Strawberry Festival Boone Hall Plantation

Who doesn't like fresh picked strawberries? Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has an annual event the kids and adults will just love. This year the Strawberry Festival starts April 19-20th. It is the 11th year for the Festival and this year there are more rides for the kids than ever before. There is a gigantic Ferris wheel, bounce houses, and a very special strawberry ride. There is music of all kinds, clowns and a pie eating contest. And you can't leave the festival with out going to the u-pick farm so your family can pick their own fresh strawberries to take home.

Admission will be $4 for adults... children 12 and under $2. Discount ticket packages will be available for all rides, food, and strawberries, making this year’s event more affordable for the whole family.

Check back with Creaturo and Associates of Century 21 for pictures and video from the event.

Keswick Town Homes Of Park West

In 2000, Centex Homes completed Keswick a Luxury town home community. With resale prices starting in the high 200's, Keswick of Park West is a dream come true owning your own home with out the yard work and maintenance that you do not want to do.
This Keswick community is perfect for first time home owners, retired adults and a part time resident who want a turn key home. Living in Park West, your children will attend to one of the best school districts in the Mount Pleasant, South Carolina area. Being a home owner in Park west entitles you to use the many amenities offered to the community as well as the shoppes, doctors, restaurants and Town Of Mount Pleasant Recreation department fields and classes.
Click to view All townhomes currently for sale on Mount Pleasant SC's MLS.

There are four different floor plans to choose from ranging in 1800-2400 square feet. Each town home has either a one or two car attached garage. There is also an optional third floor bonus room. The exterior of the town homes have brick and vinyl siding. All the homes have private cement patios and some town homes have screened in patios. As with all of Park West, the street is lined with sidewalks and Palm trees.

There is even a small fountain pond and swing at the end of the cul-de-sac to sit and relax in the evenings.
Creaturo and Associates of Century 21 Properties Plus Real Estate are very familar with Park West and all it has to offer. We have assisted many buyers in the selling and buying their home in Park West of Mount Pleasant SC.

Charleston National A Mount Pleasant Golf Community

Charleston National community is a golf community located in Mount Pleasant South Carolina. The Charleston National golf course was designed to be a private golf course built to resemble Augusta National. Designer Reese Jones designed the course along the coastal wetlands, lagoons and Intra-Coastal Waterway. The course has some of the best coastal views in the southeast. In 1989, shortly after the grand opening, Hurricane Hugo devastated the course tearing down several thousand trees. In 1991, after renovation and redesign Charleston National was reopened as a semi private course. The club includes a practice center and restaurant called The Grill.

The subdivision itself is a lovely neighborhood that has many opportunities to live with views of the magnificent course. Charleston National is situated on 740 acres of property overlooking the marshland of Hamlin Sound, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and the Isle of Palms. Homes in Charleston National County Club are generally priced from $250,000 to 850,000+, with square footage ranging between 1600 and 3600+. There are currently pre-owned Single Family Residences as well as newly constructed Town Homes available for resale. Click to view all available Real Estate in Charleston National on Charleston SC MLS.

Or if you contact your Century 21 Beachside Real Estate Team, Creaturo and Associates we can provide you with more information.

Charleston National is served by the Charleston County School District (District 2) providing eight public schools that educate more than 8,000 students. Mount Pleasant schools continue to grow by a count of 200 students yearly and are also known for high test scores statewide.

Park West's Exclusive Gated Park Island

Close your eyes and picture yourself on an island with peaceful marsh, wild life, and sun, surrounded by the Wando River, Toomer Creek. Now open your eyes and look around your still in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in the most desirable Subdivision in the area, Park West. Now, a select few have the opportunity to make their home here—to build their dream house just minutes from every convenience, yet at the same time worlds away. This is Park Island, an exclusive gated community on a 20-acre island consisting of only 33 home sites within the Park West planned development community. Bordered by the Wando River to the north/northeast, and wildlife filled saltwater marsh to the south, which provide the island with expansive open water and pristine marsh views.

