OFFICIAL 2009 REGIONAL VISITOR AND RELOCATION GUIDE FOR BEAUFORT, PORT ROYAL, BLUFFTON AND THE SEA ISLANDS
SPECIAL EDITION BEAUFORT CITY HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION DINING GUIDE INCLUDED
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Welcome Thank you for considering Beaufort County as a place to visit! It is such a magical place, and it is my great honor to be Beaufort County’s top ambassador! From the natural beauty of the islands to the history dating from Indians and Spanish explorers, our region is filled with wonder and enchantment at every turn. Many come to Sea Islands for the traditional vacations of golf and beaches, and there are no better than those you can find on our beautiful coast. Others come for the architectural beauty as well as the history and cultural activities that have made Beaufort and Port Royal favorite small towns. For the special treats that nature offers, Hunting Island is South Carolina’s mostvisited state park. Many first timers come to the area for a most honorable occasion – seeing a family member graduate from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island. Military tradition in Beaufort County runs deep, and the pride in our three installations is great. The Marine Corps Air Station, the Naval Hospital and the Recruit Depot make the Beaufort/Port Royal area a destination for families and military reunions as well as those who appreciate learning about the Marine Corps history. Whatever your reason or passion, we welcome you with true Southern hospitality. Please call us at 800-638-3525. Also, be sure to check out our website at www.beaufortsc.org which includes an events calendar. Festivals and special events are a great introduction to our people and places. When you are in the City of Beaufort, please stop at our Visitor Center for maps, event and tour tickets plus any additional information or assistance which you may need.
Happy travels!
Carlotta Ungaro President
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BEAUFORT Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Mailing address: PO Box 910 Beaufort, SC 29901 Physical address: 1106 Carteret Street (29902)
VISITOR CENTER Physical address: 2001 Boundary Street at Town Center Beaufort, SC 29902 www.beaufortsc.org chamber@beaufortsc.org 1-800-638-3525 President: Carlotta Ungaro Vice President, Finance/Operations: Holly Davidson Marketing Consultation: Liz Mitchell Member Services Manager: Blakely Williams Marketing Sales Manager: LaNelle Fabian Visitor Center Manager: Linda Davis Accounting/Operations: Joslynn Jones McLaughlin Member Sales Associate: Amy Kaylor Executive Assistant: Lesley Wilkes
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Fresh Local Specialties Where to Dine
Weddings Arts & Culture Attractions and Entertainment Listings
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What’s So Special Distinctive Destination
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Marketing Assistant: Jennifer Marra Receptionist: Ida Bodiker
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Get Educated Outdoor Life Religion The Military
For more information about APG please call (843) 747-0025 or visit our web site www.atlanticpublicationgrp.com Richard Barry, President Warren Darby, Vice President of Operations
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Ashley Arnsdorff, Publishing Services Director
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Bob Durand Jr., Senior Art Director
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Ali Lorenzana, Editorial Services Maggie Barry, Financial Services Copyright 2009 by Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieve system, without the express written permission of Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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ou are invited to experience the beautiful Beaufort region where you’ll find a veritable haven of history and heritage, arts and culture – all wrapped in friendly, warm hospitality. Imagine water and marsh as far as the eye can see in any direction. The vivid streaks of the summer sunset may call your attention to the horizon, while the spectacular array of
long-legged birds keeps you riveted to the water’s edge. Alligators may lurk beneath the shallow waters, while dolphins frolic behind a boat cruising farther away. Moss-draped oaks accompanied by the native palmetto trees offer the unmistakable reminders that you have arrived in the magical coastal area of South Carolina known as the Lowcountry. Hundreds of islands, with most of the inhabited ones con2009 Destination Beaufort
nected by bridge, are dotted among the rivers, bays and sounds flowing between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. Photographic scenery and temperate yearround climate provide the packaging for the rich content that makes the area a special treat for visitors. If history beckons, you will find days full of adventure in downtown Beaufort, in neighboring Port Royal, St. Helena
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Island and nearby Bluffton, where you can browse through the pages of antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Artifacts are exhibited and history interpreted in churches, cemeteries, museums, home tours and carefully preserved private homes. We’re planning something special for your visit to the Beaufort region of South Carolina. Come enjoy the best we have to offer.
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of Commerce Visitor Center your first stop. You will find it conveniently located at 2001 Boundary Street in Town Center, an easy left turn at a traffic light on U.S. 21 which is the approach from Charleston or from U.S. 170 with a right turn onto U.S. 21 if traveling from the south into the City of Beaufort. Free maps and complete information are available daily from 900 businesses and community organizations which welcome your visit. Knowledgeable information specialists offer driving directions and assistance in finding the best ways to make your visit enjoyable. Plenty of free parking is available at the center open daily except New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving
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news of interest are updated daily: www.beaufortsc.org. When arriving in the Beaufort region, please make the Beaufort Regional Chamber
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or additional details and special offers to assist in planning your visit, please see the chamber Web site where community events and
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and Christmas. Check the web or call for hours which vary seasonally. www.beaufortsc.org or 1-800-638-3525. You can hop on a local tour bus departing from the Visitor Center hourly on most days, and find a great introduction to Beaufort with the narrated tour of the historic area. In addition to the bus tour, other tickets are available at the Visitor Center including horse drawn carriage tours, walking tours, boat tours plus concerts or entertainment offered by many organizations. A gift shop in the Visitor Center showcases Lowcountry artists and authors plus collectibles and souvenirs.
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Beaufort County includes hundreds of islands with the large residential and commercial ones connected by bridge and others available by boat. The city of Beaufort and the town of Port Royal are on the island of Port Royal. The towns of Bluffton and Hilton Head are in the southern portion of the county. The major
On the Map Transportation from the train station or airports can be prearranged with private services, and rental car agencies are located at commercial airports.
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eaufort County is the southernmost location on South Carolina’s Atlantic coast. Distances are often measured to the city of Beaufort which is the county seat. It’s 70 miles from Charleston, SC and 40 miles from Savannah, GA, and the county is accessible via U.S. Rt. 17 and a few miles from I-95, which both run northsouth through eastern U.S. Airports in Charleston and Savannah, as well as on Hilton Head Island, offer many choices of convenient commercial flights. Amtrak also stops in Yemassee which is in the northern part of Beaufort County.
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residential and resort islands in the northern part of the county are Lady’s, St. Helena, Harbor, Dataw, Fripp, Callawassie and Spring. Also, Hunting Island is a state park located between Harbor and Fripp Islands. Daufuskie Island is a residential and resort island off the southern tip of Hilton Head.
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the sites can be viewed on guided tours which are scheduled daily in the city of Beaufort and can be arranged by request for other locations or for groups. A few special choices of interest to history lovers:
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eaufort’s history dates back almost 500 years, and the city of Beaufort is preparing to celebrate its 300th birthday.
