Malcolm Baldwin's (mbcuce) Blog

With the hot temperatures, you wouldn't think it was almost time for oyster season again, but the season should be opening up around September 16th this year.  As the fall temperatures drop, it will feel more like the time for oyster roasts.  You can go to one of the seafood markets in McClellan...

October 4, 2008 17th Annual McClellanville, SC Inshore Fishing Tournament"The Creek Slam"Entry fee $45/angler50% of the entry fees are returned as prizes.  All proceeds go to Archibald Rutledge Academy.  Haddrell's Point Youth Angler is also awarded to the angler under 15 on the team with the hig...

There are several different camping in the Francis Marion National Forest.  If you don't want to really rough it, the Buck Hall Landing site is for you.  There is a bath house with hot showers and flush toilets.  There are 14 camper hook-up sites with camp pads, fire rings, picnic tables and 5 te...

An interesting landmark in the Refuge is the site of the Cape Romain lighthouses.  They are located on Racoon Key about 5 miles by boat from McClellanville.  The 65' tall original lighthouse was built in 1820.  It was replaced in 1858 by a new taller (150') lighthouse.  There were several residen...

Wooded lot, backs up to National ForestLocation: McClellanville, SCWooded lot in a quiet setting; 1.0 acre lot that backs up to the National Forest. Approved for in ground septic system. Approximately 3 miles to Town of McClellanville Boat Landing. Great for hunting/fishing cabin or secluded retr...

A few miles up Hwy 17 from McClellanville, just off of the South Santee River on Wambaw Creek is the Hampton Plantation State Park.  The original mansion built in 1735 remains.  This 274 acre plantation was purchased from the Rutledge Family in 1971 and turned into a state park.  There is a lot t...

For my money the most fun you can have on the water in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge (McClellanville, SC) is fishing for Spot tails (Red Drum).  There are many different approaches you can take, fishing the flats, casting a grub, fishing the edge of the marsh with live bait on a float, or surf ...

McClellanville Private CottageLocation: Silver HillUnique 2 bedroom/ 2 bath home on a very private 1.5 acre lot in the Silver Hill community of McClellanville. One bedroom and one bath upstairs, and one down. Beautiful sunroom with ceramic tile added recently. Heartpine floors, woodstove in livin...

The Archibald Hamilton Seabrook HouseLocation: McClellanvilleThe Archibald Hamilton Seabrook House was built in 1891 by Paul B. Drayton. The house was a summer home for the Seabrook's of El Dorado Plantation. This historic home is tucked back off of the main street and located on almost 1.5 acres...

Lot 2 Broadmarsh SubdivisionLocation: Broadmarsh, a waterfront communityLarge marshfront lot with deepwater access in new subdivision, Broadmarsh, McClellanville, SC. Looks across the marsh to the original Silver Hill Plantation of the McClellan Family. Protected development with coventents to pr...