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New resort owner vows to revitalize Daufuskie By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Sunday, May 29, 2011 8 Comments Utah company buys Daufuskie resort property, May 17, 2011 When J.T. Bramlette looks at the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa, he sees a tired ghost town that has languished in bankruptcy for more than two years. Bramlette, the 32-year-old managing partner of the Utah company that recently bought the resort's core, also sees "a hell of an opportunity" to remake the place into a name-brand destination. Bramlette said the Pelorus Group of Salt Lake City is poised to succeed where the resort's previous developers failed. "We're going to revitalize this entire project," Bramlette said. Pelorus bought assets that include the resort's inn and the Melrose golf course from Denver private- investment group AFG this month. AFG is a lender that received the assets this year after a trustee was unable to...

Save the Date Saturdays, Farmers Market 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Public Dock May 9, 5:00 PM Daufuskie Island Council Meeting Mary Field School May 9, 6:00 PM Bingo Benefit for 4th of July Festivities Marshside Mamas May 11, 3:30 PM Daufuskie Island Conservancy “Honey Bees...the sweetness of S.C.”Mary Field School May 21, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM DI Conservancy Basket Weaving Workshop Mary Field School Admission $65 June 6, 5:00 PM Daufuskie Island Council Meeting Mary Field School June 8, 10:00 AM Daufuskie Island Elementary School GraduationDaufuskie Island School Library June 25, 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM Daufuskie Day-celebration at the public dock Phone Numbers you may need. Service Directory - Daufuskie Fire Dept. 785-8358 - Daufuskie Properties Realty 341-8131 - Fappy Ice Cream 422-6024 - Fappy’sTransport 422-8624 - First Union African Baptist Church wwww.fuabchurch.org - Gerald Campbell 686-5051 - Island T-Shirt & Gift Shop 686-4058 - Naturally Daufuskie 684-0326 - Templeton’s Cottage 412...

Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following announcements and reminders: From the Daufuskie Island Elementary School Oyster Roast & BBQ All donations benefit the Daufuskie Island Elementary School Sunday, April 17th 3:30 - 7:30 PM Live entertainment: Stewart & Winfield Roasted oysters, pulled pork, hotdogs, hamburgers & lots of fun! For more information call the school at (843) 842-1251 or email: billscotthh@aol.com SWEETGRASS BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOP Barbara McCormick gave a fascinating presentation about sweetgrass baskets at the Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation Annual Meeting…and many in attendance bought her beautiful creations. She is returning to the island to conduct an all-day sweetgrass basket weaving workshop on Saturday, May 21. The class will be from 9 am to 4 pm at the Mary Fields School. Adults, as well as children 8 years of age or older, are invited to attend. Bring your own scissors. All other materials and tools will be provided. Bring...

Daufuskie Island resort parceled off to creditors By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Monday, March 28, 2011 Bankruptcy judge says Daufuskie resort can be sold in parcels, Nov. 10, 2010 The Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa is being broken up after more than two years in bankruptcy. Two secured creditors on Friday each took back a chunk of the resort's assets, splitting what was once a major employer on the sparsely developed island. A judge had authorized the creditors' moves late last year, but the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy had continued to try to sell the entire resort to a single buyer until the creditors' deals closed. "Despite every best effort and two years of very hard work during extremely difficult economic times, a single qualified purchaser simply did not materialize," said Tobin Spirer, a spokesman for trustee Robert C. Onorato. Onorato and associates provided information to almost 400 prospective...

Take the insider's tour with Roger Pinckney, celebrated author, environmentalist and gifted storyteller. Visit historic sites, hear tales of Indians, wars, hurricanes, romance and island voodoo. Learn about efforts to preserve this very special place, visit galleries run by local artisans. Roger's tours are limited to 15 persons Tuesday-Thursday weekly. If you are traveling with a group of 20 or more, or wish a tour on another day, contact Calibogue Cruises to make arrangements. Self-guided golf cart tours are also available daily. Reservations required. Leave Broad Creek Marina on Hilton Head Island aboard a comfortable Coast Guard certified passenger ferry. Enjoy stunning views of river and marsh, watch Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin at play. Arrive at Freeport Marina on Daufuskie, enjoy an authentic Gullah buffet at the Old Daufuskie Crab Company, where African recipes have been passed down the generations since slave times. After a three hour tour, return to Freeport where...