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Carol Patterson, REALTOR(R) on Lake Keowee

Carol Patterson
864.293.2853

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Links to Chambers of Commerce & Places of Interest

There are many recreational opportunities in the area, both on and off the water.

Chambers of Commerce

The best way to check out coming events and other area information is to visit the area Chamber of Commerce links.

Clemson | Greenville | Pickens County | Oconee County

Local Information

Lake Jocassee area map (PDF file on Duke Energy web site)

Lake Jocassee History (Wikipedia)

Keowee Lake Levels (site includes information on other lakes)

Oconee County Government | Pickens County Government
Greater Greenville Official Web Directory | Keowee Lake Levels

The Lunney House Museum in the City of Seneca at 211 West South First Street, is an American Queen Anne style bungalow built in 1909 with an Arts and Crafts interior and Carriage house. Our web design firm, Pinnacle Web Design, launched this web site in October, 2011. This site is based on the vision of the Director and Curator, Dr. John Martin. It is a Pictorial journey through the Architecture, History and the Gala Events that are held there. We are also creating, with Dr. Martin, a site for the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum. Both sites will accept donations using PayPal. It has been a pleasure to work with this incredible man.

Professional Services

Pinnacle Web Design. Climbing Looking Glass Mountain and reaching its pinnacle is a challenging, yet a powerful and rewarding, experience. The Internet is a looking glass into you and your business. Carol & Doug Patterson of Pinnacle Web Design will team with you to help you make that climb to the top. They enjoy working with people to help them take their businesses to a new level with their extensive entrepreneurial expertise.

Over the last 15+ years we have created many web sites. You will find, as have our other clients, that the Pinnacle team is quick to respond to all your ongoing daily needs. We find fun and productive relationships create good comfort levels in our clients. As you read our client testimonials you will come to know that our ongoing relationships with clients are exactly that: comfortable and productive. Simply, we want to become part of your winning team! Result: WIN-WIN.

Wheless-Wyatt Communications was founded on the belief that there is nothing we do that influences our careers more, positively or negatively, than the manner in which we communicate. We provide presentation skills, public speaking instruction, speech coaching, executive shadowing, and more.

Education

Clemson University | Furman U. | Greenville Tech
Bob Jones University | Southern Wesleyan University | Tri-County Technical College

SC School (K - 12) Information

Young Appalachian Musicians (YAMs) of Upstate SC. YAM is an after school program using local musicians as instructors. Students are 3rd, 4th & 5th graders from Holly Springs Elementary. This year will include Pickens Middle Students. They are taught to play by ear as their ancestors were.

Food, Dining and Coffee Shops

The mission of Whole Foods is, “To provide a more natural food alternative than what most supermarkets were offering.” That is certainly still true. Their customer service that several orders of magnitude better than what we see elsewhere. You can actually get help when you need it!

The Happy Berry. The 17.5 acre Happy Berry farm is located on the eastern shore of Lake Keowee in Pickens County, South Carolina. It is a fun and lovely experience. It is a pick-your-own small fruit farm with blackberries, blueberries, grapes, figs and elderberries. Pre-picked berries and SC fresh fruit and vegetables from local farmers are available. As you enter the farm you drive past rows of blueberry bushes and see the old tenant house used as headquarters for the farm. The house site has been there since before the mid 1800s but has burned down at least once. The house was rebuilt sometime prior to 1937. Resident chickens will greet you. Oh yes, they will share their eggs with you. Tour groups welcome.

Upstate Food Co-op. As a responsible member-owned and operated food cooperative of the local community, the nation and the world at large, Upstate Food Co-op is a crossroads of shared nutritional knowledge and a purveyor for its member households as a source of wholesome foods and closely related products at the lowest feasible price. Specializing in organic, natural, and allergy-specific foods and supplements. Local fresh organic vegetables. Check web site for map and hours. We suggest calling before going. Great place and great prices.

Leopard Forest Coffee Company. Travelers Rest, SC (minutes from Greenville on the way up to the mountains) has one of our favorite coffee shops. Don't miss it. Bring a friend. The wonderful ambiance includes 100 pound bags of beans, soft sofas, Wi-Fi, interesting music and billowing silk drapings hanging from the ceiling. From the Leopard's mouth; "As always, our goal is to be the best coffee shop in the Greenville area. We are renewing our coffee focus, and also responding to increased customer interest in tea by scouring the world for the best and most unique teas. Our top three Baristas have been trained with the Specialty Coffee Association of America, and they oversee the training and performance of our other baristas." The awesome menu offers sandwiches with fresh baked breads, daily soups, salads, fine cakes and specialty chocolates. PS great "coffee" table books too. You can purchase their coffees through their web site.

Thaicoon^® Ricefire^® & Sushi Bar offers a unique full service restaurant and full bar, serving high-quality Thai cuisine and sushi moderately priced, in a friendly, harmonious atmosphere seven days a week. An "official hangout" for Furman students an their folks. Most definitely a hangout for the Agent fam as well. A proud sponsor of Furman University athletics Just a few minutes from downtown Greenville! Located in the University Square shopping center, near Furman Univeristy. Menus on line.

