Dr. Leslie Sautter’s presentation on our Changing Beach
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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…
All is Well. Returning to Dewees after Florence
A week ago, I was in the middle of writing a leisurely post about how relieved we were NOT to have to pack up and evacuate for Florence when everything…
Local Author Signe Pike describes Dewees
Local author Signe Pike released her new book today, and I got an advanced reader copy and LOVED it! Our island friends over at Buxton Books hosted a launch party…
New Bestseller from Mary Alice Monroe Features Dewees
Island friend Mary Alice Monroe has just released Beach House Reunion, her fifth novel in the Beach House series that she started in 2002. This is my favorite of the…