A beach on North Island, a part of Yawkey Wildlife Center © Jo Clark Georgetown County, South Carolina, is blessed with four rivers, the Winyah Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and two jewels of nature: Hobcaw Barony and the Yawkey Wildlife Center. Hobcaw means “between the waters” in a Native American dialect. The word Barony is simply a unit for measuring land granted by the King of England to...
Gwinnett County's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir © Jo Clark Gwinnett County, in northern Georgia, holds sixteen distinct cities forming part of the metro Atlanta area, including Duluth, Buford, Norcross, and Lilburn. Gwinnett, second in size to Fulton County with Atlanta as its county seat, has a population approaching one million. Fulton’s population is nearly 1.1 million. The traffic isn’t as...
Do special food and beverage pairings live up to the hype? There’s only one way to find out. Take the plunge. You know how it works. There’s a cheery place where you like to hang out with your partner and/or friends. The food is good, the beer is cold, and the atmosphere is friendly. Ah, consistency. Then, your favorite haunt throws you a curve. Iron Hill Brewery in Greenville, SC © Simon Lock...
Run, Run Rudolph! Santa is coming to town Myrtle Beach-style © Jo Clark As I hum I’ll Be Home for Christmas, I picture a beach-style Christmas, because I'll be staying home for Christmas. But I can’t help alternating the tune with our local version of Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow…Just Not HERE! LOL! While we rarely have a blanket of white to mark Christmas Day, we do hold a record—for...