January 2023 Haig Point Happenings

FROM THE CHIEF

DOUG EGLY Chief Executive Officer

Welcome 2023! This will be an exciting year for us at Haig Point.

Our beloved Haig Point Lighthouse turns 150 years old this year! Make plans to join in our year-long celebration. We will be hosting several special events to recognize this important part of Haig Point. We will be launching a Haig Point Lighthouse section on haigpoint.com outlining all the festivities and history.

We will also welcome new Board of Directors Members in January and several new Members will be added to our Governance Committees. I would like to personally thank everyone who served on the Board of Directors and the Committees over the last year. Your contributions are a big part of the constant improvement of our Community.

We look forward to seeing you at one of the presentations of the proposed Capital Investment Plan on either January 9th or 11th. We will be sending out printed Plan Information Brochures during the first week on January. 2023 will be a great year for Haig Point Club and I am excited for the future of Haig Point Club and Community.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS*

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Nicolle & Michael Downing Hinsdale, Illinois

Sarah & John Floyd Charlotte, North Carolina

Miriam & Nicholas Peters Charlotte, North Carolina

Holly & Alexander Sadusky Charlotte, North Carolina

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Lisa & Shannon Buckner Gastonia, North Carolina

| NPNE |

Mary & William Triplett Savannah, Georgia

* As of the fourth quarter of 2022

Membership has its PERX!

Haig Point PERX was created to reward Members for helping us build our Membership stronger and better. We all know a referral is the greatest compliment you can give to your community. With PERX, you also have the opportunity for amazing rewards:

• For each new Net Signature Membership sold, the referring Member will receive $5,000

• For each new Non-Property Membership sold, the referring Member will receive $1,000

• For each Existing Property with a Membership sold, the referring Member will receive a $1,000 Club Credit

• For each National Membership sold, the referring Member will receive a $500 Club Credit

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When you become a Haig Point Member, you become part of a wonderful circle of Affiliate Clubs. With select privileges such as dining, golf, fitness, business centers and more, your membership is even better than you imagined.

LOCAL AFFILIATE CLUBS

Our agreement with each club gives you access and you’ll be eligible for the member-guest rates at each of the clubs.

South Carolina Yacht Club

Learn to sail, join a cruising fleet, enjoy dining and special events with a decidedly nautical flair.

NATIONAL AFFILIATE CLUBS

Harbour Town Yacht Club

Take a quick water taxi trip for a change of scenery and enjoy cocktails and weekly dinners overlooking the marina.

Palmetto Bluff

Book a spa appointment, play golf, enjoy several dining options or join the Shooting Club.

Savannah Yacht Club - NEW!

Variety of recreational activities including sailing, boating, tennis, swimming and fine dining

The agreement with each club gives our members full access for 10 days no more than 2 visits each calendar year. You’ll be eligible for the member-guest rates at each of the clubs. Before traveling, please contact Adam Martin, VP of Sales and Marketing. He may be contacted at amartin@haigpoint.com and will provide a letter of introduction to the affiliate club of your choice

ALABAMA

The Club of Birmingham, Alabama CANADA

Derrick Golf & Winter Club

Donalda Club

Granite Club

Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club

Toronto Lawn Tennis Club

DELAWARE

Greenville Country Club

FLORIDA

The River Club

GEORGIA

Idle Hour Country Club

MARYLAND

Kenwood Golf and Country Club MASSACHUSETTS

The University Club of Boston MICHIGAN

Detroit Athletic Club MISSOURI

Missouri Athletic Club NEW JERSEY Park Avenue Club NEW YORK

The Belvedere Club Huntington Yacht Club Long Island Yacht Club

INVITED ALLIANCE (formerly ClubCorp) - NEW!

The New York Athletic Club

Scarsdale Golf Club

Westchester Country Club NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte City Club

North Hills Club OHIO

Maketewah Country Club PENNSYLVANIA

Union League Club of Philadelphia UNITED KINGDOM

University Club, London

ClubBenefits is included with your Signature Membership, no action is required to enjoy these tremendous privileges. When you travel, you will enjoy complimentary golf and dining.

BNG CLUBS

BNG Hospitality owns a group of City Clubs around the country that are premier Business and Social Clubs. Members may book their visit to any of these Clubs by contacting the Front Desk of the respective Club.

MEMBERS CAN LEARN MORE by visiting haigpoint.com and clicking My Club > Affiliate Clubs

LOCAL MAKERS

DAUFUSKIE OAK 'N OYSTER

77 Years of Hard Work and Family Island History

The Oak-n-Oyster brand is a heartfelt tribute to family; the love of our surrounding coastal waterways and oak-covered land. Our brand is a symbol of the respect and gratitude for the hard work of that era and generation now passed. No electricity, no running water…just the simple life among the oaks and the oysters.

Daufuskie Island has filled my heart with joy and happiness for my entire life. I am blessed and fortunate to have such a beautiful piece of this little island in our family for now over 77 years. My mother, Joann Dierks Yarbrough, passed her love and respect of “Her Daufuskie” to not only me, but also to my friend and business partner, Medea Hall, as well as countless other friends throughout the years. One couldn’t help but be captured by mother’s ability to entertain and educate through her stories. Every dirt road and

structure on Daufuskie held a special place in Mother’s heart, and she loved to share and reminisce with anyone who visited.

Through our Oak-n-Oyster brand, Medea and I enjoy sharing our love of Daufuskie Island paying homage to my family’s hard work & history from 1945 onward. The photo of Otis and the Oak Tree was the inspiration for our t-shirt design. The back of the original shirt is dedicated to “Otis”; the life-size wooden cut-out that was placed next to this centuries-old oak tree to attract attention of passing boats and encourage them to “slow down, no wake.” Hurricane Matthew destroyed my dock back in 2016, but Otis was still standing! I

In 1944, my paternal grandparents, Mae & Fred Dierks had a delicatessen in Savannah, Georgia. My grandfather’s diabetes and subsequent heart attack was a result of the stress of running a business. His doctor told him he needed to get out of the restaurant business – so he did. Fred and Mae had been to Daufuskie Island with friends and fell in love with the island and when they sold the business, decided to move to move there. No running water and no electricity. My grandmother became the Post Mistress before Billie Burns and my grandfather became the Magistrate of Daufuskie. Together they ran the only general store on the island. My grandfather, along with Jake Washington would travel twice a week to Bluffton to pick up the mail and supplies for the general store.

My grandmother was the first person to operate the battery powered ship to shore radio on Daufuskie, the first line of communication to the mainland located at the post office inside the general store. They served numerous roles while living on Daufuskie, such as providing wood for heat at the school, transporting the children to school in Grandfather’s “rattle trap” truck and entertaining people who arrive on the Waving Girl with their picnic baskets for a day on the Island.

Daufuskie is so special to me. It’s the feeling that I get when I step off the boat onto the land. A calming and nourishing feeling. I first visited Daufuskie when I was 8 days old, my parents put me in a styrofoam cooler – they didn’t make lifejackets for infants back then! We traveled to Daufuskie at least twice a month and still do.

Before retiring, three years ago, I wanted to do something to share my grandparents’ and my parents’ ties with Daufuskie and the hard work and history from this era. So many stories to tell. But it wasn’t enough so Medea and I talked about what we could do. After our first business meeting, cruising down the river in the boat for about 3 hours, Medea and I had a plan.

We came up with the name “Oak-n-Oyster”, derived from the oaks on our family property and its role in Daufuskie’s rich history. Large oaks canopy our property and overlook the New River, many of which are over 450 years old, and the last oyster factory on the island, that had been on my grandfather’s land. We decided on ‘Hard Work & History’ as our tagline. We wanted to offer our guests and visitors something to remind them of their trip to Daufuskie Island and all those special memories.

