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...
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August Fishing Report
By Captain Geoff Bennett | Charleston Charter Fishing Charleston is a great place to be fishing! No matter what type of fish you want to catch, they are all active and biting. Fishing for redfish and trout remains strong even with increasingly warmer water...
One of Folly’s Greatest Finds
Discovering the 55th, 30 Years Later In June 1987, relic hunters Robert Bohrn and Eric Croen uncovered the find of a lifetime. Following the tracks of a bulldozer clearing the way for houses on present day West Indian Avenue, their metal detectors alerted them to the...
Behind The Camera
A Chat With Local photographer Blair Stevenson Her name is Toma Carolyn Blair Yokley Stevenson, but most of us just call her Blair. In the five years she has been living on the island, she has, along with her boisterous other half Roger Rutledge, become an integral...
Folly Fishing Report — June 2017
By Captain Geoff Bennett | Charleston Charter Fishing It’s a fantastic time to be fishing here in Charleston! The usual suspects, redfish and trout, are now complimented by a host of seasonal species including spanish mackerel, ladyfish, and sharks. Combined with...
Salt Marsh Diaries — June 2017
From The Mountains To The Sea Every grain of sand has a story to tell The early morning sun angled across a wide low-tide beach. Symmetrical wave-derived ripples cast striped shadows across the sand. Five brown pelicans surfed the wave troughs, practically skimming...
Outstanding In His Field — June 2017
Work Smart, Not Hard “Man, do I hate weed-eating!” exclaims my neighbor one afternoon. I just smiled in agreement and said, “Yep.” I’m sure he hates it with a passion. Especially since he waited until 1pm on a blazing hot day to tackle it. He was wearing shorts and...
Folly Flashback — May 2017
Off The Beaten Path Union troops created folly’s first roads The first roads on Folly Island were cut by Union troops camped there during the Civil War. Thanks to the barrier island’s thick foliage and high canopy, the North was able to move troops and artillery...
There Will Be Blood
Dave miller heads up Folly blood drive I do not, in spite of how it may seem to me at times, know every person that lives on Folly Beach. So one of the great things about interviewing neighbors every month is getting to meet the interesting Folly folks that I have...
Saltmarsh Diaries — May 2017
A Fishy Situation Though salt marsh ecology tours were more enjoyable for me, I sometimes offered fishing charters. To measure the level of interest, I always asked a few questions up front. For example, I might ask “How serious are you about fishing” or “do your...
May Fishing Report
By Captain Geoff Bennett Charleston Charter Fishing What a great time to be fishing! With our waters now teeming with bait, the fish have strapped the feedbags on and are eating heartily. All the summer seasonal species have arrived and when combined with our...