South Carolina

Sporting
The Wild Santee
Once the heart of Carolina rice country and the stomping ground of Archibald Rutledge, the tidal marshes of the Santee Delta constitute a natural treasure. Today, a handful of passionate duck hunters are helping to make sure it all stays that way.

Food & Drink
Shrimp and Carolina Gold Rice “Grits”
A Chinese-accented take on a Lowcountry favorite
Food & Drink
Remembering Vertamae
We asked a few of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor’s colleagues and admirers to share the lessons she taught them

The Southern Agenda
Pat Conroy’s Literary Legacy
Three Southern authors reflect on their favorite books by the bard of the Lowcountry

Travel
First Look: Inside Garden & Gun’s New Charleston Storefront
Divided into two jewel box-sized spaces called Hunt and Gather, Fieldshop reimagines the high-end specialty shops of old.

Arts & Culture
A New Southern Source for Affordable Art
What started in 2010 as an online “gallery” for Charleston, South Carolina, artists to sell their work has now expanded

Arts & Culture
Gull’s-Eye View
A photographer offers rare perspective on the beauty and fragility of the South Carolina coast

Homeplace
A Southern Beach Retreat
How a South Carolina family renovated an island cottage to make room for a growing brood of grandchildren, guests, and family heirlooms

Homeplace
Inside A Perfect Beach Retreat
Tour a renovated South Carolina island cottage

Before and After
Before and After: Returning the Charm to a Southern Landmark
We never get tired of discovering interesting comeback stories about Southern houses with history

Music
Band of Horses Are Riding High
Band of Horses are feeling more than OK

Garden Variety
A Southern Literary Garden
Author Emily Whaley’s Charleston garden lives on

Home & Garden
Southern-Made Maps Blend Old-World and New
Modern digital technology meets hand-drawn art

Arts & Culture
Wild by Nature
A child of the Lowcountry, West Fraser has risen to the top of American landscape painting by charting his own course through the untamed South

Arts & Culture
A Mother’s Day Gift With a Southern Story
Stylish scarves, bandannas, and pocket squares from Charleston, South Carolina

Southern Masters
A Lowcountry Legend: Mary Jackson
With a devotion to perfection and a penchant for innovation, Mary Jackson has taken the age-old art of sweetgrass basket weaving to the world stage

Homeplace
Smokehouse Sanctuary
A South Carolina family builds for the future while preserving its past

Homeplace
Inside a Smokehouse Turned Family Home
A South Carolina turn-of-the-century smokehouse reimagined

Editor's Letter
Jamming at the Office
Join us online for our Back Porch Sessions

Anatomy of a Classic
Trout with Spring Vegetables
Pan-seared trout and tender spring vegetables combine for a quick and sensational skillet meal