We have quality shirts, with specific designs dedicated to Daufuskie Island life. We put a lot of thought and detail into every design. So far, we have created 11 designer shirts in cotton and in SPF50+, moisture wicking performance wear for men, ladies and children. We have skinny tumblers, visors, hats, koozies, headbands, beanies and baby outfits.

On Daufuskie, our products are available at the Haig Point Mercantile located in the Strachan Mansion, the Melrose Dock Shop, and the General Store at Freeport Marina.

- Cathy Lamas daufuskieoaknoyster.com

HAIGPOINT LIGHTHOUS

A brief history of our lighthouse as it turns 150 years old this year. Join us all year at various events as we celebrate this milestone.

In December 1872, James H. Reed of Washington D.C. was contracted to acquire all the material for the two range lights and dwelling, transport the material to Daufuskie Island, and supply the necessary labor to erect the structure. A two-story wooden keeper’s dwelling, with a tower extending from the eastern end of its pitched roof, was constructed on the foundation of Blodgett’s plantation mansion. To the south, the smaller front range light was also built of wood.

Patrick Comer was appointed first caretaker of the lights on August 29, 1873, with his wife Bridgett serving as his assistant. The Comers activated the lights for the first time on October 1, 1873. Ships would align the two range lights, which were separated by 750 yards, to safely enter Calibogue Sound. As the entrance to the sound would move due to shifting sand, the front range light was placed atop a pair of wooden rails so it could be moved to track the sound’s entrance.

In 1886, the earthquake that caused such extensive damage in Charleston shook Haig Point Lighthouse. Plaster rained down from the interior walls, which were subsequently covered with bead board that still remains in the lighthouse. Keeper Comer was in the lantern room when the first shock hit on August 31,

and reported that the quake “came like the roaring of a prairie fire” and lasted fully fifty seconds. The station’s clock stopped for the first time in thirteen years, noting a time of 9:25 p.m. Patrick Comer passed away in an upstairs bedroom in 1891 after eighteen years at the lighthouse.

Richard Stonebridge served as keeper of Haig Point Lighthouse for thirty-two years, beginning his service in 1891 and retiring on July 1, 1923. A fireproof oil house was constructed just east of the lighthouse in 1892 to store the volatile kerosene that was used in lighthouses during this period. Also, in 1895, a 6,000-gallon cistern was built just west of the lighthouse, replacing an earlier one with a capacity of 4,000 gallons. Rather than collecting water from the metal gutters attached to the eves of the roof, the new cistern was filled with well water. Perhaps the increased capacity of the cistern was what led to the installation of a bathtub in 1914.

Following Stonebridge’s retirement, Charles L. Sisson was appointed keeper, but a year later the station was discontinued. Uninhabited during the following years, the lighthouse slowly deteriorated. Shutters and doors sagged on hinges, the roof leaked, the glass was broken out of the windows and lantern

After the government disposed of the lighthouse, Haig Point Plantation and Lighthouse were never owned by the same person until George H. Bostwick purchased Haig Point Plantation in 1961 and Haig Point Lighthouse in 1965. Bostwick set out to repair the neglected lighthouse as recorded in this 1967 account from a Beaufort County newspaper: “Once a desolate ruin that gazed from the tip of Daufuskie Island through shattered windows, the structure now boasts fresh white paint, a new roof, refinished floors, modern electrical wiring, screened windows, and other refinements. The glasses in the lamp house have been replaced and the tower is capped with red roof paint.”

On October 23, 1984, International Paper Realty Corporation purchased Haig Point with plans to develop a low-key, resort community. One of their first projects was to hire archaeologist Larry Lepinoka and historical architect Colin Brooker to date the tabby slave ruins and find the foundation of Haig Point Mansion. Digging around the lighthouse, they discovered the lighthouse’s foundation was actually part of the mansion’s tabby walls, and a fireplace from the original mansion was located underneath the lighthouse’s kitchen.

The massive foundations discovered at the lighthouse supported one of the largest tabby houses ever built. Rather than bury the foundations, the tops of the walls were capped with a cement similar to tabby, leaving an outline of the mansion tracing through the ground around the lighthouse.

