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...
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Folly Flashback — It’s Local Season
Tackle shops once served as the local hangout on Folly Beach Fall is a time to slow down and enjoy a local’s pace of life on Folly Beach. Go out for dinner on Center Street, take a walk on the uncrowded beach, or just gather with friends in your backyard as the nights...
Salt Marsh Diaries — November 2015
Tales of Floods After the rains stop, problems still persist Grace appeared in the bathroom mirror. She stood, wagging her tail and smiling. Grace, a small black lab mix with a white chin and chest, has been described as a “perma-puppy.” She and Zeke, an aging...
Folly Fishing Report — November 2015
Fish are Fattening for Winter Given the unprecedented amount of rains that flooded the Lowcountry at the beginning of October, you might have thought fishing would have been off for quite some time. We were very pleasantly surprised that fishing had returned to its...
Outstanding In His Field — November 2015
High and Dry Hello again! Well, since we had so much rain and a lot of us learned about the flood areas of our properties, I thought I would address some minor things that can help alleviate some water issues. However, before I go on I would like to point out that you...
Tales of Floods
After the rains stop, problems still persist Grace appeared in the bathroom mirror. She stood, wagging her tail and smiling. Grace, a small black lab mix with a white chin and chest, has been described as a “perma-puppy.” She and Zeke, an aging springer spaniel, spend...
FOLLY FISHING REPORT — November 2015
Fish are Fattening for Winter By Capt. Geoff Bennett | Charleston Charter Fishing Given the unprecedented amount of rains that flooded the Lowcountry at the beginning of October, you might have thought fishing would have been off for quite some time. We were very...
Zenning Out
An interview with The Sam York of Malama Massage Therapy Malama is a traditional Hawaiian word meaning to serve with gratitude and honor. One island resident who is committed to serving through the healing power of touch is Sam York, owner of Malama Massage Therapy...
Folly Flashback: Oyster Season is Upon Us
Bowens island is a Lowcountry tradition that's endemically associated with Folly Beach It’s October, which means a chill to the water and oysters back in season. Bowen’s Island Restaurant opened in 1946, serving local seafood, including fried shrimp, oysters and crab...
Ambush Hunters of the Marsh
On any given day, wading birds ubiquitously dot the tidal creek banks. Like sentinels at the water’s edge, they space themselves equidistant from one another. Most common among them are the great egrets, snowy egrets, and great blue herons. Sometimes I hesitate to...
FOLLY FISHING REPORT — OCTOBER 2015
October is Inshore Fishing Gold! As inshore fishing goes it’s hard to beat the month of October. Redfish and trout become the primary targets as the summer seasonal species have departed. The falling water temperature lets the fish know that they better eat up now...