Guide
A Day Trip to Daufuskie Island from Hilton Head
Forty-five minutes across Calibogue Sound is an island with no bridge, dirt roads and a Gullah history that has not been tidied up for visitors. Here is how to do it in a day.
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Renée Osei
Culture & History Editor
Beat: Day Trips, Free Things to Do, History & Culture
Renée writes about Lowcountry history from archives and from the people who lived it, covering Mitchelville, the island's Gullah Geechee community, the tabby ruins and the shell rings that predate all of them. She checks names and organisations before she prints them, and she points readers to Gullah-owned businesses wherever there is one to point to.
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Long-form
Guides by Renée Osei
Reported guides to Hilton Head Island, each with its own publication and last-updated date.
Guide
Gullah Heritage on Hilton Head Island
FeaturedHilton Head has one of the most significant Gullah Geechee communities in the United States, and it is a living one. Where its history happened, who to learn it from, and how to be a decent guest.
10 min read
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Festival
HarbourFest Returns to Shelter Cove, and With It the Tuesday-Night Fireworks
FeaturedTwelve fireworks shows over Broad Creek across the summer, almost all of them on Tuesdays. Free to watch, difficult to park for, easy to bike to.
June 9 – August 18
Beach update
After a Winter Blow, the North End Gives Up Its Shells
Fish Haul Creek and Mitchelville face Port Royal Sound, and a day or two after a winter storm the flats there are the best beachcombing on the island.
Seasonal
Oyster Season Opens October 1, and Lowcountry Menus Turn With It
South Carolina's recreational shellfish season opens half an hour before sunrise on October 1. Cluster oysters, roast season and a different kind of table.