For museum or house tours to view historical attractions while visiting, please see current availability at www.beaufortsc.org. Most of
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• Old Sheldon Church ruins, 1745 parish ruins BEAUFORT
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• National Cemetery, established 1863, Boundary Street • Grand Army Hall • First African Baptist Church • Beaufort Museum at the Arsenal, 1790s, Craven Street • John Mark Verdier House, 1805, Bay Street • St. Helena’s Episcopal Church, 1724 • Beaufort Baptist Church, 1844
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• Union Church, Port Royal ST. HELENA ISLAND
• Brick Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Drive • Chapel of Ease. Martin Luther King Drive • York W. Bailey Museum at Penn Center, Martin Luther King Drive • Ft. Freemont, Martin Luther King Drive BLUFFTON
• Cole-Heyward House, 1840 Boundary Street • Bluffton Oyster Factory PARRIS ISLAND
• Parris Island Museum DAUFUSKIE ISLAND
• Sally Field School
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At Penn Center you can visit the first school for freedmen at the end of the Civil War and appreciate the site where Martin Luther King began writing his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. The Arsenal, (below) home to the Beaufort Museum, was completed in 1798 and housed the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery until Federal troops took it over in 1861. The Arsenal first
garrisoned an African-American militia unit, including the U. S. Congressman Robert Smalls. After emancipation, it was the site of the first polling booths for newly-freed African-American slaves. The structure in the center of Beaufort’s downtown historic walking district currently is closed for renovation, but remains a backdrop for a period photograph.
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BEAUFORT COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN
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– Two Northern missionaries create the Penn School on St. Helens Island after the Union captures the area and thousands of former enslaved people flee to safety there. The school survives as the Penn Center, serving as a conference center for the civil rights movement and a center for self-help and historical preservation today. By Deborah Edmondson – The First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers is formed. African-Americans in (April)A military – First arrival. Spanish the Sea Islands area volunteer order freeing blacks in the sea explorer Ayllon brings a few for the first black unit to fight island: four months later enslaved Africans to the South in the war as part of a Union Carolina coast. The attempt to President Lincoln developed his experiment. The unit proves to build a colony fails. Before the own plan of emancipation – be a great success. Throughout officially making the “contrasurvivors leave, some Africans the war over 5,400 South band slaves” freedmen. may have escaped and then Carolina African-Americans intermarried with Native serve in the Union Army. They (May 12) – Robert Americans in the area. are a small but important part Smalls sails The Planter through of the 200,000 African– About 20,000 Confederate lines and delivers it Americans from all over and its cargo to Union forces off enslaved Africans are brought America who serve in the the South Carolina coast. He volto the state. Enslaved people Union Army and fight in over unteers to help the Union Navy resist in a wide range of ways, 400 different engagements. guide its ships through the danfrom acting lazy, stupid, or breaking tools in order to mini- gerous South Carolina coastal – Spirituals. The waters for the rest of the war. mize the work that is being Atlantic Monthly publishes a forced upon them, to theft, collection of African-American – Gen. Ormsby running away, and even indispiritual hymns collected by Mitchell organized the town of vidual violent resistance. Charlotte Forten, a free AfricanMitchelville for slaves – at that American from the North who time referred to as contrabands – Union forces take comes to live and teach on St. of war. It is known as the first control of the Sea Islands. Helena Island. Enslaved African-Americans flee freedman’s village. In this to the area where Union troops experiment, Mitchelville resi– President Abraham dents elected their own town consider blacks to be free Lincoln signed the officials, developed and passed Emancipation Proclamation, because they are the “contraband of war.” That is, they were their own laws and established freeing slaves. This document is the first compulsory education read on St. Helena Island. the property of the enemy which is forfeited. Formal free- law in the state. dom comes more than a year later with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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– New Constitution and Black Codes. Following the war, white South Carolinians rewrite the state constitution in order to return to the union. They restrict the right to vote and elect an all-white legislature that then passes the “Black Codes,” which restrict rights of the newly freed people. Congress responds by passing the Reconstruction Acts, which require that the state rewrite the Constitution. AfricanAmericans participate under federal military supervision.
1865 – The First African Baptist Church is founded on Hilton Head Island, becoming the first African American Baptist Church on Hilton Head Island.
1868 – Rachel Crane Mather started a school in Beaufort for daughters of freed slaves. In1882, it becomes a normal school for black girls. The school has evolved into the present day Technical College of the Lowcountry.
1869 – Joseph Rainey
1911 – Former Civil War 1972 – Teacher and author 1997 – The Native Island hero and Reconstruction politician Robert Smalls foils a lynch mob by spreading rumors that Charleston would be burned if the jailed African-Americans are harmed.
1963 – Civil rights leader, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Penn Center to plan the March on Washington.
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Pat Conroy publishes The Water is Wide, which detailed the racism and appalling conditions he witnessed while teaching black, underprivileged children in a one-room schoolhouse on Daufuskie Island. The book won Conroy a humanitarian award from the National Education Association and was made into the feature film Conrack, starring Jon Voight. The movie, The Water is Wide, premiered as a Hallmark Hall of Fame feature film in February 2006, starring Alfre Woodard and Jeff Hephner.
Business and Community Affairs Association, which provides business loans and leadership training, starts the Gullah Celebration on Hilton Head to recognize the local culture.
native “Smokin’” Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali for the becomes the first Africanworld heavyweight boxing title American in South Carolina to become a U.S. Representative in in one of the best matches of all time. In 1964, he had been the Congress. He is followed by – The Annual Penn first American to win the seven others before AfricanCenter Heritage Days heavyweight gold medal Americans are driven out of Celebration is started to celeOlympic match. elected office: Robert C. brate and showcase the unique DeLarge, Robert Brown Elliott, cultural heritage of the Gullah – Thomas C. Barnwell Richard H. Cain, Alonzo people of the Sea Islands. Jr. organizes the Beaufort-Jasper Ransier, Robert Smalls, Thomas Comprehensive Health Clinic to – Beaufort native E. Miller, and George W. Murray. provide healthcare for the area’s Rosalie Pazant organizes the poor African American residents. Beaufort Gullah Festival to – The Penn School The federally-funded clinic now celebrate the county’s Gullah begins teaching the African has five other sites, including a craft of basket making, which heritage. clinic in Hampton County. had once been a vital part of the rice culture.
