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APR-MAY 2017 H ISSUE # 67
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PUB LETTER
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
ABOUT THE COVERS
SAVANNAH & THE CREATIVE COAST
no . 67
DOWN & DIRTY
RSP PANTS BY KITANICA ( KITANICA . NET ), BACKPACK
BY BLUE FORCE GEAR ( BLUEFORCEGEAR . COM )
ADVENTURE . IT ’ S JUST PART OF THE SOUTH ’ S DNA .
As a kid growing up in the South , adventure meant roaming the neighborhood without a care in the world ( or shoes on my feet ). It meant swimming in ditches , sneaking up on frogs and snakes and catching them bare handed . That ’ s what little kids do though , right ? The other thing they do is grow up , which means the things we do for adventure grow up as well . As we get older , that Southern love of adventure takes the form of climbing a tree in the dead of night in the freezing cold hoping beyond hope that trophy buck will pass by beneath our toes
before they freeze up . Or we pursue that adventure on the ground , tracking man-eating boar through the great Southern wild .
Sometimes that love of adventure finds us navigating treacherous rocks on a four-wheeler , praying that our tires find purchase on the next cliff shelf and trying our damndest not to look down .
My frog-catching days might be behind me , but that doesn ’ t mean my child-like love of adventure is gone . I found out just how alive it was when I visited The Gulches in South Carolina ( see page 56 .) I invited friend and client , Dr . Pete Ghaleb along with Daniel Defense Marketing VP , Thomas Carlson . I packed up the South magazine Hummer with my son Logan , my daughter Sophia , her friend Emma and photographer Michael Hrizuk , and we spent a day pursuing fourwheeled Southern adventure .
The best part of the experience was realizing what a great Southern equalizer adventure is . The good ol ’ boys of The Gulches in their souped-up four-wheelers were incredibly welcoming to this pack of city slickers , and the connections we made there illustrated how Southern hospitality is still alive and well . Young , old , rich , poor … we ’ re all Southern .
And we ’ re all here to pursue that Southern adventure , whatever form it takes for us . Times may have changed since your own time chasing barefooted adventure , but there ’ s still a great bit of world out there to explore . Check out this issue and find out what your next adventure will be .
Many thanks and keep reading ,
MICHAEL BROOKS
PUBLISHER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Inside
MONKEY ISLAND PLANTATION LIFE ADVENTUROUS JOBS ISLAND HOPPIN ' Plus GETTIN DIRTY AT THE GULCHES H
SAVANNAH & THE CREATIVE COAST
THIS SEASONS HOTTEST JEWELRY Page 112
Sunken Treasure was shot on a North Beach on Tybee Island one super cold morning in March . Cover model , Savanna Stephens , braved the cold to flash more than $ 100K of fine jewelry by Levy and International Diamond Center in Savannah , Ga . Photographer Cedric Smith , Art Director Julius Woodard , Fashion Editor Emily Bargeron , Hair / Makeup Michelle Peth , Assistants Jordan Dabney & Amy Sanda . Cover Design , Michael Brooks
Southern Adventure issue
Featuring
SUNKEN TREASURE
& ISLAND HOPPIN '
SAVANNAH RIVERBOAT ' S NEW GEORGIA QUEEN ! Page 80
Take the grandest riverboat of its kind , navigate it under an architectual wonder of a bridge on a picturesque night on the Savannah River and what do you have ? One of the most beautiful covers we have printed . The new Georgia Queen recently joined the fleet of Savannah Riverboats ( savannahriverboat . com ) in Savannah , Ga ., and is ready to be boarded ! Photographer Blake Crosby , Assistant Danielle Hicks and cover design by Michael Brooks .
no . 67
PUBLISHER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR Michael Brooks ART DIRECTOR Julius Woodard ADVERTISING ART DIRECTORS Brett Sherman ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Josh Flores CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Lisa Allen , Barry Kaufman OFFICE MANAGER / CIRCULATION Fonda Hayes , Laurie Zipperer�WEB EDITOR Jenna Bower FASHION EDITORS Emily Bargeron CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lisa Allen , Anna Jones , Beveley Willett , Barry Kaufman , Wayne Waters , Brooke Morton , Jess Brannen , Kriste Sanders , Kelly Harley , Marty Fischer , Chad DuBose , Bill Wertz CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Michael Hrizuk , Blake Crosby , John Alexander , Tracy Scarpati , Cedric Smith , Josh Branstetter , Thomas Carlson , Ian Wilson PRODUCTION / MARKETING INTERN Virginia Montero , Devin Gound , Jordan Dabney , Kara Wells . South magazine is published bimonthly by Bad Ink , ( Brooks Advertising Design , Inc .). Views expressed in the editorial pages do not imply our endorsement . Please forward inquiries to Editor , South magazine , 116 Bull Street , Savannah , Georgia 31401 . We cannot be responsible for unsolicited product samples . Subscription rates : U . S .: $ 19 for one year ; $ 28 for two years ; single copies : $ 4.95 . Change of address notice : six to eight weeks prior to moving , please clip the mailing label from the most recent issue and send it along with your new address to : South magazine , Change of Address Notice , 116 Bull Street , Savannah , GA 31401 , attn : Circulation | South magazine : A Division of Bad Ink , phone : 912.236.5501 fax : 912.236.5524 , southmag . com . Copyright © 2017 South magazine . All rights reserved . Reproduction in whole or any part without express written permission is prohibited .
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