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EGG-CELLENT Easter egg hunts 15,000 eggs were hidden at Beaufort Academy & Hunting Island State Park
About 150 kids brought their families to Hunting Island Sate Park on Saturday, March 31 for the annual Easter Egg Hunt in the shadow of the iconic lighthouse. Bundled up against the morning chill, children competed in a coloring contest and got to sit on the Easter Bunny’s lap. For the main event, the kids lined up behind the tape according to age and on the word “GO” — off they went and gathered up all 1,000 eggs in about five minutes.
More than 1,200 kids were pre-registered for the inaugural Great Community Helicopter Egg Drop and many more showed up at Beaufort Academy on Saturday, March 31. “We dropped 14,000 plastic eggs in four separate drops,” said event organizer Jonolyn Ferrier of Beaufort Academy. “We can’t tell how many kids finally showed up”, she said. “This is huge.” Inside two of the gold eggs was free tuition to Beaufort Academy for one year.
A crewman from Hilton Head Helicopter Tours dumps some of the 14,000 plastic eggs during the Great Community Helicopter Egg Drop at Beaufort Academy. To keep things fair, four separate drops were made for four different age groups, with a limit of 10 eggs per person.
Children find their parents within minutes after the start of the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at the Hunting Island lighthouse. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Free music festival to be held in Port Royal On Sunday, April 8, from 1-7 p.m., the Port of Port Royal re-development team, Grey Ghost Outfitters, and Port Royal Outfitters will sponsor DeepWater, a free rain or shine music festival. The event will be the first of many to be held at the iconic Dock 21 at the end of Paris Ave in Port Royal, SC. The music will begin at 1 p.m. and end
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at 7 p.m. Spend the afternoon listening to The Boom Town Waifs, Big Sky Revival, Buckdancers, The Plow Boys and Little Brother. Attendees will also be able to check out the emergence of The Port of Port Royal re-development, a highly anticipated coastal mixed-use and marina project of the last several decades. Limited dock space
will be available on a first come basis. Meet some of the partners and planners, ask questions and learn what the future holds for this cool, beautiful and historic waterfront town. The event will have great live music, Sunday at the Masters golf on multiple big screens, and delicious food truck cuisine from the best mobile gastronomic offerings
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To purchase tickets call 843.525.6275 or visit
from Savannah to Charleston. A wide variety of cold beers, a vodka station and even a little bit of urban golf are sure to entertain. Go to the end of Paris Ave. and look for orange cones and directional signs for ample parking. For more information, visit the Port of Port Royal Facebook page and www.PortOfPortRoyal.com for updates or call Whit Suber at 803-518-3888.
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