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Beaches 2014 Edition A Z From An alphabetical guide to summer on the Waccamaw Neck to PAWLEYS PIER | The island landmark turns 60. SECOND FRONT Plus: The Pawleys Island Surf Club made its home at the pier back when its members were young. PAGE 35 FISHING | Advice on catching them PAGE 12 in the surf. Plus: How to throw a cast net. PAGE 6 A chart of the summer tides. PAGE 37 JOGGLING BOARDS | No porch is complete without one. PAGE 19 ABOUT THIS ISSUE For our annual Beaches edition, the Coastal Observer staff assembles a selection of its reporting on subjects of interest to beach-goers. That includes information about on-going activities and places to visit along with some of the background about the area known as the Waccamaw Neck. There’s much more to do than will fit between the pages of a special section. Nothing can take the place of seeing it firsthand and getting some sand in your shoes. You can keep up with the local news and events with the weekly edition of the Coastal Observer and through our website, coastalobserver. com. You can also find updates on our Facebook page. STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 26 PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. 29585 2 Beaches Coastal Observer Summer 2014 ACCESS | An illustrated guide Photos by Frances Bradshaw/Coastal Observer North Litchfield 45 / Parker Drive No designated parking North Litchfield 46 / Parker at Windover No designated parking North Litchfield 47 / Parker at Fairfield Emergency vehicle access North Litchfield 48 / Parker Drive No designated parking North Litchfield 49 / Seaview Loop No designated parking North Litchfield 50 / Seaview Loop No designated parking North Litchfield 51 / Seaview Loop 7 marked spaces North Litchfield 52 / Parker at Ancient Mariner 22 marked spaces North Litchfield 53 / Parker at Mulberry 20 marked spaces North Litchfield 54 / Parker at Eutaw Handicapped access ramp North Litchfield 55 / Shorebird Loop No designated parking North Litchfield 56 / Songbird Lane 20 parking spaces North Litchfield 57 / Media Lane 8 parking spaces North Litchfield 58 / Summertime Lane Golf cart parking North Litchfield 59 / Loggerhead Lane Golf cart parking Come Visit C Vi it O Our N New Location L ti at at Fresh Market Commons! 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Weaver greets the captain and asks if he would like a safety inspection. He checks to see if all passengers have life jackets, the boat has a flotation device that can be thrown into the water in case of emergency and that the fire extinguisher and horn work. After checking the registration, he tells the party of four to have a good — and safe — day on the water. Though he is the only full-time marine officer at the sheriff’s office, Weaver is one of 14 patrolling the 184 miles of rivers and coastline and 23 boat landings in the county. At peak times such as the July Fourth weekend, sheriff’s office and state Department of Natural Resources officers conduct courtesy boat inspections. Those who are not in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements aren’t ticketed. “The sheriff wants to ensure all vessels are safety equipped,” Weaver said. “Our goal is to make sure everybody is safe and all equipment is up to regulation. We want to be sure their life jackets are not just old ones that have been stuck in the bottom of the boat and not deteriorated.” Weaver said the sheriff’s office patrols Sandy Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer Chuck Weaver, left, conducts an inspection. Island quite a bit because of complaints about boaters anchoring in the finger channels and partying. “We go up there to be visible,” he said, “to make sure people are watching their language. Officers also keep a watch over the sand bar in Black River, North Inlet and the Murrells Inlet creeks. “When I see a crowded vessel with 12 to 14 people, I want to make sure there’s enough safety equipment to cover everybody on that boat,” Weaver said. “That’s a flag for me. Other than that, I stop every other boat and ask the captain if we can do a safety inspection.” Once a boat has passed a sheriff’s office inspection, the captain is issued the yellow copy of the checklist. Weaver said the captain can show that yellow copy to officers later and be “good as gold.” “It means you’ve been checked,” he said, “and we wave you on. Violators get the white copy of the form. “If we see three life jackets for four people,” Weaver said, “we ask them to stop their enjoyment and run over to Georgetown Marina, the Reserve or Wacca Wache to get what they need. We’re not wanting to be the mean police. “Instead of writing somebody a ticket, we’ll give them a whistle. A safety equipment violation for a sounding device or a fire extinguisher is $125 plus court costs. If we can give them a whistle, it’s better for them.” Weaver said a typical day of water patrol will result in 40 to 50 boat inspections. He’s most concerned with carelessness like a personal watercraft operator trying to jump a boat’s wake or boaters under the influence of alcohol. The presence of officers will deter some boaters from tempting fate, he said. “If we see a vessel that is starting to get loud and obnoxious, we remind them there are families nearby and note the alcoholic beverages consumed. If you have a designated driver, be sure they can control the vessel. I have seen a 12-year-old at the helm of a 31-foot Contender.” ? n o i t a c a V n O e r He We’ve Got What You Need! Palmetto P almetto SHOP Home Center Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer Kayaks fill Pawleys Creek for the annual races sponsored by the town. The races are scheduled in July according to the tides. Where to find a boat (or a board) There’s plenty to do in the waterways that define the Waccamaw Neck. The area is full of tidelands and marsh, creeks and tributaries and inlets to tour or fish whether by paddleboard or skiff. Murrells Inlet alone has dozens of named creeks and tangled tributaries. Pawleys Creek simply runs alongside the western shore of the island from Midway Inlet to Pawleys Inlet, providing an easy stretch at high tide. When out on the water bring plenty of bottled water, sunscreen and bug spray. If you didn’t arrive on vacation with a boat strapped to the car roof or towed on a trailer there’s still watercraft available. Surf the Earth rents surfboards, paddleboards, bodyboards and all forms of kayaks. The staff leads guided kayak tours through the salt marsh creeks and around the barrier islands, including sunset and full-moon tours. They also have paddleboard yoga tours. Surf the Earth also gives lessons and holds camps. Go to surf-the-earth.com