Using the original plans for the dwelling, the lighthouse was meticulously restored under the direction of Bill Phillips. On October 18, 1986, Haig Point Lighthouse was re-lit in a festive ceremony that included a fireworks display and members of the Savannah Symphony playing "Stars and Stripes Forever."

Today, the lighthouse is used to accommodate guests of the Haig Point community. A Plexiglas panel near the fireplace in the kitchen permits visitors to view the brick fireplace from the old tabby mansion. Those fortunate enough to spend the night will find a pair of bedrooms upstairs, and a kitchen, dining room, and living room downstairs. The wooden rockers on the front porch provide the perfect place to gaze out over Calibogue Sound as you sip a cool glass of lemonade on a warm southern evening and review the history that has transpired on Daufuskie’s Haig Point

Courtesy of lighthousefriends.com

EVENT PHOTOS

Clockwise from Top Left: "Barco" Sinatra, HPWGA Ladies' Invitational, "Meals, Music + Muses" with Chef Alexander Smalls, Ladies Who Eat, Play, Discover: Trails + Tales event, Trunk or Treating, Equestrian Halloween Fun Show, the Clubhouse at night, 2022 Bocce Mixed Doubles Champs, Martin Ray Winery Wine Dinner, Teen Bonfire Night, Ugly Sweater Happy Hour, Breakfast with Santa

EVENT PHOTOS

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View all our listings at https://haigpoint.com/real-estate/homes/ Email info@haigpoint.com if you are interested in buying or selling

JANUARY

1 - Continental Breakfast

8 AM | Grill Room

Tennis + Pickleball: New Year's Round Robin 10 AM | Tennis Center

2 - Golf: Tee Times Available

8:30 AM - 11 AM | Golf Shop

9 - College Football Championships 5 PM | Grill Room

13 - Daufuskie Island Marathon Pasta Dinner 5 PM | Clubhouse Ballroom

14 - Daufuskie Island Marathon 8:15 AM | Tabby Lawn

15 - Daufuskie Island Marathon Mimosa Brunch 9 AM | Grill Room

21 - Golf: Two-Person Scramble Golf Shop

FEBRUARY

11 – Golf: Tee It Forward

Tennis: Super Bowl Round Robin 10 AM | Tennis Center

12 – Egly Superbowl Party 5 PM | Tent on the Beach

14 – Valentine's Day Dinner

5 PM | Calibogue Club

14 – Pickleball: Cupid's Doubles

3 PM | Tennis Center

When love and friendship is in the air, what better night to take a friend or spouse out and play some pickleball. Enjoy a nice evening of doubles before dinner

2023 CALENDAR

18 – Chili Cookoff + Kids' Bakeoff 1 PM | Tent on the Beach

19 – Bingo Night 5 PM | Clubhouse

25 + 26 – Golf: Couples Championship

MARCH 11 – Golf: 3-Club Challenge

12 – Pickleball: March Madness Tournament 3 PM | Tennis Center

Doubles tournament with Bracket Pick’ Em prize pool, pizza, beer and wine

15 – Beach Club Deck Opens for the Season

17 – St. Patrick's Day Cruise

Golf: Divots & Drinks St. Patrick's Day Dinner 5 PM | Calibogue Club Beach Club Deck closed

18 – Tennis: Luck of the Irish Potluck 10 AM | Tennis Center

Feeling lucky? Partner tennis scramble event. Don’t forget to wear some green and bring a dish to share!