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Best Western Sea Island Inn 1015 Bay Street, Beaufort
Boundary on the Bay Suites Christmus Properties 608 North Street, Beaufort
Comfort Suites Hotel 131 Big John Rd, Hwy 170 & New Hanover Park, Beaufort
Cottages of Beaufort 2803 Riverbank Dr., Beaufort
Country Inn & Suites - Beaufort 2450 Boundary Street, Beaufort
Cuthbert House Inn, The 1203 Bay Street, Beaufort
DuBose Rentals 804 Washington Street, Beaufort
Econo Lodge 2227 Boundary Street, Beaufort
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Howard Johnson Express Inn 3651 Trask Parkway, Beaufort
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HILTON HEAD Comfort Inn Hilton Head 2 Tanglewood Drive, Hilton Head Island
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Hampton Inn Hilton Head One Dillon Road, Hilton Head Island
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FOR The BIRDERS
residents, a myriad of species traversing the Atlantic Flyway take advantage of the ocean beach, maritime forest, salt The Lowcountry offers many marsh, and freshwater wetland environments. You’ll also not opportunities for avid bird watchers to fill blanks on their find a more comfortable and accommodating human checklists. Aside from healthy environment on any flyway. populations of year-round
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WEDDING MEMORIES ARE MADE
photo by Liz Mitchell
S ites for the ceremony may be selected from historic churches or historic church ruins in rural island settings. Beachside or in a waterfront park, public sites are often chosen to set the scene for beautiful photographs. Sunrises and sunsets are almost made to order on the islands between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. Brides may arrive via horse drawn carriage, and guests may enjoy touring and shopping while celebrating the special occasion. Wedding rehearsal or reception plans vary from classy catering by upscale restaurants to casual tented sites with tasty traditions such as Lowcountry Boil featuring local shrimp and its trimmings. A historic hotel or a bed and breakfast is an easy choice for 2009 Destination Beaufort
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deluxe accommodations and planning assistance to put the whole package together. Hotels offer banquet rooms and outdoor space with balmy breezes providing the ambiance a destination wedding craves. Fripp Island and Hilton Head Island are well known beauties for spectacular golf courses and resort hotels, many of which provide the setting for the complete wedding package. From the spa experience to the diversity in cuisine and style, large and small parties may find their ideal getaway under the swaying palms on the yearround islands. Guests will enjoy the relaxing vacation while seeing loved ones tie the knot. Saying “I do” couldn’t be better than with memories made on South Carolina’s Treasured Coast.
Arts & Culture American Style magazine in a 2008 cover story of “National Treasures: Top 25 Cities for Art,” ranked Beaufort as 14, above Aspen, CO; Laguna Beach, CA; and Naples, FL. The Arts Council of Beaufort County led the charge to raise ratings for both Beaufort and Hilton Head. John Villani visited Beaufort in 2008 and announced that it would be named again in the fifth edition of his book America’s Best Art Towns.
ARTworks IN BEAUFORT!
ACBC boardmembers Claudette Humphrey and Deanna Bowdish enjoy the Harlem Renaissance
WEAVING THE ARTS INTO EVERY DAY LIFE IN BEAUFORT
they find great classes for themselves, too. New and emerging artists can access space to create and exhibit at ARTworks, the new 12,000-square-foot commuThe Arts Council of Beaufort nity art center, theater and County (ACBC) promotes, nurtures, and advocates for the arts. gallery. Audiences and collectors connect with Beaufort’s arts scene ACBC does this by bringing the through ArtNews, ACBC’s print arts – drama, creative writing, visual arts, music and everything publication, which is printed in between – directly to the com- three times year, and through the Ever Expanding Arts Calendar, munity. Parents find hands-on arts activities for their children in which is available online at www.beaufortcountyarts.com. after-school programs, which include hand drumming, acting Welcome to Beaufort, where the arts sustain quality of life. skills, and claywork; and then
Welcome to Beaufort, where the creative economy is diverse, flowing and picking up speed. Dozens of galleries throughARTworks is a community art out Beaufort, Bluffton, Daufuskie center, theater and gallery in Island and the Sea Islands Beaufort Town Center. ARTworks is also where the Arts exhibit the work of hundreds of artists, many of whom are local Council of Beaufort County lowcountry talents seen working incubates the arts for the creative economy. Arts incubation in their studios. Cassandra Gillens was feais the offer of affordable studio tured in Southern Living magaspace for working artists. zine’s October 2008 issue where Emerging artists participate in the Get Your Art Out initiative, she discussed her surprise at being recognized by noted folk which helps artists with the artist Jonathan Green, also a business aspects of art; visual Beaufort County native. Her artists, both new and established, gather to share their art folk art was in background shots in the 2008 film “Nights and creative process in a free of Rodanthe.” public critique session. Free Performing arts feature travworkshops are offered to those who want to get a first taste of eling musical, dance or comedy the arts, such as streetpainting as well as Beaufort County’s in preparation for the Beaufort own local talent. International Chalk Festival. CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 >>
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County, the group delivers their original musical interpretations Music includes classical of the Gullah culture with lanperformances by international guage and traditions indelibly musicians as part of the linked to West African heritage. University of South Carolina’s From her beginnings with the Festival Series which originated in 1978 and in the 2008-2009 Hallelujah Singers, Anita Prather Singleton now delivers Gullah season celebrates the 80th performances through the charbirthday of favorite artistic acter Aunt Pearlie Sue and her director Charles Wadsworth group of singers, frequently creduring his last season. The ated for Christmas and Memorial Beaufort Orchestra presents Day observances as well as dinfour concerts annually. ner theaters and cooking classes Marlena Smalls and the Hallelujah Singers are known to for small group visits. Local and regional talent can international audiences for her be seen frequently performing in role as Bubba’s Mom in the restaurants and clubs as well as Academy Award winning film on stage during street festivals “Forrest Gump” where the which are popular year-round. Hallelujah Singers also performed. Based in Beaufort CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 >>
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Gullah Festival is typically a large event along the Beaufort waterfront during Memorial Day weekend. Group visitors are encouraged to arrange lodgPort Royal hosts seasonal festi- ing and group meals in advance vals beginning with a celebration due to the large number of of the blue crab in April which is guests participating in the partnered with the Blue Angels weekend activities. Air Show presented by the Beaufort is well known for its Marine Corps Air Station. award-winning summer Water The spring season continues Festival which celebrates its 54th with A Taste of Beaufort when year in 2009. The 10-day event restaurants offer their special also centers around downtown culinary treats among the enter- Beaufort with a variety of sporttainment along the scenic vista ing activities and evening enterin Beaufort’s Henry C. tainment spanning all genres. Chambers Waterfront Park. Fall festivals celebrate the St. Helena’s Women of the glorious climate at its peak in Parish sponsors a spring tour, October when the shrimp seascheduled for its 53rd year on son also offers thousands of March 27 and 28, 2009, which pounds of the local delicacy for features historic homes and festival goers. plantations only opened for the occasion. << ARTS & CULTURE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24
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FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
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shows such as the Columbia City Ballet performing Nutcracker. The first weekend in December typically opens with a downtown parade in Beaufort as well as a boat parade sponsored by the Power Squadron and an evening of local entertainment and social activities downtown. Event announcements with ticket information are listed on the Beaufort Regional Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website calendar at www.beaufortsc.org.