or call 235-3500. Pawleys Island Beach Service rents paddleboards, kayaks and canoes. Call 237-4666 or go to pibeachservice.com. Along with singles, doubles, paddleboards and canoes, Pawleys Kayak Rentals can also fix you up with a crab trap or crab line. Call 315-4567 or go to pawleyskayaks.com. The Reserve Harbor Yacht Club on the Waccamaw River at Willbrook Plantation has a pontoon boat and a skiff for rent. Call 314-5133 or go to morningstarmarinas.com/reserve-harbor. Up the river at Wacca Wache Marina, Tidewater Excursions rents a 24foot party barge. Kayaks and other gear plus a tour guide are available as well. Call 651-7171 ot go to waccawachemarina.com. Black River Outdoors Center in Georgetown rents a variety of kayaks and canoes. The center specializes in guided kayak eco-tours through cypress swamps, Murrells Inlet, Georgetown harbor, Sandy Island and the waters around Huntington Beach State Park. Call 877-360-4220 or go to blackriveroutdoors.com. Express Watersports in Murrells Inlet has new Jet Skis to rent this summer. They also rent kayaks and paddleboards. They also offer kayak tours through Murrells Inlet. Diving lessons and tours are available through its Scuba Express business. Call 357-3337 or go to expresswatersports.com. Captain Dick’s at the Crazy Sister Marina in Murrells Inlet rents skiffs and pontoon boats in addition to Jet Skis. Paddleboards and kayaks are also available and tours are offered. Call 651-3676 or go to captdicks.com. We Sell Propane & Ice Monday - Friday 7:30 - 7 Saturday 8 - 6 • Sunday 10 - 4 8317 S. Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island 843-235-3555 Coastal Observer Summer 2014 Beaches 5 OYSTER PERPETUAL YACHT-MASTER II Pawleys Island & South Carolina Hook Bracelets™ CUSTOM DESIGNS • JEWELRY REPAIR • ENGRAVING • APPRAISALS (843) 237-3773 Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm • Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 11412 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, SC www.christophersfinejewelry.com 6 Beaches Coastal Observer Summer 2014 CAST NETS Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer Untangling the mysteries of catching bait Throwing the net up and out, above, will make sure it lands in a shape to catch bait. The net at left is coiled and ready to throw. BY JAMES WILLIAMSON the fish inside. Casters often hold the net between their teeth as they get ready to throw. Camlin adopted his method from Linda Beckham, a former co-worker. It’s a no-mouth cast method. Here’s how it works for a net up to 5 feet: • First, make sure none of the lines are tangled. • Attach the throw line to your right wrist and coil it into your right hand. • Hold the net by your side and let the lead line of weights rest on the ground. • Grab the net with your right hand at about your pocket. • Reach down to the lead line with your free hand, straight down, and place a weight between your right thumb and forefinger. With your free hand COASTAL OBSERVER There’s an art to turning a twisted tangle of rope, mesh and lead weights into a thing of beauty. “Swing kind of hard, but let go with both hands,” Richard Camlin, senior interpreter at Hobcaw Barony, said. Leaving his grasp, a cast net spreads through the air in a delicate arc, the filaments catching the light over North Inlet. Camlin taught a cast-netting class this spring. In the air, the net should resemble a grapefruit, not a taco. “A perfect circle is what you want, otherwise you can throw it on top of bait all day, but if it’s in the shape of a taco, they’re not inside where you can close on them,” Camlin said. There are two main uses for a cast net. “If you’re out in a boat in a creek you can see where the mullet are jumping and you can cast it there,” Camlin said. “The other time is when you’re shrimping. You set bait balls and you have your poles and you cast on top to get your shrimp.” Shrimp baiting season is set by state law for 60 days from September to November and requires a permit. A state fishing license is required to take fish with a cast net. They can’t be used to catch gamefish in freshwater. Mullet are popular as bait and swim in schools that make ideal targets for cast nets. They are plentiful in the estuaries. Cast nets come in many sizes and with different mesh siz- es depending on their use “To learn on a small net is better than a bigger one,” said Camlin. “Don’t throw it on top of oysters if you can help it. Otherwise you’ll get holes in your net.” The net consists of a handline that is joined by a swivel to braille lines that lead to the weights at the foot of the net. While the net fans out when it is thrown, it collapses when the handline is pulled and it traps Deck & shore apparel, custom embroidery, unique gifts with a nautical flare. grasp the lead line, this time extending your arm with the net. Keep your right hand with all the material near your chest. The net will be one-quarter of the way open. • Rotate your body back to the right and immediately back to the left and release smoothly with outstretched arms. • Let the net sink a bit and then pull in the throwline. This will bring the lead line up to the horn, or ring, and trap any bait. • Grasp the horn and let go of the throw line to empty bait into a bucket. To throw with your left hand, reverse positions. When you’re finished rinse the net with fresh water. Hang it by the horn and let the lead lines touch the ground to dry without stretching its knots or mesh. Oceaanf Oce nfro ront nt Din inii ng Offering clothing, gifts & accessories to boaters & drylanders alike since 1988! “Their She Crab Soup is fantastic, and paired with half a tuna salad sandwich is outstanding.” “The view of the ocean was awesome, great location! 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She recommends that dog owners bring a tent to provide enough shade for a dog to avoid the possibility of heat stroke and a special collar with ice packs to keep animals cool. “Sand can be hot on their feet,” she said, “another good reason to avoid the heat of the day.” Except for treats, it’s best if a dog doesn’t eat on the beach, “especially shells,” Whetstone emphasized. “Shells can cause obstruction.” Saltwater can lead to dehy- dration and stomach irritation as well. Splashing in the surf can cause topical heartworm, flea or tick medication to lose its effectiveness near the end of the month. “They can switch to an oral tablet,” she said, “something that’s not going to wash off.” If a dog has a thin coat or hairless areas around the nose, tips of the ears or belly, it’s recommended to apply a sunscreen specially formulated for dogs. On Pawleys Island, dogs must be on a leash when off the owner’s property. The town also requires owners to clean up any pet waste left by their dog when it’s off their property. There are plastic waste bags at some beach accesses. On other beaches in Georgetown County, dogs must be on a leash between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. From 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. dogs are allowed off the leash if they are under the owner’s command and not causing a nuisance. On the Litchfield beaches, waste bags are provided in dispensers at beach accesses. At Huntington Beach State Park dogs must be on a leash at all times. Artful Dining LU NCH • DI N N ER • SU N DAY BRU NCH From our “beginnings” to our “delectables” to our “exquisites” you’ll find our cuisine absolutely delightful! Live Ente r t a i n me nt Fr id ay & S a t u r d ay Ni g ht s! 