Dataw Island (Beaufort, SC)
By Keith Strawn, www.ExploreBeaufortRealEstate.com
(www.ExploreBeaufortRealEstate.com (Ballenger Realty))
Beaufort, SC, and the surrounding Lowcountry has some marvelous options available for buyers seeking a home near South Carolina's greens and fairways. Take, for instance, Dataw Island and Callawassie island, two a well-groomed communities offering a nice country club lifestyle. Of these two communities, Dataw is closer to downtown Beaufort, just minutes east, on St. Helena Island. Of the 120 homes currently on the market on Dataw, asking prices range from just under $160,000, up to more than $2 million.  Dataw Island features some of the best waterfront property available in Beaufort, and two Pete Dye golf courses. Callawassie Island has 27 holes of golf,  designed by Tom Fazio. Currently, There are currently 16 homes on the market, with asking prices ranging from $255,000 to $845,000. ...
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By Keith Strawn, www.ExploreBeaufortRealEstate.com
(www.ExploreBeaufortRealEstate.com (Ballenger Realty))
Back in the day, the waterways around Dataw Island were hotbeds of marijuana smuggling. The marijuana would come out of the Atlantic darkness on shrimp boats, which would snake their way up the backwaters of the Lowcountry to meeting spots not too far from what has since become one of the Southeast's premier golf communities.  Dataw Island rests on St. Helena Island, just a few miles east of Beaufort, SC, between our charming historic district and the Atlantic Ocean. The marijuana, they say, would be distributed near Dataw Island and neighboring Polawana Island, and then head inland via Highway 21, through the heart of downtown Beaufort and beyond. This major marijuana shipping operation described above was real, and it resulted years ago in a major bust that would go down in local Beau...
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By Keith Strawn, www.ExploreBeaufortRealEstate.com
(www.ExploreBeaufortRealEstate.com (Ballenger Realty))
What else is there left to say about Beaufort, SC? In recent years, we have been named as a top arts community and fishing destination. The Wall Street Journal pegged Beaufort as a "Movie Mecca", while National Geogrophic featured our little town in its "Traveler" journal. Garden & Gun have all featured Beaufort in recent months. We can chalk up a couple of more encomiums for Beaufort. Money.cnn.com says Beaufort is one of the Top 25 places to retire, while the Miami Herald threw a kayak in the water and wrote a terrific piece about the Beaufort River.  If you are looking to Beaufort for possible retirement, let's just start by saying the whole region is worthy of consideration. From our temperate climate, to water and beach access, to the just plain affability of the average person on ...
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