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In early November Heritage Days is a major celebration of African American culture hosted at Penn Center. A symposium, art exhibits and entertainment attract guests from African and Bahamian governments as well as many tour groups from various states. Late November and early December usher in holiday concerts presented by the Beaufort Orchestra, the USCB Festival Series, the Gullah Kinfolk and the Hallelujah Singers with special visiting
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Attractions & Entertainment
AMUSEMENTS
CHURCHES
ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIE THEATRES
Edisto Island Serpentarium 1374 Hwy. 174 Edisto SC 29438 (843) 869-1171 www.edistoserpentarium.com
Carteret Street United Methodist Church 408 Carteret Street Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 524-3841
Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk (843) 864-5270
Hwy 21 Drive In 55 Parker Road Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 846-4500 www.hwy21drivein.com
ATTRACTIONS Lowcountry Estuarium 1402 Paris Avenue Port Royal SC 29935 (843) 524-6600 www.lowcountryestuarium.org Lowcountry Winery 705 Bay Street Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 379-3010 www.lowcountrywinery.com
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Tux the Clown (843) 524-1989
St. Helena Episcopal Church 507 Newcastle Street Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 522-1712 www.sthelenas1712.org Water’s Edge United Methodist Church 415 Sams Point Road Beaufort SC 29907 (843) 522-1153 www.watersedgesc.org
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Jumpin Jaxx (843) 524-5867 www.jumpinjaxx.com Ramblin Coastal DJ/ Karaoke Service (843) 522-2710 www.beaufortdj.com
St. Peter’s Catholic Church 70 Lady’s Island Drive Beaufort SC 29907 (843) 522-9555 www.stpeters-church.org
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Beaufort Orchestra (843) 838-1237 www.beaufortorchestra.org
Plaza Stadium Theatre 41 Robert Smalls Parkway Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 986-5806 www.beaufortonline.com/movies/plaza .html SeaTURTLE Cinemas 106 Buckwalter Parkway Bluffton SC (843) 706-2888 www.seaturtlecinemas.com
The Hallelujah Singers (843) 902 4799 www.hallelujahsingers.com
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PARK Hunting Island State Park 2555 Sea Island Parkway Hunting Island SC 29920 (843) 838-2011 www.huntingisland.com SHOPPING CENTERS Beaufort Plaza 11 Robert Smalls Parkway Beaufort SC 29903 (843) 525-0578 Tanger Outlet Center - Hilton Head 1414 Fording Island Road - Box B-9 Bluffton SC 29910 (843) 837-5410 www.tangeroutlet.com/hiltonhead THINGS TO DO
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Camelot Farms 101 Tom and Mike Road St. Helena SC 29920 (843) 838-3938 www.camelotfarmshorses.com
MUSEUMS/HISTORIC SITES The Beaufort Museum and Arsenal 713 Craven Street Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 379-3331 www.historic-beaufort.org/beaufortmuseumpage.htm Cole-Heyward House Historic Center 70 Boundary Street Bluffton SC 29910 (843) 757-6293 www.heywardhouse.org The John Mark Verdier House Museum 801 Bay Street Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 379-6335 www.historic-beaufort.org
Parris Island Museum Bldg. 111, Panama Street Parris Island SC 29905 (843) 228-2951 www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/units/m useum
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Lowcountry Store
Sheldon Church Ruins Hwy.17 to State Hwy. 21 Old Sheldon Church Road (843) 522-1712
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Tours & Fishing Charters
Beaufort Coastal Adventures 3013 Shell Point Road Beaufort (843) 812-1426
FISHING CHARTERS Cast Away Charters Port Royal Landing Port Royal (843) 322-1043
Sea So Shallow Guide Service 17 Meridian Road Beaufort (843) 252-3882 www.seasoshallow.com
Abco Fishing Charters 294 Coosaw River Drive Beaufort (843) 525-0243 www.capttyler.com
TOURS/ BOATS
Aqua Sports, Inc./ Sea Wolf Charters 5003 Luella Street Beaufort (843) 525-1174 www.seawolfcharter.com
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The Kayak Farm 1289 Sea Island Parkway St. Helena Island (843) 838-2008
Beaufort Kayak Tours 600 Linton Lane Beaufort (843) 525-0810 www.beaufortkayaktours.com
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Palmetto Ferry 421 Squire Pope Road Hilton Head/Beaufort (843) 757-7819 www.palmettoferrycompany.com River Safari 8 C Marsh Harbor Drive Beaufort (843) 575-1748
ACE Basin Tours, Inc. 1 Coosaw River Drive Lady’s Island (843) 521-3099 www.acebasintours.com
Bay Street Outfitters 815 Bay Street Beaufort (843) 524-5250 www.baystreetoutfitters.com
Capt. Dick’s Beaufort River Tour and Dolphin Watch Beaufort Downtown Marina Beaufort (843) 524-4422
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TOURS/ BUSES Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah 234 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Savannah (912) 233-0083 www.historictours.com Sandlapper Tours PO Box 309 Frogmore (843) 986-6960 TOURS/ CARRIAGES Sea Island Carriage Company P.O. Box 309 Frogmore (843) 986-6960 Southurn Rose Buggy Tours 911 Boundary Street Beaufort (843) 524-2900 www.southurnrose.com
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TOURS/ OTHER Discover Tours P.O. Box 21726 Hilton Head Island (843) 726-9217 www.discover-tours.com Island Travel 10 Sam’s Point Road, Suite B-1 Lady’s Island (843) 525-0777 www.islandtvl.com Island Travel 95 Mathews Drive Hilton Head Island (843) 681-3033 www.islandtvl.com
Island Travel PO Box 1350 Bluffton (843) 757-5888 www.islandtvl.com Ultimate Gullah (843) 488-4885 www.ultimategullah.com TOURS/ WALKING Jon Sharp’s Walking History Tour Beaufort (843) 575-5775 www.jonswalkinghistory.com The Spirit of Old Beaufort Beaufort (843) 525-0459 www.thespiritofoldbeaufort.com
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amily reunions, military reunions, weddings, bus tours and business meetings are fine reasons for groups to gather in the Beaufort region any time of year. Major hotels and locally owned restaurants offer group rates on request, and planners assist with arrangements for meals or catering outdoor events. Upscale bed and breakfasts also provide a welcoming atmosphere with any amenities desired for wedding parties, small executive retreats or special events. Historic touring is popular in the city of Beaufort where the entire downtown is on the National Landmark Register. Touring is available with professional certified guides for walking, bus, boat or horse-drawn carriage. Large motorcoaches are not allowed to tour the historic district due to the narrow streets and low branches throughout residential neighborhoods. However, motorcoach permitting encourages these group tour planners to pre-arrange their local tour guide options and meals or to park and stroll through the shopping district filled with galleries, antique shops and upscale boutiques as well as eateries. Motorcoach travelers will find the museums at Parris Island and Penn Center of special interest, and step-on guides can assist with arranging the entire itinerary. The Lowcountry Estuarium features guided excursions into the marsh with lectures and -Beaufort
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• Downtown historic Beaufort and uptown browsing art galleries and boutique shops A million and a half visitors • John Mark Verdier historic enjoy the park each year for a house museum in downtown wide range of activities and Beaufort experiences: the beach, marsh • The Arsenal Museum in and maritime forest, camping, downtown historic Beaufort fishing, boating, natural and (under renovation at press human history, environmental time and scheduled to exhibits and education plus re-open in 2009) bike and foot trails. A public • Ridgeland Blue Heron Trail beach, the three-mile oceanand Nature Center front is a treat for local resi• Port Royal Lowcountry dents as well as group visitors Estuarium tour including and seasonal campers. It’s one shrimp docks, study of the of the few remaining maritime life cycle of the white shrimp beaches with towering pines and explanation of shrimp and palmetto trees lining the boat rigging and commercial wide clean expanse of sand. fishing techniques. CHOICES SUITABLE FOR • Guided visit to Sands Beach CREATING GROUP TOUR with introduction to the ITINERARIES intertidal zone, explanation • Hunting Island State Park of the tides, life cycle of the Lighthouse, marsh boardwalk oyster, crabs, whelks and and nature center others, oyster reefs as habitat • Penn Center-York W. Bailey and the estuarine food web Museum • Learn to throw a cast net, • Downtown Historic Beaufort hunt for shark teeth and guided tour walking or by fossils or stroll the boardwalk horse-drawn carriage, bus • Learn what an estuary is and or boat how it functions • Bird sanctuary trail • Outlet center shopping • Wine tasting • Ecology tour by boat • ACE Basin Tours • Guided Kayak Tour • Scuba Diving • Charter Fishing boat excursion • Parris Island Museum Tour • Horseback riding • Golf • Gullah lecture • Spa Package • Evening entertainment including concert, lecture or special dramatic performance
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demonstrations which explain the rare look at nature available in few other destinations. SUGGESTED GROUP ACTIVITIES
Choose activities and request local assistance for booking the entire trip, or contact listed tours, attractions, lodging and dining businesses for individual planning for any size group. Historic Beaufort Foundation manages the beautifully restored John Mark Verdier House, the only house museum which is open for regular tours. The Beaufort Museum at the Arsenal is undergoing renovation at press time and is set to open for tours during 2009. Penn Center is a museum and campus including a dining hall, theater and housing for groups. It was the site of one of the first schools for African Americans, and the exhibits showcase an extraordinary collection of artifacts including early photography. The center hosts an annual Heritage Days Celebration in November when noted African Americans participate in a symposium and festivities honoring the Gullah heritage.
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Family visitors for recruit graduations also are advised to view the schedule for suggested visiting times. Lodging for families attending graduations is conveniently located throughout the county depending on the size of group and type of accommodations preferred. Please view the listings in this guide to contact arris Island is home to accommodations directly for the Marine Corps rates and distances. Advance Recruit Depot. It is usually open planning is necessary to ensure to the public for visits to the availability, as thousands of museum. Visitors are required to guests may quickly fill lodging show a photo identification and choices during large graduaproof of vehicle registration and tions. Families are welcome current insurance. Visitors are to arrive early and stay late to advised to check the Web site shop, tour or dine throughout for scheduled graduation days the county while visiting, and and related activities when special events are listed on traffic on the base could be the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calendar at expected to be heavy. www.beaufortsc.org.
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FRESH LOCAL SPECIALTIES T
he Atlantic Ocean and the marshes of the South Carolina Lowcountry provide shrimp, oysters and a wide variety of fish, all of which can be purchased fresh from seafood shops or at the docks. Many of the Beaufort area restaurants feature local seafood, and specialties may vary with the current season or the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catch. For other choices, plenty of barbeque is slathered over ribs, pork, beef or chicken, and specialty sandwiches and salads are offered almost anywhere. Traditional American choices of entrees plus almost any international specialty also are easy to find. Fruits and vegetables to grace local tables and for commercial shipment are grown throughout the rural areas on St. Helena and the farms on Port Royal Island north of the city of Beaufort. Tomatoes and watermelons are found in abundance at roadside stands during the growing season and also are featured in many local restaurants. At the watermelon harvest, tons of
WHERE to DINE them can be seen piled high on dozens of topless yellow school buses which have been repurposed for transporting melons from the growing patches. Farmers markets also are a popular destination for meeting neighbors and finding new friends while buying the freshest picked, preserved and sometimes baked goodies from local vendors. Market days, hours and locations may vary seasonally. Check with the local media or the Web site www.beaufortsc.org for information.
