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Journey to Freedom
The heroic story of an enslaved man who planned a daring escape to freedom and who spent the rest of his life tirelessly working for equality. “My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be the equal of any people…
Lefty Wins Big
Phil Mickelson’s victory on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort last May is one that golf fans will remember for years to come. History Was Made at the 2021 PGA Championship. Some might say history is made at every major Championship, but Phil Mickelson’s victory on The Ocean…
Lowcountry Day Trips
From old-growth swamps to remote shorelines, these six ecological escapes will broaden your perspective of the Lowcountry’s wild side. Each site has a unique cultural and natural history that has been preserved through pointed and direct conservation efforts. Botany Bay 1066 Botany Bay Road, Edisto Island The grand entrance to…
Imagining Seafields
Pictured above: Richard Ackerman (left) with Balfour Beatty Vice President of Operations David Stanton and Big Rock Partners Managing Director Sean Nealon. Big Rock Partners CEO Richard Ackerman discusses senior housing and the plan for Seafields, Kiawah Island’s new senior living community. The three-story mixed-use seniors housing property will consist…
Club Members Robert & Aileen Hugli from Washington, D.C.
From Washington, D.C. To Kiawah Island... Pictured with daughter Kimi Q: Where are you from? Aileen: I was born in the Philippines, but my mom was recruited by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Bethesda, Maryland, became our first home in the United States. Bob: I’m from Pittsburgh originally, but…
An Upland Hunt
I arrive at the Kiawah Island Sporting Club on a cloudless Saturday morning in late fall. Turning off of Bohicket Road, I wind through a beautiful mixed forest. The spectacularly colored autumnal leaves of the American sweetgum—red, yellow, and even purple—pop and swirl against the more subdued greens of loblolly…
Wild Islands
The barrier island system is made up of geological striations of sand, forest, and marsh. The barrier islands of the Carolina Lowcountry are like no other ecosystem in the world. These unique land formations boast an outsized number of contrasting ecosystems and are home to countless rare and endangered species…
Club Members Suzanne Sullivan & Dave Barrington from Rowayton, CT
From Connecticut To Kiawah Island... Q: Where do you live? Dave: I’m from Wakefield, Rhode Island. I’m more of a northeasterner than she is! (laughs) Suzanne: Not true! I grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey. We live in Rowayton, Connecticut. Q: Do you have kids? Suzanne: We have a…
Jimmie James and The Top 100
Jimmie James was five years old when he set his first goal. At that tender age, he did not know one person who had graduated from high school, and he promised himself he would. One of eight children, Jimmie grew up well below the poverty line in a sawmill town…
