Stay up to date on our sister communities in the Beaufort area through the 2016 Fall/Winter Newsletter. To read more, click the image below.  

Ideal-LIVING magazine just announced the cities, towns and residential communities named as “The Best of the Best” and Pinckney Retreat was selected BEST in two categories–Best Community Gardens and Best Kayaking Community! Hundreds of nominations were submitted to ideal-LIVING earlier this year. A special editorial committee assembled by the publication reviewed the qualifications of each nominee... Continue Reading

New York Times Travel, January 7, 2016. It’s a big world out there, so we’ve narrowed it down for you. From ancient temples to crystalline waters, here are our top destinations to visit this year. Beaufort, SC: #52 in the world; #8 in the United States A peaceful Low Country town with a stylish new inn.... Continue Reading

National Geographic Traveler presents 2015’s must-see places. Whether it’s India’s literary hub or Switzerland’s mountain majesty, these 20 go-now destinations will send you packing. Cruise highway 278, the main road on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island, and it may seem that little has changed in the 59 years since entrepreneur Charles Fraser developed this sultry Lowcountry... Continue Reading

April 18; 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm The 12th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival is April 18, 2015, from noon to 5 pm, along Paris Avenue in Port Royal, SC. Spring is the time for soft shell crabs and the Old Village in Port Royal is the place to get them in any form imaginable.... Continue Reading

On Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, the Marine Corps Air Station will host the Beaufort Air Show. There is no cost to the general public to attend the show. The show will showcase Naval aviation with a demonstration by the United States Naval Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels! “Our Air Show has... Continue Reading

The Christmas season is officially underway and this week brings lots of holiday events to the area and plenty of fantastic family fun. From Shakespeare to bonfires and parades, Santa, puppet shows, singing and more… Main Street Beaufort, USA presents the 29th Annual A Night on the Town celebration with three straight days of fun... Continue Reading

    Beaufort continues to add to its list of appealing attributes and national acclaim. Recently, it was pronounced to be the “Most Beautiful Small Town In America” by Impulcity. The recognition was bestowed on Beaufort not only for its natural beauty, but for how well maintained the town is and for its diversity in cultural... Continue Reading

Another tv show is coming to South Carolina to film. American Pickers is about two antique dealers, Frank and Mike, searching for treasures in sheds and barns across America. They are traveling to South Carolina soon – please contact them if you have collectables they can “pick” through to purchase! If you can bring Frank and Mike to... Continue Reading

Live Oak Majesty

The Angel Oak has shaded John's Island, South Carolina, for over 1400 years, and would have sprouted 1000 years before Columbus' arrival in the New World. Recorded history traces the ownership of the live oak and surrounding land, back to the year 1717 when Abraham Waight received it as part of a small land grant.