BEAUFORT Albergotti Grill @ Holiday Inn
Breakwater Restaurant & Bar
2225 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-3100 www.holidayinn.com@hibeaufort.com
205 West St. Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-0052 www.breakwater-restaurant.com
Applebee's
Bricks on Boundary
2338 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-4322 www.applebees.com
1422 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-5232
Arby's
304 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 912-247-4426
2 Hickory Grove Way Beaufort, SC 29902 (912) 233-2598
Athenian Gardens
Burger King/Lawrence Laxton Restaurant
950 Ribaut Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-9222
2434 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-0952
Beef O'Brady's
Caffino
41 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-8333
Blackstone's Cafe
2015 Boundary Street/3rd Floor Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 986-1019 www.lowcountrycaffino.com
205 Scott Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-4330 www.blackstonescafe.com
Chick-fil-A Restaurant
BoJangles # 1041
China Express
2405 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-1101
109 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-3002
330 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-525-6041
Boundary Street Pizzaria
Chinatown
1209 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-4699
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Brusters Real Ice Cream
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BEAUFORT City Java and News
House of Tokyo
301 Carteret Street , Suite C Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-JAVA www.citylofthotel.com
303 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-521-9011
Common Ground
2248 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-5891
102 West St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-7214
Domino's Pizza 129 Burton Hill Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-757-8863
Dukes BBQ of Beaufort, INC. 1509 Salem Rd Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-1128
Emily's 906 Port Republic Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 522-1866 www.emilysrestaurant.com
Gilligan's of Beaufort 160 Main Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-2244 www.gilligans.net
Golden Corral 122 Robert Smalls Parkway (Hwy. 170) Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-9896 www.goldencorralrest.com
Great American Grill @ Hilton Garden Inn 1500 Queen St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-9800
Happy's LLC 7 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-4277
Hemingway's Bistro 920 Bay St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-521-4480
Holiday Inn Lounge 2225 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-3100
Huddle House #76
IHOP 266 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-1300
Jade Garden 2317 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-522-8883
Jersey Mike's Subs 330 Robert Smalls Parkway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-8820 www.jerseymikes.com
Kathleen's Grille, LLC 822 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-2500
Kentucky Fried Chicken 2417 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 803-796-1421
La Hacienda of Beaufort II 330 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-982-0009
Luther's Rare & Well Done 910 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 521-1888 www.lowcountrydining.com
Magnolia Bakery Cafe 703 Congress Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-1961 www.thefoodscoop.com/mbc.html
Maryland Fried Chicken 111 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-8766
McDonalds #03466 2424 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-525-1027
Moe's Southwest Grill 2015 Boundary Street, Ste 1A Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-4334
Nippy's Fish 310 West Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-8555
Oriental Cuisine 2219 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-521-1328
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BEAUFORT Outback Steakhouse #4126
Sgt. White's Restaurant
2113 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-6283
1908 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-522-2029
Palm and Moon Bagel Co.,LLC
Sonic Drive-In Restaurant
221 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-9300
340 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 936-291-0338
Panini's Cafe
Southern Sweets Ice Cream Parlor & Marilyn's Lunch
926 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-0300 www.paniniscafe.net
917-F Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-0798
Papa John's Pizza
Sub Station II
330 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 910-321-7373
7 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-1520
Pizza Hut Store #2006
Subway # 3794, Cross Creek
2433 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 316-231-3390
250 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-689-9090
Pizza Inn
Taco Bell #2864
2121 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-8646
15 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 800-273-8226
Plums Restaurant
The Blue Crab Restaurant & Bar
904 1/2 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-1946 www.plumsrestaurant.com
1001 Boundary Street, Ste. D Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 521-0500
Primetime Sports Bar
17 Market Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-1719
129 Burton Hill Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-489-7603
Quizno's Sub 2535 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-7827 www.santussolutions.com
Rita's Water Ice 2015 Boundary Street Suite 103 Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 521-3054 www.ritasice.com
Rosie O'Grady's Irish Sports Pub Suite 2/Beaufort Town Center Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-7676 www.rosiesbeaufort.com
Ruby Tuesday #4160 346 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 865-379-5892
Sake House, Inc. 274 Robert Smalls Parkway #200 Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-5888
Saltus River Grill 802 Bay Street, Ste C Beaufort, SC 29902 www.saltusrivergrill.com
San Jose Mexican Restaurant
The Market at Habersham
The Marketplace News 917 Bay St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-470-0188
The Rhett House Inn Restaurant 1009 Craven St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-9030
Turn 4 Pizza 2265 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-982-0977
Waffle House # 1187 2344 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 770-729-5700
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers 2234 W Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 803-796-1421
Yes!Thai Indeed 911 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 986-1185 www.YesThaiIndeed.com
Zaxby's 210 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-379-2100
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PORT ROYAL 11th St. Dockside Restaurant
McDonalds #29560
1699 11th StWest Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-7433 www.lowcountrydining.com
350 Robert Smalls Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-322-3239
A Lil Peace of Heaven Tea House
1001 Paris Avenue Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-9424
816 11th Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-4TEA832 www.alilpeaceofheaven.com
Bateaux The Customs House Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-0777 www.bateauxrestaurant.com
Burger King/Lawrence Laxton Restaurant 1295 Ribaut Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-1798
Carolina Wings and Rib House 1714 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-9444 www.carolinawings.com
House of Tang 1211 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-2898
McPhearson's Serious Barbeque
Papa Vitto's Pizza 860 Parris Island Gateway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 522-3995
Pizza Hut Store #2007 1281 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 316-231-3390
Quizno's Subs #6970 1210 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-522-0359
Silvi's European Cafe 1430 Ribaut Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-2823 www.silviseuropeancafe.com
The Old Towne Coffeehaus 914 Paris Avenue Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-2332
La Nopalera, Inc. 1220 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-521-4882
LADY’S ISLAND & SEA ISLANDS Barbara Jean's
McDonald's Restaurant
44 Ferry Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-2400 www.barbara-jeans.com
6 Long Pond Driv Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 322-0156
Berry Island Cafe
10 Sam's Point Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 986-0166
One Merchant Lane - #102 , Newpoint Corners Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-8779 www.berryislandcafe.com
Dairy Queen, Inc. of Lady's Island 15 Spring Knob Circle Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 525-6760
Fuji 97 Sea Island Parkway, Ste 202 Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-2662
L. T.s Home Cooked Meals 40 Sea Island Pkwy. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-3122
Lady's Island Country Club 139 Francis Marion Circle Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-3635 www.ladysislandcc.com
Peking Gourmet
San Jose Mexican Restaurant 5 Sams Point Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-4001
Sanctuary Golf Club at Cat Island 8 Waveland Avenue- Cat Island Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 524-0300 www.scnational.com
The Original Steamer Oyster & Steakhouse Shellfish, LLC 168 Sea Island Parkway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 522-0210
The Shrimp Shack 1929 Sea Island Parkway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 838-2962
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BLUFFTON Bluffton Oyster Company
Jim 'n Nick's Bar-B-Q
63 Wharf Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 757-4010
872 Fording Island Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (803) 260-2081 www.jimnnicks.com
Golden Corral 1196 Fording Island Road (Hwy. 278) Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 836-1905
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The Palm and Moon Bagel Company Sea Turtle Cinemas Suite 3L, Buckwalter Parkway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 757-5090 www.palmandmoonbagel.com
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HILTON HEAD Burger King/Lawrence Laxton Restaurant 430 William Hilton Parkway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 681-7411
The Metropolitan Hotel - Hilton Head Island 36 South Forest Beach Drive Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 842-3100 www.hiltonheadmoetropolitan.com
SAVANNAH River Street Riverboat Company 9 East River Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (912) 232-6404 www.savannahriverboat.com
CATERERS Beaufort Catering
Southern Graces at the Anchorage House
1013 Charles St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-8882
Big Baby's Turkey and Donuts, LLC 1102 Charles St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-5299
Speciality Catering 99 Alljoy Rd. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-384-1955
Harold's Catering/ Harry's Harbor Shop 2137 Sea Island Parkway Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 263-3390 www.HaroldsCatering.com
Holmes Catering 30 Charlie Holmes Lane Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 838-2000
Iverson Catering, Inc. 289 East Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 810-7816 www.iversoncatering.com
Madelline Pollitzer Catering 108 Hancock St. Beaufort, SC 29902 843-524-7509
2700 Gregory Street, Ste. 180 Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 379-0555 www.southerngracescatering.com
St. Helena Catering Featuring We Island Gumbo & Tings 29 Meridian Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 263-2083 www.weislandgumbo.com
Stephen Duvall Catering & Events 1030 Jenkins Road Suite D Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 763-9222 www.eventsbyduvall.com
Steve Brown Catering Neighborhood Market & Bakery 1190 Ribaut Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 521-4557 www.stevebrowncatering.com
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OFFICIAL 2009 REGIONAL VISITOR AND RELOCATION GUIDE FOR BEAUFORT, PORT ROYAL, BLUFFTON AND THE SEA ISLANDS
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What’s so Special?
