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LAKESIDE LIFE OUTDOORS FROM WATEREE TO SANTEE

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about us EDITOR Rick Carpenter rick@theitem.com

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Discover adventure on the Palmetto Trail COLUMNISTS Deanna Anderson Earle Woodward

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from the lake

With summer boiling around us, hot temperatures are already luring people to the lakes. Our Lakeside writers continue to discover people with unique and varied experiences that highlight the lakeside lifestyle.

I’m not going to try barefoot skiing, but we found a few local experts who were crazy enough to perfect the skill and teach other people how to do it.

I don’t think I’ve ever skied going 45 mph, so I surely won’t be kicking off skis while going that fast. But if you are bold enough to try, these guys will show you how.

Boaters will want to take note of “Hailey’s Law,” a new law we wrote about that requires “no-wake” speeds after dark to prevent collisions. We wrote about the sad details that created a need for that law.

And when power boats are not flying, we tell you about how rowers have found their Mecca on the lakes during spring break. Groups of college students migrate to the area to get as many as three workouts a day.

We also wrote about a trail system that you can hike on day trips throughout the area. And we visited Millford Plantation that you will want to see, but it’s only open to the public on certain days.

Now, dry off, sit back and enjoy this free edition of Lakeside. And if you have an idea for Lakeside, send me an email at rick@ theitem.com, or call me at (803) 774-1201.

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Photo by Keith Gedamke Collegiate and high school rowing teams from across the country make an annual trip to Camp Bob Cooper due to its facilities and calm water.

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Community Calendar

BERKELEY • CLARENDON ORANGEBURG AND SUMTER

SUMTER COUNTY

Calling all poets! The 2015 Summer Poetry Workshop will begin on Thursday, June 4, at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. The weekly sessions will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. until June 25.

Visit www.lenlawson.com for details.

The Tuomey Foundation 5-Miler run/walk will be held on Saturday, June 13. Start time is 8 a.m., and the race begins and ends at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. For information, call (803) 774-9475 or email tuomey.com/5miler.

The National Double Dutch Competition will be held Thursday to Saturday, June 18-20, at Sumter County Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St. Event is free and open to the public.

If you’re always looking for a good bargain, make sure you attend the County Indoor Garage Sale at Sumter County Civic Center on Saturday, June 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Tuomey Foundation 5-Miler Jammin’ in July

Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., will present Movies At The Opera House again this summer. Movies will be shown at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The cost is $1 per person. The following films will be shown: June 4, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day;” June 11, “Planes: Fire and Rescue;” June 12, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” (7 p.m. only); June 18, “Maleficent;” June 25, “Big Hero 6;” July 9, “Muppets Most Wanted;” July 10, “Hobbit” (7 p.m. only); July 16, “The Boxtrolls;” July 23, “Paddington;” and July 30, “Cinderella.” Call (803) 4362616 or visit www.sumteroperahouse.com.

KERSHAW COUNTY

The Arts Arising Showcase will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, at Wood Auditorium. Call Jane Peterson at (803) 425-7676 for details.

Have a great time listening to some great music at the Finally Friday Free Concert from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, at Joe and Sandy Shull Outdoor Pavilion behind Wood Auditorium.

One of South Carolina’s longest-running music festivals, Jammin’ in July, will celebrate its 20th year on Saturday, July 11, from 4:30 to 11:45 p.m. at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 S. Broad St., Camden. For information, call (803) 432-9841 or e-mail hiscamden@truvista.net. You can also visit the website at www.historic-camden.net. No pets please. Admission is $20 per adult; $18 for seniors and military; and $4 for ages 6-12; and free for under age 6.

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Santee Canal Canoe Trip

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What better way to start summer than a canoe trip through the historic Santee Canal from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Old Santee Canal Park, 900 Stony Landing Road, Moncks Corner.

Limited class size of 15. Pre-register by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 12.

Program fee is $15. Contact Brad Sale at (843) 761-8000, extension 5215.

Enjoy a guided tour through a 160-year-old plantation house and get an idea about what life was like in the 1800s.

A Stony Landing House guided tour will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, at Old Santee Canal Park.

This is a free event, and registration is not required. Meet at the Interpretive Center. Call Brad Sale at (843) 761-8000, extension 5215, for details.

Looking for something special to do with dad this Father’s Day? Old Santee Canal Park will hold Father’s Day Fishing Rodeo from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. Bring your own fishing supplies — poles only, no rods and reels. Preregistration is required by Wednesday, June 17. Program fee is $5 per person. Meet at the Interpretive Center. Email parkinfo@ oldsanteecanalpark.org, or call (843) 899-5200.

The Town of Moncks Corner will celebrate the Fourth of July with a parade at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 3, beginning in the parking lot behind Berkeley Alternative School and ending at the Regional Recreation Complex. The Custom 4+ Friends Band will provide music for a street dance from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Regional Recreation Complex. A fireworks display will immediately follow the street dance. Call (843) 899-4708 for details.