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Exhibiting Artists Nancy Bracken Kim Conder Gail Joley Johnnie Griner Silas De Kind Ed Fitzgerald Lu Hook Christy Janes Gary Johnston Vida Miller Conrad Pope Amy Real Susan Schumacher Squeakie Stone Jim Sutherland Susie Tuck Mary Arthur Weis Don Withers ENJOY MANY LOCAL ARTISTS Gray Man Gallery Local Art • Custom Framing • Since 1980 Downtown Pawleys, Next to Bistro 217 10707-B Ocean Highway • 843-237-2578 Join us for Happy Hour 4-7 pm • Bar Menu 5-10 pm Children’s Menu Available Open Monday-Saturday, Lunch 11-4 • Dinner 5-10 10707 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, SC (843) 235-8217 • www.bistro217.com Coastal Observer Summer 2014 EROSION Beaches 9 Adrift in a sea of sand Dunes start off as nothing more than drifting sand. Sea oats and dune grasses trap the sand when onshore winds blow it across the beach. The sand builds up until a storm comes along. “We have lost effectively 18 feet of sand dune since Hurricane Sandy,” said Pawleys Island Mayor Bill Otis. “Particularly the center of the island. The north and south end have both suffered significant erosion.” Otis added that it’s not just a Pawleys Island problem. The whole beachfront of the state has been dramatically affected, he said. He believes Paw- leys’ current dune state have returned to the condition they were in following Sandy in 2012. Erosion over the winter left a 12-14 foot scarp on at least 80 percent of the island. But sand that’s washed away from the dunes by a pounding surf doesn’t disappear, it simply moves elsewhere within the beach-dune system. “Erosion is a very natural thing,” said Orrin Pilkey, emeritus professor of earth and ocean sciences at Duke University. “Sand comes into the beach and sand comes back to the dunes from the beach. It’s a back and forth thing.” In response to a storm, the beach will flatten. This dissipates wave energy over a broader surface and the eroded sand eventually returns during fair weather. “It’s a beautiful way that the beach saves itself,” Pilkey said. Evidence shows that sea levels are rising and erosion will continue to diminish beachfronts at higher rates. Pilkey explained that in some cases erosion has actually been the result of beach nourishment. “Artificial sand does not do as good as natural sand as a rule. At a minimum, nourished beaches disappear twice as fast as a natural beach,” he said. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer The last nourishment project on Pawleys was in 2007 and placed 38,000 cubic yards of sand on the beachfront. All of it was dredged from shoals on either end of Pawleys Creek. Dunes are so important to the island that they are pro- tected by town law. Access to the beach is limited to walkways and damaging a dune carries a fine of up to $250. Sea oats are protected by state law. Cutting or breaking the plants carries a fine of up to $200. – JAMES WILLIAMSON The Shops -at- Oak Lea 11096 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island THE MEN’S STORE PAWLEY’S P EDALAR AT OAK LEA SHOES, BAGS, & ACCESSORIES • Palm Beach Sandals • Stuart Weitzman • Steve Madden • Marc Joseph • Paul Mayer • Dezario • Van Eli • Amalfi • Vivanz • Arche Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5:30 pm 843-237-2412 Children’s & Ladies Boutique A Lilly Pulitzer® Signature Shop Ladies • Annie Griffin • Melly M • Gretchen Scott • Hatley • Mahi Gold Children’s • Kissy Kissy • Bailey Boys • Quiksilver/Roxy • Lemon Loves Lime Mon - Sat • 10 am - 5:30 pm 843-237-2631 AT OAK LEA CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES • Vineyard Vine • Berle • COAST™ Pawleys Island • Smathers & Branson Needlepoint Belts • Cumberbunds, Bowties & Accessories • Barbour Coats for Men & Women Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5:30 pm 843-237-2412 Find Your Real Treasure at the Beach Handmade att Lowcountry owcountryy Jewelers Je www.lowcountryjewelers.com • 843-237-5193 10659 Highway 17 North, Pawleys Island, in The Island Shops 10 Beaches Coastal Observer Summer 2014 From Fine Island Shoes by selena to Faux its All in the Jack Rogers • Sam Edelman Naot • Merrell • Mephisto Clarks • Dansko • Nicole Propét • Pikolinos • Onex Jeffrey Campbell • Yellow Box Matisse • J. 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Sandals • 41 Years in Business • The Hammock Shops Hwy. 17, Pawleys Island • (843) 237-2948 Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm The Hammock Shops 10880 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island 843.237.7300 MudPie • Monogrammed Bags • Lug • Coastal Observer Summer 2014 FASHION Beaches 11 BY CARRIE HUMPHREYS FOR THE OBSERVER W 1960S when John Smith, the California founder of Ocean Pacific, designed OP’s original logo for surfboards, his creation would eventually launch a new trend in fashion apparel? In the following years, OP went from a board logo to a line of active sportswear and accessories with an instantly recognizable label. What began as functional, high performance clothing, like board shorts, muscle tanks, wetsuits, rash guards, and swimsuits is now mainstream, combining function with fashion. Today, 50 years later, hip fashionistas of all ages, have embraced the retro, color splashed casualwear. OP is now sold in Walmarts, accessable to all. And the styles of Quiksilver, Hurley, Roxy and Volcom, for example, are worn not only by the seaside surf-set, but by land-lovers everywhere. Surf garb has washed ashore. Cowabunga. Even trendy high-end local ladies boutiques, such as Taz, hardly a surf shop, offer some sun-kissed garments inspired by the seacoast. Manager Glenna Manning notes that among the store’s beach inspired selections are specialty tees, “long” Bermuda shorts and cropped pants, gauzy shirts and crayon colored sundresses. Pawleys Island Wear sports a variety of womens’ California themed show-stoppers. Buyer Lindsey Kirby, who admitted she occasionally