![]() Are they plat-eyes, or maybe Bingham’s Lights? Maybe they are will-o-the-wisps trying to lead travelers away from the safety of well-worn paths? Or maybe it’s just swamp gasses that feature an eerie phosphorescent glow? The truth is, they are Lowcountry ghosts. Webb Wildlife Center last March 23, 2019, little did they expect to have a first-hand twilight encounter. When Mary Douglass and Tom Jones, members of the South Carolina Association of Naturalists (SCAN), decided to take an after-dinner stroll with friends along the sandy back roads of the SCDNR’s James W. The only thing darker than a Lowcountry nightfall might be the tales frequently shared as truths about strange lights that shine, with what some say is a supernatural glow, near the swampy lowlands. ![]() On an evening stroll, there is a chance you may spot ghostly glowing lights dancing in the distance. ![]() Sept/Oct 2020Lowcountry Ghosts Text by Lynn Faust Original art by Ellen Fishburne ![]()
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