Our Unique Island: Part One

A unique coastal island....Hilton Head? Aren't we surrounded by water, with a beach, lots of golf, swimming and tennis? What's so unusual about that? Ahh, but Hilton Head is far from usual!

For instance: Hilton Head as we know it today was developed by a visionary man named Charles Fraser, beginning in the early 1950's. Mr. Fraser's concept of balancing nature, people, sport, and dwellings has been often imitated in the years since, but never quite duplicated. Did you know that Mr. Fraser's Sea Pines Plantation was the first community in America to weave a golf course in and around homes and villas?

In fact, that is what we call condominiums here on the Island-- villas.

Another unique fact of Hilton Head: We have more tennis courts per capita than any other locale in the country, with Islanders and visitors enjoying lessons, tournaments, and play year 'round!

As for golf-- we do a little of that, too. In fact, there are 15 courses on the Island, and another dozen in the immediate area of the South Carolina mainland and on neighboring Daufuskie Island. Private Long Cove Golf Club and public Harbour Town Golf Links are ranked by Golf Digest among the top 100 courses in the country, and both among the top 3 in the state. Mainland courses named to Golf Digest's 100 best in USA are the those in Colleton River and Berkeley Hall Pantations.

I will blog tomorrow with other unique-nesses of our special Island, including our dedication to nature and wildlife preservation, and the Town of Hilton Head's dedication to keeping land from development.

Or, you could also just come see for yourself... It's a beautiful day on the Island!