dons surf-shop logo duds herself, purchased several lines of what she called “surflike” fashion silhouettes for her Hammock Shop store. The selections range from flirty Roxy-type dresses to flowing silk sun-wear topping skinny jeans. Even local surf shops sell more than boardwear these days. At Surf the Earth, owner/buyer Deana Benston fills her surf hangout with warm weather attire for the relaxed beachy lifestyle for men and women. “It’s not all performances pieces anymore. A lot of our surf brands are leaning toward the older customer. It’s a relaxed, flowy, Bohemian ’60s style, often with ethnic type patterns that are comfortable for any age person.” Dresses and skirts, Benston said, range from mini to maxi. Shorts go from very short to the longer 11-inch length. Her racks include woven, button down shirts; cardigan sweaters; leggings; and beanies. Although Surf the Earth has its own exclusive label, Benston suggests that adults, as well as youth, are not as keen on labels as they once were. “Surf brands are steering more away from the large logo and scaling down, using more subtle, low key branding. Some manufacturers offer shirts, for instance, with no logo at all,” she said. “The brands are becoming very homogenized.” And it’s not just surfer-inspired apparel that has been adopted by the non-surfing customer, Benston said. Footwear is a hot item. “Sanuck, an unconstructed shoe nearly like a sandal, which originated in the surf industry, has been copied by several major shoe manufacturers.” And everybody is wearing “Stance,” a funky colorful patterned tube sock, Benston said. “They are huge right now even for young adults.” Beach tees, scarves, sunglasses and jewelry also have leanings toward the hang-loose surf city lifestyle. Time to catch the wave. HO KNEW IN THE Making waves Styles inspired by surf culture Top, Surf the Earth, left to right, Billabong lace skirt with a Ruca top, Billabong board shorts and T-shirt, Surf the Earth hat with Billabong board shorts and T-shirt, Angie dress with Toms wedge shoes, Skirt by Auditions and top by Angie, dress by O’Neill and Zudor Losadi shoes, Lost shirt and hat with Billabong board shorts. Middle, Pawleys Island Wear, Helen Kaminski hat and Leather Rock bag. Bottom, Dresses are Taz’s the West Bay Dress by Island Company, Cicada’s cover up by Elan and Taz’s Red Haute dress with a Flora Bella hat. 12 Beaches Coastal Observer Summer 2014 F ISHING There’s got to be a catch BY JASON LESLEY COASTAL OBSERVER Fishing guide Kevin Grant of Pawleys Island Outdoors fished the surf and creek at Pawleys Island when his family came here on vacation years ago. Now he helps other vacationers have that same experience. Grant runs Pawleys Island Outdoors, a shop on Highway 17 with hunting and fishing supplies, and guides fishermen to where fish are biting in the ocean or the creek. A native of Hartsville, Grant moved to Pawleys Island after high school and lived in Columbia and Charleston before returning eight years ago. He suggests a rod between 7 and 11 feet long and a double drop rig for surf fishing. Bloodworms or shrimp will attract smaller fish like whiting, croaker or pompano. Cut mullet, menhaden or finger mullet are better for red drum, black drum or sharks. Grant tells surf fishermen to scout out the beach at low tide, looking for contours. Bait Southern Tide Patagonia The North Face Pelagic fish follow the tides looking for mole crabs and other food and return to deeper water through the small channels in the sand. That’s where larger fish congregate, and the fishing is most promising, he said. “People try to cast out as far as they can,” Grant said, “but a lot of times there is more action in the breakers. Bait is more disoriented, and the oxygen level is higher.” Using smaller tackle with 10- to 20-pound test line can be effective. Pawleys Creek is home to flounder, and Grant says mud minnows, finger mullet, small menhaden and artificials like plastic shrimp or minnows or mirror lures can be effective in shell beds and creek mouths. From a small boat, fishermen can troll those same baits along the bottom. Grant leads a fourhour creek charter for two people for $350 and has other family charters that let parents and children fish for awhile and hop out on the beach. ■ JOHN ARCHAMBAULT, a biologist with the state Department Columbia Sportswear Little Brown Dog Sperry Top-Siders Olukai 3908 Hwy. 17 Business, near the Marshwalk Murrells Inlet • 843-651-2593 Open 7 Days A Week Open until 9 pm June - July of Natural Resources, fondly remembers fishing at the north end of Pawleys Island. With mole crabs as bait, Archambault used light line, small hooks and a small rod in his younger days. He would cast out about 10 yards and walk along the surf fishing for pompano, black drum, sheepshead, croaker, spot and whiting. He would avoid spots on the beach with vacationers sitting in lawn chairs, watching their big rods stuck in spikes. He walked along casting his line weighted only with split shot. Pawleys Island is loaded with good fishing spots. Groins on the south end offer edges with stronger currents where bait — and predators — congregate around washout holes, Archambault said. The pilings of the Pawleys Pier are good fishing spots, too, and Pawleys Creek’s tidal currents move bait fish. 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The wave action stirs up the bait. Sometimes, the fish are right at the breaking point, he said. Another tip: Instead of using a whole shrimp and a big hook, use one-third of a shrimp on a small hook while fishing in shallow water. As for the ideal time of day to catch fish in the surf, Archambault prefers dusk. But there are just as many successful fishermen who like dawn, especially after a dark night. The same conflicting advice abounds regarding tides. Archambault said a flood tide can bring fish closer to the beach, but that’s not always true. The water is clearer on high tide, but the mullet come out of their pools on the muddy ebb. Jennifer Brown of Pawleys Island fishes for flounder in Pawleys Creek within two hours after the tide turns either direction. “We fish in a small john boat against the current, The best blondes at the beach don’t get that way from the sun... Mention this AD for $10 OFF any Highlight Service Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer Using the right bait is important. So is getting it in the right place. Tips for surf fishing • If most of the water • When the beach is is calm, fish where it sculpted to a point by isn’t. winds and current, fish the deeper side of the • If most of the water point. is rough, fish where it isn’t. • At low tide, walk the beach and look for • Always keep a bait sloughs and sandbars, at the transition area anything unusual, that from calm to rough. will give you an idea of • Always keep a bait up what’s under the water at high tide. close. trolling as slow as you possibly can using a basic two-hook flounder rig,” she said. “You’re dragging on the bottom, but flounder fishing is different because a flounder bites at the minnow, then he grabs it, a two-hit process. Don’t hoss him, like a bass. You just let him eat it. 