Favorite Things
MEMBER BROOKE SUMERFORD
Brooke Sumerford and her husband, Rees, have been Sea Island members since the mid1970s. The couple visited Sea Island for their honeymoon in 1972, fell in love with it and
decided to move to the area, where they raised their two children.
HER FAVORITE …
SOUND AT SEA ISLAND: Children laughing and playing at the Beach Club
SWEET TREAT: A Gold Brick Sundae
SEA ISLAND ACTIVITY: Zumba classes in
the Fitness Center
80
The number of pounds of bananas in a
100-foot-long banana split built by Sea Island’s
culinary team with the help of Jerry Greenfield
from Ben & Jerry’s. It also contained 30 gallons
of ice cream, 3 gallons each of chocolate,
pineapple and strawberry sauce, 1 gallon of
cherries and 20 cans of whipped cream. It took
20 chefs less than five minutes to assemble ...
and 10 minutes for the kids to eat it!
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COCKTAIL: Vodka soda with a splash of
cranberry at any of the restaurants
SEA ISLAND MEMORY: Coming home
from church, changing into swimsuits
and heading to the Beach Club with
the children for the Sunday kids’
pool activities
Zumba
WAY TO GET CLOSE TO NATURE ON THE ISLAND: Walking on the beach
EARLY MORNING START: Taking in the view of the marsh from her back porch
MEMBER CARL SZCZESNIAK, M.D.
Carl Szczesniak, M.D., and his wife, Katherine, first stayed at Sea Island for their honeymoon in 1996—and they have returned frequently to vacation. They visited as a couple, and
then with their children, Preston and Aynsley. Two years ago, they became members and
purchased property in the place that has played such a big role in so many memories.
HIS FAVORITE …
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Fishing off the docks with Preston and Aynsley and walking on
the beach with Katherine during sunset
MEAL: Thanksgiving brunch in The Cloister Ballroom, which Szczesniak describes as “an
elegant experience”
TIME OF YEAR: Spring, when he’s able to “see the azaleas in bloom and enjoy the warming
temperatures”
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SPOT FOR RELAXING: On one of the indoor pool lounge chairs
at The Spa at Sea Island and Fitness Center
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SUMMER MEMORY: Building sandcastles with his children on
the beach; each year they get more creative and complex
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WAY TO END THE DAY: A trip to Wonderland for ice cream
with the kids
SMELL ON SEA ISLAND: A pizza or pasta dish from Tavola, but
“everything there is exceptional,” he adds ❍
Pizza is a favorite at
Tavola on Sea Island.
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