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Antique Rod and Reel Collection

Tom Rech was a barber who became a rod builder. Then he became a fishing lure collector. Today, Rech’s profession is building and rebuilding fine tackle. His passion is collecting fishing tackle that was made in Miami prior to 1959. Tom received the prestigious “Supreme Angeler” award in 1994 for fulfilling the requirements of winning all seven tackle divisions, for being the winner of the semi-annual angling championship, and for having caught the original 30 species during competition. The collection was sold and put on display for others to enjoy for years to come.
This particular collection dates back to the 1920's. Many of the rods and reels were used by many famous authors such as Zane Gray, Kip Farrington and Ernest Hemingway. This collection is one of the largest and most valuable of its kind in the United States.


Original Pieces by John Carroll Doyle

John Carroll Doyle, a native son of Charleston, South Carolina, is known throughout the country for his vivid, retrospective paintings. The Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina is fortunate enough to be able to display the works of this well respected artist throughout the hotel. From our most public areas to the intimacy of our guest rooms, visitors are able to reflect on these extraordinary illustrations of Carolina Lowcountry, still life, wildlife, and more.

The artist got his start with large paintings in the early eighties with restaurant commissions in downtown Charleston. He has gone on to complete commissions for clubs and restaurants as far afield as Chicago and Alexandria, Virginia, to paint cover illustrations for a wide-range of sport-fishing magazines, and to create a painting featured in the Absolut Vodka advertising campaign. His paintings are also collected by a growing, international clientele.

A self-taught artist, Doyle claims as his "teachers" the wooden boats at the Charleston Yacht Basin, shadows on Charleston stucco, and the coastal sunlight that floods this city year-round.

South Carolina State Record Marlin


Caught by Rascal owner Norman Pulliam, Capt. Mark Rogers, angler W.C. "Corky" Rogers, mates Douglas Miller and Norman Pulliam Jr., and crew members Dr. John Simmons, Jimson Dunbar and Anne Brady Moore. This 881.8 pound state record Blue Marlin was caught during the 2005 Billfish Tournament held at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina.



Bird Sanctuary

Along South Carolina's coast, Francis Marion National Forest and Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge share the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center on US 17 in Awendaw. Stop here for maps and advice about visiting these two areas before continuing south a short distance to Forest Road 228 (I’on Swamp Road). Drive north, looking for Mississippi Kite, Wild Turkey, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Barred Owl, and warblers including Yellow-throated, Prothonotary, Swainson’s (uncommon), Kentucky, Hooded, and Northern Parula. You may find the Wayne’s Black-throated Green Warbler here, a subspecies found only along a small section of the Atlantic coast. The I’on Swamp’s most famous bird, though, is a ghost: the extinct Bachman’s Warbler, a swamp dweller once found here but not seen anywhere since the 1960s.

Castle Pickney

Often referred to as Charleston’s Forgotten Fort, Castle Pickney is a haunting reminder of the rich military history that Charleston is known for. Mysteriously positioned in the heart of Charleston Harbor, this Fort was built prior to the War of 1812, although it saw no action in the conflict. Confederate Forces commissioned the erection of this stronghold that was meant to be used as a prison and artillery position.

But after nearly 50 years of neglect, interrupted by a brief resurgence oaction during the Nullification Crisis in 1832, the fort fell into disrepair and was eventually surrendered to the State of South Carolina. This makes Castle Pinckney the first Federal Fort taken over by a Southern Government. This change of command represented the first time a Southern Government received the surrender of a Federal Military Position.


Once the American Civil War began, Castle Pinckney's unique position allowed it to fire on ships moving towards Charleston in the main Harbor Channel and from her central location in the inner harbor, landing parties attempting to enter the city were within range of her fire. Her position guarded the wharves and industrial areas of Charleston and would have defended the city from an attack across the Harbor from Mt. Pleasant, had the Federals attempted to attack from there.

This historic fort is located just off the shores of the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina.