Gateway, created by Mary Wade Turner in 1955, was handed down to her daughter Mary Dean Turner Richards in 1975. For 46 years, Charleston Gateway has been presenting the very best of Charleston, to both residents and visitors, by a staff of local professionals who know this great city and care about the image they portray. Charleston Gateway is the leader in reaching visitors with a free distribution of over 600,000 copies annually at over 400 locations. The magazines are in great demand and also placed in convention welcome packets and in bank newcomer kits. With every new issue, the staff at Gateway mails out magazines to locals, travel agents and corporate meeting planners.
Gateway truly blankets the area.
Charleston Gateway is the comprehensive, personal guide. Its portable size allows the visitor to carry your ad with them. The calendars, feature stories, sightseeing, shopping and dining guides, and informative maps make them invaluable to the resident and visitor, often going home with them to aid in planning the next Charleston trip. Mary Wade Turner could not have realized what far reaching effects her efforts in the print medium in 1955 would have in Charleston, the Lowcountry and on the Internet. Neither will you until you join us as a part of Charleston's finest visitor's guide.