Charleston Currents

MYSTERY PHOTO: Tranquil scene

A reader from Alaska sent along this tranquil South Carolina scene. It looked familiar to us, but does it to you? Where is it? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our last Mystery Photo, “The sea life,” was kind of tough because fishing piers along the coast look similar. It wasn’t at Folly Beach, Cherry Point, Pawleys Island, Garden City or Surfside Beach. But several people correctly identified this pier at Myrtle Beach State Park.

by Andy Brack · 02/17/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

GOOD NEWS: County to replace Folly Beach pier

Staff reports | The 1,045-foot-long Folly Beach Fishing Pier will be replaced by Charleston County Parks to allow the icon to continue to serve the community. Construction is expected to start later this year.

“The 24-year-old Folly Beach Pier, while still currently safe for visitors, is deteriorating, its wooden piles impacted by marine boring worms,” according to a press release. The parks department began dive inspections of the pier pilings in 2013, and encapsulated many of the piles over the past five years in an effort to strengthen them, kill the worms and maintain the integrity of the pier. The walkway has been continually inspected as well.

by Charleston Currents · 05/06/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: What is this photo all about?

There might be a little guessing going on with this photo, but you might recognize the guy with the big smile. Any idea what this photo is and around when it was taken? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our April 8 mystery, “This mystery may be too tough” was a beach scene sent in by Hanahan reader Chuck Boyd. And it was pretty tough as only two people guessed correctly that it was a sign on the Folly Beach fishing pier pointing to an artificial reef.

by Andy Brack · 04/15/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos