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Haig Point Named One of the 13 Best Places to Retire for Golf Lovers

Travel + Leisure magazine has named Daufuskie Island's Haig Point one of the "13 Best Places to Retire for Golf Lovers." Looking for a retirement ... Keep Reading

What Kind of Snake – or Lizard Is This?

The South Carolina Lowcountry is home to many species of reptiles. We are all familiar with the alligator. And our adorable green tree frogs are ... Keep Reading

The Atlantic Blue Crab

Despite its fearsome appearance and aggressive nature, the blue crab is greatly cherished in the Lowcountry. Gourmets prefer the blue crab's ... Keep Reading

The Harbour Town Lighthouse

If you are in the northeast corner of Haig Point on Daufuskie Island, you may see a 90-foot, red and white tower across the water. It's ... Keep Reading

Sargassum: That Sticky, Stinky Seaweed

You probably have never heard of it. But if you spend a lot of time walking the beautiful beaches of Daufuskie Island, chances are, you've seen it. ... Keep Reading

The Downswing: Technique Over Power

I ranked 5th in driving distance in the 1989 PGA Tour. I competed against top distance drivers, including John Daly and Davis Love III. Spectators ... Keep Reading

Sallie Ann Robinson: Daufuskie’s Gullah Diva

Sallie Ann Robinson is a Gullah chef, author, tour guide, TV personality, mother, grandmother and sixth-generation native Daufuskie ... Keep Reading

The Legend of Scrap Iron: Daufuskie’s Signature Drink

THE SCRAP IRON: DAUFUSKIE ISLAND'S FAVORITE COCKTAIL Served at the Old Daufuskie Crab Co. Restaurant, the infamous cocktail is a full-proof ... Keep Reading

Bloody Point: From Battles to Beachside Bliss

Today, Bloody Point is a residential community on the southernmost tip of Daufuskie Island. But in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Bloody ... Keep Reading

Books About Daufuskie Island

Check out these books about Daufuskie Island. Daufuskie Island: A Photographic Essay First published in 1982, Daufuskie Island vividly captured life ... Keep Reading

Hinson White Home

Hinson White Home This charming 1916 house, the Hinson White Home, is representative of Daufuskie Island Gullah architecture. Residences were ... Keep Reading

Oyster Union Society Hall

Oyster Union Society From the turn of the 20th century the primary economy of the island was the harvesting and shucking of oysters. Eventually, ... Keep Reading

Daufuskie Rental Group Makes Your Stay!

The Daufuskie Rental Group is ready to make your stay perfect! Founded in 2013, the Daufuskie Rental Group (DRG) works in partnership with ... Keep Reading

Mary Dunn Cemetery

The Mary Dunn cemetery is the only historic cemetery for white people on Daufuskie Island. Established in the 1700s, it borders the Mongin Creek on ... Keep Reading

Moses Ficklin Cottage and Oak Tree

The Moses Ficklin Oak Tree is an enormous ancient live oak. It stands in front of this restored Gullah home, the Moses Ficklin Cottage. It greeted ... Keep Reading

Mary Fields School

The two room Mary Fields School was built for the island's black children in the early 1930s. Leftover wood was used to construct desks for the ... Keep Reading

Getting Golf’s Downswing

Let's start with this question - what is the downswing? The downswing starts right when you reach the top of your swing. It consists of the ... Keep Reading

Getting Around Daufuskie: Daufuskie Island Transport

Getting Around Daufuskie Island. Whether you are just spending the day or staying a week, you will need land transportation. Some rental properties ... Keep Reading

Abandoned Crab Traps

Abandoned crab traps pose a serious threat to wildlife both in and out of the water. These devices tend to "trap" animals or "ghost fishing". This ... Keep Reading

Be Careful Boating Around Our Marine Mammals

Beach and boating weather is here! South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) officials urge residents and visitors to safely share ... Keep Reading

Can You Bring Your Car or Truck to Daufuskie Island?

Can you bring your car or truck to Daufuskie Island? How do vehicles get from Hilton Head Island over to Daufuskie Island? Even if you could, should ... Keep Reading

Sheepshead: The Fish With Human Teeth

Have you seen or heard of sheepshead, the fish with human teeth?!? Sheepshead can be found along the entire Eastern seaboard and the Gulf of ... Keep Reading

Mary Field Cemetery

Mary Field Cemetery Mary Field Cemetery is the largest Gullah cemetery on the island. There are grave markers dating from 1926 to the present. ... Keep Reading

Tabby Ruin

Tabby is a building material made from a mixture of ground oyster shells, sand and water. This material was used for buildings on Daufuskie Island, ... Keep Reading

Bloody Point Light & Silver Dew Winery

In 1882 the U.S. Government paid $425 for land for the Bloody Point Light: a front range lighthouse and a rear range light tower. The lighthouse is a ... Keep Reading

Bloody Point

On April 15 1715, three skirmishes at this site between the Yemassee Indians and settlers took place on Bloody Point. It was said that there was blood ... Keep Reading

First Union African Baptist Church

First Union African Baptist Church The First Union African Baptist church was built in 1884. Its location is near the site of the 1881 church. Fire ... Keep Reading

Catch Cobia Fever!

