Sullivan's Island Magazine Spring/Summer 2019

5 www.SullivansIslandMagazine.com | www.SullivansIslandHomes.com Spring/Summer 2019 Volume 5, Issue 1 PUBLISHER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Bill Macchio Publisher@IOPMag.com MANAGING EDITOR Helen Harris Editor@MountPleasantMagazine.com COPY EDITOR Tonya McGue ART DIRECTOR Dana Coleman PRODUCTION MANAGER Bethany Thurm AD DESIGNER Rebecca Sisson WEBMASTER George Conklin INTERNET Sherman Paggi WRITERS Tonya McGue • Mitchell Watford Anne Toole • Frances Pearce • Bill Farley Colin McCandless • Ginger Sottile Mary Coy • Sarah Hunnicutt PHOTOGRAPHERS Thomas Runion • Jess Wood Meg Harris • Jeanne Taylor SALES MANAGER Cullen Murray-Kemp Cullen@MountPleasantMagazine.com INDEPENDENT MEDIA CONSULTANTS Margaret Burns Margaret@MountPleasantMagazine.com Andy Bimonte Andy@MountPleasantMagazine.com Mike Brown Mlb4500@yahoo.com Kirsten Lindsey Kirsten@MountPleasantMagazine.com Lindsey Anderson Lindsey@mountpleasantmagazine.com Bill Macchio Publisher@MountPleasantMagazine.com ADMINISTRATION & BOOKKEEPING Diane Pauldine Ginger Sottile DISTRIBUTION Subscriptions Direct-mailed to all property owners on Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms. U.S. Post Office • Harris Teeter • Publix • CVS Isle of Palms Magazine, Sullivan’s Island Magazine and Mount Pleasant Magazine are published locally by a team of independent contractors who reside in East Cooper. Copyright © Media Services 2018. All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright law. Inquiries to: Mount Pleasant Magazine P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, S.C. 29413 843-881-1481 Info@MountPleasantMagazine.com I can remember picking up seashells from the time of my earliest beach trip – or the earliest one I can remember at least. I can picture the 4- or 5-year- old version of myself and my mom with our backs parallel to the harshest of the sun’s summer rays. We stay that way for an hour or so – our eyes intently focused on the menagerie of shells, sharks’ teeth and other creatures the tides wash up and draw back into the sea. It was fun as a child: to be on vacation, to see the vastness of the ocean, to bring home special treasures to keep in jars around the house … and to see that collection grow year after year. I may no longer be a child, but my love of the beach, the ocean and the many creatures to be found within it and along its shores still amazes me and persists, even living in a coastal town day after day. And I am thankful to still share a love of “shelling” with my mom. … In part, actually, she even inspired me to include a shell guide in this edition of our island magazine. We are both fortunate to live on the coast, surrounded by extraordinary beaches, and, while we both enjoy finding beautiful shells, we often wonder what the species and specific names are. I look forward to many beach trips, locally and in the St. Pete area where my mom lives this summer, a bit more educated in the way of shell species. More than shells, however, this island issue captures the love of Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms beaches, the experiences everyone has here and the importance of maintaining their beauty. And because of my work with some incredible writers and resources in this issue, I’ll remember the importance of every person’s part in the ecosystem, how blessed we are with the shorelines that surround us, and, yes, I’ll probably be looking for shells a bit longer with my mom, back parallel to the sun (with sunscreen, of course). Until next time, Helen Harris Editor@MountPleasantMagazine.com [ From the Editor ]