Summer 2016 | Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 | Page 24

ON THE ISLE

DID YOU KNOW?

DISCOVER FUN FACTS AND STORIES ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE ISLAND.
This year marks major anniversaries for Sea Island: It’s been 15 years since
The Lodge opened, and 10 years since the new Cloister buildings, The Spa at
Sea Island and the Chapel debuted. To celebrate, we looked back at trivia
from those significant years that made us think about how far we’ve come.

2001:

SOCIAL MEDIA MEMORIES

Wikipedia is created; today it’s ranked the
No. 7 most popular website in the world,
according to Alexa Web analytics ranking.
Stella McCartney launches her eponymous
fashion house and shows her first collection in Paris in October.
Apple releases the first iPod, which could
only store about 1,000 songs.
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which
broke a record in 2010 for being the longestserving piece of machinery to work on Mars,
is launched.
The first film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s
“Harry Potter” book series is released.

Clockwise from top: Stella McCartney;
Mars Odyssey spacecraft; The Lodge

2006:

The new buildings at The Cloister, The
Spa at Sea Island and the Chapel debut at
the resort.

Clockwise from top: The Spa
at Sea Island; Jack Dorsey; Pluto

Sea Island’s 11th Instagram post

“Some Hearts” by Carrie Underwood
ranks No. 1 on Billboard’s list of the top
200 albums of 2006.

Twitter:
@SeaIslandResort

Astronomers rule that Pluto is not a fullfledged planet, but rather a dwarf planet.

Facebook:
Sea Island Resorts

The first wireless version of Tetris, the puzzle video game that originated in 1984, is
released.

YouTube:
youtube.com/user/seaisland

Jack Dorsey, inventor of Twitter, sends the
first tweet: “just setting up my twttr.”

Pinterest:
pinterest.com/seaislandresort

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STELLA MCCARTNEY PHOTO BY FEATUREFLASH/SHUTTERSTOCK.; JACK DORSEY PHOTO BY ESTEN HURTLE (@ESTEN) FOR TWITTER INC.

One of Sea Island’s first Instagram posts
in 2012 was this shot of PGA pro Brandt
Snedeker, with a putting tip: Put the putter in
your “life lines.” The resort has since added
about 2,000 more images to its account
(@sea_island) and amassed nearly 15,000
followers, who discover happenings around
the Island and get the latest updates about
events. Guests and members also join the
digital community as they create and share
their own special moments with hashtags like #seaisland, #seaislandweddings,
#seaislandgolf and #SILifeMag.

The Lodge opened at Sea Island.