Welcome to the Edisto Chamber Newsroom!
Welcome to our newsroom. Learn about the latest happenings on Edisto Island by perusing our news releases or see what others are saying about us in the news. You might also visit our “Scene & Heard” section for some interesting insight into some movies that have been filmed in the area. If you know of some coverage we’ve missed, please send it our way. And if you’re part of the media and want to come for a visit, let us know and we’ll be glad to be of assistance. Or you may want to contact our media experts for more information, background and/or images. The contacts are:
Elizabeth Boineau
eboineau@eboineauandco.com
843.869.4938 or 843-723-1462
843.224.1106 (mobile)
Melissa Pluta Parker
mpluta@eboineauandco.com
843.296.4092
The new logo and slogan are available for download in four sizes here and/or may be requested from the chamber office. Any chamber member, business member or organization affiliated with Edisto may incorporate this artwork into their marketing (or otherwise) materials. Media may request this and other images of Edisto via the “contact us” page, or by calling 888-333-3781.
Download the logos here: Smallest Small Medium Large
For editors and / or designers utilizing the logo in their publications or productions, the fonts are as follows:
1. Didot LT Std. Roman ("EDISTO: A COASTAL ISLAND DESTINATION")
2. Arabic Typesetting, regular ("A state of . . . anytime, any season")
3. Bonheur Royale, regular ("mind")
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12/29/2009 Fact Sheet
Edisto Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit: Fact Sheet
Office: 430 Highway 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438
Telephone: 843-869-3867 or 888-333-2781
Email: eichamber@aol.com
Website: www.edistochamber.com
Location: Edisto Island is located in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. It is a 30 minute drive from the intersection of Highway U.S. 17 and S.C. Highway 174. The Intracoastal Waterway at the McKinley Washington, Jr., Bridge marks the gateway to Edisto Island. Read More |
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12/11/2009 Bios
Edisto Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit: Bios
Dan Carter
Executive Director, Edisto Chamber of Commerce
Dan Carter has served as the executive director of the Edisto Chamber of Commerce since 2004. He is also a member of the Lowcountry Tourism Commission and the Walterboro Tourism Council. Prior to joining the chamber, Carter’s career focused primarily on providing consulting support to the federal government and managing key support processes for a large financial services company. Read More |
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11/17/2009 Backgrounder
Edisto Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit: Backgrounder
Set in a rare, sparsely-developed corner of the world, Edisto, with its vast green spaces, ancient live oaks, wide open marsh views, and quiet, pristine beach, is a coastal island experience uncommon among Eastern seaboard communities. Visitors and residents alike enjoy a slower pace of life coupled with a broad range of year-round recreational activities, all set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
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11/17/2009 Frequently Asked Questions
Edisto Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit: Frequently Asked Questions
Location and Travel:
Where is Edisto Island located?
Edisto Island is located approximately 45 miles south of Charleston and approximately 40 miles east of Walterboro. It is situated about 60 miles north of Beaufort and about 100 miles north of Savannah, Ga. From where Coastal Highway U.S. 17 intersects with S.C. Highway 174, it is a leisurely 30 minute drive along Highway 174 under moss-covered oak archways and past old country churches, working farms, and antebellum plantation estates. The Intracoastal Waterway at the McKinley Washington, Jr., Bridge marks the gateway to Edisto Island.
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11/17/2009 History
Edisto Island Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit: History
Edisto Island’s historical legacy began with the imprint of the Edistow Indians, its first known occupants, who lived along the banks of the Edisto River for hundreds of years. The Edisto River, one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in North America, runs 206 miles to the Atlantic Ocean through its mouth at Edisto Beach. Read More |
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11/17/2009 Testimonials
Edisto Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit: Testimonials
Liz Mitchell, from “Beach Bytes: Slow Down on Edisto Island”
“Edisto Beach is only two miles long, where the usual crowds of summer vacationers are still a rarity. It’s a popular family destination for South Carolinians who plan reunions, weddings, girlfriend getaways, or fishing trips. Many visitors who discover Edisto decide to stay to escape a busy city or cold climate, and a few native South Carolinians remain to open up family businesses.”
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7/19/2010 Fall Shapes Up as Summer Winds Down at Edisto
Edisto Island, S.C. – The Edisto Island and Edisto Beach communities will take full advantage of all that summer has to offer as the season wraps up with a full schedule of events planned for Labor Day weekend. The second annual King Mackerel tournament, hosted by Buck’s Pizza, and the new Edisto Fish & Shag Fest will anchor the traditional end-of-summer weekend. Popular fall events, which highlight the year-round appeal of Edisto, include the Edisto Art Guild Fall Show & Sale, the Edisto & Beyond Tour, the Edisto Fall Festival, and a new offering in ecotours. Read More |
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5/5/2010 Fishing Tournaments Lure Anglers to Edisto
Edisto Island, S.C. – This summer, anglers will descend upon Edisto, a quiet coastal island destination in the South Carolina Lowcountry, to demonstrate their fishing prowess. The first annual Edisto Beach Offshore Challenge, hosted by Buck’s Pizza, is scheduled for May 21-22, while the 22nd annual Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament, held as part of the annual S.C. Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series, will take place from July 28 – July 31. To wrap up the season, the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) Division Three – Edisto Beach Buck’s Pizza King Mackerel Tournament will be held during the first weekend in September. Read More |
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3/31/2010 Take Back Nature at Edisto on Warm Pre-Summer Days
Edisto Island, S.C. – As spring settles in with longer days, and summer lies just around the proverbial corner, this quiet coastal island destination in the South Carolina Lowcountry gets set to take in all the natural bounty that abounds during high season here. Visitors and residents languish in the warm sunny days and natural beauty with a wide range of activities starting in May.
