As a place to touch base, a place where people come again and again, over the course of years, to hear what’s happening this week, what’s going on that might be of interest – for this the plaza was already deep in the hearts of the people who know.

Here in the middle of the Miracle Mile, the very center of the vision that became America’s favorite vacation island, we give thanks for the fortunate position of seeing so many people experience such extraordinary joy.

The story of Sea Pines golf – and indeed the story of Hilton Head Island – is hard to tell without relying heavily on the idea of blending.

A well-loved Hilton Head Island tradition for 36 years, the Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival steps out with a Sip and Stroll through the plaza of the Shops at Sea Pines Center, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. September 15.