Bluffton Holiday Traditions
Discover a few favorite ways to celebrate Bluffton holiday traditions. We don’t have white Christmases in Bluffton. There are no jingle bells on ... Keep Reading
Daufuskie Island’s Legacy Lives On
Daufuskie Island, located between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, is the southernmost inhabited sea island in South Carolina. It is 5 miles long by ... Keep Reading
Drunk on Daufuskie: Real Island Music
Island music. What the heck does that mean? Music played on an island? Toes in the sand? Reggae music? Jimmy Buffett? Yacht Rock? I think all these ... Keep Reading
The Lowcountry Oyster Trail Comes to Bluffton
Bluffton’s iconic mollusks take center stage as part of a culinary heritage experience. “May River oysters are close to perfection!” - Pat Conroy, ... Keep Reading
Sharks: Teeth, Tail Fins & Tourists
Captain Amber, are there sharks in these waters? You know, there is a foolproof way to tell if there are sharks in the water, and it works ... Keep Reading
NATIVE or NOT: Bluffton Blooms
Many of us, in our Southern childhood wanderings, grew up with native camellias, azaleas and crape myrtles. They may have been around our whole ... Keep Reading
Tek Me to Duh Watuh – A Gullah Church Psalm
During the early 1900s, Luke Peeples, a gifted white musician, collected Negro spirituals. He heard them in the churches and praise houses of ... Keep Reading
Exploring the May River
We were always bored. But when the keys to the motorboat were relinquished and the May River, things changed. “Be careful,” Mom said as we rushed ... Keep Reading
Around Town – Things to Do This Summer
Sweet Summer Days The season of porch sittin’, sweet tea drinkin’ and boatin’ is here and there’s no better way to enjoy it than getting out and ... Keep Reading
Oyster Farming
History of Oyster farming that led to conservation. Oyster canneries and shucking houses were most prolific in South Carolina from 1900 to 1935. ... Keep Reading
The Bluffton Rotary Club: Service Above Self
The Bluffton Rotary Club is a vibrant collection of citizens from diverse backgrounds and professions. Their legacy of leadership helps the group ... Keep Reading
Mary Alice Monroe on Lowcountry Living
Many have come to the Lowcountry and been enchanted by its golden marshes. But few have made it their mission to protect and portray this beauty ... Keep Reading
What’s Brewing In Bluffton?
A peanut butter stout and vanilla bean cream ale are just two of the concoctions crafted around town. But you wouldn’t know that or get to try ... Keep Reading
Baked Ravioli with Marinara Sauce Recipe
This easy-baked ravioli and marinara sauce recipe has very little cleanup. It works well in a 5" x 7" dish for a dozen or two ravioli. All ingredients ... Keep Reading
What’s Missing in Bluffton’s Music Scene?
This month we are gonna be talking about the Bluffton music scene and what is missing from it. I usually like to let things roll around in my ... Keep Reading
A Christmas Tradition that Originates in the Lowcountry
There’s a rich, sometimes quirky history behind our holiday traditions. Most of the ones we still observe today originated in ‘Merry Olde England,’ ... Keep Reading
A Fishing Lesson
"Dad," he said with intentionality in his voice, "where did that fish come from?" I turned to see my son looking up at a trophy fish on the wall of ... Keep Reading
A Feast for the Senses
Music and food. Food and music. Two great things that go together (unless the music is too loud or the food is over-seasoned). There’s a link ... Keep Reading
Are Polo Ponies Pampered Divas?
I began exploring the daily life of the athletes who play polo, in preparation for the 23rd Annual Rotary Club of Okatie Polo for Charity ... Keep Reading
Turtle Trivia
Learn more about the Loggerhead turtle. The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta, caretta) is the most common sea turtle in U.S. coastal waters and was ... Keep Reading
Discovering the Lowcountry Maritime Forest
If you have seen the Lowcountry from the waterways, you may have been audience to some remaining maritime forest. You may have been lucky enough ... Keep Reading
Spring Gardening Fever
Learn how to make the most of your garden this season. Another delicious springtime in the Lowcountry! Heady scents of honeysuckle, wisteria, ... Keep Reading
Winter Bomb: The Snow & Deep Freeze of 2018
The first time I saw snow was in December of 1989. Four-wheelers pulled tubes and hydro-slides attached to ski ropes. Thrilled teens sailed ... Keep Reading
History of the Irish in the Lowcountry
The Irish influence extends far beyond St. Patrick’s Day. Ever since America’s first Irish pilgrims sailed to the New World on the Mayflower, America ... Keep Reading
The History of Hoppin’ John
A Southern dish of black-eyed peas and rice historically eaten on New Year’s Day for good luck. The first written “receipt” for Hoppin’ John ... Keep Reading
Holiday Spirits Guide