Junior-Senior Mini Tennis Mixer 3 PM | Tennis Center

Homecoming Happy Hour 4 PM | Beach Club Deck

25 – Golf: Member-Member Tournament 9:45 AM | Golf Shop Lighthouse Paint 'n Sip Homecoming Party on the Deck 6 PM | Beach Club Deckolf: MemberMember 9:45 am

APRIL

3 – Golf Shop and Club Open

4 – Wine Dinner 6 PM | Clubhouse

5 – Masters Pick the Winner 4 PM | Beach Club Deck

8 – Kids Easter Village Tabby Lawn

9 – Easter Service Easter Brunch

HERITAGE WEEK

10 – Golf Shop and Club Open

10 – 5th Annual Haig Point Foundation Golf Tournament

ANNUAL SPRING MEMBER "HOMECOMING" WEEKEND

23 – Cookout + Cornhole Tourney 5 PM | Equestrian Center

24 – Golf: Member-Member Tournament 9:45 AM | Golf Shop

Open to the Public 18-Hole Pro-Am Shamble to benefit the Haig Point Foundation. Enjoy lunch, prizes, tee gifts, and an awards party and support a great cause

11 – Pickleball: Tartan Tourney 10 AM | Tennis Center

12 – Heritage Pick the Winner 4 PM | Beach Club Deck

14 – Happy Hour + Live Entertainment

4 PM | Beach Club Deck

15 – Oyster Roast 6 PM | Beach Club Deck

17– Golf Shop and Club Open

24 – Lighthouse Lunch 'n Learn

19-20 – Golf: Men's Invitational

Nine-Hole Match Around consisting of 8 flights of 6 two-person teams that play each team within the flight, and all flight winners will then compete in a shoot-out to determine the champion.

25 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine 28 – Happy Hour 4 PM | Calibogue Club Beach Club Deck Closed 29 – Spring Beach Sweep MAY

4 – Oyster Reef Build with SC DNR

5 – Pickleball: Cinco de Dinko

2 PM | Tennis Center

Margarita in one hand and a paddle in another. Vamos a jugar al Pickleball!

5 – Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour

12 – Happy Hour

4 PM | Calibogue Club Beach Club Deck Closed

2023 CALENDAR

6 – Equestrian: Derby Day

5:30 PM | Beach Club Deck Calibogue Club Closed

Watch the race on the big screen then enjoy live music. Friendly betting, raffle baskets and a best hat competition. Menu will feature Kentucky-themed items and cocktail specials

13 – Equestrian: Eco Tour 10 AM | Equestrian Center

14 – Mother's Day Brunch

17 – Golf: Ladies' Closing Scramble + Lunch

19 - Golf: Divots & Drinks

20 - Golf Shop, Course and Clubhouse Closed Lighthouse Paint 'n Sip

25 – Tennis: Cheeseburger in Paradise 3 PM | Tennis Center

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere! Waste away with a margarita and a wacky day of tennis mixup. Dinner & drinks to follow.

30 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine

Signature Course ClosedAerification

Until 6/7

JUNE

10 – Equestrian: Eco Tour 10 AM | Equestrian Center Beach Club Deck Closed

18 – Father's Day Dining 20 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine 23 – Golf: Divots & Drinks 24 – Wine Dinner 6 PM | Clubhouse 26 - 30 – Kids Camp

JULY

1 - 8 – JULY 4th FESTIVITIES + DINING

1 – Family Pool Party

1 – Tennis: Wimbledon Round Robin 9 AM | Tennis Center

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

26 – White Party with Live Entertainment

6 PM | Beach Club Deck Calibogue Club Closed

28 – Lowcountry Boil + Live Music

6 PM | Beach Club Deck No Á la Carte Dining

29 – Golf: Memorial Day Scramble Golf Shop and Club Open

Eat strawberries and cream while wearing your best all whites to celebrate one of the oldest traditions in tennis history. Prizes for best outfit & tournament pool.

3 – Golf Shop & Club Open

3 - 7 – Kids Camp

Teen Mini Tennis 3 PM | Tennis Center

Haig Point Fireworks Party on the Deck

4 – July 4th Celebration

Golf: Red, White & Blue Scramble

6 – Lighthouse Family Photo Sessions

5 – Pickleball: Summer Classic

10 - 14 – Kids Camp

14 – Golf: Divots & Drinks

17 - 21 – Kids Camp

24 - 28 – Equestrian: Horse Camp 9:30 AM | Equestrian Center

Fun-filled week of horsemanship activities both in and out of the saddle! Available for children age 8-12, with or without previous riding experience. Lesson students are encouraged to participate. Registration required by Friday, July 14th, $400 per person.

