Shelter Cove Harbour and Marina, above, attracts locals and tourists every Thursday evening in-season with its fireworks display. Greenwood Development Don't judge Hilton Head by the magazines, because it's so much more than a playground for the rich. Hilton Head is a microcosm of the world. Here are all incomes and education levels, colors and ages, religions and accents. You can spend your money at posh shopping centers or outdoor produce stands.
People live in exclusive gated communities and mobile homes.
And they do it in a subtropical paradise. I thought if this is mucked up, it would be an outrage. That was in the '50s, when Mr. Fraser, his father and partners were examining Hilton Head for lumber potential. Then it was a quiet island shared by farmers and hunters. Life was lived by the seasons.