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Watching the purple martins at Lake Murray in South Carolina

Watching the purple martins return to Bomb Island on Lake Murray is one of South Carolina's most unforgettable wildlife ...

How Lake Murray's newest state park handles traffic concerns in first summer open

When the newest state park opened on Pine Island, neighbors worried about traffic. Now that Fourth of July is over, how is it ...
The State

Craving a swim? Lake Murray doesn’t offer much in the way of public access

The opening of South Carolina’s newest state park has become a flash point for conversations about access to one of the state’s biggest lakes. With Pine Island scheduled to open to the public in ...
Post and Courier

Fire damages Pine Island park manager residence on Lake Murray

LEXINGTON — A fire broke out at the Pine Island park manager's potential residence, complicating plans to reopen the Lake Murray island as a state park in mid-fall 2024. Fire crews arrived on the ...