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America’s Favorite Island
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ilton Head Island, SC – is a golf mecca, family-friendly destination, and most noted for its outdoor pursuits. Due to increased demand for advanced reservations, Hilton Head Golf Island’s premier resort partners – The Sea Pines Resort, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort and The Heritage Golf Collection – are making their fall golf packages available for booking this now at www. hiltonheadgolfisland.com. Comprising 26 courses across the scenic South Carolina Lowcountry counties of Beaufort, Bluffton and Jasper, “Golf Island” has long been one of the nation’s most sought-after golf destinations. The region’s stunning setting – marked by barrier islands, coastal marshes, and Spanish moss-draped live oaks – has inspired timeless designs from Pete Dye, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Rees Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arthur Hills, Bob Cupp, Willard Byrd, George Cobb, Clyde Johnston, Davis Love III, and other noted architects. A new addition on the island’s culinary scene is Quarterdeck—a beautifully designed restaurant adjacent to Hilton Head’s iconic lighthouse landmark in Harbour Town at The Sea Pines Resort and
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one of the hottest reservations in town. Generous indoor and outdoor seating options on an expansive wraparound deck, an indoor bar and dining area on the first floor, and a rooftop oyster bar offering 270-degree views of Harbour Town Yacht Basin, the famed 18th hole of Harbour Town Golf Links, and Calibogue Sound are part of the all-new restaurant. The wide choice of seating areas allows Quarterdeck to serve guests seeking a romantic sunset cocktail as well as a golf group comparing the day’s scores. A circular bar, firepits with soft seating, open-air dining with breezes off the water, an oystershucking station, and other welcoming features add to the engaging dynamics of this new attraction. Quarterdeck Quick Facts (sidebar)
1. Quarterdeck is open daily for dining
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from 11:30 am to 10 pm. Quarterdeck Market is open 10 am to 6 pm; ice cream is served until 9 pm. Children’s menu available. A rotating, daily schedule of live entertainment features the island’s best musicians. Valet parking available all summer
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from 11 am to 11 pm for $10 per car
5. Reservations: Via resy.com or the Resy
app. Phone: 843-842-1999 Next door, the iconic Harbour Town Lighthouse has added an exciting chapter to its storied history with the installation of a genuine Fresnel lens to further the power of the light that blossoms from the top. Just over five decades old, the red-andwhite striped Lighthouse serves not only as a beacon to the many ships that reside in the Yacht Basin but also as a landmark that symbolizes the region and the resort. Developed in the 1820s for use in lighthouses, Fresnel (pronounced “fray-NEL”) lenses are not only stunning pieces of artwork, but their functionality has led them to be called “the invention that saved a million ships.” For visitors to the Lighthouse, the 114-step trip to the observation deck now offers an additional payoff. The lens installed in the lighthouse is a replica of an original Fourth Order Fresnel lens. Orders are a reference to size, with first order being the smallest and sixth being the largest. “The Fresnel lens is as beautiful in the day as when it’s illuminated at night,” Rob Bender, director of recreation and marine operations for The Sea Pines Resort. “There is a great deal of history associated
