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Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following: From Bloody Point: We invite you to join us at our Grand Opening Weekend!!! May 24th, 25th, and 26th Oyster Roast, 18-Hole Shotgun Start, Live Music, and more! All are welcome! For schedule of events and more information, call 843.341.5505. ********************************** Farmers’ Market-Grand Opening! Saturday, May 25th (Memorial Day weekend) 11:00-1:00 at the County Dock ********************************** SAVE THE DATE! The Daufuskie Community Farm welcomes their new neighbors The Daufuskie Artisan Village With an introduction and celebration of support! Sunday, May 26th, 3:00-5:00PM At the Melrose Sportsman’s Lodge Meet the talented artist and view their creations! Enjoy live entertainment, cash bar, light appetizers and a silent auction, Please join us to raise funds for this great community project! RSVP to Pat Beichler at bowwow@hargray.com ******************************* From the Daufuskie Island Fo...

By CASEY CONLEY — cconley@islandpacket.com Marsh tacky horse races held for the first time on Daufuskie Island on Saturday were a "remarkable success," organizers said this week. Between 1,000 and 1,200 people watched the fifth annual Marsh Tacky Beach Race from along the beach and from boats anchored just offshore, said Jackie McFadden of the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association, which sponsors the event. Fourteen marsh tackies, a breed slightly smaller than a standard horse that originated in the South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands, competed in the quarter-mile sprint. While attendance was higher than expected, it was substantially lower than previous years when the races were on Hilton Head Island, McFadden said. Daufuskie, unlike Hilton Head, has no bridge access, requiring horses and spectators to travel there by boat. The horses traveled for free, but tickets cost up to $50 per person for a round-trip ferry ride. Once riders were on the island, the races were...

I'd rather be on the beach on Daufuskie Island Spartina 449 With the Kentucky Derby this Saturday, we thought you might like some hat ideas from our Daufuskie Island Marsh Tacky Beach Race Tacky Hat Contest (held this past weekend) http://marshtackybeachracedaufuskie.com/

By staff reports — sports@islandpacket.com John Chrsyt of Bluffton successfully defended his age 65 singles title and Ellen Leboeuf of Hilton Head Island won two titles Sunday on the final day of play at the seventh annual Daufuskie Island Adult Tennis Championship. Chryst defeated Richard Shipman in three sets to retain his title. "I played the game I wanted to play today," said Chryst, who also won the age 65 title in 2012. "It feels great to be able to win the title again this year." Lebouef defeated Melissa Duff in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, in her singles final. And then she won her women's doubles match by default when Janet Paduzzi of Hilton Head Island, one of her doubles opponents, injured her leg earlier in the day. "I got really nervous but then I settled down," said Leboeuf, a financial planner who moved to Hilton Head Island last year. "I kept hitting deep to her backhand to keep away from her strong forehand. My serve was goo...

The Story of Scrap Iron In the early 1900's more than 2000 black African Americans lived on Daufuskie Island. They made their living from the oyster beds that surrounded Daufuskie. Oysters were harvested, canned, and shipped all over the world. Progress came to Savannah, Georgia and factories were built along the Savannah River. The Savannah River was polluted and the pollution flowed into the oyster beds around Daufuskie. The Federal government condemned the harvesting of oysters on the Island and 2000 people were out of work in one day. The exodus began and the population dropped to around 100 people when I came to Daufuskie in the '70's. The people that stayed had to make a living another way and they all knew how to make a great corn liquor and the ladies made wines. The men would load the corn liquor in small oyster boats and row or sail it to Savannah. Sometimes it would take a day to get there. In early days they would get 5 dollars for 50 gallons, but it gav...

By From staff reports — sports@islandpacket.com The duo of Mark White of Hilton Head Island and Larry Steedbergen of Farmington, Mich., powered their way through two matches Saturday to easily win the men's doubles division final at the seventh annual Daufuskie Island Adult Tennis Championship. It was one of three division finals determined in the second day of competition that concludes Sunday. Other division winners were Arnold Bradshaw of Montgomery, Ala., in the age 70 men's singles and Josef Fodor of Hilton Head Island in the age 75 men's singles. "I played better than usual today," said White, whose team lost only four games in two matches. "A lot of the credit goes to my partner. We picked each other up all day long." Play continues at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, with finals to be contested in six more divisions, with John Chryst of Bluffton and Pat Child of Hilton Head Island having a chance to return as champions. Chryst has advanced to the finals...

REBECCA J. DUCKER, Morning News DAUFUSKIE ISLAND S.C. — Loggerhead, Brown Pelican, Harbor Seal are all common names for a few of the endangered species one may hope to find along the shores of Daufuskie Island. But a Marsh Tacky, what is that? A bird? A turtle? Actually it’s a horse, a powerful, stocky breed native to the low-country of South Carolina. And more than a dozen of them gathered on the island Saturday to celebrate their long history in the state. It may come as a surprise to many that any horses are considered an endangered species but in fact the Marsh Tacky is one of a nearly a dozen horse breeds listed as endangered by the American Livestock Breeds Conservatory. There are only 300 Tackys alive today. “It is believed that Daufuskie Island is the last place these horses would have lived in the wilderness,” said Jackie McFadden, of the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association. “So it’s the perfect place for this year’s race.” Descendents of the Spanish horses brought up...