Outdoors
Hilton Head sailing, rowing center too expensive, council says
Hilton Head Island Town Council is balking at a new, higher price tag of nearly $1 million for a sailing and rowing center.
Outdoors
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OUTDOORS
19th annual Garden-a-Day tours to be held June 3-7
The Beaufort Garden Club is celebrating National Garden Week from June 2 to 8 with their 19th annual Garden-a-Day. The club has selected private gardens to be opened to the public.
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COLLINS DOUGHTIE
Colorful fish -- and memories -- to be had in the Gulf Stream
All I can say is wow. What a week. There are so many memories attached to the past seven days that it feels like my mind is going to explode.
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COLLINS DOUGHTIE
Cobia fishing isn't what it used to be? You don't say ...
I would imagine that many of you are surprised I haven't talked much about going cobia fishing. The fact is, until this past week I hadn't even tried for them this year. I'll admit I have thought about it, but with the weird spring weather we have had, I decided to stick to Gulf Stream-fishing because...
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COLLINS DOUGHTIE
Cobia who? King mackerel is where it's at for area fishermen
If you are into the fishing scene, then I am almost positive all you are hearing these days is "cobia this" and "cobia that." It's like a virus is going around. I haven't kept count, but I swear there are dozens of cobia tournaments scheduled; and because I am a softy when it comes to these wonderful...
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MATT RICHARDSON
At Lake Marion in South Carolina, you can explore a flooded 'ghost town' by kayak
At the azure margin where the green of the lake meets the blue sky, a line of stranded cypress trees beckoned. I pointed the nose of my kayak to a blocky mass in the center and paddled hard against the gentle spring breeze. Very soon a crumbling concrete and brick structure arose before me, providing...
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COLLINS DOUGHTIE
One man's trash fishing trip is another man's treasured experience
Last week I was fortunate enough to have two trips guiding some really neat people.
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OUTDOORS
Report: PALS needs culture change, reduced role
Beaufort County's Department of Parks and Leisure Services is "reasonably dysfunctional" and its staff "must be held more accountable," according to a consultant's report released this month.
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OUTDOORS
The blushing truth about the brown blobs in our yards
What's up with all those brown things flying through the air at this time of year in the Lowcountry? Here are some clues: It's about oaks and sex.
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OUTDOORS
Tic Toc Park in Beaufort gets equipment, improvements
Beaufort parks superintendent Robbie Anderson and volunteers have repaired and replaced equipment at the neighborhood park on North Street.
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COLLINS DOUGHTIE
Skipping annual cobia lecture for lesson on this curious fish
This is how it feels around here lately: like some old war movie in which soldiers are waiting on an attack because they know the enemy has them surrounded. The only difference being that the enemy is no enemy at all, but rather big brown fish that look like a cross between a giant catfish and a...