17 - 31 – Signature Course ClosedAerification

AUGUST

7 – National Lighthouse Day Celebration

18 – Golf: Divots & Drinks

27 – Pickleball: US Open Tournament

1 PM | Tennis Center

SEPTEMBER

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

2 – Tennis: US Open Round Robin

9 AM | Tennis Center

Equestrian: Eco Tour Party on the Deck

5 PM | Beach Club Deck

2023 CALENDAR

3 – Pickleball: High Low Dinks

2 PM | Tennis Center Lobster Boil

6:30 PM | Beach Club Deck

4 - Golf Shop & Club Open Golf: Labor Day Scramble

5 - Logan's Lounge Closes for the Season

6 - Golf: Ladies’ Closing Day

13 - Golf: Ladies' Opening Day

15 - Golf: Divots & Drinks

16 - Fall Beach Sweep

19 - Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine

21-23 – Golf: Ladies' Invitational 4 different nine-hole events over the course of two days with fun-filled games and a great dinner party with entertainment. This is themed event that everyone can dress the part and decorate their carts for the competition

6 - 8 Lighthouse 150th Celebration Weekend

14 - 15 – Golf: Club Championships

17 - Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine

Club Championships

Pickleball Oct 20th & 21st Tennis Oct 27-29th

Nothing is more prestigious than taking home the Championship title. All levels encourage to sign up and players will be group accordingly. Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles divisions.

20 – Golf: Divots & Drinks

Pickleball + Tennis Club Championship Kickoff Cocktails 6 PM | Beach Club Deck

23 - November 10 – Signature Course Closed - Overseeding

28 – Equestrian: Halloween Fun Show 10 AM | Equestrian Center

24 – Grill Room Closes at 12 PM

OCTOBER

6 - 8 – Golf: Haig Point Cup

Modeled after the Ryder/Solheim Cup format. Mens and ladies groups compete in team and individual match play. Drawing Party determines Mansion Team and Lighthouse Team.

All 2023 lesson students and boarders are welcome to participate. Show includes traditional fun show games, as well as everyone’s favorite class, the costume contest! Spectators are encouraged and light refreshments will be served.

NOVEMBER 13 – Clubhouse Open

2023 CALENDAR

13 - 15 – Golf: Pro-Am

Golf professionals from all around the country join in on the fun and help the team to victory! This invitation only event hosts a great welcome party, dinner, putting contest, and daily winners for shop credit and cash prizes.

17 - Golf: Divots & Drinks

21 - Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine

22 - Pickelball: Turkey Shootout 2 PM | Tennis Center

23 - Single Boat Service Golf: Open Play Shotgun Thanksgiving Dining

24 - Mercantile Artisan Trunk Show 11 AM | Mansion

25 - Annual Fall Pig Roast

5 PM | Equestrian Center No Á la Carte Dining

This year’s event will feature live music, college football, and lawn games by the Barn. Pony rides for ages 3-10 will be available until dark, and hay rides for all ages will begin later in the evening!

DECEMBER

1 – Lighthouse Lighting Happy Hour

2 - 3 – Golf: Member-Member Match Play

8 – Pickleball: Reindeer Round Robin 10 AM | Tennis Center

9 – Tennis: Reindeer Round Robin 10 AM | Tennis Center Holiday Wine Dinner

10 – Grill Room Closes at 2 PM

11 – Helmus Caroling on the Beach

15 - Golf: Divots & Drinks Ugly Sweater Happy Hour

16 - Breakfast with Santa

17 - Pickleball: White Christmas Party 2 PM | Tennis Center

19 - Haig Point Holiday Open House 5 PM | Clubhouse Ballroom

24 - Christmas Eve Service

25 - Single Boat Service Club and F&B Closed

31 - New Year's Eve Festivities

30 - Clubhouse Holiday Shopping Event + Dinner

3 PM | Clubhouse

Calibogue Club Closed

HAPPENINGS