Salk

On the morning of March 13, 2011, my daughter and I spent a little over two hours walking 3.3 miles on the first section of the trail. It was very pleasant with temperatures ranging from around fifty into the seventies....

Notes on 301 Walking Trail Dec. 29 ObservationsOn the morning of December 29, my daughter and I spent a little over two hours walking on the second section of the trail on a brisk but sunny day, with temperatures ranging...

On the morning of September 9, my daughter and I spent about two hours walking on the first section of the trail.  It started out a warm and humid 77 degrees and quickly warmed up to 90 degrees.  Gnats were...

Clif Webb of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Nuclear Solutions speaks about Salkehatchie Stew, the interest they have in their community, and how they pitch in to be a good neighbor.

Pat Ciez talks about the metrics of tourism and successes with the GoSalk.com digital initiative, plus unexpected successes from outside the region.

Red Bluff alligator safari Savannah Magazine.pdf...

Southern hospitality was born in South Carolina.
Here's a well produced media spot about the value of having company (tourism).

The town of Yemassee, like many small Southern towns, has faced steep economic challenges over the years. In order to revitalize the town they love, members of the community have created the non-profit Yemassee Revitalization Corp.
For the second year they are holding a special Railroad Dinner to help raise funding for their projects. (One of which includes transforming the old train station downtown.)
Hear the SCETV podcast of Walter Edgar's Journal, "The Yemassee Revitalization Corp's "Railroad Dinner"

There was one phrase that kept replaying in my mind on my recent Salkehatchie excursion: BACK TO NATURE.
As a child of New York City, it was if my soul had been screaming for this experience. Except, for me, it wasn't going back to nature on this trip - it was the act of finding it for the very first time.

World class storytelling in the Lowcountry makes for a nice June 2009 day trip from Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta or Charlotte.
Salkehatchie Stew is an economic and community development project created and guided by the USC Salkehatchie Leadership Institute.