Mount Pleasant Magazine May/June 2026

63 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com summer, packing up and heading back over the bridge to Mount Pleasant, leaving behind friends and the life we had on the island – though there was always the promise of doing it all again next year.” Hartnett said what he misses most about those days is how the island felt – and sounded. “The steady ring of halyards tapping against sailboat masts along the beach is something I’ll never forget. Even now, when I hear that sound, it takes me right back to those summers on the Isle of Palms.” His son, Thomas, added, “The things that I remember the most are playing on the beach with my little brothers, Rhett and Nicholas, and fishing in every spot we could find, from the creeks located on the back side of the island near Dewees Inlet, to the ponds located Thomas, Rhett and Nicholas having a sleepover during the summer at the beach house (19 Sandcrab Court). family 1242 Belk Dr. #100 | 843-874-0514 1225 Belk Dr. | 843-849-7859 MDUMASANDSONS.COM SHOP BOTH MT. PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE STORES for ALL your clothing needs! Thomas, Tom and Tommy on the beach at IOP.

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