Festival in the Park will be held on Saturday, July 4, at Old Santee Canal Park, 900 Stony Landing Road, Moncks Corner.

There will be a jump castle, water slides, music and fireworks over the Cooper River. Call Kim Nolte at (843) 761-6406 for

details.

CLARENDON COUNTY

Calling all bargain hunters! Don’t miss the Giant Garage Sale from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 6, at JC Britton Park. Call (803) 473-3543.

Community Angels Fund Inc. will hold its 6th Annual Spring Fling Car & Bike Show on Saturday, June 6. This year’s event will be held at a new location. The Town of Summerton will host the show on Main Street. Registration will be from 10 a.m. to noon with the show being held from noon to 4 p.m. Enjoy a great day out with the family! Call Adrian at (803) 979-7602 or Angela at (803) 979-4950. Visit www.communityangels fund.org/2015.

ORANGEBURG COUNTY

The Orangeburg Part-Time Players will present “Dracula” at the BlueBird Theatre, 1141 Russell St., Orangeburg. Show dates and times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m.

Sunday, June 12-14 and June 19-21. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for seniors age 55 and up or children under the age of 16. Call (803) 536-5454.

The Town of Elloree will hold its Fourth of July celebration at Joe Miller Park. There will be a picnic, patriotic program, fireworks and more. Contact Robin Newton at (803) 897-2821.

The Eutaw Village Festival will be held July 3-5 in Eutawville featuring a carnival, parade, games and vendors. Call (803) 4923374.

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Barefoot

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by MATT BRUCE

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Al Hubbard knows the grueling side of water skiing.

He does it without skis.

It’s a pastime he’s broken down to a science, one he spent hours cultivating as he grew up on the waters of Lake Marion in the mid-1970s. That’s when Hubbard was introduced to the practice of “stepping off the ski” by an older cousin who attended Clemson University.

“Back then, you were on a rope 75 feet behind a boat, taking your chances,” he recalled.

Hubbard fondly remembers those days with nostalgic pride.

They were the relatively early days of a sport that has come to be known as barefoot skiing, or “barefooting.” He describes being fearless as he rode the waves with his cousin and younger brother.

“We did all kinds of crazy stuff, but it was a lot of fun,” he said.

“It was one of those things that you do because not a lot of people did it. And when we were young, we would get out there and try to find the roughest waters we could find and try to do it.”

The 55-year-old daredevil never saw himself as a pioneering sportsman. He simply loved being on the waters behind his Summerton home, a secluded cove that fed into Santee Lakes system.

Barefooting is a simple variation of water skiing in which skiers traverse the waters gliding only on their feet, instead of skis. It began in Florida in the late 1940s. The sport requires participants to travel at higher speeds than water skiers in order to stay upright and balanced on their feet.

That description may sound like a foolhardy sport to some.

Hubbard doesn’t refute the potential for pain that comes with barefooting.

“With a bare foot, you don’t have a whole lot of surface area,” he said. “So you’ve got to go so fast to stay on top of the water. That’s why so many people don’t like messing with it because it’s got a high ‘pain-per-injury’ kind of ratio. In other words, the learning process, especially back in the old days, was very painful.”

Those old days extend back to the early to mid-70s, when Hubbard was a Clarendon County teen, searching for adventures with his younger brother on the waterfronts near Lizzie’s Creek.

The learning process in those days required beginners to ‘step off the ski.’ It’s a term that describes the process of taking your feet out of water skis one at a time, while you’re already in motion, and placing them in the water. The feat requires placing a lot of pressure on the first foot that goes in the water in order to balance oneself. It’s the process by which Hubbard said he and his friends learned.

He remembers jumping off the skis while going 45 mph as being the norm back then. And it didn’t come without its fair share of consequences. Over the years, Hubbard said he’s been pulled out of the water unconscious, tore his ACL, torn ligaments in his knee and had several falls and wrecks. Each time, he got back behind the boat.

Seth Hubbard

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Seth Hubbard

You’ve got to learn how to fall; that’s one of the first things you do is to teach people how to fall.

It’s teaching them how to minimize the impact by rolling.

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Things have changed drastically during the past 40 years with resources in the sport improving. There are a number of tools available now that make it much safer to train individuals how to barefoot, including body suits and specialty training boats. But Hubbard indicated that learning to fall is one of the key lessons each new student must acquire.

“You have to be willing to take the hits it takes to learn it – because when you mess up and you’re hitting the water at 40 mph, it’s a pretty abrupt impact. It may look violent, but you’ve got to learn how to fall; that’s one of the first things you do is to teach people how to fall. It’s teaching them how to minimize the impact by rolling.”

