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We Celebrate with Festivals!

Oct 14
2009

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Small town life in South Carolina is all about neighborhoods filled with real families. Nothing could be finer than gathering with friends and neighbors while meeting new friends. Festivals in our small towns are one of the best celebrations of our state and its great people and places.

We savor the season’s best with fall events which are especially delightful right now when the busy summer is gone and the weather is at its most perfect. Just what nature intended for pure enjoyment of the outdoors — a festival for weekend entertainment.

Festivals usually revolve around food. The centerpiece may be chicken bog, shrimp, oysters, crabs, barbecue, yams, you-name-it! If we don’t already have a festival especially for it, well maybe we’ll dream up a new one! The star of the show is only an excuse for the event of course, as vendors always offer additional tastes suitable for street food. What great opportunities for sampling dishes we would not (or could not) create at home!

Live entertainment showcases lots of local and regional talent with music and dance, sometimes with clowns and much more.

Unique arts and crafts exhibited at festivals also are part of our celebration of the outstanding talent which we find throughout our state.

Loris BogOff SlideShow!

Almost every fall weekend brings a new opportunity, free or inexpensive to browse, especially for meeting people and enjoying the sights and sounds of our small towns. Winter and spring will bring even more opportunities for getting together too. Check our events category here often for suggestions of happenings.

How do you celebrate? What are your favorites? Anything special you want to know about our festivals or our small towns? Your comments and questions are invited!

Tags: festivals, Loris, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, small towns, South Carolina

North Augusta, SC–a healthy place to live!

Oct 3
2009

What a wonderful time for a road trip. I headed to North Augusta via several stops in Camden. From one side of the state to the other! I’ve added North Augusta Chamber to the right! They have this great walk/run attraction called the Greeneway! I would say active people are healthier people, so I’m proclaiming that North Augusta is a healthy place to live, work & play! Link http://www.northaugustachamber.org/living/living_recreation.html

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At Camden, saw 3 of my brothers and 2 nephews. First Stop: Visited 2 brothers doing work on the Venue–my nephew’s night spot in Camden. Second Stop: Another nephew just bought a foreclosure up on Lake Wateree (photo from master bedroom below). He and his brother are doing the work. A WOW place–I believe it’s located around the Beaver Creek area. When he gets finished, he’ll have a fantastic place. I think I’ll ask him if we can have the family reunion there next May (my turn to host).

Third Stop: One of my brothers and his wife have a “green” thumb. I couldn’t help but take some pictures (actually about 40 in his yard alone).

Fourth Stop and Purpose of trip: To help my neice make some changes in her home (decorating on a dime or Aunt Nina). Exhausting but really fun! I can’t believe I didn’t take any pictures of my my niece’s home–especially after all that work! The pets are Zeta and Tucker & Lilly (I think that’s right). Tucker & Lilly are her son’s; and, they are new to their home. The hydranea is hers. Had Saturday breakfast, Sunday Church & lunch at my other niece’s home.. Just a great time and even got to see my sister–it was her birthday!

WOW South Carolina Family! Hope you don’t mind my sharing my fun! Being with family and helping out whenever you can is another reason to Celebrate South Carolina. I believe North Augusta would be a great place to live–especially since I have family there!