The Beaufort region is special for more than its history and beauty. It’s valued by many for its variety and diversity in offering the small historic towns of Bluffton and Beaufort along with the internationally-noted resort destination of Hilton Head, the popular Fripp Island golf resort and the Sea Island culture of rural and ethnic population.
THE WEATHER IS FINE
Proud to be a bit off the beaten path, Beaufort is also recognized as a microscopic version of the extravagant and well known historical towns of Savannah to the south and Charleston to the north. Travel 50 & Beyond magazine named Beaufort in the “Top 8 Alluring Low-Tax Towns for Retirement” in its Fall 2008 issue. Money magazine named Beaufort in “6 Terrific Towns on the Water” in its October 2008 issue.
Southern Living readers consistently choose Beaufort as “best small town” in the annual survey, while Hilton Head is often named in the “best beaches” category by this magazine as well as on the Black List of the African American magazine Pathfinders which also frequently recognizes the county for its cultural productions. The New York Times in 2008 described Beaufort as a town with “scenic beauty, abundant wildlife, remarkable cultural resources and being near both Savannah and Charleston and
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their own rich cultures makes Beaufort a tough spot to beat.” Neighboring Savannah, itself prized for its history as well as thriving art and culture, sends daytrippers across the GeorgiaSouth Carolina state line for what one regional medium Savannah Now calls a “great escape.” The region is special indeed for the warmth and charm which extends to visitors, relocating families and military troops. Southern hospitality is a trademark as sure as the beauty of sunsets, sweet tea and seafood.
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The temperature year-round is reported at an average of 65 degrees. Coastal residents and visitors adore the climate which allows for outdoor recreation anytime. Summers are humid and may range into the 90s, just right for beach lovers and water sports, while winters are brisk enough to generate changing colors in the maple trees and marsh grasses with a hint at the change of seasons. Spring and fall are popular travel seasons when temperatures are fine for everyone.
Beaufort boasts a temperate to semitropical climate with an average growing season of 293 days.
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Avg. Temp. F
January February March April May June July August September October November December Yearly
49 52 57 66 72 80 88 88 76 67 58 53 65
Precip. Inches 3.1 3.5 4.2 2.7 4.2 5.3 7.0 6.9 5.3 2.8 2.0 2.4 49.4
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BEAUFORT COUNTY
Distinctive Destination T
he National Trust for Historic Preservation, the country’s largest private, nonprofit preservation organization, selected Beaufort as one of a Dozen Distinctive
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The Trust describes its 12 destinations as “marvelously American locations, typifying our country’s small towns, close communities, and celebrated heritage. ...[They demonstrate]
POPULATION
Beaufort County (including munis) City of Beaufort Town of Bluffton Town of Hilton Head Town of Port Royal Yemassee (Beaufort County portion) Beaufort County, unincorporated
142,045 12,209 3,505 33,838 9.848 167 82,658
Notable population facts • • • •
Males outnumber females 50.3% to 49.7%. The largest age group is 25-44 years. The white population is the majority with 66.7%. The Hispanic population in this area has increased 55.1% from 2000 to 2006. • The population is expected to increase by 73,630 from 2010 to 2030. (source: U.S. Census, 2006 estimates)
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
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Beaufort County.............................................$50,522 South Carolina...............................................$41,100 PER CAPITA INCOME
Destinations in 2001. The list recognizes the nation’s best preserved and most unique communities, and the designation is a rare honor coveted by many and accorded to few.
Beaufort County.............................................$32,987 South Carolina...............................................$21,875
the joys and benefits of a wellpreserved historic community. ...They are committed to preserving their historic landmarks, maintaining their unique character, and sustaining an economic base of small, locally owned businesses. They are not only historically distinctive vacation spots – they are also fun places for families and visitors of all ages.”
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(source: U.S. Census, 2006 estimates)
AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES - SECOND QUARTER - 2007
Bft. Cnty.
SC
Nat'l
Private sector
$575
$647
$810
All sectors
$609
$665
$820
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e’ve been waiting almost 500 years for your visit. The quaint towns of Beaufort and Port Royal share an historic berth on Port Royal Island, adjacent to the deepest natural harbor on the Atlantic coast. Traces of the area’s first inhabitants, the Archaic Indians, date back 4,000 years. Europeans made their first appearance with Spanish galleons around 1521. In the early 1500s, Spain found a Port Royal anchorage ideal for explorations. When France’s Captain Jean Ribaut arrived in 1562, he felt he would find “no faurer or fytter place” than “Porte Royall.” Adventurers from England, Spain and Scotland all attempt-
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ed to claim the area for their crowns during the next two centuries. In the 1715 Yemassee War, Native Americans – Yemassee and Tuscarora Indians – also fought to regain the land. Pirates joined the fray, too. Beaufort entered its golden era about 1800, when Sea Island cotton debuted, and many of Beaufort’s loveliest mansions were built by the wealthy owners of cotton, indigo, and rice plantations. By the 1800s, Port Royal – the Town incorporated in 1874 – also had found peace and prosperity. It even boasted a Navy yard, but an 1893 hurricane and economic calamities later brought hard times.
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REMEMBERING THE STORIED PAST
including cemeteries, bed and breakfast inns, churches and other buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Today, reminders of the area’s Places. The entire downtown is designated a historic district. colorful history abound in Port Royal showcases 40 architecture preserved with loving care and folkways honored historic homes and sites. If you stroll down the distinctive Port across generations. Royal boardwalk, you may feel Historic sites of French, the echoes of the bustling Navy Colonial, Spanish-American, shipyard that lured great ships and Revolutionary origins here during the 1890s. include forts, churches and The Beaufort area history also architecture from many grand recognizes the Reconstruction cultures and eras. Beaufort boasts at least 90 historic sites, era when significant strides were made in originating the nation’s education of newly freed slaves. African American heritage is carefully preserved throughout the area and especially celebrated at Penn Center where a museum exhibits rare artifacts and crafts. 2009 Destination Beaufort
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Beaufort County - total
78,502
Less than high school diploma
9,545
High school diploma
18,974
Some college
18,466
Associate degree
5,434
Bachelor's degree or higher
26,083
(source: 2000 Census)
TOP EMPLOYERS (IN ALPHA ORDER) Beaufort County School District
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Callaswassie Island Co. LP
Columbia Sussex Corp.