Nowadays, though Hubbard takes his boat out and does barefooting occasionally, he said he spends a lot more time teaching newcomers the skills of the sport. The 40-year veteran skier guides kids and adults, most of whom just ask him for tips when they see him on the shores.

Hubbard noted he was drawn to barefooting because of its daring nature. Now, he says, he gets the same thrill from teaching others to conquer their fears and stand strong on the waves.

“I think it was the challenge that was the biggest thing,” he said. “And then people would want to learn, so you got into sort of teaching them because it was challenging. We literally spend, sometimes, a whole day trying to teach somebody to do it.”

Still very much a niche activity, the sport of barefooting as a whole continues to grow. It has evolved into a five-pronged medley, with categories that include tricks, distance jumping, team endurance and races on rough waters.

Hubbard indicated Florida is the hub of the sport in America but said there are occasional events in the state on waters such as Lake Murray, which flows through several Upstate counties.

For those who want to find a place in the Midlands to practice the lost art, Hubbard recommended Church Branch Lake in Manning because its slick waters cater to barefoot riders interested in performing tricks.

“It’s really interesting; the sport has come a long way, but it’s still a very, very small community of people,” he said.

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DISCOVER ADVENTURE ON THE PALMETTO TRAIL Santee-Cooper country provides hiking, biking opportunities

by DEANNA ANDERSON South Carolina is ideal for hikers and mountain bikers with its mild winters, varied terrain and historical points of interest.

In Santee-Cooper country, it isn’t far to the nearest trails either, not with the Palmetto Trail twining around lakes Marion and Moultrie.

Cutting across the state diagonally from Oconee to Charleston counties, this “mountains to sea” trail is one of only 16 cross-state trails in the United States and extends approximately 425 miles. It is the signature project of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation and utilizes pre-existing trails, bikeways, roads, greenways and rail-to-trail conversions (railstotrails.org).

The Palmetto Trail is considered a thru-hike; however, the different passages and trailheads allow it to be hiked in shorter sections anywhere from a couple of hours to a weekend excursion.

All of the passages in Santee-Cooper country are open to hikers and mountain bikers, and parts of the High Hills passage are open to equestrians.

WATEREE PASSAGE—7.2 MILES (SUMTER COUNTY) Nestled in Manchester State Forest, this passage ascends to some of Sumter County’s highest elevations, such as Molly’s Bluff. The bluff provides spectacular views of Richland County, especially in the fall or winter, and is a desirable spot to break for lunch.

This passage also descends to the wetlands of Wateree River.

The cypress knees jutting up through the swamp like knuckles provides surreal photo opportunities. But my favorite spot along this trail is Sumter Junction. A rail-to-trail conversion, Sumter Junction is the site of an abandoned railroad connector from the South Carolina Railroad. Sections of the old tracks and railroad ties can still be seen.

It can be accessed at Poinsett State Park and heads up to Manchester State Forest. It can also be accessed via a spur trail at Foxville Road. Biking is permitted on this passage, but permits must be obtained through the Manchester State Forest headquarters.

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HIGH HILLS OF SANTEE PASAGE — 9 MILES (SUMTER COUNTY) This passage connects Poinsett State Park, Manchester State Forest and Mill Creek County Park. This region is known as the High Hills or Sandhills because this narrow stretch of hills formed the ocean’s shoreline millions of years ago. Evidence of this can be seen in the soft beach-like sand and limestone known as Coquina.

The Coquina Trail is overlapped by the Palmetto Trail and is named for the limestone which is comprised of fragmented seashells. This limestone was used by the Civilian Conservation Corps to make several structures along the trail including a bridge, the ranger’s office, a trailside shelter and a spillway. Pieces of shells can still be seen in the stones.

Travelers will want to take a long lunch in Poinsett State Park to swim in Old Levi Mill Pond, visit the ruins of an old mill or take photos of the small waterfall behind the ranger station.

The park is also very diverse with near-mountainous terrains to swamplands. Surveys in the area have counted 337 species of flowering plants, 65 species of trees and shrubs and 40 species of snakes.

LAKE MARION PASSAGE—33 MILES (CLARENDON COUNTY) Lake Marion is the largest lake in South Carolina at more than 110,000 acres and, along with Lake Moultrie, was created from 1939-1942 as a hydroelectric project by the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Because this passage skirts along the shoreline, it is prone to flooding in the wet season; however, the wet conditions provide an array of colorful wildflowers almost year round.

Other points of interest are Pack’s Landing where boat rentals,

fishing and hunting are allowed; Sparkleberry Swamp; and Richardson Cemetery, a historic pre-Revolutionary War cemetery.

This passage also crosses Lake Marion via a pedestrian bridge and meanders through Santee Wildlife Refuge which is not only home to endangered and threatened species, but is also a major nesting or stopping point for migratory birds.

