Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2013

long the eastern seaboard

between Myrtle Beach and Savan-

nah, it seems that just about every

road dead-ends into a beach and each

sun-splashed, sandy getaway has its

own unique aura. It’s a place rich with

history where folks walk, bike or putt-

putt along in their golf cart down quiet, palmetto-lined

streets. Seasoned chefs and their eager understudies prepare

creative meals, drawing interest from the Travel Channel

and the Food Network every few months. Everywhere you

turn, people are smiling, holding open doors and say-

ing please and thank you. The sweet scent of the ocean

pairs perfectly with the aroma of a Lowcountry boil, and,

as what I call the Charleston cologne wafts gently in the

direction of your nose, you ask yourself: Where else in the

world could I possibly want to be?

It’s the Charleston conundrum: Where are we sup-

posed to vacation if we already live in paradise?

That’s the question Mount Pleasant resident Dick

Casey’s parents asked themselves many years ago.

“Growing up in Isle of Palms, my parents didn’t

story by Cullen Murray-Kemp

South Carolina’s

LowCountry

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