For many years the cobia population in coastal South Carolina was on the decline. Like many things, when demand exceeds the supply, we lose ... Keep Reading

The Salt Marsh: Nature’s Nourisher

The salt marsh is the life blood of the Lowcountry. As the tides rush in and out, the marsh nourishes and revitalizes all the creeks and rivers, ... Keep Reading

The North American Mink

Daufuskie has many different mammals that love island living. The mink is one that is rarely seen. This elusive animal lives in our salt marshes. ... Keep Reading

Baby Birds in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve

The Sea Pines Forest Preserve offers is a protected natural habitat for wildlife. The Sea Pines Forest Preserve is a sanctuary for many animals. This ... Keep Reading

Melrose

Melrose Plantation has a heritage. Daufuskie Island was divided into eleven plantations at the start of the Civil War. They varied in size from two ... Keep Reading

Haig Point

Haig Point resides off the coast of South Carolina between Hilton Head and Savannah, Georgia. Haig Point embraces southern family living and the ... Keep Reading

Make Your Own Blackberry-Pineapple Daiquiri

Blackberry-Pineapple Daiquiri recipe from the Hilton Head Distillery: Ingredients: 2 oz Hilton Head Distillery Dark Pineapple Rum .75 oz ... Keep Reading

The Tenacious and Tempting Trout

In mid-March, we see many of small trout in our waters. Speckled trout seem to be especially sensitive to bitter cold, and the recent trend toward ... Keep Reading

Spotting a White Ibis

In ancient Egypt the ibis is associated with Thoth, the god of wisdom, the written word and knowledge. These birds were important indicators of ... Keep Reading

Sand Dollars

Sand Dollars are the creeping, cunning and cloning creatures of the oceans. Sand dollars possess a rigid skeleton called a test. The test consists ... Keep Reading

Haig Point Lighthouse: A Ghost of the Past

The ferry was the only sound piercing the summer night along Haig Point. It sliced its way through the blackness as it maneuvered to the dock on the ... Keep Reading

Hop on over to Hilton Head for St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Make sure to get your green on for the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick's Day Parade! The parade was founded in 1983 by local business icon Tom ... Keep Reading

Bring Fido to Daufuskie!

Daufuskie Island is a very pet friendly community. If you’re renting a condo or vacation home, be sure to check with the rental company on their ... Keep Reading

Get Golfing in 2022!

This year, why not make a resolution that's fun and good for you - the game of GOLF! Here are four reasons to give it a try, or resume play: 1. Get ... Keep Reading

Eat at Lucy Bell’s Cafe!

If it is your first trip to Daufuskie Island or your 500th, YOU have to go to Lucy Bell's! This little restaurant has left the biggest ... Keep Reading

Golf at Haig Point

A GOLF DIGEST "TOP 100 COURSE:" Haig Point's 29 Holes of Seaside Golf If there is anywhere on the Point where pictures are worth 1,000 words it ... Keep Reading

Miss Emily’s Seafood Recipes

Emily Smith Schroeder ("Miss Emily") was born in downtown Charleston, South Carolina and raised by seafood loving parents. She grew up with a tidal ... Keep Reading

Pat Conroy’s “The Water Is Wide”

The Water Is Wide is a 1972 memoir by acclaimed author, Pat Conroy. It is based on his work as a teacher in a two-room schoolhouse on Daufuskie ... Keep Reading

“Southern Living” Thinks We’re Romantic

Southern Living says our Island is "The Most Romantic Winter Getaway in Every Southern State." In a December 10th article, Southern Living called ... Keep Reading

Going Old-School on Daufuskie Island

Whatever did we do before we all had smartphones and the whole world at our fingertips 24/7? We played board games and debated long into the ... Keep Reading

Check Out the Coastal Discovery Museum

Honey Horn is described as the last significant parcel of open space on Hilton Head Island. This majestic property hosts the Coastal Discovery ... Keep Reading

Right Whales

North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) are the rarest of the large whale species. The newest 2021 count believes that only 336 North ... Keep Reading