The Coffee Underground. Unique Cafe, Cozy & Friendly Atmosphere. CU Theater Room, acoustic artists to poetry. Freshly roasted coffees, all day menu. The perfect place to meet with colleagues and friends, or to find a nook for studying. Become inspired by the various performances in the CU Theater Room, from acoustic artists, to poetry open mikes and slams, and movie discussion groups. Featuring freshly roasted coffees, lattes, hot teas, frappes, milkshakes & fruit smoothies. Beer, wine, liquors & cocktails. Breakfast items such as pastries, bagels & egg items. All-day food menu offering sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups & quiche. Homemade Desserts such as strawberry cake, cheesecakes, pies & tiramisu.

Lake Keowee Marina & The Tiki Hut Lakeside Grill. Conveniently located on beautiful Lake Keowee off Highway 123, in Seneca, South Sample Carolina. Nestled in a beautiful blue water cove, Lake Keowee Marina will turn every visit into a vacation. Every boat in the marina is a short walk from our dockside, paved parking areas. Quick access to the big water means more time for water skiing or the excitement of cruising on your personal watercraft. The New Rental Pontoons Are Here! The Tiki Hut offers lakeside dining and live entertainment. Dock your boat at the star dock, have lunch, and refuel at the marina. The web site says it is a private club, but this applies only to the bar. Anyone can come for lunch or dinner.

Parks & Recreation

Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folk Life Center, Pickens, SC. About three miles north of downtown Pickens off Hwy 178 on Hagood Mill Road. Built in 1845, Hagood Mill is one of the oldest known surviving gristmills still producing grain products (flour, cornmeal and grits) in South Carolina. The site is home to a restored pioneer village with live demonstrations of quilting, spinning, carving, blacksmithing, flint-knapping and many other traditional arts and living histories a working blacksmith shop. The Mill is open every 3rd Saturday. Free admission.

Keowee Sailing Club. The club was formed in 1972, and is located on Highway 130, two miles north of US 123 in Seneca, SC on one of the most beautiful lakes in the Southeast. Our launch ramp allows launching of most trailerable boats, with a mast stepping pole in the adjacent parking area. We have slips for over 130 sailboats, and a large parking area for trailerable boats that are drysailed.

Issaquena Falls & Stumphouse Tunnel. This is one of our favorite waterfalls. You can see other photos on our Lifestyle Photos page. It is stunning! The City of Walhalla maintains this area as a park. This impressive waterfall is a short walk from the parking/picnic area. Located in the same park as Issaquena Falls, Stumphouse Tunnel was partially cut in 1858 as a rail tunnel, but the Civil War ended the project. Clemson University has used it to age cheese. Bring a good flashlight and a hat. Don't come too late; the park closes at 5:00.

Falls Park on the Reedy. Long before white settlers arrived, the Cherokee lived and hunted at present-day Greenville. In 1852, Furman Institution (now Furman University) bought the land. Three textile mills and a cotton warehouse operated in the early 1900s, now contributing to the historic district with shops, a Hampton Inn, Starbucks and fine restaurants of the Reedy River Falls Park area. Carolina Foothills Garden Club reclaimed 26 acres for the current park years ago. The City won an International Award for Liberty Bridge; it is stunning. Here are a few extra important events at the Falls; Reedy River Duck Race, Upstate Shakespeare Festival, Jazz Festival, Christmas Tree Lighting, US Pro Cycling Championships and the Red, White and Blue Festival great family fun and culture. our Greenville Gallery has more photos of the park.

Public Service

U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25 - America's Volunteer Lifesavers.^SM The Coast Guard Auxiliary is a uniformed volunteer organization chartered by Congress in 1939 to promote boating safety and to assist the Coast Guard in the performance of most of its missions. We perform Vessel Safety Checks, hold classes, and patrol the lakes helping boaters. Flotilla 25 serves Lake Keowee and Lake Hartwell. We are the only Coast Guard presence in this area. Doug has been a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary since 2000 and serves in this flotilla. Carol is also a member! We are always looking for new members who want to help us promote safe boating on our lakes. Come to one of our monthly meetings to learn more. The schedule is on the web site.

Friends of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS) Established in 1993, FOLKS exists, "to focus attention on the importance of Lake Keowee and its watershed to the economic and recreational well-being of upstate SC." They work to preserve the quality of Lake Keowee through monitoring, clean-up, and education programs.

Home Services

Dog Guard^® Out-of-Sight Fencing is a safe, affordable alternative to traditional pet fences, and uses a veterinarian-approved combination of animal training and state-of-the art electronics to safely train your pet where it can and cannot go.

Transportation

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is located in Upstate South Carolina, midway between the cities of Greenville and Spartanburg on I-85 (Exit 57). GSP has grown into one of the finest airports in the country, steadily meeting the Upstate’s ever-increasing needs.

Clemson-Oconee County Regional Airport (ICAO ID: CEU ) serves as the aviation gateway to Upstate South Carolina's most scenic “Golden Corner” including three of South Sample Carolina's permier educational institutions (Clemson University, Southern Wesleyan University, and Tri-County Technical College). Visitors will find our friendly, professional service a pleasant alternative to traditional “commercial air travel.” The airport is less than 1 mile from Lake Hartwell and only 3 miles southeast of Lake Keowee. Not far from I-85, the towns of Seneca, Westminster , Walhalla, and Salem are just a few minutes drive from the aerodrome. The mountain resort towns of Highlands and Cashiers NC are but a short drive from Oconee Regional.

Pickens County Airport. 240 Airport Rd., Liberty, SC 29657. Terminal: (864) 843-5803.
AWOS: (864) 843-5801. Once you touchdown at Pickens County Airport you'll immediately see why many people say that this is one of the most beautiful airports around.

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