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Counsel woman Mary-Beth Heyward the Sands will remain a local gathering preserved and to welcome the public
and long time resident of Port Royal place. A piece of history that will be to enjoy the waterfront. This is what Port
recounts her experience being part of the ever changing yet remain the same. It is Royal has to offer and it’s so special,
history that is Sands Beach as nothing a place for all to come and take in the where else can you go and experience
less than pure magic. Growing up on beauty that is Port Royal, a place for this? "Nowhere,” Mary-Beth explains.
the banks of the intercoastal waterway generations of shark tooth explorers to When she speaks it's as if time stands still
here in Port Royal she recounts the days find their treasure. and she gets lost in her memories. You can
of swimming beneath the coal shoot and The goal of the town council is now see in her eyes the future generations plot
shrimp docks as the sands beach was and will remain, “To have this local gem their shark tooth escapades along these
being formed. She tells the stories of her
childhood, finding shark teeth as they
plowed new sand from the riverbanks,
she had a new adventure each visit. She
shared the story of having her fathers
shrimp boat being built in old town Port
Royal and then being trailered down
for her maiden voyage off of the shore
of The Sands. She can still see her
mother standing on the shore of The
Sands breaking a celebratory bottle of
champagne. Since her very first shark
tooth hunt Mary-Beth has since kept
this gem part of her own daughters life
and now her grandchildren are third
generation shark teeth explorers of The
Sands. “I don’t know if this place could
ever be replaced, it is something you
would never want to trade, a hidden
gem,” she states.
There are many plans for the waterfront
development here in Port Royal however