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SHHH. TOP SECRET BEAUFORT INFORMATION
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The secret of Beaufort, South Carolina is getting
out. Kendra Todd, author of Risk and Grow Rich: How to Make Millions in Real Estate and winner of Donald Trump's Apprentice 3, published
an article in March entitled The Best Places to
Retire and Stretch Your Real Estate Dollar. Beaufort, South Carolina was the only southern state on her list of a mere five locations,
which she called, "My five primo retirement
cities."
"Ninety minutes south of Charleston lies this city
of about 13,000 on Port Royal Island," says Todd.
"Surrounded by tidal wetlands and small islands
and steeped in military culture, Beaufort is distinguished by having its entire downtown designated a historic treasure. Health care is plentiful and homes with a view of the changing marshlands can start as low as $275,000."
Todd's research took into account:
1. Cost of living - Can retirees buy a nice house without taking on a mortgage, and can they
live comfortably on their investments?
2. Climate - Most people want someplace
warm, which is why Florida and Arizona
attract retired folks like Disney World
attracts kids.
3. Things to do - Most retirees I work with are dynamos who want to travel, learn to surf
and swing dance in their spare time. They
need to live in a place with scheduled onsite
activities, a surrounding area where they
can find arts, culture, sports and entertainment,
or both.
4. Community - Not all retirees want to hang
out only with people their age, but most want a social network. I don't find too many older couples looking to move to a cabin deep in the woods of British Columbia.
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National Geographic Adventure magazine, which
boasts more than 575,000 subscribers and 2.3
million readers published a cover story in
September boasting the 50 Best Adventure Towns.
"With an ideal mix of terrain, activity, and
opportunity, each of the action hubs [Editor Dan
Koeppel] found could inspire a complete and
total life change," states the opening article, touting the list as the "first ever guide to the best mountain, urban, coastal, wilderness, and small towns in every state, where you can live the
adventure dream daily."
Once again, Beaufort, South Carolina was the
only southern city named to a list of only nine Top Waterfront Towns according to the magazine noting, "Forrest Gump was filmed in this seaside retreat on Port Royal Island, and Beaufort still hosts a big shrimp festival every autumn. Watch for bottlenose dolphins while you sea kayak the salt marshes."
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And now, just a few weeks ago, Southern Living
magazine named Beaufort #1 in its list of
Favorite Small Southern Towns based exclusively on a poll of 47,000 Southern Living readers according to the Beaufort Gazette.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Beaufort's
many kind accolades are how each one honors a
different aspect of the area. If you have had the
opportunity to read John Villani s The 100 Best
Art Towns in America, you would find Beaufort
listed. The arts are a part of the downtown that
visitors flock to year after year. In fact, in March the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce
and Habersham Land Co., Inc. will present The
Beaufort Kaleidoscope: Film, Food and Fine Art, a celebration of the culture and depth that is a fabric of this historic community.
During the event which runs from March 6-9,
attendees can view finalists in the Beaufort Film
Festival which drew more than 120 entries, from
12 different U.S. States, Australia, Canada,
United Kingdom, Germany, Taiwan, Philippines,
Hungary and Ireland. Winners will be announced on the final evening of the event in the film categories of feature, documentary, student
and short categories, and animation.
The Beaufort Kaleidoscope: Film, Food and Fine
Art will also include an Art Walk, showcasing 13 local galleries, animation workshops and a film
site walking tour led by Ginnie Kozak, author of
Lights, Camera, Beaufort. Keeping Beaufort's charm and beauty hush-hush
is nothing short of impossible. Fortunately, the
residents here embody the nature of true southern
hospitality. With welcoming hearts and open
arms, no visitor is a stranger and no neighbor goes unnoticed.
Bring on the accolades and awards! One only
needs to see the smiling, warm faces of our residents for the secret to get out -
Beaufort is beautiful, charming, historic, active, cultured, diverse, refined, comfortable, lively, charismatic, pleasant, fascinating, sophisticated, relaxing, magnetic and more.
To learn more about Beaufort, South Carolina, visit the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce at Beaufortsc.org
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