Folly Beach SC Lifestyle

Lives Filled For Locals and Owners of Folly Beach Real Estate

Folly Beach real estate owners and locals have so many lifestyle options that some days it’s hard for them to decide what to do first. They can spend the morning biking along the sunlit beach and watching the bottlenose dolphins as they frolic in the salty waters off the Atlantic coast. They can walk to Center Street for dinner, dancing and shopping, or steal some quiet time strolling along the public pier that stretches a quarter-mile into the Atlantic Ocean. Or they can spend the afternoon photographing the magnificent views around Morris Island Lighthouse.

Folly Beach Pastimes
Locals and owners of Folly Beach real estate can launch from the local boat ramp, gas up at the marina and spend a fun day exploring Charleston Harbor or the hundreds of miles of local creeks. Folly Beach locals and owners of Folly Beach real estate can also dine on fresh local seafood, a good steak, or a hamburger or pizza from one of the many restaurants on Folly Beach SC. For those craving a little live entertainment after dinner, Folly Beach residents can choose music of every persuasion, including the much-loved beach music indigenous to the Charleston SC area.

Nature Conservancy
Local residents and proprietors of Folly Beach SC real estate are passionate about the island’s co-inhabitants, including a number of species of endangered birds. Many islanders serve as volunteers for the Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program, which is charged with protecting Loggerhead sea turtles during their nesting and hatching seasons. The program, which is part of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Turtle Conservation Program, is particularly important on Folly Beach since its beach is prone to severe erosion and dune system instability. The nesting sites are precarious and require daily monitoring. (Never fear: The city stays atop of beach refurbishment, making sure it’s around and in prime condition for generations to come.) A number of other volunteer options and social involvements are available through such organizations as the Folly Beach Civic Club, the Folly Beach Senior Citizens Club, the Folly Beach Home and Garden Club, and the Folly Beach Exchange Club.

Theater and the Arts
The arts are very much alive for locals and owners of Folly Beach real estate. The Folly Beach Fine Arts Center, located on the second floor of the Folly Beach Community Center and Library on Center Street, helps coordinate the growing number of arts-related efforts on Folly Beach. Headquartered in the Fine Arts Center, the Folly Beach Arts and Crafts Guild, a 100-member group of artists and art lovers, arranges exhibitions by local artists and plans special workshops. It also organizes five festivals each year where people can browse and buy works by local artists.

Also hosted at the Folly Beach Fine Arts Center, the Actor's Theatre of South Carolina is Folly Beach's resident professional non-profit theater company. ATSC conducts classes for actors, directors, writers and designers while making new productions featuring local talents and owners of both Folly Beach real estate and Charleston SC real estate.

And let’s not forget the ever-popular Folly Beach Bluegrass Society, which hosts an open jam session every Thursday night from 7 to 10 p.m. It all happens at Bowen's Island, a small island located off Folly Road between Folly Island and James Island. The music is free, and everyone is invited to bring an instrument and join in the fun.

Sights to See
Folly Island boasts the Lowcountry’s most beloved landmark, the Morris Island Lighthouse. Morris Island, an ecologically sensitive and historically significant barrier island, is located just off the eastern-most tip of Folly Island. Recognized as one of the top 100 cultural sites in South Carolina by the Heritage Trust Program, the Morris Island Lighthouse was originally built in 1876 about 1,200 feet from the ocean’s edge. But today the old structure stands on only 80 acres of submerged land. In early 2006, the privately-owned Morris Island and its grand lighthouse were sold to the Trust for Public Land, a non-profit organization that will help ensure that the lighthouse will survive and that the historic, pristine island will remain unspoiled in perpetuity.