Old Sheldon Church Ruins

One of the cooler ruins that I've been to in the States, the Old Sheldon Church Ruins are located about an hour south of Charleston. It's actually a really easy drive. Get on 17 south and drive. It's in Yemassee, right outside of Beaufort. I found this place by chance seeing a historical marker sign on the road while on my way to a vacation on Hilton Head Island.

If you live in Charleston or traveling around Beaufort or on the way in between Charleston and Savannah, I suggest stopping it. Get of the car and stretch your legs. Get some fresh air. Bring your camera and take some pictures.

The ruins are located on a 2 way road with a beautiful tree canopy. I had to take a picture of that as well.






Enjoy some pictures below:

A little history for you.

Enjoy your visit!

Hutchinson House Edisto Island

Edisto Island is located about an hour south of Charleston. One of the many barrier islands of South Carolina.

And it happens to be my favorite place to go camping. Hopefully the secret doesn't get out and I'll still be able to get a camp site from time to time.

If you happen to find yourself on Edisto Island, or if you want to make the trip from Charleston, you'll want to check out the Hutchinson House. I found out about by chance when I stopped at a produce road side store and asked if there was anything interesting to check out.

I don't know a lot about the history of it personally, so this blurb is lifted from the Wikipedia:

The Hutchinson House is the oldest identified house on Edisto Island, South Carolina associated with the black community after the American Civil War. It was the residence of Henry Hutchinson, a mulatto who, according to a local tradition, built and operated the first cotton gin owned by a black on the island from about 1900 to 1920.

Following the Civil War, Jim Hutchinson worked to assemble groups of freed blacks who would collectively purchase land on Edisto Island. Each contributor then received a fractional interest in the lands acquired. Jim Hutchinson's children built their own houses on his portion; one of the children was Henry Hutchinson. Henry Hutchinson's house is the only one remaining.[2] Henry Hutchinson is said to have built the house at the time of his marriage to Rosa Swinton in 1885, and resided here until his death in about 1940.

The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Get ready to climb over overgrown grass, weeds, and all sorts of greenery if you want approach the house.
Note: I believe this is private property so visitors inside might not be welcome.

If you make it inside, you'll see a rundown home. Here you see an old vintage fireplace. The floors creek and maybe you'll hear other odd sounds.

A view from the other side. Very cool.


Be careful on your visit.

James Island County Park Festival of Lights

I know it's not the right time of year, but I was looking through the pics on my phone and felt compelled to write about this. During the month of December there's the Festival of Lights at the James Island County Park. If you haven't been, and you find yourself in Charleston, I strongly suggest going.

Before going, visit their website and checkout the Events Schedule. They usually do something special and unique each night of the month. While there, you can drive in your car to take a slow drive around to see all the displays. Also, get out of your car and take in all the activities, shopping, food, entertainment, and more.

The pelican is literally my favorite bird so I had to take a picture. I remember going to South Florida for vacations as a kid and going fishing. At the end of the day you'd see people skinning the fish with all the pelicans hanging around for the leftovers. Beautiful and majestic birds!

The classic Charleston, South Carolina oak tree with Spanish Moss. Nothing brings to mind Charleston more than this. Just brings images to the mind of sitting under a tree in the shade in the summer trying to stay cool.

You know what they say, we are the 3rd rock from the sun. Start planning for the winter, sounds crazy to say being it's about to be summer.