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2/10/2010 Edisto in the Spring offers Outings for Sports and Nature Lovers
During the months of March and April, the Edisto Island and Edisto Beach communities offer outings to appeal to both residents and visitors alike, including a golf tournament featuring the state's top high school teams, the season opening of the Edisto Island Serpentarium and the Great American Spring Clean-Up. There's also a pre-spring ceremony marking the designation and renaming of Highway 174, the highway that leads visitors onto the island, as a "national scenic byway." Read More |
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1/8/2010 Enjoy a Slower Pace and the Outdoors at Edisto This Spring
As the winter chill holds us in its grip, looking ahead to spring offers the promise of warmer days and gardens bursting in bloom. Nature lovers, families, art enthusiasts, history buffs and others with a yearning for travel not too far from home are discovering the draw of one of the South Carolina Lowcountry’s best kept secrets – Edisto. Read More |
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11/17/2009 Lowcountry Coastal Community of Edisto Plans Weekend of Holiday Festivities
Edisto Island, S.C. – The Edisto Island and Edisto Beach communities, along this coastal island destination in a quiet corner of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, will celebrate the holidays during the second weekend of December, when annual parades and a concert will offer a festive “island time” for locals and visitors to come together and celebrate this special time of the year on Edisto. Read More |
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11/10/2009 Lowcountry Coastal Island of Edisto Offers Variety of Events for Every Season
Edisto Island, S.C. – While perhaps best known as a summer refuge, both Edisto Island and Edisto Beach, with their scenic vistas, slower pace of life and temperate climate, have become a haven for residents and visitors throughout the year. For those looking to fully experience the Edisto way of life, a wide variety of events awaits history buffs, environmentalists and nature lovers, arts enthusiasts, families, and those in search of the simpler life of days gone by. Set amidst the scenic live oak canopy along Highway 174, recently designated as a National Scenic Byway, or along the beachfront, the 2010 Edisto Island calendar of events offers something for everyone, any season of the year. Read More |
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6/1/2010 Charleston Magazine: Edisto Beach, Easy Does It
On the dock behind the Edisto Marina, guitarist Jeff Houts played and sang folky-rock songs while a red-headed toddler danced and a crowd of about 20 people stood near a couple of oyster roast tables. It was a Saturday night an hour or two before sunset at Edisto Beach, and dockmaster Dan Warren was in charge of steaming the oysters. (In the summer, they change up the Saturday night dinners: they might grill fish, have a shrimp boil, or serve up Frogmore stew. ) He chatted with guests between batches. Turns out, he used to live on Folly Beach and says Edisto is “a lot more laid-back, without so much traffic and the bar scene. It’s quieter on this island, much quieter.” Read More |
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10/22/2009 The Long Beach 10, CitySpur: An Edisto Beach Vacation Will Be Quietly Satisfying
Long ago, the Edistow Indians made their home on a strip of what is now South Carolina’s coast, becoming the first of many to find this an attractive place to be. Tracing history will reveal that Spanish travelers, English settlers, and many descendents in search of farm land and relaxing ocean views all followed that initial good example. Based on what you’ll hear about the Edisto of today, it’s likely that you’ll soon hop on the bandwagon by making this the focus of your next well-deserved vacation. Read More |
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8/26/2009 Where Next?: Slow down on Edisto Island
Quiet Edisto Island, only an hour from Charleston, is a secret ripe for discovery by beach lovers in any season. This hidden slice of South Carolina coast is situated among sand, marsh, and forest, with a little bit of old Southern tradition and a growing touch of modern, upscale tastes. Read More |
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5/31/2009 Sandlapper: Edisto's Historic Present
Edistoans -- whether for a lifetime or only a week of vacation -- are drawn into the barrier island's harmonic cycle where Mother Nature constantly freshens the cliche: Less is more. The chance to renew familial ties is a perpetual pull, and humans are not the only ones who keep coming back. Read More |
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1/1/2009 Center for Carolina Living: Edisto Island
On the coast between Charleston and Beaufort, Edisto Island has been home to a variety of folks since before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. The Edistow Indians lived here first, but the Spanish, and then English, quickly recognized a good thing when they found it. Read More |
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4/25/1993 Washington Post: Carolina Coasting and South Carolina's Mystical Edisto Island
Traveling the 40 miles from Charleston, S.C., to Edisto Island can be haunting, almost as haunting as the sea island itself. The city and its suburbs screech to a halt, as if a line is drawn beyond which the 20th century cannot pass, and the four-lane highway narrows into two. Free from modernity, the back road digs its way eerily to the Atlantic Ocean, pushing past stagnant ponds and foggy swamps and past petrified shacks that cluster like headstones around forlorn, forgotten intersections. Near Edisto the highway becomes a thin tether with flat pans of marsh to either side. Suddenly the North Edisto River appears, a blue-blooded vein hugging the lowland. The island is only a drawbridge rumble away. Read More |
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