Sporting Life / Feesh It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I don’t feel fine. December 31, 1999. The world stands on the precipice of the much-hyped Y2K millennial shift. I,... JUN 2021 9 min Read9 min Read
Waterways / In Memory of Captain Herb Rennard A Charlestonian and former commercial fisherman, Captain Herb Rennard had a vast knowledge of the sea, and he loved his role as boat captain of the Grace.Upon hearing of Captain... AUG 2020 1 min Read1 min Read
Waterways / May River Excursions With 32 miles of waterfront, Palmetto Bluff contains a plethora of creeks, waterways, and unknown territories waiting to be explored. Led by interpretive naturalist guides and U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captains,... JUL 2020 4 min Read4 min Read
Waterways / Stand-Up Paddleboarding in the Lowcountry Though many mistakenly think that the sport of stand-up paddling originated in the Polynesian Islands centuries ago, it is relatively new. Yes, there were probably Tahitian fishermen standing up in... MAY 2019 6 min Read6 min Read
Sporting Life / Retail Therapy / Ship's Store One of the best ways to truly understand and explore the natural majesty of the Bluff is from the wide, open waters of the May River. Driven by the rise... JUN 2017 2 min Read2 min Read
Waterways / Wetlands and Waterways of Moreland Village Just behind the new home of the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy in Moreland Village is one of those special places on property where an ancient beach evolved into a modern wetland.... MAY 2017 6 min Read6 min Read
Waterways / Amazing Grace She has led the kind of life that novels are based on. She traveled with millionaires on the Hudson River and Long Island Sound in the 1920s. She toured with... JUN 2016 13 min Read13 min Read
Waterways / The Art of Fly Fishing “Look over there! They’re coming toward us!” Fuzzy exclaimed as I whipped my head around toward his pointed finger and tried not to get tangled in the yards of fly... MAR 2016 9 min Read9 min Read
Waterways / The Season of the Shrimp In true Lowcountry fashion, it’s the middle of December and the high today is a warm 77 degrees with 100% humidity. What should be a brisk winter day is instead... FEB 2016 12 min Read12 min Read