The South Edisto River borders the island on the west and is the only side where fresh water meets salt water. The rivers source from more than 100 miles away in Edgefield and Saluda counties.

Paddlers have navigated the gentle current of the Edisto River for centuries, but a new website promises to enhance the experience for modern day canoers and kayakers.

The Edisto river, with its countless swampy bends, contains many of these isolated “oxbow” lakes, remnants of this pristine’s ancient past as it meandered back and forth across the bottomland.

Rising from Saluda and Edgefield counties, the Edisto corkscrews 250 miles along the Lowcountry to the sea and forms the “E” of the critical ACE Basin water system.

The 32-acre, $1.9 million penny-tax-funded Lake Edisto Road park project has a targeted grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the end of May. ... walking trails, a dog park, a canoe park, ...