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Well know artist and Georgetown resident Joseph Cave was chosen as the Winyah Bay Festival 2012 Featured Artist.
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Tickets are available by calling the Georgetown County Museum at (843) 545 7020.
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2012 Photos are HERE!
Winyah Bay Heritage Festival
Events, Exhibits, Excitement all in one
East Bay Park, Georgetown SC
March 2, 3 & 4, 2012
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The 2012 Winyah Bay Heritage Festival has come and gone. While it only lasted a few days, it would not be possible without the tireless year round work of the committee. The festival also could not be possible without the participants including the county, city, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Palmetto Dock Dogs, the Center for the Birds of Prey, exhibitors and the continued support of the sponsors.
The weather made for a difficult festival on Saturday, but Sunday was beautiful. Considering the festival is largely about hunting and in particular, duck hunting, it appeared to be the season at the beginning of March. Most of the exhibitors had great sales and for that we thank the visitors. Our programs were well attended and we especially thank those that came out in the rain to support the weekend. The food was wonderful including chicken pilau and barbecue. If this sounds good, consider being a sponsor next year so you can enjoy shrimp and grits, sweet potato biscuits with country ham, and fish fingers just to name a few.
If you can’t wait for the next festival, you can at least mark your calendar. The dates are March 2 and 3, 2013. The slogan is “Pluff Mud: Where life is slow and oysters grow.” Remember, if you want to experience the Winyah Bay Heritage Festival throughout the year, join the Georgetown County Historical Society for members only events with similar themes. All proceeds support the Georgetown County Museum and the ultimate goal of owning a building.
All proceeds from ticket sales and sponsors benefit the Georgetown County Historical Society, which in turn supports the
Georgetown County Museum, a 501 (c) (3) entity. In addition to festival activities, many museums and tours in the area
are available to further your knowledge of this special place. Your visit will make you want to live here, and you’ll certainly understand why pluff mud sticks to our boots and to our roots
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New in 2012, Palmetto Dock Dogs
Many Attended the Festival AND Enjoyed Georgetown SC
Georgetown merchants offered great discounts to festival attendees!
Winyah Bay Entrance and Sampit River Tide Predictions (2012) !
The service of the NOAA Tides & Currents website is not be available after the 2011 calendar year.
Tide predictions for 2012 and future dates are now available from the NOAA Tide Predictions service.
This new service allows tide predictions to be generated for up to 2 years in advance, provides a graphical
display as well as tabular listing of the predicted tides and has options for downloading or printing, and a number of other features.
The Festival is designed to celebrate the rich history of the Winyah Bay area,
with an emphasis on conservation, preservation, art, hunting, fishing, decoy
carving and other unique traditions.
It unites wildlife artists, a variety of unique exhibitors, outdoor lovers of
all sorts and collectors from across the nation.
The festival takes place in various locations throughout Georgetown County,
and proceeds benefit the Georgetown County Historical Society and the
Georgetown County Museum.
Frequently Asked Questions
Winyah Bay's Rich History
Winyah Bay comprises the geographic region now known as Georgetown, South
Carolina. From the first inhabitants, the Indians, hunting and fishing has
always been a way of life. In 1526, Spaniards made the first recorded North
American expedition to Winyah Bay, and the indigenous fauna of waterfowl,
turkey, deer, fish and shellfish provided the basics to survive.
The 525,000-acre Winyah Bay area covers the lower drainage of the Black, Great
Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, Sampit and Waccamaw rivers and their confluence into
Winyah Bay itself. Together, these waterways form the third largest estuarine
watershed on the East Coast.
Rice has been cultivated here for centuries, and the wetlands are a regionally
significant habitat for waterfowl, colonial water birds and nesting ospreys.
Upland tracts support endangered red-cockaded woodpecker colonies. Many other
threatened or endangered species can be found throughout Winyah Bay, including
bald eagles, short-nosed sturgeon, loggerhead sea turtles, peregrine falcons,
least terns, piping plovers, and wood storks. At any time of year, you will
see schools of dolphin and large alligators swimming the area waters.
In 1732, when the seaport community of Georgetown was established, the Winyah
Bay region had already begun to embrace the rich traditions of its diverse
residents. Native American, European and African cultures mixed to form a rich
blend of art, architecture and accents. In these early years, hunting and
fishing provided much of the food and its importance was well understood.
In the early 1900s, affluent northerners flocked here to hunt and fish with
local sportsmen and landowners. Their quarry varied from ducks, deer, quail
and hogs to the fish found in our rivers, creeks and Winyah Bay itself.
Out of this came a fine Southern Sporting Heritage. Hunting, fishing, sporting
art, dogs, decoys and firearms are part of the landscape. This in turn,
spawned many of the region’s great writers and artists. It is a heritage that
continues to this day.
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