IslandVibesIOP.com 15 dunesproperties.com Nobody knows the Charleston Coast better.® Real Estate: (800) 476-8444 Vacation Rentals: (888) 250-8730 Discover Island Living EXPERT GUIDES TO YOUR NEXT COASTAL GETAWAY Brandy McMahon, REALTOR® (843) 996-6377 bmcmahon@dunesproperties.com 3.5 BA 4 BD 4,189 Sq Ft. $2,795,000 10 Dune Ridge Lane, Wild Dunes Ginn Maiers, REALTOR® (843) 696-7402 gmaiers@dunesproperties.com Adele McNair, REALTOR® (803) 727-6164 amcnair@dunesproperties.com 4 BA 5 BD 2,814 Sq Ft. $3,625,000 8 46th Avenue, Isle of Palms COMMUNITY It almost didn’t happen, but thankfully Mother Nature held off the rain and ultimately let the creative sparks fly. Potential storms threatened the 37th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Sand Sculpting Competition with cancellation, which would have been a first in this long-running, beloved community tradition. Chris Tindal, the contest’s Fleeting treasures in the sand Weather holds, sculptors wow judges By Staff lead organizer, sent an email to the 44 registered competitors the evening prior explaining the circumstances: “The Isle of Palms Recreation Department and I are fully aware of the possible inclement weather that we may have on Saturday! In the 36 years of the competition, I am only aware of one time when we had light sprinkles for about 20 minutes. Hopefully, the weather will hold for us.” And hold it did! Breezy, cloudy, but relatively dry – not factoring in the humidity, of course – this year’s sand sculptors had a rain-free, beautiful backdrop on which to build. Meteorologist Rob Fowler was among the judges for the 35 team sites that turned out for this year’s event. Fowler declared, “The rain held off and the fantastic group of sand artists made our job as judges extremely difficult! Congrats to all of the winners, and everyone who came out.” Cheers to another successful competition of temporary art in the sand. See y’all next year! BEST OF CHILDREN'S 1st - Shark Attack 2nd - Treasure Island 3rd - Ivan, the IOP Kraken BEST OF YOUNG ADULTS 1st - Jaws- A Purr-fect Day on IOP 2nd - Dune Buggy BEST OF FAMILY CHARLIE PEBERDY MEMORIAL AWARD 1st - Isle of Paws 2nd - Duck, Duck, Goooooose 3rd - The Dinghy BEST ARCHITECTURAL 1st- Drip Castle 2026 2nd- Zand Castle 3rd - IOP Dis Connector MOST CREATIVE 1st - Feed the Kracken 2nd - Ruff Day 3rd - The Day the Earth Stood Still BEST OF ADULTS 1st - US of A - Eagle Head 2nd - Miss Spoleto 3rd - Lowcountry Liberty BEST OF SHOW - OVERALL Fort Moultrie 250 ISLE OF PAWS FORT MOULTRIE 250 SHARK ATTACK
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