Shem Creek Outpost · Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
← The OutpostOn Shem Creek
The Creek
Before it was a place to get a beer, it was a place to make a living. Shem Creek is a working waterfront with a long memory — shrimp boats, pelicans, oyster beds, and a bronze man who still shows up for the shift. Here’s a little of what’s out there.
On the boardwalk
Captain Magwood
The bronze memorial to the man who was the face of Shem Creek shrimping.
On a piling
The Pelican
The unofficial dockmaster, holding his post like he pays rent on it.
Down the channel
The Marina
Masts, moorings, and a channel that runs straight out to the harbor.
Low tide
Oyster Shells
What the lowcountry leaves behind — the creek's oldest crop.
Still working
The Working Dock
Where the fuel, the ice, and the actual day's work still happen.
The gear
The Fleet
Buoys, nets, and the trawlers that gave the creek its name.
Overhead
The Bridge
The Coleman Boulevard span — and the crossing that came before it.
Out on the water
Boat Rentals
Untie a boat and take the creek at your own pace.
Along for the ride
Palmetto Breeze
Let someone else run the boat and just watch the creek go by.