Hilton Head and the Low Country Features

Hilton Head and the Low Country Features

• Top Reasons to Go
  

  Beachcombing: Hilton Head Island has 12 miles of beaches. You can swim, soak up the sun, or walk along the sand.... Read more

• Pat Conroy, Writer, on Beaufort
  

  Many fans of best-selling author Pat Conroy consider Beaufort his town because of his autobiographical novel The Great Santini, which was set... Read more

• Shrimp Boats Forever
  

  The sunset sight of shrimp trawlers coming into homeport, with mighty nets raised and an entourage of hungry seagulls, is a cherished Lowcountry... Read more

• The Food Network Triumvirate
  

  Locals and tourists alike are getting on the Food Network bus and visiting the triumvirate of stars from the channel's popular shows. The first... Read more

• How to Talk to Locals
  

  Hilton Head is known as a place where people come to start a new life, or to happily live out their golden years. It is politically incorrect... Read more

• Island Gators
  

  The most famous photo of Hilton Head's brilliant developer, Charles Fraser, ran in the Saturday Evening Post in the late 1950s. It shows him... Read more

• The World of Gullah
  

  In the Lowcountry, Gullah refers to several things: a language, a people, and a culture. Gullah (the word itself is believed to be derived from... Read more

• Pat Conroy, Writer, on Fripp Island
  

  "What has Fripp Island meant to me?" Pat Conroy, one of the Lowcountry's famous writers, answered: "The year was 1964. I was living in Beaufort... Read more

• Sea Monkeys
  

  There is a colony of monkeys living on Morgan Island, a little isle near Fripp Island. If you are in a boat cruising or on a fishing charter... Read more

• Fun for Kids
  

  Hilton Head Island is a really fun place for little ones. Check out these kid-friendly sites.... Read more