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Others prefer to keep busy until the sun fades into twilight. “People talk to each other when they’re playing games,” said Barry Coleman, author of “Best Beach Games.” He and his family adapted games that he played as a child on a farm in Travelers Rest to the beach, integrating items found along the tide line. “Basically, we have a game day.” The Toy Isle tries to stock beach games that appeal to the whole family, said Gerri Gaynor, the owner. “It just brings the family together and makes for fun and takes care of that rainy day at the beach,” she said. Games and kites were strong sellers last summer, along with books about shells. Another popular item was a mesh bag filled with toys. “You can shake the sand right out. Moms will love that,” Gaynor said. The card game Spot it! has been the store’s most popular item and this summer Spot it! Splash arrives. The cards feature sea creatures and are laminated to prevent water damage. Another big selling game at the Toy Isle has been the Tiki Toss, the hook and ring game, also known as the Bimini Ring Toss. Cornhole caught the most interest at the Pawleys Island Beach Service last summer. “A wide range of ages in families can play it,” said Kristie Baxley, the manager, “and you don’t have to be that skilled.” The store rents boards that are equipped with regulation-size beanbags. It also has bocce sets, badminton and beach paddle ball, which are perennial favorites. Pawleys Island Supplies sold out of KanJam. “It’s a game from New York,” David Altman, an employee, explained. “You have two buckets and you try to toss a Frisbee in the bucket.” Perhaps the most essential item to bring for a day of play on the beach is a good imagination. “We started off with laundry bags filled with tons of toy trucks and I got tired of carrying that Bocce is a popular pastime at the beach. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer much stuff,” Coleman said. “We began playing a memory game that we learned from another family at the beach, then started playing tic-tac-toe and taking marbles to the beach with us and it grew from there.” Among the games in his book is “Speedway.” Each player finds a shell for the race. An 8-by10-foot oval track 18 inches wide is drawn in the sand. Seven spaces are marked on the straightaways and five on the curves. The oval provides an infield for players and, in best Darlington fashion, spectators. A roll of the die by each player advances their shell along the track by the equivalent number of spaces from the starting line. If the same number is rolled three times in a row, the shell “spins out” and moves back that number of spaces. The first player to complete five laps wins, unless you are playing the Le Mans version. Fifty years have passed since Belle Baruch placed the 17,500 acres of her beloved Hobcaw Barony into the hands of a foundation to be preserved for scientific research and education. Perhaps that’s why this southwestern tip of the Waccamaw Neck has remained a mystery to many a passerby. It’s no runof-the-mill tourist attraction, open to the public to drive its dirt roads and roam through historic houses. Belle didn’t allow trespassing. It’s still private, not government, property, despite the 4-to-1 ratio of university research to foundation staff. However, with the renovation of a new Discovery Center and an increasing number of opportunities to tour the property, Hobcaw is becoming more of a place to visit rather than wonder about. “In 1964, at the time of her death,” senior interpreter Lee Brockington told a group hiking the property this spring, “her will included a plan unknown anywhere else in the U.S. to create an outdoor laboratory that was selfsupporting for the benefit of researchers of environmental science in colleges and universities.” Belle did not leave the foundation much leeway in interpreting her wishes. It must raise half its budget through grants and donations annually to maintain the 37 historic structures on the property that include her father Bernard Baruch’s Hobcaw House and her own house, Bellefield, in addition to stables, slave villages, superintendents’ houses and an airplane hangar. Remnants of Belle’s influence are ubiquitous, even after half a century. The stable of her champion jumping horse Souriant remains as she left it. The landing strip she used for her single engine Stinson plane is visible, though pines were planted on it 30 years ago. Bellefield itself is due for a refurbishing that will help keep her memory alive. ■ An organized hike to Hobcaw’s Barnyard Village this spring allowed a small group of visitors to see the land that Bernard Baruch called his “Shangri-La” when he found it for sale in 1905. Eliza and Robert James Donaldson had tried growing rice on the old plantation property since 1875. • Wine • Fresh Baked d Br B Bread ead Beaches 15 Unfortunate weather — a terrible hurricane, drought and heavy rains — ruined any slim chance they had of profit. Baruch bought the property for pennies on the dollar for a hunting ground and escape from New York City. Baruch’s arrival at Hobcaw — and his decision to sell it to his daughter — led to the preservation of the land much as it appeared a century ago. Belle Baruch rode through the same woods the hikers walked. She would have mounted a horse near Bellefield and galloped through the sandy pine forest and up a tiny elevation change that provides habitat for live oaks, water oaks and holly. Spanish moss hangs from tree limbs. There’s a small cemetery hidden by the woods near the start of the hiking trail. Strawberry Hill Cemetery is one of five on the property. Friendfield Plantation Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer The former home of Bernard Baruch overlooks Winyah Bay. overseer John Thompson is buried here with his wife, Sara, and a newborn. Brockington said Thompson’s brother, William, arrived at the plantation with nothing but the clothes on his back and a horse around 1832. Within a year, his brother and sister-in-law were dead and he was overseer. Also buried at Strawberry Hill are Eliza and Robert James Donaldson who sold out to Bernard Baruch in 1905. 