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HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE & MOTORING FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE ARTS. Story by Lisa Allen + Photography by Arno Dimmling Hilton Head lives and breathes beauty. Beauty in the oceanside sunrises and in the sway of Spanish moss amid enormous live oaks, beauty in a soaring golf tee shot and beauty…
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE & MOTORING FESTIVAL Given that cars and their owners come from all over the country, if not the world, to participate in Hilton Head’s Concours, it’s very impressive (and a compliment to the show) that nearly half of the Best of Show winners have agreed to send…
By B.C. Rausch There’s always something going on in The ‘Nati.
Each year the Concours spotlights a collector who has gathered a set of cars that has swept up wins from judges known for letting no imperfection go unnoticed (and subtracted from the overall score.) This year’s Pinnacle Collector is Anne Brockinton Lee of Reno, Nevada. But don’t let that Western residence fool you. Brockinton Lee…
While the Hilton Head Concours doesn’t have an official artist in residence, one can easily make the case that it’s Amiri Farris. The Bluffton resident and professor at Savannah College of Art and Design has created the poster depicting the Flights & Fancy Aeroport Gala since that event’s inception in 2016. This year he’s also…
TWO LOCAL EXPERTS GIVE US AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE SHRIMP INDUSTRY Story by Michaela Satterfield + Photos by Megan Goheen Tales from the shrimp industry as told through the lens of past and present shrimp trawler captains paint a picture of the ebb and flow of the trade. That lens is literal for former…
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I was standing on the south end of Tybee Island, wading in the soft, warm waters of Tybee Creek, when I noticed a group of kayakers landing at a boneyard beach across the channel. A bit of Google Maps reconnaissance showed this to be Little Tybee, an uninhabited island…
ROBERT GRAVES HAS SPENT A GOOD PART OF HIS LIFE AT SEA ON BOATS HE BUILT. BUT THE SEAS AREN’T ALWAYS IN HIS FAVOR. Story by Barry Kaufman + Photography by Lisa Staff Robert Graves is, at heart, a builder. The earthy musk of sawdust, the satisfying thud of a well-struck nail, these are the…
Story + Photography by Julie Rogers Whether it’s walking on the beach or taking a short day-trip, one thing that we always find to be true is you meet some of the nicest people when you’re out enjoying nature. We recently met one such couple who told us about Widgeon Point, a hidden gem off…
Story by Bailey Gilliam Local advice for deep-hole shrimping & shrimp baiting Lowcountry waters are swimming with delicious shrimp, so why not try your luck at netting a few? Grant Kaple, general manager of The Boathouse, recommends trying the two most preferred recreational methods: deep-hole shrimping and shrimp baiting. Each technique’s limit is regulated to…
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