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Saltwater Days

Photos 25Issue June 2017
A Natural Harbor: The tidal Beaufort River as seen from Bay Street, looking toward Port Royal and Parris IslandKayak Farm guide-owner Eric Gibbons leads a group of paddlers through Fripp Inlet.The Anchorage 1770, an 18th-century Greek Revival mansion turned into a 15-room inn in 2015, offers prime views of the bay—plus sweet breezes.Saltwater DaysSaltwater DaysA view of Beaufort’s riverfront downtown and Bay Street lined with retail shops and restaurantsBy the 1500s, Spain and France were staking claims along the Port Royal Sound, including the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena on present-day Parris Island. High bluffs and live oak trees are part of the scenery.Anchorage 1770’s Ribaut Social Club, helmed by chef Byron LandisSauteed soft-shell crab with lemon caper sauce at the Anchorage 1770’s Ribaut Social ClubThe bridge between downtown Beaufort and Lady’s Island across the riverBay Street Outfitters fishing guide Captain Tuck ScottPerusing the titles at NeverMore Books on Craven Street, a collection focused on fiction and first editions, as well as displays of art and sculptureFrank Roberts, founder of Lady’s Island Oysters, with some of his catch on iceBeaufort butter clams at Panini’s on the WaterfrontBeaufort’s harbor is on the Intracoastal Waterway, about 60 nautical miles from Charleston.At his Old Bull Tavern in Beaufort, chef-owner John Marshall focuses on the local bounty, like this freshly caught queen triggerfish.Inside the Old Bull Tavern on West StreetIrene Simons at her I. Pinckney Simons Gallery on Bay Street, where the sea islands’ scenery inspires much of the artI. Pinckney Simons Gallery on Bay StreetFor a gathering at Lady’s Island Oyster Farm, Louis “Granny” Albany shakes spices onto local blue crabs.“Single Lady” oysters are served on the half-shell, along with crab and shrimp prepared in Albany’s spicy, garlic-crab style.Chef Byron Landis and owner Amy Lesesne at the Anchorage 1770House-made gnocchi at the Old Bull TavernArtist William Rhett III at the Rhett Gallery on Bay StreetPublic Spaces, Protected Views: The promenade at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, downtown on the Beaufort River

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