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A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Lone Star Barbecue, Mercantile, and Ghost Town
We have a tradition of looking for a good barbecue place after our paddling trips. This was no different. Our target for this outing was Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile. However, this was a two-fer – lots of good food and a chance to explore one of South Carolina’s ghost towns. Lone Star, the Ghost […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling, Restaurants
Lowcountry Small Town Tour – The Return Trip
On my way down to Bluffton I passed through twenty-six small towns. In addition to that I’ve visited two ghost towns, and some of those other towns were about to cross the line into the “ghost” category. For the return trip I had a couple of options for avoiding the Interstate. I decided to retrace […]
Posted in Photography, Rambling, Travel
The Lost Town of Mitchelville
NOTE: Yeah, I’m still behind on blogging. Now I’m about two weeks behind, but I’m slowly catching up. A few months ago I learned about an exhibit at USC’s McKissick Museum about the town of Mitchelville. As I read more about Mitchelville, I knew I had to add this one to my list of South […]
Posted in Photography, Rambling
Lowcountry Small Town Tour
I’m still playing catch-up with my blogging. I’m about a week behind, but maybe over the next couple of days I can get caught up. When Glynda first got married she lived in Savannah and our family would make the occasional trip down there for a visit. This was 40+ years ago, so I-95 was […]
Posted in Photography, Rambling
Cokesbury Tour, Tabernacle, and Ninety-Six
It finally happened. As many times as I’ve been here and photographed the exterior, I was finally able to get inside the old main building at the old Cokesbury College. This weekend is Greenwood’s Festival of Flowers, and as part of the event they were holding an open house at the historic location. While in […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Local, Photography, Rambling
Leaving Charleston – Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury
We had a great, wildly diverse weekend in Charleston, from swamps to beaches to city church yards. When planning this trip, we intentionally stayed an extra night into Monday so that I wouldn’t think about work at all on my first official day of unemployment. That meant that we could take our time coming home, […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling, Travel
Promised Land and Beyond
It was a Second Saturday. Normally Alan and I would be out with our friends from Lowcountry Unfiltered exploring some river or other historic locale. There were several last-minute conflicts, so the trip fell through this month. Alan and I were still up for a photo trek, so we decided to head out on our […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling
Stumphouse Tunnel and Tunnel Hill
This is part three of our day of adventure. It started in the wee morning hours on Bald Rock viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower, followed by the search for the ghost town Mayucha. Keith and I found some breakfast, and headed north on Highway 28 to find the ghost town of Tunnel Hill, located near […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling
Mysterious Mayucha and The Wolf Pit
After spending a Night on Bald Mountain (watching the Geminid meteor shower, not listening to Mussorgsky), Keith and I were off to find a couple of ghost towns in Oconee County. We had two locations in mind – Mayucha and Tunnel Hill. It was still early morning when we left Bald Rock. Our path took […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling
Update on Ghost Town Research
This fall I’ve not been able to get out and explore like I normally do. However, I’ve continued to do research on potential ghost towns in South Carolina until I am able to get back out. I have several targets, some of which involve kayaking to get to them. Here’s a quick run-down of what […]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Local
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