July Tide Table

OXFORD, MD JULY 2021

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Lowcountry Church steeples ~ not skyscrapers ~ dot the skyline of this bustling

Next, we hopped on one of their port-of-entry... free Dash shuttle buses that circle Classically elegant, Charleston many areas of the city, including is one of the most architecturally primary points of interest that are significant destinations in North historic, commercial and natural. America. The city has an intriguing It’s like the hop-on-hop-off tours mix of styles reflecting its long hismany cities offer, only it’s free. There tory beginning when English settlers is no commentary, but with a map came to the area in the 1600s and and guidebook tourists can eas- named the town after King Charles. ily get a feel for the city’s 18th- and We rode past the famous Rain19th-century architectural features bow Row of thirteen pastel-coland its Revolutionary and Civil War ored homes built in the late 1700s history. I love this description of and restored and painted in pastel Charleston from the city’s official shades in the early to mid-1900s. We Visitors Guide: stopped to see the Battery’s protec-

Charleston is a sensorial plethora tive seawall and promenade that date of cobblestone streets, pastel-col- back to the early to mid-18th century. ored homes, flickering carriage Where forts built for the American lanterns, and historic landmarks. Revolution once stood, magnificent

antebellum (meaning from the Latin ante, for before, bellam for war, thus before war) mansions built between the 1830s and 1860s stand guard over the harbor at the very tip of the Charleston peninsula. We passed the popular horse-drawn carriages at both sites, another fun way to tour the lovely southern city.

Walking on our own, we found respite in the tree-shaded, 8-acre Ravenel Waterfront Park, with its iconic water fountain feature,eight tree-shaded acres of Ravenel Waterfront Park, with its iconic water fountain, benches and fishing pier that overlook Charleston Harbor. The nearby multi-columned U.S. Custom House dates to 1879 and is still in business, as is the Old City Market, which, dating to the 1800s, is one of the nation’s oldest public markets. It was just starting to reopen as Covid restrictions were being lifted. Is it always has, the market offers local produce, jewelry, food and crafts, such as the famous traditional Gullah seagrass baskets. When fully open, it is home to more than 300 entrepreneurs.

After a few more days of walking, biking and swimming in our Seabrook Island paradise, we headed back to Charleston for a SpiritLine Cruise of the Charleston Harbor. It was a beautiful, almost too hot, 80-degree day. Our interpretive guide, Russell, mentioned that he was a retired high school AP history teacher. Perfect man for the job! All five of our group ~ Bella, along with her dad, Randy, and mom, Holly, and my husband, John, and I ~ were fully engaged in his presentation as we headed toward the elegant Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (suspension) Bridge crossing the Cooper River.

I was surprised to learn that the Port of Charleston is one of the ten busiest U.S. ports and handles more than $60 billion in cargo each year. Near the bridge, we saw container ships laden with goods heading in and out of the port. On the opposite shore, we cruised by a World War II ship/museum, the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, anchored at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum.

After passing Sullivan’s Island, a residential community, and Fort Moultrie, one of the nation’s most historic coastal defense sites, we came upon a group of sailing skiff s in racing mode. Our next stop was for Bella.

She had been studying the American Civil War before we left for vacation. She told us before the trip that she wanted to see Fort Sumter, where the first shot was fired on April 12, 1861, by a Citadel cadet. And so, we cruised by the fi ve-sided brick sea fort that dates to the War of 1812, built on a man-made island to protect Charleston Harbor. It is a good thing for kids to be able to see what they study in person.

The fi nal portion of the trip took us by the Battery, which was fascinating to see from the water, as well as the city’s skyline, which includes the iconic white steeple of St. Michael’s. Dating to the 1680s, the Episcopal church is thought to be the oldest church edifi ce in Charleston. The city does not allow any structures to build taller than the tallest church steeple, so the skyline is much

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Lowcountry tales about this captivating city; all were quiet on the drive back. After a few more beach days, we headed out for one more adventure. Any trip to Charleston should include a tour of one of the many plantations nearby. We chose Magnolia Plantation because of Bella’s Civil War studies. She completed a research project about Angelina and Sarah Grimke, local sisters who left their slave-plantation home for as it has been during its history. We Philadelphia and became the first also learned that Charleston has been female abolitionists and pioneers called the Holy City since the 1600s of women’s rights in America. Sue for its tolerance of all religions and Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings for its numerous historic churches. is based on their story. At the same time, though, the city The sisters’ relatives, the Drayton was the most active slave port, with family, own Magnolia Plantation, 40–60% of enslaved people entering and the Grimke sisters often visthe country through Charleston. ited. The plantation and gardens

After being regaled with stories are Charleston’s most visited, and of Charleston’s history, including the site is on the National Register pirates, forts, wars, slavery, sol- of Historic Places. The plantation is diers, landmarks, storms, shipping, one of the top 25 most visited historic sailing, religions, architecture and houses in America. Unfortunately, more, we said goodbye and thank the house tours were very limited you to Russell and headed back to due to COVID. We were content to the island. Our heads were filled with tour the magnificent gardens, wa-