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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,…

Internet and TV access on Dewees — one year later

Post author:reggiefairchild
Post published:February 2, 2019
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About a year ago we published a blog post called, "Internet Access – Solutions Available Today". Here's what's changed: 1. We still love our cellular Internet connections using data resellers.…

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…

Wild Dunes links course from the Intracoastal

Golf Options for Dewees People

Post author:Jennifer O'Brien
Post published:September 23, 2018
Post category:Activities / All / Island Living

editors note: I don't know anything about golf, but I get asked about it a lot. This guest post is written by dear friend and dunes colleague Jennifer O'Brien, who…

All is Well. Returning to Dewees after Florence

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:September 16, 2018
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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…

Dewees Island web cams during Hurricane Florence 2018

Post author:reggiefairchild
Post published:September 11, 2018
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We installed 2 webcams on the island, roughly 35′ or 40′ above sea level. One faces Southeast over the Impoundment (aka Old House Lagon). The other faces West over the…