The country’s fastest growing sport is also the Lowcountry’s.

“I have heard of pickleball, but have no idea what it is,” many comment when the subject arises. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America! It is described as a cross between tennis, ping pong and badminton. Played on courts smaller than tennis courts, the ball is plastic with holes in it, like a wiffle ball.  

Who doesn’t like an occasional weird word or two? When it comes to telling people off, we need to keep our sense of humor and perhaps tell them to get lost with quaint, if perhaps obscure language. I’d like to offer up a few real suggestions along this line and then add a few of my own (with a little poetic license).

Despite flooding, hurricanes, unpredictable weather, the rugged but always beautiful barrier island remains South Carolina’s shining jewel.

By Mindy Lucas

It’s a weekday morning at Hunting Island State Park. Just past the fee station a line of cars and trucks has slowed to a crawl.