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Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

 

Why is Charleston so beloved by all?  Here are my thoughts on this great old city. Sandy

 

Authenticity. Charleston was built here in the late 1600’s and has been an authentic working port city with great tragedies and has survived.  After the Civil War, which destroyed some of the city, there was a hurricane, an earthquake and a fire that burned 1,500 frame homes.  Charlestonians were “too poor to paint, too proud to whitewash” so the city sat in disrepair, but the old Charlestonians held onto their beautiful furnishings..  Two things happened simultaneously that saved our historic buildings.  The First World War brought economic recovery and we developed the first preservation society so many of our buildings were preserved.  Then Hugo, which caused damage to downtown Charleston brought insurance resources and really cleaned up the city!  http://www.sciway.net/city/history/charleston.html   www.preservationsociety.org   www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fort_moultrie.htm    

 

Location.  On the edge of the semi-tropical zone, this city is surrounded by thousands of acres of marshes, creeks, five rivers, lakes, the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic Ocean and one of the deepest harbors on the southeast coast.  The sun comes up over the Atlantic and sets over the rivers.  Our weather is lovely…mild winters and moderate weather most of the time…with very warm weather in July and August. Fabulous lightening storms over North Charleston and the Atlantic but storms seem to blow through Charleston quickly. We have fabulous sunrises and sunsets…mild winds are constant around the waterways, and our semi tropical weather is lovely.   I have served New Years lunch on our screened porch for the past five years…until the cold and unusual 2009! http://www.sciway.net/maps/charleston-sc-maps.html

 

 

Friendly People.  Our creed here seems to be ‘live and let live’.  People are kind and forgiving.  I think it is because people here are happy and feel lucky to be here.  Even in traffic people are polite…and if someone is not, you always guess that they are not from here and have not become adapted yet to our fair city. http://www.travelandleisure.com/afc/2007/category/1/subcategory/3

 

 

 

Wildlife.  Fabulous bird watching prevails.  We are in the fly zone of migrating birds and surrounded by Cape Romain wildlife preserve, the Francis Marion forest, Sewee…and so many more estuaries and preserved green spaces.  The marshes are the incubator for life…the beginning of the food chain.  We have had swarms of bluebirds, redbirds, painted buntings, three varieties of woodpeckers, egrets, great blue herons, hawks, owls and hundreds of other birds in our yards in the ten years we have been here.  Pelicans and porpoises are everywhere..we see them on every boating trip.  There are two bird rookeries in the harbor!  You see trees full of egrets on every creek.  Deer visit our yards…the wildlife is just magnificent and accessible.  http://www.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org/    www.crbo.net/Charleston.html   www.crbo.net/      http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/ussouthcarolina.htm

 

 

 

Beaches & Parks Accessible   Our beaches are accessible and public, except for a few…but tucked away so they do not dominate our city. There is a county park at the beach at Isle of Palms.  City, county and federal boat docks… parks, beaches, piers, marinas, forts, etc give our citizens tremendous access…and usually no cost! There are bicycle and jogging trails all over Charleston County and on our bridges for beautiful views! www.charlestoncounty.org   http://www.ccprc.com/index.aspx?NID=8

 

 

 

 Boating  There are so many rivers and our waterways are never crowded…very few ‘no wake’ zones so you can really enjoy the harbor,  five inland rivers , numerous lakes, hundreds of creeks and the Atlantic Ocean.  Fishing and water sports prevail and there are numerous county boat launch areas with docks and parking with no fees. Blessings of the Fleets, boat festivals and boat parades abound!   www.charlestonfishing.com     www.dnr.sc.gov 

 www.charlestonharborfest.org   http://www.charlestonoceanracing.org/   www.charlestonmaritimefestival.com/

 

 

Golf , Tennis & Sports

Dozens of local golf courses and hundreds of famous courses nearby…with mild weather so that you can enjoy them year round.  College and Semi-pro baseball, football, tennis, hockey and so much more! www.charlestongolfinc.com  www.mbn.com    www..postandcourier.com 

http://www.golfisland.com/golf-courses/hilton-head-island.html          

 

 

The Arts.  Just unbelievable and the list goes on and on.  Music of all kinds.  Artists and authors abound…Art guilds and groups.  Festivals every weekend…anything you want you can find in this unique area…the Southeastern Wildlife Festival, Spoleto Festival and Piccolo Spoleto, Antique Festivals, Art walks, weekly farmers markets, the city market year round, theatre, museums, historic home and garden tours, plantations, forts and historic venues of all kinds…

 www.charlestoncitypaper.com   www.charlestonartistguild.com     www.charlestoncvb.com  www.sewe.comwww.sciway.net/bus/charleston/artgalleries.html  http://www.spoletousa.org/    www.piccolospoleto.com    www.charlestonsymphony.com   www.cofc.edu

www.historiccharleston.org/news_events/festival.html      

www.historiccharleston.org/        http://www.charlestonsfinest.com/sc/events.htm

 http://www.charlestoninsidersguide.com/festivals.php  http://historiccharleston.org/

 

 

 

Extraordinary Medical Care   three hospital systems are in downtown Charleston with state of the art hospitals in outlying areas as well.  MUSC is one of the finest teaching hospitals on the southeast coast.  The medical care here is exceptional. www.musc.edu   www.ropersaintfrancis.com     www.tridenthealthsystem.com

 

 

 

Volunteer Works. There are wonderful opportunities to support this sweet place…and have fun doing it.  Volunteer for turtle watches, the birds of prey center, and so much more including Spoleto Festival and hundreds of other festivals…plantations, museums…opportunities to participate go on and on… www.charlestonarts.sc/...charleston/.../volunteer-opportunities     www.sciway.net/org/community/charleston.html    

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/seaturtle/volunteers.html

 

 

 

    Come to Charleston Soon… You will love it…Sandy Nettles

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