SANTEE PASSAGE — 13 MILES (ORANGEBURG COUNTY) A pleasant journey along dirt roads, farm-to-market roads and rural highways, this passage of the Palmetto Trail provides myriad color and texture with the agricultural fields of cotton, canola, wheat and soybean.

Along the way, hikers can stop at one of the many produce stands for seasonal delights of blueberries, peaches or strawberries. Enjoy the contrast of the pine woods and huge oak trees with that of busy Interstate 95 as the trail passes underneath it.

Hikers can also visit the quaint tourist town of Santee, known for its golfing amenities, or take a slight detour on Intracoastal Lane to visit Santee Cooper Country Visitor’s Center.

EUTAW SPRINGS PASSAGE — 20 MILES (ORANGEBURG COUNTY) A trailhead for this passage is at Eutawville Community Center, which is close to the downtown shops of the “bustling” Eutawville, a small town (population 307) known for its charm and friendly residents.

There is also a spur trail leading to Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area, but it is only open at certain times. Fredcon Road provides an alternate trail when the spur trail is closed.

Hikers will also pass by Eutaw Springs Battle Site. This was the

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LAKE MOULTRIE PASSAGE—26.9 MILES (BERKELEY COUNTY) Lake Moultrie is the third-largest lake in our state, and networks of dikes and dams make up more than half its shoreline.

This is one of the Palmetto Trail’s most popular passages, especially among mountain bikers, and shows the diversity of the trail’s terrains.

It travels along service roads on the lake’s dike system, through a pine forest, along the earthen Pinopolis East Dike (which has a spectacular view of the sunset over the lake), crosses the Old Santee Canal via an old railroad trestle and then back into hardwood and pine forests.

This passage also passes by the DNR fish hatchery and Bonneau Beach where supplies can be obtained. The Sandy Beach Spur Trail wanders through Crooked Bay and to Sandy Beach on Lake Moultrie’s shore. Primitive camping is allowed on Sandy Beach from March to mid-November.

SWAMP FOX PASSAGE — 47 MILES (BERKELEY COUNTY) This the longest continuous passage of the Palmetto Trail, and it winds through Francis Marion National Forest. Both it and the forest are named for Gen. Francis Marion, a Revolutionary War hero known for his guerilla tactics and ability to evade the British by disappearing in the swamps, giving him the nickname “the Swamp Fox.” This passage goes through Dog Swamp, where the pine

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forests seem almost extraterrestrial. During the wet season this area is also prone to flooding, but a narrow boardwalk supplements the trail and can be used by hikers or mountain bikers.

The best times to go are for the spring wildflowers or the fall foliage. I was there in the spring, and the variety and uniqueness of the wildflowers were astounding with everything from forest wildflowers to wetland blooms.

This is the next-to-last passage and leads to the Awendaw Passage, or the “coastal terminus” of the Palmetto Trail.

Primitive camping is allowed in designated areas along the Swamp Fox passage, but several trailheads allow for this passage to be broken up into shorter hikes.

BEFORE YOU GO Before going on any hike, always plan, prepare and have a zero impact on the trail.

Plan your hike by visiting the Palmetto Conservation Foundation’s website at PalmettoConservation.org for trail updates, maps and directions, regulations or restrictions, amenities, biking permits or fees for state parks and protected areas and trailhead locations. Additional contact information for parks, wildlife areas and campgrounds along the trail are also available on the website.

Prepare by telling someone the location and expected return time. Pack enough supplies to last for the length of time you will be gone. Even a day or section hiker should pack a map or compass, cellphone (although service may not be available in all areas), sun protection, insect repellant, appropriate clothing including footwear, first aid kit, food and water.

Follow basic “Leave No Trace” (www.lnt.org) principles in order to have minimal impact; don’t litter, use designated fire rings only, don’t disturb nature or wildlife, and stay on designated trails.

AUTHOR BIO Anderson enjoys hiking and has completed Awendaw Passage and most of High Hills and Wateree passages with plans to complete them this summer. She has also hiked part of Swamp Fox passage. Contact her at seakla@yahoo.com, visit her author site at andersondeanna.weebly.com, or follow her trail adventures at www.facebook.com/ WildflowerHiker.

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Camp offers youth escape from cancer regimen

by MATT BRUCE

18 JUNE - JULY 2015 | LAKESIDE

It’s been a staple in South Carolina for more than 30 years, and for hundreds of young cancer patients in South Carolina, it quite literally amounts to a measure of Christmas in July.

It’s a summer camp designed to bring smiles to those who need them the most. And it does so with a one-of-a-kind blend of skills-teaching exercises built around fun.

Aptly named Camp Happy Days, the weeklong retreat takes place at the expansive Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton each year. The festivities include hot-air balloon rides, skydiving, scuba diving and a number of other events designed to entertain the hundreds of juvenile cancer patients who attend the camp.