As a custom homes community, Park Island offers home sites that have riverfront, marsh view or nature view. All home sites are included in an OCRM-approved Master Dock Corridor Plan. Property owners will be responsible for obtaining individual dock permits and constructing the docks. Of the initial Phase 1 release of 23 home sites, 5 have already sold. Sizes range from .421 acres up to 1.437 acres. The lot prices begin at 800,000.

Park Island homeowners will get to utilize all that Park West has to offer. The amenities include tennis, clubhouse, 2 pools, trails, volley ball, sand court and the outdoor grill/gazebo at the pool.

You can contact your Century 21 Properties Plus Real Estate Agents, Creaturo and Associates for more details on this Luxury Real Estate Community.

Click to search all Park Island Home Sites currently available on Charleston, SC MLS.

Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant SC

Boone Hall Plantation has been open to the public since 1959.

The McRae Family purchased the plantation in 1955 and it was Mrs. McRae who furnished the house with antiques and began giving tours. Today, the McRae Family still owns the property, and they continue to make improvements to the plantation so that you, the visitor, can experience what plantation life was like in the 1800s. As you tour each site on the plantation our knowledgeable staff will help you understand the day to day activities of those who lived on plantations as well the history of the people who lived here at Boone Hall.Boone Hall is also one of America's oldest working, living plantations. We have been continuously growing and producing crops for over 320 years. Once known for cotton and pecans, we are still actively producing peaches, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins, was well as many other fruits and vegetables for our visitors to enjoy. The U-Pick fields are open in season. Our main modern market on Hwy. 17 in

Mount Pleasant SC is now open for business.



While there is no photographing or filming of the house allowed on the tours, the house and grounds have appeared in the mini-series North and South and the movies Queen, Scarlett, and most recently, The Notebook. The Avenue of Oaks was used as inspiration in the filming of Gone with the Wind. Miss Margaret Mitchell herself has stated this is so in one of her books. No shooting was done at Boone Hall in Gone With the Wind.

The house, gardens, and other places of interest are open to the public for tours all year round.

Mt. Pleasant SC info

Mount Pleasant SC is a suburban town in the metropolitan area of Charleston, South Carolina, located in Charleston County. It is the fifth largest municipality in South Carolina. As of 2006, the town had an estimated population of 59,113 with predictions of 95,000 by 2025. It is the 3rd largest municipality in this metro behind Charleston and North Charleston.

What was once a quaint little town where everyone knew each other has grown to be a thriving community within the last 15 years.

Once accessible only via daily ferries from the peninsula, this coastal city with its protected harbor, natural beauty and perfect climate is one of the best places to live in the nation. Mt. Pleasant has maintained its "small town" feeling, despite tremendous growth in recent years.

Now the 6th largest city in the State, this town was recently named one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. Couple that with one of the best school systems in the county and it’s easy to see why growing families, baby boomers and retirees find Mt. Pleasant SC to be a special place to call home.

Mt. Pleasant SC is a community rich with history and with culture. The historic district called the Old Village boasts grand homes that rival those found in downtown Charleston. Patriots Point Maritime and Naval Museum, home of the USS Yorktown, provides for a day full of seafaring history. Shem Creek is home to a fleet of local fishing & shrimp boats, deep sea fishing boats to charter as well as award winning restaurants. The newly built Towne Centre, an urban outdoor mall is a shopping and dining destination for both residents and visitors. Major national retailers, in addition to upscale boutiques, provide a diverse shopping experience...something for everyone!

There were 19,025 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 adult females, there were 88.3 adult males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,054, and the median income for a family was $71,165. Males had a median income of $50,673 versus $31,640 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,823. About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

MOUNT PLEASANT SC ACTIVE HOME STATS

Mount Pleasant SC continues to be one of the finest places to live on the Southeast coast.

With its Lowcountry beauty and southern charm Mt. Pleasant continues to draw people from all over the Globe.

The current inventory of single homes under $250K Continues to remain under 10% with the Majority of our inventory. In the $500K-$750K range. Being just outside of Downtown Charleston and only minutes from the beach, Mt. Pleasant should always be a great place to live.

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