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Anna and Archer Huntington bought four former rice plantations and 3 miles of coastline known as Magnolia Beach in 1929 after she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, Weatherford said. Doctors advised the Huntingtons, residents of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, to spend winters in a warmer climate. They built their new home, Atalaya, designed like a Moorish castle found off the coasts of Spain and Portugal, between 1931 and ’34. “At the time,” Weatherford said, “the Huntingtons were the No. 1 employer in Georgetown County, just building the house.” Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens are connected by the Straight Road, leading from the couple’s home and sculpture studio to stables and animal pens. “When Anna was sculpting in winter and wanted a live animal as a model, she would ring for one of the servants to go and bring it back down the Straight Road,” Weatherford said. “They kept horses, bears, monkeys — anything she was sculpting.” Her genius, Weatherford said, pointing to the “Fighting Stallions” at the Brookgreen Gardens entry, was in reproducing the anatomy of animals, right down to the muscles and tendons. She was among the first sculptors to use aluminum, he said. The concrete Straight Road and its single gate served as the original entry to the park in 1960. Officials quickly saw the need for an exit gate and attempted to copy the archi- Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer Ironwork grills decorate the windows at Atalaya. tecture. The decorative elements aren’t much of a match, the ranger points out. Eventually, the entrance was moved a quarter mile north to accommodate RVs and the park’s 25,000 visitors a year. The Straight Road is the best place to encounter an alligator in warm weather, Weatherford said. They cross the road, moving from freshwater Mallard Pond to the brackish Mullet Pond to sun and eat. Gators — there are about 60 in the park — also cross the causeway road into the salt marsh to find other food, from crabs to stingrays. The Straight Road ends at Atalaya’s gate. “Archer Huntington was a lover of everything Spanish,” Weatherford said, “and Atalaya is Spanish for watchtower. He traveled a lot with his father, being so wealthy, all around Europe and Africa. His favorite place was Spain.” Weatherford said Archer built Atalaya without blueprints. The living spaces are along the high outside walls with a watchtower in the middle. “The purpose in Spain was to look for pirates,” Weather CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Hobcaw marks 50 years of research FROM PAGE 15 Like the graves at Strawberry Hill, an old brick rice mill stands as a tribute to the past. Three brick walls remain with only a line shaft to hint at the modernized process of packaging rice for sale. Before mechanization, slaves did the work of cutting the rice stalks, beating the kernels loose, breaking the husk from the rice and tossing it in the wind with winnowing baskets to separate the chaff. Progress came slowly. Winnowing houses were tall structures with a hole in the top floor so rice could drop below into sacks as the chaff was blown aside. The early rice mills mechanized the steps using water power, according to Alec Tuten, a volunteer guide. Without waterfalls, coastal mill operators lowered the mill’s water wheel to catch the rising and falling tides. The mill at Hobcaw was run on steam power, Tuten thinks. The turning line shaft operated a series of devices. A mechanical arm flailed the kernels off the stalks. Another pounded the husk off. A third dropped the rice in front of a fan to blow away the chaff before it fell into barrels. “Instead of having 75 to 100 people to produce clean rice,” Tuten said, “a mill might not have but 10.” The Donaldsons used the mill at Hobcaw until it burned in 1903. For them, that was the last straw. Baruch’s purchase two years later saved Hobcaw’s forests from the sawmill, as lumber became Georgetown’s prime export. He established a nature retreat suitable for celebrities. Winston Churchill came to visit and rode by car with Baruch to Miami and back. President Franklin D. Roosevelt spent time here during World War II to rest and recuperate. To provide suitable comforts, Baruch retained the 100 or so black residents and the dozen white supervisors for roadwork, horse training, cleaning stalls, digging ditches, maintaining fences, cooking, cleaning and feeding dogs. ■ BARUCH, wealthy LIKE Northerners bought many of the large properties in CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Carolina Gold is more famous, but indigo blue also made colonial era planters in South Carolina wealthy. Cultivation of the imported indigo plant began with Eliza Pinckney, who managed her family plantations at age 16 and produced the first commercially-successful crop in 1742. By 1775, South Carolina exported more than 1 million pounds of indigo a year which accounted for a third of the colony’s economy. Georgetown planters created the Winyah Indigo Society in 1755. In 1765, Georgetown County exported 42,909 pounds of indigo, most of which was grown on plantations along the Waccamaw and Black rivers. Producing the dye was no easy task. 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They remained intact, and the foundation attempts to conserve them today by keeping the roofs in good shape and mowing to minimize the threat of fire. Already an outstanding sailor and equestrian, Belle took up flying in 1939 and bought a single-engine Stinson and a twin-engine Beechcraft. Just as she was spreading her wings, World War II grounded her. The U.S. Army Air Corps confiscated both planes. Belle spent her time watching the coast for German submarines and trying to pick up Morse code messages to relay to the FBI. When the Army didn’t use the planes and left the hangar’s door unlocked, Belle reclaimed them. The planes were sold upon Belle’s death, and the runway was planted in pine trees in the 1980s when drug trafficking became so prevalent that private air strips were watched with suspicion. ■ GEORGE CHASTAIN, executive director of the foundation, said Hobcaw must continue opening its doors to the public and sharing the Baruch legacy. “We try to remain true to Belle’s vision for the property,” he said. “She was a woman who saw conservation of the property as the most important part of what she did in creating the trust. We still try to adhere to her vision of conserving the property and using it for research with colleges and universities. Our partnership with the schools, the environmental research that goes on here, is much more than Belle envisioned. That’s still the driving force as to what we do.” State park FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ford said. “Here, he used it to have running water. A pump on the north side pumped water to a large tank in the tower, and gravity fed water to the rooms below.” Weatherford said Atalaya was the first residence on the Waccamaw Neck to have electricity. “They paid for lines to be run from Georgtetown,” he said. “Over the rivers, through the woods to Atalaya it went.” Weatherford said Archer’s construction foreman’s journals reveal his frustration building Atalaya. “Sir,” the journal says, “if you give me a little more information, I would know what you wanted to build here.” He gave an example. One day, Huntington ordered a brick wall to be built. The masons carefully scraped the excess mortar off the bricks to provide the clean lines of modern day construction. When Huntington saw the wall, he made them tear it down. He wanted the mortar oozing between the bricks because that was the way they did it in Spain. The ma- sons called it the “Huntington Squeeze,” Weatherford said. 