“In some cases, it’s their last wish,” Camp Happy Days Executive Director Cindy Johnson said. “But in many, many cases, it was something they had to look forward to when they were going through all their cancer treatments or when they were coming out of remission.”

TO BE A KID AGAIN Camp Happy Days is a community-supported nonprofit organization that conducts several programs designed to improve the lives of child cancer patients and their families. The cost-free programs range from weekend events for teens to day trips for younger children and their families. The organization serves as the only one of its kind in South Carolina, which serves juvenile cancer patients across the state.

Camp Happy Days’ flagship program is its self-named summer camp, held each year in Summerton to coincide with the Fourth of July holiday. This year will mark the 32nd year for the camp, which welcomes more than 220 children from across the state. Each of the campers either suffer from some type of the often terminal disease or is a family member of one of the

cancer patients at the camp.

The theme of this year’s camp, which begins June 27 and runs through July 4, is “Seize the Moment.” Each day of camp will include an event related to the overriding motif, which builds a theme around historic events that took place on that date in history. Each of the campers will be aware of the theme, but Johnson said there will still be big surprises in store.

“There’s all sorts of things that happen,” she said. “It’s really designed to give them the skills that they need, but it’s all done in a way where it allows them to be kids. Because most kids with cancer, they’re only around adults, they’re isolated for huge amounts of time. So they have to be given that opportunity to be a kid again.”

A PALMETTO FIXTURE Camp Happy Days works with about 565 families each year, according to Johnson. State statistics show there are about 5,000 children in one stage of cancer in South Carolina at all times with between 150 to 200 new cases each year.

“While we do as much as we possibly can, no one’s touching that. And that’s been the tough part,” she noted.

Such daunting prospects serve as the backdrop against which most campers arrive to Summerton each summer. Built around age-level team-building exercises, the camp is designed to teach participants things such as independence, trust for others and teamwork — skills that will help them fight cancer and benefit them after they beat the disease.

Campers come as young as 4 years old and range up to 16.

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One of the yearly treats is the July 4th fireworks show that culminates each summer’s camp. Another is the site of the retreat — Camp Bob Cooper — a Clemson University-owned lakefront recreational site built upon 177,000 acres of farmland.

The 70-year-old facility offers a wide variety of activities and serves as a campsite to thousands of children each year.

Several former campers serve as counselors, offering mentorship as well as hope to many of the juveniles afflicted with the disease. There is also an army of nearly 200 doctors and nurses, many of whom come from Medical University of South Carolina, who serve as volunteers for the camps.

According to camp officials, the cost to conduct the yearly getaway is about $800 per camper. The organization raises the money for the camp through donations and grants and offers it to each of the campers free of charge as a financial aid to parents of cancer patients. Johnson indicated several other organizations across the state help raise money for them as well.

“We will do whatever it takes for these kids,” Johnson said. “The problem with childhood cancer is that it’s so devastating. The treatments for cancer can leave a child with lasting side effects.

And that can be huge. While the success rate of people living from cancer has increased a huge amount, the side effects are still tough. Even though you may get over it, you have some side effects. It’s not something that you ever really get over or get beyond.”

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Planning ahead can make a great camping experience

by EARLE WOODWARD earle@theitem.com Let’s talk about good ol’ family fun for a minute; let’s talk about camping out.

Do you remember way back when you were a child and how much fun it was to make a “tent” in the family room using a sheet or blanket? Do you recall the first time you “camped out” in the backyard? Did you make it all night long, or did you run for the house shortly after midnight?

Almost all of us have those memories that we treasure from our youth, so why should we ever stop making those memories?

Trust me — a family camp can be a world of fun and a grand time for bonding with your spouse and children.

I got started with serious camping back in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a member of the Boy Scouts of America. Our scout master was very big into taking us on the road and teaching us how to fend for ourselves; we tried to camp out at least every three months, and I still say that the things I learned from those experiences have served me well both camping and in life in general. I use the tricks I learned all the time.

My first tent was nothing more than a military surplus pup tent made out of Shelter Halves. I learned that in order to keep dry, the fabric had to be pulled tight, and you never, ever touched the tent from the inside during a rain shower. Touching it provided an instant path for the water to stream through the cloth, and it was over after that.

That was roughing it.

In my 20s, I purchased a nylon tent that actually had a floor in it; imagine that. It was night and day from the pup tent. If you placed a tarp on the ground before you erected the tent, the floor would stay dry; no more wet clothes!

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ruined the whole experience.

Through the years, I’ve increased the size of my tents to the point that I now have a 12 X 12 model that will sleep three, on cots, yes cots, very comfortably. My friend “Coffee Pot” calls it the Taj Mahal. I don’t “rough it” anymore.

And I think that is the key to a happy family camping experience.

Most of my camping is done with my runnin’ buddies, but my lovely bride, Sherri, has gone with me on occasion; I learned a lot about how to overcome “obstacles” on those trips which have helped me camp better. Each camp is a learning experience for the next one.

