2008 Hot Retirement Towns

Little River, South Carolina
HEADING NORTH ALONG WELL- harbor. Though many have searched food, music and entertainment for
traveled Highway 17, as the bright for riches allegedly left behind by young, old and in-between.
lights of South Carolina’s Grand the likes of Blackbeard and Stede The town’s waterfront hosts the
Strand begin to dim, you’ll ﬁnd Bonnet, none have found evidence annual Little River Shrimp and
Little River, once an important port of their ill-begotten wealth. Jazz Fest and, later in the year, the
city but now a small town striving to Visitors to Little River ﬁnd Little River Christmas Market. And
maintain its well-earned reputation another form of gold: a peaceful on the Saturday after Thanksgiv-
as a quaint ﬁshing village. village known for its fresh seafood, ing, the Intracoastal Waterway
Tucked between North Myrtle ﬁshing charters, centuries-old live Boat Parade gets underway in Little
Beach and the North Carolina River and comes to a close in North
line, Little River was among Horry
County’s first villages. It was a pros-
“It was a prosperous
Myrtle Beach.
Throughout the year, visitors
perous port prior to the Civil War,
port prior to the
and residents alike enjoy a wide
playing a key role in shipping lum- array of nearby world-class golf
ber and naval stores to markets in
Civil War. ...”
courses, fishing excursions near
the Northeast. The town’s impor- the shore or in the deeper waters
tance as a transportation hub didn’t of the Gulf Stream, boating, Jet
wane until the 1920s, when trucks oak trees and annual celebrations. Skiing and trying their luck aboard
and automobiles replaced seago- Each May, for example, the town casino gambling boats. And for
ing vessels as the major method of attracts thousands of people and those who occasionally prefer the
moving people and goods up and some of the nation’s top artisans neon, fast pace, night life and
down the East Coast. and entertainers for its Blue Crab shopping that draws visitors from
Little River’s colorful history in- Festival, one of South Carolina’s around the world to the Grand
cludes a chapter on the pirates who most popular events. In the fall, the Strand, Myrtle Beach is just a
took refuge in the small, protected Little River Oktoberfest features short drive to the south.
At A Glance
Little River, SC
Population: 7,027
Average Temp: 79 F
Average Age: 49
Nearest Hospital:
Grand Strand Regional
Medical Center
Nearest Major Airport:
Myrtle Beach
International Airport
Little River Info:
Little River Chamber of Commerce
(843) 249-6604 • (866) 817-8082
www.LittleRiverChamber.org
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