Locally brewed beer, wine, mead and spirits infuse Bluffton with plenty of Lowcountry cheer. Mike and Juliana Tripka, the owners of Bee-Town Mead ... Keep Reading
Environmental Sustainability and the Ban of Single-use Plastic Bags
If you have any connection to environmental issues in the Lowcountry, you have likely heard that Hilton Head and Beaufort County banned single-use ... Keep Reading
What Blufftonians Thankful For
As Thanksgiving approaches, Bluffton residents reflect on what they’re most thankful for at this time of year. Here in Bluffton, residents endured ... Keep Reading
Celebrate Bluffton’s Historic Churches
Two historic churches represent two distinct segments of Lowcountry society. This journey through the past begins just outside of Pritchardville ... Keep Reading
Coral, the Undersea Farmers
Did you know that Coral is, in fact, an animal that has evolved to incorporate a garden in its own tissue? Coral doesn’t eat the plant– it simply ... Keep Reading
Longhorn Steakhouse Outlaw Ribeye Steak Recipe
They say the Longhorn Steakhouse Outlaw Ribeye is so good it is criminal. If prepared right, this juicy marbling, perfectly seasoned and ... Keep Reading
A Guide to Community Farmers’ Markets & Certified Roadside Stands
Craving homegrown melons, vegetables, peanuts and other produce, fresh seafood, flowers, meats or prepared foods? Then pack up your reusable bags ... Keep Reading
Mary Kay Andrews’ Sand Bar Sangria Recipe
Mary Kay Andrews' Sand Bar Sangria Recipe: Way back when I was in college kid, sangria was new and exotic—like fondue. And crépes. Admittedly, I ... Keep Reading
Labor of Love: Sea Turtle Nests on Daufuskie Island
You rarely hear about sea turtles nesting on Daufuskie Island, just across the Calibogue Sound. Their beach is about four miles long, and so ... Keep Reading
Historic Buildings on Daufuskie Island
Daufuskie Island offers a rich cultural experience and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Many of its structures are long gone, but there ... Keep Reading
WARNING: Planting Frenzy Ahead!
Each spring, I drag my husband with me to buy boatloads and buckets-full of flowering shrubs for planting. Impatiens, topsoil, pine straw bales, ... Keep Reading
A Tour of Bluffton’s Antebellum Homes
May is National Preservation Month, and the Town of Bluffton is presenting “Bluffton — Past, Present and Future,” the Second Annual Preservation ... Keep Reading
Bluffton Gallery Guide
Bluffton is the perfect place to discover an original masterpiece at a local gallery. Many Bluffton artists find inspiration in the remarkable beauty ... Keep Reading
Keeping Bluffton Pristine
When I was a child, Bluffton was pristine. There were less people in Bluffton, on the river and less trash. There were plenty of mullet and ... Keep Reading
French Country in the Lowcountry
Eric Einhorn and his late wife, June, approached me about their dream of building a French Country home on the Colleton River. Envisioning a home ... Keep Reading
Cahill’s Corned Beef Hash Recipe
Hash is a favorite comfort food. Hash is a culinary dish that originated in the UK. The name is derived from French: hacher, meaning "to chop". It ... Keep Reading
Let the Circle Be Unbroken: An Account of Growing up Gullah
Victoria Smalls is a triumph of human unity. She is Gullah, one of 14 siblings in the blended family of St. Helena Island’s first-ever biracial ... Keep Reading
Shrimp Aglio and Olio over Angel Hair Pasta Recipe
Shrimp Aglio and Olio over Angel Hair Pasta Recipe from the May River Grill Ingredients for Shrimp Aglio and Olio over Angel Hair Pasta: ... Keep Reading
Birds of Bluffton: The Trifecta, A Raptor and Comic Relief
THE TRIFECTA OF BIRDS The wading birds I can always count on seeing on the May River are the Great Blue Heron, the Great Egret and the Snowy Egret. ... Keep Reading
Armed & Dangerous: A Humorous Look at a Lowcountry Oyster Roast
You never forget your first love…or your first oyster roast. A high school seafood monger, I spent much of my formative years serving endless ... Keep Reading
Crab Cakes Recipe
Crab Cakes Recipe Ingredients: Crab Cake 1 lb. jumbo lump crabmeat 1 egg Handful of flat-leaf Italian parsley Red pepper, diced ... Keep Reading
December Bird Watching in Beaufort County
Every December, the Hilton Head Audubon Society coordinates the local Christmas Bird Count. This year, on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, team leaders ... Keep Reading
Too Importants to Miss: The Work of the Waddell Mariculture Center
“The Port Royal Sound embayment, from the ACE Basin to the Savannah River is the most pristine and biologically significant marine ecosystem on the ... Keep Reading
Lowcountry Boil
Lowcountry Boil Recipe Lowcountry Boil Ingredients: 1 lb. Package Hillshire Farm Polska Kielbasa 4 Ears of Fresh Corn, broken in half ... Keep Reading
Environment: Horseshoe Crabs
The Sea Turtle Patrol stays busy monitoring nests every morning in the Lowcountry. Island visitors quickly become accustomed to the beach, the tide ... Keep Reading
