Folly Beach, SC Info and Articles

Folly Beach, South Carolina
Folly Beach was not always the laid-back beach town it is today. In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, carnival rides and big band leaders such as Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey attracted crowds to the island now known as “The Edge of America” from up and down the East Coast. By day, visitors would lie in the sun and...

Folly Beach History: Year Round Playland
When the founding fathers of Folly Beach changed the name of Coffin Island to Folly Island, they no doubt made life much easier for today’s real estate agents. Two accounts exist over how old Coffin Island gained its morbid moniker: the first is that a 1700 shipwreck...

Folly Beach, South Carolina Living
Located just ten miles from historic Charleston, its small town charm and easy going pace takes us back to our childhood and a forgotten era when neighbors were friends. On its ocean side the visitor can walk for miles on vast open public beaches, enjoying the thrill of viewing wildlife in...

The Preserve at the Clam Farm Folly Beach, South Carolina
Nearly 75 years ago, while spending a summer on Folly Beach, George Gershwin was inspired to translate the magic that is the Lowcountry into music. Still a beloved favorite, the opera “Porgy and Bess” is a musical tribute not just to Charleston but to Folly Beach. “Summertime,” its best-known number, is a classic that evokes sultry summer days, waves washing ashore and a place where time almost stands still...