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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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…

Arts Council to Host Another Plein Air Workshop: Register Now for 3/5/2019

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:February 5, 2019
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The Dewees Island Arts Council had such a success with last spring's Plein Air Workshop, they'd like to do it again. To join the class, email: DeweesIslandArtsCouncil@gmail.com On Tuesday March 5,…

Fresh Deliveries from the Bounty Box

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:January 31, 2019
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I've been experimenting with some food delivery options to the island recently, and so far my favorite is The Bounty Box. This is a collaborative effort with local and regional…

Saving Crab Bank: Why We Care

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:December 7, 2018
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If you don't live locally, you may have missed the conversations about Crab Bank, right off of Shem Creek. It's a narrow strip of land in Charleston Harbor, and there…