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6 Official Visitors Guide PHoTo (ToP) by PAuL nurnberG  st. Helena island Enjoy: Choose from a prodigious array of intricately woven sweetgrass baskets — the signature craft of Gullahs — at the roadside stand of Jery Taylor (intersection of Sea Island Pkwy. and MLK Dr.). ExplorE: Stop by Gantt Cottage, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Penn Center retreat, said to be the site where he began writing his famed “I Have a Dream” speech. (See. p. 14.) ExpEriEncE: Trace the rich history of the Sea Islands at sprawling Penn Center. The compound of wooden cabins — now community buildings as well as a museum — played a large role in history as one of America’s first schools for freed slaves and site of strategic planning for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today it offers educational history and culture programs. Hunting island Enjoy: Immerse yourself in nature at the utterly unspoiled 5,000-acre Hunting Island State Park. Stroll the three-mile beach, follow eight miles of wellmaintained trails, loll by the lagoon or cast a line from the fishing pier. (See p. 22.) ExplorE: Climb the spiral staircase of the circa-1859 Hunting Island Lighthouse, the only lighthouse in South Carolina open for climbing, and peer out from its panoramic viewpoint. ExpEriEncE: At the Nature Center, exhibits and daily programs acquaint visitors with the islands’ teeming wildlife and subtropical vegetation. 

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Beaufort Official Visitors Guide 2011

Beaufort Official Visitors Guide 2011
Table of Contents
Welcome
About the Area
Beaufort's Beginning
Historic Attractions Map
Unspoiled Land & Views
Fresh-Food Fix
Arts Scene
Silver Screen Sites
An Ideal "I Do" Destination
A Place to Call Home
A Proud Place
Rest Easy
Business Listings
Accommodations
Dining
Calendar of Events
Here & There

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