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Appointments Recommended. 843-314-9321 843 314 9321 • O OPEN 7 Days a Week! k! 843-237-4313 Located in Island Shops, Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island Coastal Observer Summer 2014 J OGGLING BOARDS Beaches 19 No porch is complete without one BY JAMES WILLIAMSON COASTAL OBSERVER One evening an elderly woman from Hopsewee Plantation who suffered from severe arthritis went outside to catch some fresh air. She came across a plank set between two blocks left by workmen. She sat. She bounced. The motion eased her pain. She had a replica made for her porch. Children and adults from around the area visited to “joggle.” A new kind of porch rocker was born. That’s the tale told by the late Dickie Crayton, the Pawleys Island joggling board master. He likely localized it from the popular story about a woman in Sumter County who found therapeutic value in joggling and had a board made by relatives in Scotland. It’s also been called the “courtship board.” A couple who start at either end will meet in the middle as they bounce on the 16-foot-long curved pine board suspended between two rockers. Ernie Cribb recalled that a woman came into his store one day asking about the appeal of joggling boards. “It’s relaxing, you just sit there and bounce,” he said. “That’s crazy,” she replied. The joggling board has been a feature of Pawleys Island homes since the early 20th century. It’s estimated that about one-third of the homes have one. Cribb began building joggling boards in 1984 as a hobby that turned into the Old Southern Workshop that’s behind his house. He asked the skeptical woman if she liked rocking chairs. She did. So he explained that the joggling board rocks from side to side as well as bounces up and down. “I went inside to do something and she was sitting on the joggling board bouncing up and down drinking a Coke. She was out there for 15 minutes,” Cribb recalled. He learned to build joggling boards from Crayton. In the beginning, he just wanted one for his mother. “You’ve been in the carpenter business, you know how to make them,” Crayton said. “I said I didn’t know how to make them. And he said, ‘Come on over, I’ll show you,’” Cribb said. Crayton’s joggling boards had a distinctive rock, more than some boards, but smooth. “Some of them I’ve seen are a little more flat. They’d be very smooth rocking,” said Grace Avery, an understudy to Crayton before his death in 2000. She inherited Crayton’s company, the Original Pawleys Island Joggling Board, and moved it to Ashville, N.C. She retired the business three years ago. “He was a real master craftsman. He hand selected the boards. He looked for the proper grain, tight grain but had to have the flex and the joggle in it,” she said. Crayton planed the boards by hand to give it the proper flex. He also fashioned the Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer Ernie Cribb has kept the tradition alive. He learned from Dickie Crayton, the master of Pawleys Island joggling boards. pegs at either side of the plank by hand. “It’s a lot of standing, grinding, patching, at least three coats of paint. It’s a fairly time consuming project,” she said. “If I were to start first thing in the morning, I could make one in a day,” said Cribb. But the beauty of a joggling board is in the details, such as the rounded edges and a board sanded to eliminate splinters. Finding the right lumber is the biggest challenge. Cribb emphasized the importance of hand-selecting a yellow pine board that’s knot-free. “The board will get older and the knot will shrink and pop out. If you were to stress it, it would probably break right there,” he said. The long fibers in the pine allow it to stretch. “They used to make them with cypress because it’s even more flexible but cypress is very expensive,” Cribb said. The market for joggling boards has mostly been from visitors. “They’d come on vacation and say I’d like to have one on my porch. I’d be the only one in New York who’s got one,” said Cribb. He recalled a Christmas rush a few years ago when he shipped 19 boards around the country, including one that wound up in Colorado. “The first one I sold was $399 and if you ordered one from me today it’s still $399. You can buy them in Charleston and they’re $599,” Cribb said. He also created the Pawleys Plank, a joggling board that’s 12 feet long for children. At that length the board bends less, making it suitable for other uses such as a plant stand. Charleston green is the traditional color for joggling boards. Cribb makes the rockers from treated lumber, but the painted pine boards will eventually rot if left uncovered. The porch is the natural habitat for the joggling board. “You see a lot of them I’ve built over the years and people don’t sit on them,” said Cribb. “But I’ve got one I sent to a couple in Charleston 15 years ago. And I ran into them at the tennis center on Daniel Island about five years ago.” They told him they were about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary “We use that joggling board every day,” they told Cribb. “We sit on it and have coffee in the morning.” Named One of the Top 10 Public Gardens in the country by TripAdvisor® A N AT I O N A L H I S TO R I C L A N D M A R K From beautiful gardens filled with sculpture and the only accredited zoo on the coast of the Carolinas, to boat rides, a butterfly house, and an Enchanted Storybook Forest, there is always something new and exciting at Brookgreen. For more information call (800) 849-1931 Admission is good for 7 days www.BROOKGREEN.org YOUR PURCHASES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. All of your purchases help support Brookgreen Gardens, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and