Author: Margaret Evans

Ninety-eight years ago, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson pronounced November 11 as the commemoration of the armistice that ended the “Great War,” WWI, with these words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’€™s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…€”

What could be more fun than an old-fashioned country fair, filled to the brim with historical flair, held at a beautiful, local plantation? With the arrival of crisp fall air, the Santa Elena Foundation is hosting the first annual Lowcountry Fair on Saturday, November 18 from 10am to 4pm at Cotton Hall Plantation, off Highway 17 in Northern Beaufort County.

This year’€™s Homes for the Holidays tour will feature six beautiful homes in the Pigeon Point Neighborhood decorated by talented local designers including Sweet Bay, Scout Southern Market, Samantha Sullivan, Newtique Boutique, Macdonald Market Place and Buds and Blooms Landscaping.

Beaufort History Museum, in partnership with the Beaufort County Library, announces this...