7.13.10 ~ Editorial Submitted to the Edisto News Paper   Click  <<<HERE!!! for .pdf file>>> 

 

To:     Editor of The Edisto News                                    July 9, 2010

From: The Bucktooth Pelican

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I am the Bucktooth Pelican and I have gotten so many questions asking who I am and what am I doing!  Who I am is not important.  If you want to read my story, that is available on my website.  What is important is my mission.  It is simple and it is reflected in my motto:  “Edisto Beach ~ Where tradition continues and memories are made!”  Traditional family values where a family can enjoy a memorable vacation without all of the distractions of a commercial beach.

 

I would like to thank all of my friends on Facebook and the people that have visited my website.  Since it was launched on March 14, 2010, more than 3,200 people have visited my website and more than 1,300 people have befriended me on Facebook.  Thank you!  That in itself is a testament to how many people love Edisto Beach!!!

 

I want to make clear that I am not in this for financial gain ~ as a matter of fact, over $15,000.00 dollars in time and money have been expended on this expedition ~ and it has been worth every single penny with not a dollar of profit earned, and that is ok!  It is my pleasure to conduct Weekly Drawings and Random Giveaways promoting Edisto Beach, and the responses have been wonderful!  My only goal is to promote Edisto Beach in a responsible manner as the best place a family can enjoy a memorable vacation and create memories that last a lifetime.   

 

In the future, I plan on doing whatever I can to further promote my mission statement, to keep Edisto Beach safe and clean for generations to come.  Please feel free to assist me with your ideas!  I need your help and appreciate your comments and suggestions~!  Please feel free to email me at BucktoothPelican@aol.com and visit my website at www.BucktoothPelican.com.  And while you are there, please leave a comment on my Guestbook!  You can also join me on Facebook for daily updates.  Thanks to the residents and lovers of Edisto Beach for their support.

 

Sincerely,

 

   The Bucktooth Pelican™

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The Edisto News
September 2010

From the Bucktooth Pelican™

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Did you know…

Edisto Beach was originally settled by the Edisto Indians and was discovered by the Spanish in the late 1500s. Thereafter, commerce on the Island began to develop. Rice and indigo were the most common crops during the early settlement years. Later, significant cotton plantations were built and flourished. This industry, fueled by rich land owners and slaves, prospered until the Civil War.

Although the Union soldiers thereafter invaded Edisto and John's Islands, the Confederate forces were able to retain control of Charleston until 1865, very late in the War.

By the 1920s South Carolina residents began arriving to Edisto Island and Edisto Beach to build crude retreats. In those days, access to the island could be gained only at low tide by driving or riding across the marsh on beds of oyster shells.

Although most homes on the island were destroyed in the 1940s, Hurricane Hugo spared the island in 1989. It has since become a vacation destination with a section of the island recently purchased by Wyndham Resorts.

Edisto Beach is located at 32°29'15?N 80°19'28?W? / ?32.4875°N 80.32444°W? / 32.4875; -80.32444 (32.487613, -80.324402).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (9.79%) is water.

Edisto Beach State Park is located on the coast of South Carolina, 50 miles south of Charleston, near the town of Edisto Beach in Colleton County.

That’s it for now!  See ya’ next month…

  the Bucktooth Pelican™

Source: Wikipedia, 2010

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The Edisto News ~ August 2010

Did you know…

Everyone has seen them ~ the concrete and rock formations that jut out from the beach into the surf at equal intervals along the beach.  But, do you know why they are there?  Well, they serve a very important function, and it is NOT for fishing enthusiasts!  They are called Groynes and are there to help stop the natural occurrence of something called, “Longshore Drift.”

Longshore drift is a scientific marine term for the transportation of sediment along the coast as a result of the wave and current action.  At Edisto Beach, longshore drift occurs in a north-to-south direction.  Water and sediment are transported in a zig-zag pattern as waves and currents approach the shoreline at an angle.  Sediment is transported as the waves come ashore and are immediately followed by the backwash to the ocean. As the waves interact with the beach, with each wave, sand and sediment are pushed towards the beach and, as the wave retracts, sediment is withdrawn with the wave.  As the next wave pushes in, it carries with it sediment that has been transported from slightly north.  Even very weak currents are able to transport large amounts of sediment down the shoreline.   Without the groynes, sediment moving southward would result in significant loss of beach sand!  That is why there is a greater amount of sand at the south end of each cell (the beach space between each groyne) near the groynes than the north end of each cell!

So, the next time you are at Edisto Beach, take a look at the groynes and you will be able to appreciate their importance in helping to prevent beach erosion by longshore drift.  And please remember, while the groynes are very interesting, they should never be used for recreational purposes.  For your safety, never climb or walk out on them and please do not allow your kids to play near or on them and keep a safe distance between you and the groynes while swimming at the best place on earth ~ Edisto Beach!!!

That’s it for now!  See ya’ next month…

  the Bucktooth Pelican™

www.BucktoothPelican.com

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Did you know…

 

The story of Julia Legare...

