LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITIES
THE POST AND COURIER
Shrimp boat Winds of Fortune passes by Alhambra Hall during the Blessing of the Fleet in Mount Pleasant.
East of the Cooper East of the Cooper ranges from the sprawling Francis Marion National Forest to the towering Arthur Ravenel Bridge, from the glitzy Family Circle Cup tennis tournament at Daniel Island to sleepy Sullivan’s Island, where Edgar Allen Poe put pen to paper. Prentiss Findlay is a long-time reporter for The Post and Courier who has won several South Carolina Press Association Awards. He is a Georgia native who has lived in Mount Pleasant and on Sullivan’s Island. He currently calls James Island home. He has two teenage children. 116 mycharlestononline.com
Progressively designed subdivisions with a small-town feel such as I’On and nationally recognized educators such as Wando High School Principal Lucy Beckham are some of the selling points of Mount Pleasant, where the population has doubled in the past 20 years. The nearly 68,000 people who call Mount Pleasant home can lay claim to residing in “One of the Best Places to Live” as rated by Money Magazine last year.
Mount Pleasant attractions include the aircraft carrier Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site commemorating a principal author and a signer of the Constitution.
Great views The town Memorial Waterfront Park offers stunning views of the Cooper River Bridge. The scenic grounds of