The good part about camping is that you don’t have to go a long way to do it. Almost every state park has a designated camping area, and all it would take is a quick telephone call to find out what is required at the facility that you wish to use.

Poinsett State Park is just outside of town; Santee State Park is just a bit south and offers lake access; and Huntington Beach State Park, outside of Murrell’s Inlet, has beach access. All of these are just a short drive away.

If you don’t need, let’s call them “facilities,” there are several designated camping spots on the Santee River out of Pack’s Landing, but these are relatively “primitive” in nature.

While you don’t have to start out with a $500 tent, don’t cheat yourself out of a quality experience. A tent that is too small is miserable for all concerned, and if it leaks, well there goes the neighborhood; get the best that you can afford, and you won’t regret it later.

If you plan on summertime camping, then just about any sleeping bag will suffice, but if you have any idea that you may camp when temperatures fall below about 60 degrees at night, then be sure to check the bag’s temperature rating and get

something that is rated below what you think you need; it’s better to be too warm than not be warm enough.

Speaking of warmth, most of the cold that campers endure while sleeping comes from below — that’s right, it comes from underneath you instead of above you. Something as simple as a roll of foam padding or an old sleeping bag thrown on the ground can make a world of difference; and just because you may have a cot to sleep on, that doesn’t mean you don’t need a thermal layer below you; you do, trust me.

After these basics, everything else is just gravy. If you sleep warm and dry, you can handle almost anything the day throws at you, but there are some things that make the camp nicer. We now carry so much stuff to make it “nicer” we employ a pickup truck to tote it all.

Folding chairs are great around a campfire, and those that can be folded up and stuffed into a bag are easy to transport.

A cooking fly really adds to the creature comforts. All we use is a large tarp, about 16 X 24, and drape it over a rope between two trees. We add poles to two corners to keep them high enough to walk under and then stake down the other two corners to add sort of a “back” to the thing. We usually do our food prep and eat our meals under the tarp. We also use it to store supplies, coolers and extra food. Oh yeah, coolers kept in the shade keep ice a lot longer.

Folding tables and lanterns are great to have, but you can get by without them if you have to.

We usually take both, but the lantern is hardly ever used; we prefer to sit around the campfire and bask in its glow than sit in the glaring light of a lantern.

If you are going during the summer months, by all means, take a Thermo-cell and a can of bug spray, and keep an eye out for creepy crawlers. Sunscreen in also a must.

Choose a site that fits the needs of your fellow campers. Some locations have toilet facilities and even showers.

The portion of the Sumter National Forest that we camp in when we go to the mountains and trout fish has several designated sites, each far enough away from other campers to make you feel like you’re alone. It is kept very clean and has an outhouse that is the cleanest that I’ve ever seen anywhere. A word of warning — if you want a fire at this campsite, take the wood with you; a scrap doesn’t last long here.

Camping doesn’t have to be hard, nor does it have to be rough.

Start off slowly. Borrow a tent from a buddy before you buy one, and see if your crowd really likes it enough to dive into. Start with short camps; just do a “one nighter” somewhere close by, and if all goes well, extend it next time. You don’t have to go for a week right out of the gate.

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Nearly two weeks after Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, word had not yet reached South Carolina that the war was effectively over. Union Brig. Gen. Edward Potter was still carrying out Gen. William T. Sherman’s command to destroy railroad stock in central South Carolina and anything else of value.

Sometime about April 21, 1865, Potter rode up the hill toward the plantation home of former South Carolina Gov. John Laurence Manning near Pinewood. Meanwhile, at the plantation home sometimes called “Manning’s Folly” for its extravagance, a regiment of black troops approached the plantation from the opposite side.

The general practice of Union troops under Gen. William T. Sherman was to burn plantation homes to the ground, and there must have been little doubt in the mind of Manning that his beloved Millford Plantation would soon go up in flames.

Perhaps the events that led to the building of the opulent structure flashed through Manning’s memory.

Manning was given the land by his grandfather, Richard Richardson, said Louie Hall, site supervisor at the historic property.

“The story goes that as a little boy, his grandfather asked him where he wanted a house someday, and he said, ‘Right here,’” Hall said.

In a romantic twist, it was when Manning and his first wife, Susan Hampton, were young newlyweds that construction began on the home that is now considered the crown jewel of Classic Greek Revival residential architecture.

“They had just got married, and they built the house when they were 22 years old,” Hall said. “Lot of that came from the Hampton money. Wade Hampton I was Susan’s father and very

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When Wade Hampton I died, Susan’s half-brother Wade Hampton II got everything, but he divided it with his two halfsisters.

“Susan got part of two sugarcane plantations in Louisiana,” Hall said.

At that time, well-known architect Nathaniel Potter was building the Charleston Hotel in the port city.