Beaufort County
Cypress Club, Inc.
Department of Defense
Hargray Communications Group, Inc.
Lowes Home Centers, Inc.
Marine Corps Community Services
Marriott Resorts Hospitality Corp.
National Health Corp.
OS Restaurant Services, Inc.
Publix Supermarkets
Sea Pines Resort, LLC
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Technical College of the Lowcountry
Tenet Health System, Hilton Head, Inc.
The Greenery, Inc.
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
2006 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ECONOMIC IMPACT Officer and enlisted personnel
Civilian personnel
Payroll (total)
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
4,000
900
$215 m
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
2,000
600
$64 m
Naval Hospital Beaufort
512
230
$55 m
Source: MCAS - Beaufort, MCRD - Beaufort, Naval Hospital - Beaufort
$1.2 Billion The tourism economic impact for Beaufort County. Source: Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and Hilton Head - Bluffton Chamber of Commerce 2004 County-wide study
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Where do You Want to Live? W
Living choices in the Beaufort region vary widely. Spacious mansions in the downtown historic district have been beautifully restored, while small cottages nearby await new owners to renew their lease on life. Townhomes and lofts throughout the town bring a new residential look, frequently showcasing water or downtown views. Golf resorts
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and gated communities offer waterfront living with a true modern escape from history. Other new communities mirror the old with traditional designs and classic styles. Rural space throughout the myriad islands also affords seclusion and privacy for those seeking a quiet lifestyle situated a few minutes from a small town. Seasonal rentals are available on the islands, while apartment or home rentals throughout the region also are offered. Please consult the business directory at www.beaufortsc.org for a complete listing of developers, realtors or rental agencies.
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Get Educated in the Beaufort Region T
he University of South Carolina Beaufort is the newest state four-year university with a residential campus in Bluffton and its original campus in downtown Beaufort. It offers baccalaureate degrees, access to the University of South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extended graduate degrees and a variety of continuing education programs. Its tradition dates to the 1785 charter of Beaufort College. The student body numbers approximately 1500 in a teaching environment focused on growth, preservation and opportunity.
A new program for 2009 is the nursing facility with high tech human simulators. Three local organizations along with individual donors led the way in funding: Hilton Head Regional Healthcare, Beaufort Memorial Hospital and Community Foundation of the Lowcountry through its affiliate the Hilton Head Island Foundation. Sixty new baccalaureate-prepared nurses are expected to be trained each year through the program. For more information, please visit www.uscb.edu or call 843-208-8030.
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The Technical College of the Lowcountry is a two-year state school with a campus in Beaufort and a New River campus in the Bluffton area. Beginning as the Mather School in 1868 for education of the daughters of newly-freed slaves, it is now part of the 16-college state system and serves Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper and Hampton Counties. More than 75 academic, transfer and specialized programs are offered annually including nursing, web design, civil engineering, network engineering, paralegal and college transfer programs.
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For more information, please visit www.tcl.edu, call 843-5258211 for the Beaufort campus or 843-470-6000 for the New River campus. One of the current new programs is an 18-credit hour certificate program which provides students with practical training in culinary arts and the hospitality industry to prepare them for entry level positions as prep cooks and head cooks. Lottery tuition assistance is available with minimum qualifications to be met.
Outdoor Life Beckons T
he Lowcountry’s saltmarsh ecosystem, one of the world’s most productive and unspoiled, is remarkably easy to explore from a Beaufort base. Guided pontoon boat
tours of the A.C.E. Basin – the vast wilderness etched by the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto Rivers – allow visitors to photograph hundreds of species of birds.
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Guided kayak tours offer an active role in coastal discovery, while boat rentals let adventurers explore on their own. Casting shrimp nets and catching crabs are arts that residents are happy to teach. Port Royal’s boardwalk and Hunting Island State Park’s pier are ideal fishing venues. There Royal’s scenic landscapes and are many ways to explore Port waterways. A five-mile leisure trail winds through town and is ideal for jogging and bicycling. It even includes an observation deck. A boardwalk on Port Royal Sound is perfect for sightseeing, fishing or leisurely strolls. Local marinas also offer rental boats and arrange charter fishing excursions.
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Worship and Fellowship eligion continues to play an important role in the life of the Southern people, and churches of all denominations throughout the Beaufort region welcome visitors and new residents. Church is often the center of community gatherings and activities in addition to worship and religious studies. Every denomination is represented among the dozens of churches in the county where new residents are warmly welcomed. Small historic structures are
worthy of visits to view their architecture and character, while growing modern church buildings may accommodate hundreds in their sanctuaries, classrooms and schools. Praise houses are occasional treats on tours of the rural islands. These are tiny one-room buildings where slaves worshipped and shouted their praises before they were allowed to associate with their masters for these activities. The Parish Church of St. Helena, located in downtown
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as a hospital with marble tombstones brought in to serve as operating tables. The churchyard cemetery tells many stories of local history. For a warm welcome into the true heart of the community, visitors may step through open doors and easily find new friends.
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are welcomed as they join their young Marines in their proudest moment celebrating the monumental achievement. Parris Island is located in the northern part of Beaufort County, adjacent to Port Royal and a few miles from Beaufort and Bluffton. Visiting families are welcomed into hotels, motels, villas as well as beach resorts on Fripp Island, Harbor Island and Hilton Head Island. Families planning to attend the graduation are encouraged to reserve accommodations at the beginning of the recruit’s stay here due to ensure choices. The Naval Hospital provides medical service for the area’s military families and retirees. The “sounds of freedom” which are frequently heard are never a complaint as Beaufort residents are proud to know the country’s finest defenses are being thoroughly trained in the air and in the classrooms here. More than a dozen businesses offer discounts to military families and new Marine graduates, ranging from mealtime specials to vacation rentals, cruises, storage units, banking services and much more. For updated information on special offers, visit the chamber’s Web site at www.beaufortsc.org.
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eaufort is proud to be the home of three military installations and thousands of families in the military as well as others visiting or employed by the military. In addition to tourism, military is the major industry of Beaufort County. The community and the military enjoy a warm relationship with business, entertainment and employment interaction being comfortable. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island is the boot camp for training all of the nation’s female recruits and all male recruits east of the Mississippi. More than 24,000 young people become new Marines as they complete their training at Parris Island each year. With 40 weeks during the year hosting graduations, families from all over the country
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