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Read more about the article Ice, Ice, Baby

Ice, Ice, Baby

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:January 22, 2022
  • Post category:All/Winter

If you're gonna have an ice storm, this is the kind to have.  The temps have dropped below freezing for about 12 hours now, and the light rain that moved…

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Read more about the article Summer Activities: Use our texting system for program alerts
Creatures of the Dock, photo Laura Heinz

Summer Activities: Use our texting system for program alerts

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:June 9, 2015
  • Post category:Interns/Island Living/Summer

Our summer schedule is well under way, with lots of great activities planned. Want to get a text to remind you of what's going on? Or receive an alert when…

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Read more about the article Tropical Storm Ana keeps hanging around…

Tropical Storm Ana keeps hanging around…

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:May 9, 2015
  • Post category:Island Living/Spring
  • Post comments:2 Comments

There is a storm (Tropical Storm Ana) sitting off the Carolina coast right now, and it's actually creating some gorgeous weather conditions.  It's also causing the ferry to sit out…

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Holiday Celebrations past and present

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:December 18, 2014
  • Post category:Dewees History/History/Island Living/Real Estate/Winter
  • Post comments:2 Comments

In the tradition of online media's "Throwback Thursday," wherein people post photos of past events and wardrobes, I thought I would share this photo from (probably) 1926, when the Huyler…

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Fishing Rodeo Well Underway

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:December 12, 2012
  • Post category:CoastalMasterNaturalistsFeed/Fall/Island Living
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Dewees Island is a fabulous location for fishing, and catching your own is one way to avoid the sort of fish fraud detailed in yesterday's article in the New York…

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Alex Pasquini Also Catches an Asian Tiger Shrimp in the Impoundment

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:October 13, 2012
  • Post category:All/Fall
  • Post comments:2 Comments

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Resurrection Fern

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 16, 2012
  • Post category:CoastalMasterNaturalistsFeed/Summer/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Sometimes you pass the oak trees along the road, and they are covered with crusty dead ferns along the shady branches. These ferns, Pleopeltis polypodioides, are epiphytes: they get their…

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Dewees Island featured in Charleston Style and Design Magazine

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:July 30, 2012
  • Post category:Island Living/News/Real Estate/Summer/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Dewees Island's pristine beach is featured as the backdrop for a photo shoot in this month's Charleston Style and Design magazine. In May, we were delighted to host a crew…

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Dewees Islanders celebrate July 4 in style

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:July 12, 2012
  • Post category:Photos/Summer
  • Post comments:0 Comments

I think my kids enjoy the Dewees July 4 traditions more than any other holiday out here on the island.  From decorating the golf cart to running in the beach…

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April Birding Update

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:April 11, 2012
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/Island Living/Spring
  • Post comments:4 Comments

One great thing about our big year birding contest is that it has forced me to be more specific in my birding. No more glancing at a bird and assuming…

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