“Wade Hampton II and Manning went to Charleston on business and saw what Potter was doing and liked it, so he hired Potter to come here and build his house,” Hall said.

As Manning waited for the Union troops to arrive, he might have recalled an earlier tragedy at Millford.

His first wife, Susan, died bearing her third child only seven years after they were married.

Later, Manning met Sally Bland Clark while visiting Virginia.

“He married her and brought her up here,” Hall said.

What happened when Gen. Potter arrived at Millford is legendary.

“Gen. Potter did come through about April 21, 1865,” Hall said.

“The old story goes that before Potter’s Union troops came through, there were some black troops in the back tearing everything up and threatened to shoot Gov. Manning, and that’s when he heard that Potter was in the front,” Hall said.

Manning quickly decided which group would be easier to deal with, Hall said.

“When Edward Potter comes in, he said, ‘What a fine structure this is,’ and Gov. Manning replied, ‘Well, I guess a northern Gen. Potter will burn it down, because a northern Potter built the

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house, and Gen. Potter said, ‘I won’t burn it down because my brother built it.”

Potter reportedly did let some of his troops ride horses through the hallway, Hall said.

He said it is still unclear exactly what the relationship of Nathaniel Potter and Edward Potter was.

“Edward Potter and Nathaniel Potter were supposedly brothers,” Hall said. “Other people say they were nephew and uncle, and there’s another historian will tell you they were not related at all.”

After the war, Manning lost everything and couldn’t keep up the property. It sat empty for about 25 years, Hall said.

Mary Clarke Thompson bought it in 1903, he said.

“At that time, all the furniture was taken out of here. It would have been antique,” Hall said. “She stored it the attic, in the stables and brought her own furniture and enjoyed it for 25 years. Then Emerick Clarke took over after his aunt died, and when he died in 1957, his son William Clarke took over.”

Hall said he went to work for Clarke in 1982.

In 1992, Wall Street entrepreneur Richard Hampton Jenrette, a descendent of Wade Hampton I, bought the property and had it restored.

“We spent two years nonstop on restoring it with original furniture and everything,” Hall said.

In 2008, Jenrette turned it over to his foundation, Classic American Home Foundation Trust.

Jenrette continues to make donations to the foundation, Hall said.

“A couple of years ago he donated the house and eight acres just around it, and now he is donating some furniture and some portraits,” Hall said.

He said he understands the foundation will eventually receive the entire acreage, much of which was included in the original estate.

Today, Millford is still used by the Jenrette family, but it is open to the public on the first Saturday of each month and every Saturday in April, Hall said.

The building is in a remarkable state of preservation.

“The pantry has been added, but everything else is original from 1840,” Hall said. “All the furniture came from New York and is made by Duncan Phyfe and Sons, and we have the finest collection of Duncan Phyfe furniture anywhere.”

Though people visiting Millford today come in through what was originally the back entrance, Hall graciously led me down the hill to where the original gate and a porter’s lodge still stand. Two brick pylons sit guarding a stone bridge over a small stream. The pylons were replicated for the current entrance, Hall said.

Across the bridge is an old road that Hall said he thinks is part of the “Great Road,” from Charleston to Camden.

“There were a lot of houses around, but this was a later house — built in 1840,” Hall said. “Most of the rest were built in the 1700s.”

Walking back up the hill toward the house reveals the magnificence of the building as it would have been seen by Manning’s guests more than 150 years ago.

“It was more of a party house than anything else,” Hall said. “There were a lot of houses around — Cedar Hurst, Hawthorne Hill, Big Home, the Richland Hall down in Remini — there were about five of them because they kept burning down. Some of the Cedar Hurst Plantation was built from some of the lumber that came from the Big Home house that burned down.

“There was Beltzer’s, Singleton’s, Canty’s, about three miles away you had the old Blue Hill Plantation; no house is there, but there is still a cemetery.”

“This is the only one that has survived,” Hall said. “The finest Greek Revival style home in the country.”

Millford Plantation is south of Poinsett State Park and west of Pinewood at 7320 Millford Plantation Road, off S.C. 261.

Public tours are at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. the first Saturday of each month from February through December, with tours every Saturday in April. Millford will be closed on Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Admission is $15 per person (16 and under are free).

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Every year, from mid-February to mid-April, more than 1,200 collegiate and high school rowers from the northern U.S. and parts of Canada come to Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute’s Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton.

Bobby Meeks, men’s head coach at McLean High School in McLean, Virginia, said that water conditions and the convenience of the camp, providing rowers with a place to sleep, three meals a day and extracurricular activities, make it an ideal place for training.

“There is a motto among rowers, ‘eat, sleep, row,’ and Camp Bob Cooper definitely helps us fulfill that motto,” Meeks said. “Everything is centrally located, and the people at the camp and surrounding areas are really friendly.”

