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BBQ Rib Burnoff on Hilton Head Island

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:14:33 +0000

An annual Hilton Head Island tradition returns on Saturday, May 19, as the Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head BBQ Rib Burnoff is once again celebrated the Saturday after Mother’s Day. The BBQ Rib Burnoff is the biggest BBQ event each year on Hilton Head Island, and this year will be no exception. The event takes place at Hilton Head’s Coastal Discovery Museum, located on the 68-acre Honey Horn Plantation. The normally sedate fields of Honey Horn will be transformed into a lively festival filled with the mouth-watering smells of the best BBQ the island has to offer.

The Kiwanis Club’s BBQ Rib Burnoff truly begins the night before, when a combination of local restaurant chefs and top-notch amateurs begin slow-cooking their BBQ, competing both for trophies and bragging rights for another year. In addition to the cooking, there will be music and great conversation. For the event’s younger visitors, there will be inflatable castles and slides in addition to displays by the Sheriff’s Department and Fire Department. Proceeds will benefit local children’s charities.

Hilton Head Island is a wonderful place to visit…and is truly an amazing place to live. Contact me, Jacque Johnson at 843-816-2483 or email me and let me use my Hilton Head real estate experience as a South Carolina licensed real estate Broker to help you make Hilton Head your home.

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Intracoastal Waterway Provides Best in South Carolina Coastal Recreation

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:32:02 +0000

Part of South Carolina’s coast is framed by the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which is comprised of a network of inlets, sounds, bays and rivers all connected by a series of man-made canals. The waterway itself is prized for its freshwater and saltwater fishing opportunities. No trip to Hilton Head would be complete without an adventure in these beautiful waters.

If you go, be sure to get in some angling. If the smell of saltwater draws you, then enjoy the smell of the briny surf while you fish for drum fish, cobia, flounder, bass and mackerel. Or settle into one of the freshwater sites and enjoy a relaxing day fishing for catfish, two types of bass, redfish, herring, white crappie, and shad. Shrimp, crab and other seafood delights await your traps and pails, as well.

Boating along the Intracoastal Waterway is sure to become a favorite pastime as you take in the sights sounds and smells of the water. Watch the dolphin play and cavort! Take in an evening sunset. For the sports enthusiast consider touring the waterway via standup paddle board or by Sea Doo. Experience the closest thing to absolute peace on Earth – all right here in the heart of the Lowcountry. Check out the www.scdhec.org to learn more about fishing permits, seasons, and limits.

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Town of Hilton Head Island Invested in the Redevelopment of Coligny Beach Park

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:12:24 +0000

Last week, I attended a great program with over 150 of my fellow Realtors and business affiliates focused on the future of Hilton Head Island. We believe we are poised for an exceptional future! The Town of Hilton Head Island, private communities, and businesses are investing in capital improvements and new business initiatives.

Last year the Town of Hilton Head Island invested in the redevelopment of Coligny Beach Park. This year they are working with area private property owners and making considerations to redevelop the whole Coligny Beach area.

The new owners of Shelter Cove Mall have unveiled their new plans, which include an open air, mixed use development containing retail, restaurant and residential components. This transformation will rejuvenate a central location of the Island.

Here is a link to the Coligny and Shelter Cove plans

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Hilton Head Island Featured in US Airways Magazine

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:10:25 +0000

Most people come to Hilton Head Island to take advantage of the wonderful weather and beautiful natural environment. The Island has miles of pristine beaches, beautiful marshland for kayaking, and bike paths that are surrounded by Live Oaks draped in Spanish Moss. With over 20 golf courses and over 300 tennis courts, it’s no wonder Hilton Head Island is also known as a great golf and tennis destination, and US Airways has taken notice! Hilton Head Island was featured in US Airway Magazines April edition with a series of articles on golf, spas, dining, and more!

Click here to read the full The Golf Island: It’s not just a game; it’s an experience article.

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Plans For Shelter Cove Mall

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:12:22 +0000

Hilton Head Island residents got a sneak preview Saturday of the latest plan to redevelop the Mall at Shelter Cove. The new plan involves swapping about 5 acres of mall property for town land at Shelter Cove Community Park. The mall property would be used by the town as a waterfront park and a pier and the town-owned land would be used to build a mix of four-story apartments and two-story carriage houses.

Click here to read the full Island Packet article: Shelter Cove mall developers give public sneak preview

If you have been looking for a Hilton Head Island home or villa that fits your lifestyle needs, or dreaming of owning your own vacation home, contact me, Jacque Johnson at 843-816-2483 or email me and let me use my real estate experience as a South Carolina licensed real estate Broker to help you make Hilton Head your home.

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Dreamliner Flyover at RBC Heritage

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:08:47 +0000

I have been over at Sea Pines Resort at the PGA Heritage Golf Tournament all week. We are having record crowds, which obviously is great exposure for Hilton Head Island, and the weather has certainly cooperated.

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner did a flyover of the 18th fairway at the RBC Heritage on Friday. Boeing pilots used the Harbour Town Lighthouse as their landmark for the flyover – much like the players who know that a successful shot at the final hole of the Harbour Town Golf Links is one aimed toward the cherished landmark.

Watch the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flyover at the Heritage

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The RBC Heritage

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:40:15 +0000

This week will be a busy one on Hilton Head Island as one of golf’s greatest traditions, and South Carolina’s only PGA Tour event, The RBC Heritage, is taking place April 9-15.

The RBC Heritage Classic Golf Tournament was first played during Thanksgiving Weekend of 1969 as part of an effort both to promote Hilton Head Island, as well as the brand-new Harbour Town Golf Links course designed by Pete Dye with help from Jack Nicklaus. Charles Fraser, who was responsible for Sea Pines Plantation and is credited with putting Hilton Head Island on the map, took a huge gamble by inviting the top golf players in the world to play at a relatively unknown location during a holiday weekend.

Fortunately, Fraser’s gamble paid off in a big way, with many top golfers coming to Hilton Head Island, including Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. The purse was $100,000, which sounds like pocket change compared to today’s multimillion-dollar tournament purses. The winner of this first Heritage Classic was Arnold Palmer, who enjoyed his first victory in more than a year. This tournament resulted in widespread media coverage of Palmer’s victory as well as the Harbour Town Golf Links course and Hilton Head Island itself.

Charles Fraser’s gamble helped to put Hilton Head Island—and the Heritage Classic Golf tournament— on the map. The RBC Heritage is now played in April—this year with a purse of $5.7 million—and now has live TV coverage. It now attracts numerous golf fans whose purchases have an estimated impact of $81 million on the South Carolina state economy each year. From humble beginnings, the RBC Heritage has grown into an important part of the PGA Tour with a huge impact on the state’s economy.

If you have been looking for a Hilton Head Island home or villa that fits your lifestyle needs, or dreaming of owning your own vacation home, contact me, Jacque Johnson and let me use my real estate experience as a South Carolina licensed real estate Broker to help you make Hilton Head your home.

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Sales of Second Homes on the Rise!

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:39:51 +0000

Purchases of second homes are at their highest market share since 2005, at the height of the housing boom. A March 2012 report by the National Association of Realtors reports that investors lead the pack in buying second homes. Sales of these homes, climbed nearly 65% to 1.23 million from a scant 750,000 homes in the previous year. Concurrently, the sales of vacation homes have climbed by 7% to just over half a million, compared to 469,000 in 2010. The NAR conducted the survey in March 2012 controlling the results for both age and income.

Repeating the trend from 2010, the biggest share of purchases of second homes in 2011 occurred in the South, with the second largest share of second home purchases occurring in the West. Further, the sale of distressed properties made up for about 40% of vacation home sales, 29% of primary home sales, and about half of the sales of investment properties.

These findings suggest that this is a great time to purchase real estate! If you have been looking for a Hilton Head Island home or villa that fits your lifestyle needs, or dreaming of owning your own vacation home, now is the time to go for it. Contact me, Jacque Johnson and let me use my real estate experience as a South Carolina licensed real estate Broker to help you make Hilton Head your home.

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Easter Eggstravaganza on Hilton Head Island

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:43:59 +0000

Easter is just around the corner, which means that it’s once again time for Easter egg hunts, egg decorating, chocolate bunnies, and more. On Hilton Head Island, there will be an Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 10:30 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. It will take place at Shelter Cove Community Park and is hosted by the Island Recreation Association. The event is targeted at children from ages 2 to 12, but all are welcome to come and participate. Admission to the event is $10, including activities, and parents and grandparents are free of charge. Food, however, is sold separately, so be sure to bring extra money if you plan to eat at the event.

The Easter egg hunt itself will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m., and will be divided according to age groups to give everyone a fair chance at finding their own hidden treasures. The intent of this festival is to provide a completely safe environment for children to begin celebrating Easter alongside their parents. In addition to the Easter egg hunt itself, there will be activities including a bounce house, blowup rides, music, face painting, and more.

All money earned at this event will be used to benefit the Hilton Head Island Recreation Association Children’s Scholarship Fund. If you would like further information about the event, call (843) 681-7273.

Contact Jacque Johnson and let me use my Hilton Head real estate experience as a South Carolina licensed real estate Broker to help you make Hilton Head your home.

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Hilton Head – Silver Level Bike Friendly Community

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:44:14 +0000

Hilton Head’s award-winning bike trails are just one of three designated Silver Level Bike Friendly Communities on the Atlantic seaboard as certified by the League of American Bicyclists. This means that the thousands of people who bike every year on the island know that their paths are well connected across the island and that safety and path maintenance are high priority. There are 6 miles of bike lanes, 117 miles of shared use pathways and 108 miles of paved share use pathways with 14 more miles planned. Nearly a full quarter of the arterial streets have bike lanes or paved shoulders. It’s no wonder Disney’s Family Fun magazine rates Hilton Head Island as one of the Top 5 Family Biking Getaways in the United States.

Families biking together will love the meandering paths underneath the green tree canopies. There’s no need to start at one side of the island, bike a bit, then find another path to hit the other side of the island. The paths crisscross and wind enough to get you to where you want to go without backtracking or leaving the trail, and at low tide, you can even use the 12 miles of beaches as biking trails since the sand remains so packed and smooth that it feels like a pathway.

So if you don’t have a bike already, rent one at one of the many bike rental shops found around the island and enjoy a full day of outdoor pleasure on Hilton Head.

When you’re looking for a Hilton Head Island home or villa that fits your lifestyle needs, contact Jacque Johnson and let me use my Hilton Head real estate experience as a South Carolina licensed real estate Broker to help you make Hilton Head your home.

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