Blogs from Folly Beach, South Carolina, United States, North America

March 30, 2018 Weather: 60s sunny early morning then drizzly all day States: South Carolina City: Folly Beach Miles: 0 miles Hours Driving: 0 Hotel: Last Stop Morocco Food: Pancakes, toast, coffee. Light food all day for Lent. Kids got a cheese pizza by the slice in the afternoon. Spaghtti marinara dinner with salad at the house. Sites: Beach Combing and Tide Pool searching Books: Folily Beach novel (Paul reading it. A book he found here. He is almost done.) Gas: 0 Bodies of water: 1 Atlantic Ocean It has been a wonderfully lazy beach day. My eyes opened at 657 to a pink light coming in. I got up, made my coffee and sat out on the deck and watched the sun rise. Beautiful. It was warm this morning. I sat out there typing my ... read more

Morris Island Lighthouse stands alone approximately 300 yards off shore from the island of Folly Beach. The lighthouse can be viewed from the northeast end of Folly Island and from the bridge coming on to Folly Beach. The Morris Island Lighthouse is now completely surrounded by water but once sat on Morris Island with numerous buildings surrounding it. The lighthouse was completed in 1876 and replaced the original lighthouse on on the island. In the 1700s, there were three islands that stretched for four miles between Folly Island and Sullivan’s Island. They were named Middle Bay Island, Morrison Island, and Cummings Point. The first Charleston lighthouse was built on Middle Bay Island in 1767. The lighthouse was designed by Samuel Cardy and built by Adam Miller and Thomas Young. The tower was cylindrical and stood 102 ... read more