 

In July 1850, a young girl, while visiting the home of a planter family on Edisto Island, awoke feeling ill. When the doctor saw the telltale yellowish-gray patch that was upon her neck, he knew it would not be long before the beautiful young lady drew her last breath. Not long, the girl feel into a coma so deep that word mistakenly came from the physician that she had died. As there was no artificial preservation of dead bodies on Edisto Island before the Civil War, it was the practice to bury the dead as soon as possible after their demise. So word was sent to neighboring plantations that the girl’s funeral would be held that every afternoon. As the people of Edisto Island prepared to attend the funeral and burial of the girl, loving hands prepared her body and dressed her in the pink dress that had been her favorite.

After the funeral was held in the sanctuary, the body was placed in a marble mausoleum behind the church, under a canopy of oaks and pines. The tomb door was a broad, flat, thick piece of marble, hinged on one side. It was closed and locked. In the amber glaze of the afternoon, the mourners left the cemetery, walking among the marble forms of cherubs, urns, and other symbols of eternal sleep. Just before leaving the burial ground some turned for one last glance at the mausoleum with the family name, J. B. Legare, carved above the door. The sepulcher lacked columns, but it could have doubled for a tiny Greek temple.

Some fifteen years later, one of the men of the Legare family was killed in an accident. His body was prepared for burial and taken to the church, where his funeral was held. When the heavy door to the family mausoleum was opened so that the remains of his body could be interred, there, to the horror of the members of the family, was the skeletal frame of the young girl who had been buried earlier.

From the position of her remains, it was clear that she had been buried alive, and at the time of her actual death she had been trying to escape from the mausoleum. The family felt the horror the young girl must have felt when she came out of her coma and realized that she was trapped, and the panic that must have driven her to try, without hope, to escape.

The man was entombed, as were the skeletal remains of the young girl. It was several weeks before any of the family returned to the mausoleum. When they did, they found the door to the vault standing open. The door was closed again and fastened in such a way that it seemed impossible that it could ever be opened again. However, in a few weeks an elder of the church discovered the door standing open again.

For more than a hundred years it was impossible to keep the doors to the mausoleum closed. About thirty years ago the door was once again attached in such a way that it was concluded it would be impossible for it to be opened except with certain heavy equipment. But a few days later, the door was found not only opened but it had been removed from it hinges and lying on the ground.

Once more it was replaced and with heavy chains locked into place. Yet still it was found opened. Today vines grow into the cracks of the marble mausoleum. Spider webs and wasp nests festoon the doorframe. And the stubborn marble door lies broken into three pieces on the ground at the vault entrance.

Word spread throughout the area that the spirit of the young girl who had been buried alive would not allow the door to remain closed so that no one else could ever be buried in the tomb as she - Alive!

And there you have it!!!  If you happen to pass by the Presbyterian church, take a look to the left of the church and in the back of the grave yard, under the shadows of the looming trees, is the Mausoleum that houses the remains of Julia LeGare…  Some have said that her vision appears from time-to-time around the mausoleum…  Some have even said to have captured her ghostly apparition in a picture standing outside the mausoleum, never ever to be entombed therein again… 

And that is the legend of Julia LeGare…  If you happen to visit the cemetery, please remember to be respectful of all that are there and their final resting place.

  the Bucktooth Pelican™

www.BucktoothPelican.com

Credit: blog.rehava.com/south-carolina-ghost-stories

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Did you know….

 

            Now that it is starting to get a little cooler, backyard cookouts take on a whole new meaning.  In addition to the annual fall oyster roast, another traditional favorite enjoyed at Edisto is easily prepared and fun for the whole gathering ~ young and old alike!

 

Edisto Style Beaufort Stew

 

Ingredients

Per person (multiply amounts by # persons)

 

8 - 10 ounces large shrimp, unpeeled

2   frozen niblet ears of corn or 1 fresh ear corn, shucked

1   smoked sausage, cut in 2 inch diagonal pieces

1   small red potato, quartered and unpeeled

Seafood Seasoning (crab boil seasoning also works well) to taste

 

OPTIONAL

 

1 fresh or frozen snow crab leg cluster per person 

crushed red pepper flakes (for some added heat) – if you like it HOT, try habanero pepper!

 

Directions

 

Fill a large pot half-full of water.  Bring it to a boil and add Old Bay seasoning and the sausage.

Bring back to boil and cook about 10 minutes. Add ears of corn and bring to boil again.  If adding potatoes, add them with the corn. Cook about 10 minutes.  If adding frozen / fresh crab legs, add them next.  Bring mixture back to a boil and immediately add the shrimp, cooking just until the shrimp turn pink.  Do NOT overcook!!!  Remove pot from burner.  Immediately drain pot and spoon mixture into large serving bowls, or, the preferred method is to dump the pot onto a table covered in newspapers or wax paper.  Make sure to have plenty of paper towels on hand!!

 

Hope you have a great time enjoying this feast with friends and family!!!

 

Till next time,

 

              the Bucktooth Pelican™

 

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