Tourism News Folly Beach South Carolina
Positive Changes at Folly Beach
Friday, September 11th, 2009A few changes are taking place at Folly Beach—all to improve the area for residents and visitors. There’s a new limit on leashed pets, a change to the towing ordinance and a Styrofoam restriction. The changes are very timely and appropriate, considering the residents of Folly Beach are constantly working to improve and maintain their beautiful neighborhood.
Vacation Packages to Folly Beach
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Labor Day is right around the corner but that does not mean your summer has to come to an end. If you’re thinking about moving to the Charleston area or simply want to take a first class vacation, there are still numerous vacation packages available to the Charleston area. If you are planning on flying [...]
Folly Beach Captured Realistically
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Honest, real and unique are the people who grace Folly Beach, and one local artist finds great pleasure in capturing those people and moments in their everyday lives. Photographer Frank Melvin Bradenhas been capturing the “Humours of Folly” for years and has just released a book and photographic exhibit titled just that.
Folly Beach…A Place to Kick Back and Relax
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Not a place for golf, but Folly Beach is where Charlestonians come to kick back. Locals liken Folly Beach to the laid back atmosphere of Key West. Folly Island is roughly 10 miles south of downtown Charleston on S.C. 171. Folly is a six-mile by half-mile barrier island glued to bug-filled creeks and just dangling [...]
Charleston Rated Top 10 Travel Destination in U.S.
Thursday, October 26th, 2006The readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine (monthly publication with a circulation of 782,551) have once again claimed Charleston as one of the Top 10 Travel Destinations in the United States. For fourteen consecutive years, Charleston has been honored with this designation. This year, Charleston was ranked number five and outshined Carmel, Aspen, Seattle, Honolulu [...]
Folly Beach and Kiawah Island
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005In the middle of the South Carolina coast sits Folly Beach. Widely known as one of the best surfing spots in South Carolina, it is only a 15 minute drive from the hustle and bustle (if you can call it that) of Charleston. Not only can you stay in Charleston and make a day trip [...]
The Living Faces of Folly
Tuesday, June 28th, 2005The Living Faces of Folly by: Shayne Garcia No artist can engrave the unique images of Folly Beach with colored brush strokes alone. Not even experts can measure its playful tides and traveling sands with precision. There are thousands of reasons that brandish Folly Beach more like fantasy rather than reality. With all its magnificence [...]
Folly Beach to Undergo Renourishment Project
Friday, June 24th, 2005Folly Beach will be restored to its health and beauty by a 12-million-dollar-worth Renourishment Project headed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Being one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Carolina, Folly Beach is subject to a total make-over which concerns pumping up 2.3 million cubic yards of sand from the ocean floor. [...]