display American sculpture and regional plants, animals, and history. full service interior design designer fabrics antiques & accessories home furnishings affordable upholstery 1 $ OFF BCH/14 *$1 off admission for up to four adults. Does not include Creek, Trekker Excursions or Nights of a Thousand Candles. * Some restrictions may apply. Expires 3/1/15. ADMISSION Coastal Observer Summer 2014 Beaches 20 The Heart of THE HAMMOCK COAST Since 1938 The Hammock Shops Village has been synonymous with the best of the Carolina Lowcountry for 75 years. Its historic, parklike setting of oaks, pines, azaleas and camellias is as inviting and relaxing as a Pawleys Island hammock. For those who seek more than mundane malls and overrated outlets, our more than 20 unique specialty shops and restaurants offer a destination well worth visiting again and again. The Original Hammock Shop Coastal Wine Boutique The Beach House Home of the world-famous Pawleys Island rope hammocks and much more, including homemade fudge, intriguing garden gifts, local books, jewelry, t-shirts, and caps. 800-332-3490 or 237-9122 www.HammockShop.com Come in and experience our great wine collection, delicious as well as healthy Mediterranean tapas, and unique gifts for loved ones.We have world-wide wines available for tastings throughout the entire day. 314-0016 www.coastalwineboutique.com Choose from thoughtfully selected home accents that run the gamut from traditional wicker to coastal art, shells and gifts, with your comfort, love of entertaining and sense of style in mind. 237-2900 dacurtis1@gmail.com Whitmire Fine Jewelry Featuring finely crafted jewelry of gold and silver, gems and stone by accomplished artist John Henry Whitmire and other national designers. 800-732-6419 or 237-2948 Island Shoes From basic bags and functional flats to trendy totes and hypnotic heels, we’ve got you covered. 237-8512 www.IslandShoesOnline.com Pawleys Island Wear Colorful, chic accessories and casual, comfortable clothing for all occasions, in ladies sizes from 4 to 24. 237-3475 Barefoot Elegance The Accessory Cottage A splash of fashion – unique, affordable accessories.Your go-to place for stylish scarves, handbags, jewelry, sunglasses, flip-flops...and more! 235-3055 www.theaccessorycottage.com Find us on Facebook The Audubon Shop and Gallery A “Pet Friendly” environmentally-conscious nature shop offering an art gallery, bird houses, feeders and seed, field guides, an educational Kid’s room, and Burt’s Bees natural skin care product. 237-0298 audubonatpawleys@aol.com Fun! Colorful! Unique! Luxury items for women, baby, home and garden. You’ll enjoy a visual shopping experience. Complimentary gift wrap and shipping available. 237-7300 www.BarefootElegance.com barefootelegance@hotmail.com Details By Three Sisters High Country Olive Oil Christmas Mouse High Country Olive Oil is a worldwide purveyor of the freshest extra virgin olive oils; balsamic from the Modena region of Italy and fine chocolates. Come and taste what’s good for you!” 314-9356 www.highcountryoliveoil.com Come discover an enchanting place where the magic of Christmas abounds all year-round. Delight in our selection of traditional and contemporary Christmas collectibles and favorites, sure to bring a twinkle to eyes of all ages! 235-0055 www.ChristmasMouse.com Cabana Gauze A fun place to shop for sterling silver jewelry for all ages, fashion jewelry and accessories, stationery items and unique gift selections. From the newest designs to timeless treasures, with on-site engraving available. 235-0502 Cabana Gauze is a unique shopping experience featuring comfortable yet stylish clothing for men and women, great travel-ware, jewelry and accessories, all at reasonable prices. After hours shopping available by appointment. 314-3344 www.CabanaGauze.com PamelaHaynes@CabanaGauze.com Haute Hanger Harbor Specialties A unique boutique carrying trendy and updated ladies brand-name clothing and an incomparable selection of accessories. Always featuring “something new, something different, something Affordable.” 235-2824 www.affordablesapparel.com Clothing (Tilley Hats,Vera Bradley), accessories, model yachts, signs, decals, and gifts for those with salt water in their veins. On-site custom embroidery, too. 237-3623 www.HarborSpecialties.com Carolina Gourmet at Pawleys Haute Hanger is a charming ladies boutique catering to women of all ages. From bright printed blouses, to one of a kind jewelry, Haute Hanger has something for every fashionista. 235.0675 hautehanger2@gmail.com Affordables Pawleys Island Mercantile, Home of the Candy Cottage Featuring outdoor, beach, resortwear and accessories, gifts, souvenirs, home décor and all of your favorite candy and classic toys. All under one roof! 235-0507 www.PawleysIslandMercantile.com www.TheCandyCottage.com Hammock Weavers Pavilion Demonstrating the art of hammock weaving daily. LuLu’s Paw Boutique Miss LuLu Schnauzer invites you to her pet boutique for your favorite four-legged children and gifts for your two-legged friends. Items crafted by local artists and all the unique items your dog’s and cat’s heart desires. 237-LuLu (5858) Nosh Comfortable, unique, affordably priced Northern Italian/Mediterranean inspired fare. Both casual and upscale: NOSH.....Where dining by design is the new Southern Staple! 314-9014 www.noshpi.com bisQit Made-from-scratch biscuit sandwiches in the morning, and a better sort of burger and fries for lunch and dinner. Throw in old-fashioned milkshakes, craft beer, creative cocktails, and reasonalbly priced wines, and we’ve got something for everyone! www.bisQit.net Island Dogs Southern hospitality at its best. Sit under the trees and enjoy some All-American favorites, which include hot dogs, ice cream, sandwiches, sweet tea and much more. Georgetown Chamber Visitors Center All the information you need to discover Georgetown’s incredible natural beauty, history, culture and Southern charm. Isle of Candles Retail Store and Factory Take a dip into a soy lotion candle and take a peek into our candle factory! We also make candles from flowers and palm wax pillars. Bring us your old jars for candle refills and special orders. 237-2108 www.IsleOfCandles.com The perfect place to find local and Southern foods, gift baskets, gourmet candy, cookbooks, cookware, gadgets, and gifts for the home. 800-822-7741 or 237-1999 www.CarolinaGourmetAtPawleys.com The Freckled Frog A hopping spot for children where learning is fun! The Freckled Frog features a flourishing lily pad filled with a wide array of children’s books, educational games, unique toys and more! 608-3034 Over 20 Unique Shops & Restaurants Highway 17 / Pawleys Island, SC www.TheHammockShops.com