For thousands of years, travelers have made their way to an unmistakable paradise on the South Carolina coast, discovering a more soothing lifestyle amidst scenic views of some of the greatest natural beauty found anywhere. With its impressive golf courses and tennis courts, incredible spas, tranquil beaches and pristine waterways - ideal for kayaking and boating, residents and visitors to the area enjoy endless and varied opportunities for relaxation and recreation. This paradise is part of an amazing community where diverse dining and shopping abound and world-class entertainment and events dot the calendar, but that feeling of closeness you get from a small town never goes away.

Hilton Head weighs options for future of land-purchasing program

In the early '90s, Hilton Head Island had few public parks to speak of, let alone a wish list of a dozen or so potential parks the town wanted to build, or even much of a parks program. But a big debate over the future of the town was already unfolding and the forces that supported expanding beyond the idea of limited-services government and embracing a parks program to benefit the island's families and visitors were on their way to victory.