Judy Drew Fairchild, Author at Dewees Island, Charleston, SC

Loon Rescue Video

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:May 29, 2019
Post category:All

This week, we had one of my favorite bird rescues ever: because it was so successful and the bird even seemed grateful! Casey Jenkins, one of our hospitality interns was…

Welcome Summer Interns of 2019

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:May 25, 2019
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Summer Interns Arrive Our official summer season kicks off with summer interns arriving on island. We have five this year, and began training and orientation this week. We have three…

Spend an Afternoon on the Creek at Saltwater Cowboys

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:May 22, 2019
Post category:Restaurant Review

If you're looking for the perfect lowcountry lunch spot, head on over to Shem Creek to Saltwater Cowboys. This restaurant is the perfect place to impress out of town friends…

My Letter

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:April 29, 2019
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I've been asked for my letter to DNR and the POA Board. I am writing as a passionate and committed volunteer for DNR of 16 years; I am permitted by…

What’s up with the Rental Kerfuffle?

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:April 24, 2019
Post category:All

I'm getting a lot of calls about this current short term rental discussion, so I thought I'd share as much as I could to give some context and history. This…

New Dewees Island Ferry Video Now Available to Share with Guests

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:April 9, 2019
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As part of the Residential Use group, we looked at revising the map (which we talked about here), and providing guests with videos that prepare them for a visit on…

Dr. Leslie Sautter’s presentation on our Changing Beach

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:March 29, 2019
Post category:All / Dewees History / Island Living

Last week at POA weekend, Dr. Leslie Sautter came to Dewees and gave a great presentation on the history of our shoreline, changes to the front beach, and suggestions for…

Dewees Island on the Map

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:March 22, 2019
Post category:All

We've been focusing on maps a lot lately. Way back in about 2004, we worked with the Environmental committee and some realtors to create a large, foldable map with street…

Some new Dewees publications: preorder before POA Meeting

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:March 7, 2019
Post category:All

We have two new books available: we're really excited about them. They are being printed at Blurb, which is an on-demand printer, so if you want to preorder some to…

Nesting Bald Eagles

Bald Eagle Chick (s?) Hatch on Dewees Island for the 8th year.

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:February 14, 2019
Post category:All

On Saturday, we caught our first glimpse of a young eaglet over on our eagle nest. This makes the eighth consecutive year that a pair of nesting bald eagles has…