Ryan Creeser, a junior at McLean High and one of the leaders of the men’s team, describes rowing as the one true team sport, as rowers are physically stuck in a boat with their teammates.

“It’s a completely team-oriented sport; there are no individuals,” Creeser said. “Everyone has to carry their weight and go with the rhythm of the boat.”

McLean High has produced two Olympic rowers in the last 15 years, Sam Stitt and Giuseppe Lanzone, both of whom competed for the U.S. Men’s National Team.

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“There is a lot of mind over matter,” Holstrom said. “By the end of the race, you’re always exhausted. It’s about finding all that energy that you didn’t think you had and pushing it out at the very end.”

Holstrom said the team is out on the water as often as possible during their spring break training on Lake Marion.

“We practice up to three times a day: at 7 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.,” she said. “There is plenty of space out on the water for us to practice and do sprints, as well as longer pieces.”

Sometimes, high schools compete against each other in friendly competitions at the camp. This year, several visiting high schools held an unofficial race, nicknamed the “Camp Bob Cooper Invitational.”

“Having rowers here every year not only benefits Camp Bob Cooper, but also boosts the local economy because they visit local stores and restaurants,” said Jake McClure, the camp’s program director. “The rowers also get to meet our local friendly residents and get a taste of Southern hospitality.”

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Brian Guertler and Justin Williams , members of the Great Bridge, Va. Rowing team wait with other members of the team as their coach gives instructions for the day’s workout.

Great falls rowers Maddie Burnett and Bethany Spangler row in unison on Lake Marion, the team uses Camp Bob Cooper due to facilities being located all in one place and the calm waters.

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by ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

Young golfers in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties can find great leadership and instruction in the Mid State Chapter of the Junior Golf Association summer program.

Dave Martin, director of the Mid State JGA chapter, has been involved with the program since 1996. He said the program is a great way for children to have organized practice during the summer.

Martin said the program is really for those who want to improve their skills and is not designed for beginners.

“At this level, they have their own equipment and their lucky hats,” he said. He said it’s for children who want to find out how good they are.

The Mid State Chapter starts the summer with a threeday golf clinic during the first week in June which Martin referred to as a “dust-off period.”

During the clinic, members work with instructors to improve their skills and learn new tips and tricks.

On average, Martin said the program has about 50 members every summer, the majority of whom are boys.

He said maybe 10 girls were a part of last year’s program, and the number has reduced to about five this year.

“For some reason, it just doesn’t seem to catch on with them,” he said.

Martin said he would like to see more girls join the program in the future.

After the dust-off period, the youth play at a different golf course in the region every Monday. The different courses include Beech Creek, Sunset and Lakewood golf courses in Sumter and Wyboo Golf Course in Manning.

The program members are split into four age groups: 8- to 9-year-olds; 10- to 12-year-olds; 13- to 14-year-olds; and 15- to 17-year-olds.

Martin said the members in each age group play against one another to earn points that will determine if they will be able to play in the all-star tournament.

During the all-star tournament, members from all 18 state chapters of the JGA in the state compete during the Tommy Cuthbert Championship at the Ocean Winds Golf Course at Seabrook Island during the third week in August.

The 18 chapters in the state include: Aiken, Beaufort, Columbia,

Greenville, Hilton Head, Horry County, Lancaster, Mid State, Mt. Pleasant, Orangeburg, Pee Dee, Piedmont, Sandhills, Southstrand, Spartanburg, Tri County, Upstate and York County.

Martin said the tournament will give the members exposure to college and high school coaches which can lead to them going on to bigger and better things.

Daniel Spencer, a member of the Mid State Chapter, won the 15- to 18-year-old boys division at the state championship in 2014.

“He’s the feather in our hat,” Martin said.

Spencer said he has been with the program since he was about 7 years old and thinks he may want to continue playing golf in college. He said the program instructors are always willing to help and encourage members to never give up.

“They never put you down for how you play,” he said.

Spencer said he was pretty excited about his championship win last year.

He said he wasn’t expecting the victory, but he played his best and ended up in the lead.

Martin said one of the reasons he got interested in helping with the program was the sense of giving back to the community.

He said he encourages members of the Mid State Chapter who have gone off to college to come back to the program as interns to work with the younger players.

“It’s a great way for the young men and women to give back to the program and stay involved,” Martin said.

Former Mid State Chapter Director George Hair said he misses working with the kids in the program. He said he enjoyed working with the members because they have strong interest in the sport and a willingness to improve.

He said it takes a lot of time and effort to become good at golf. “It’s not as easy as people dream,” he said. “You have to work at it to be good.”

Hair said he started golfing in 1952 when his wife encouraged him to find a much more tame hobby than hunting. He said everyone, no matter their age, should give golf a try.

There is a $100 fee to become a member of the Mid State Chapter and a $10 fee to play the different courses every Monday.

For more information about the Mid State JGA, call Dave Martin at (803) 499-6730.

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