare Folly Beach snow angel).
“There were no waves,” recalls his wife and Oceansports co-owner Betty Sue Cowsert. Still, Folly often gets its best waves in the winter, and surfers hardy enough to brave the chilly Atlantic water are treated to relatively uncrowded lineups.
Photos courtesy of Bill Perry and Betty Sue Cowsert. Many images like this one are included in Stratton Lawrence’s book, Images of America: Folly Beach. To purchase your own personalized signed copies, delivered to your home on Folly Beach, or to share a photo and story for next month’s Folly Flashback column, email Stratton Lawrence at Stratton strattonlawrence@gmail.com
