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Daufuskie Island residents work together to get home-grown foods By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Sunday, June 27, 2010 Comments (0) | Recommend (0)Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here Mouse over the photo to enlarge When you live on an island without a grocery store or a bridge to the mainland, getting necessities such as milk and eggs can be a frustrating chore. Milk is heavy to lug to and from a boat, and eggs often break during the journey. That's one reason many residents of Daufuskie Island's sparsely developed 5,000 acres have collaborated to create a cooperative farm they expect will diminish their need to venture off the island. Since February, aided by more than 100 volunteers from all corners of the sometimes fractious community, organizers have built a goat barn, chicken and turkey coops and established beehives at what they call Green Wood Farm. They also have

Daufuskie residents chip in to save bankrupt golf course By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Monday, June 28, 2010 Comments (3) | Recommend (3)Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here Mouse over the photo to enlarge The Melrose golf course on Daufuskie Island looks remarkably lush and green considering it has operated without electricity for more than two months. The course shut down for about a month and a half after the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2009, but a skeleton crew of workers has since reopened it and kept it alive on a shoestring with dues voluntarily paid by a loyal group of members. To ensure the ocean-side course continues to receive such care, its annual tournament for members has morphed into a fundraiser. Organizers of this year's Firecracker Open, scheduled for Saturday, plan to put all proceeds toward the cours

Residents trying to save coastal SC golf course The Associated Press Published Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Comments (0) | Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here Related Content http://www.islandpacket.com DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. — Residents are trying to keep a South Carolina island golf course in shape even though it's been under bankruptcy protection. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported the Melrose course on Daufuskie Island is lush even though it's operated without electricity for more than two months. The course closed for about six weeks after the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Head pro Patrick Ford and superintendent Nick Bright reopened the course and are maintaining it with dues voluntarily paid by residents. But the course is getting only about 10 rounds per day, compared with an average of 160 rounds before bankruptcy. The annual members' tourname

Coastal Discovery Series: Daufuskie Island Waterside is pleased to bring you a new monthly series spotlighting coastal communities. First up this month is Daufuskie Island, S.C., just a short boat ride from Savannah. Daufuskie Island: History, wildlife, regular folks, and good times. By Amy Reynolds I set out with my friend Jodi Arledge on a beautiful sunny spring morning, destination: Daufuskie. The island is only accessible by boat, and Bubba Strickland was kind enough to give us a lift to the county docks. Our starting point was Marshside Mama’s, at the top of the docks, which served as our home base for the day. Owner Beth Shipman gave us phone numbers, directions, loaned us a golf cart, and sent us on our way with a promise of lunch when we got hungry. Jodi took the wheel so I could take pictures, and as we pulled away from Marshside Mama’s, Beth’s black lab, Cornbread, hopped on the back to serve as our guide dog. Our first stop was a local art gallery, The Iron Fish, ow

Auction sought for Daufuskie's assets Almost all of the assets of bankrupt Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa could be sold at auction under a request made Wednesday in Charleston. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge John Waites will rule later. A previously announced deal to sell the assets on the remote getaway near Hilton Head Island for $49.5 million is unlikely to occur, attorneys said. The auction idea was opposed by a private club on Daufuskie that claims purchase rights to some of the assets, including the Melrose Inn.

Sale of Daufuskie Island Resort still languishing; an auction may be next By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | The planned sale of the bankrupt Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa, which was expected to close in January, has not been consummated, leaving uncertain the fate of much of the sparsely developed island. Although there is a "very real possibility" Montauk Resorts will obtain financing for the $49.5 million deal, other alternatives are being considered, including a $30 million offer from another bidder and a public auction, according to the case's trustee, Robert C. Onorato. In December, a judge approved Montauk's offer, the highest to emerge after Onorato had marketed the property for months. At the time, Judge John E. Waites said he feared that if he did not approve Montauk's offer, the resort might be sold piecemeal, with little benefit to creditors or the community. Montauk,