O.F.Chichester,arepresentativeoftheEaglePencilCompany,isonafishingtripnearLittleSt.SimonsIslandandspiesitsabundanceofcedartrees-woodidealforpencilmaking.Athisrecommendation,theCompanypurchasestheIslandin1908.Callingthemselvesthe"EightBandits,"PhilipBerolzheimerandsevenhighlyprominentfriendsfromNewYorkCitygatherandmakethefirstofmany"Bandit"tripstoLittleSt.SimonsIslandforhunting,fishingandrelaxation.AmodifiedversionoftheflagthatthegroupcreatedtocommemoratetheirbondservestodayastheIsland'slogo.AserenecenturysincebeingpurchasedbyPhilipBerolzheimer,andafternearlythreedecadesofwelcomingthepublictoexperienceitsnaturalwonders,LittleSt.SimonsIslandsecuresitsplaceamongtheworld'smostcherishedretreats.TheIsland'spatriarch,PhilipBerolzheimerdiesandhischildren,followedbyhisgrand-children,steadfastlycontinuehislegacyofloveforandpreservationofLittleSt.SimonsIsland.LittleSt.SimonsIslandopenstothepublic,beginninganeweraasitwelcomesitsfirstovernightvisitorsandcarefullyentersthetourismindustry.PhilipBerolzheimer,PresidentofEaglePencilCompany,visitsandfallsinlovewithLittleSt.SimonsIsland'snaturalbeauty;hepurchasestheIslandfromhisCompanyasaprivateretreatforfamilyandfriends.19071908192119421979TODAYHistory5

Asonewouldexpectonanislandthatistheprivatedomainofnomorethan32overnightfellowexplorers,thereisanabundanceofserenityandrestorativesolitudeonLittleSt.SimonsIsland.Here,wheretimeismeasuredbytheriseandfalloftides,theIsland,andthepaceatwhichyouchoosetoexperienceitsendlesswonders,isyours.Strollthesurflinewhereseashellsaremanyandfootprintsfew.Exploremilesofhushed,forestedtrailsthatrevealancientecosystemsateveryturn.Discoverthefreshandhighlyintimateperspectivesonwaterfowlandmarinelifethatarebestgainedfromacanoeorkayakalongatidalcreek.Attheocean'sedgeorfromamotorizedskiff,spendtheafternoonfishing-thebaitandtackleisprovidedandyourday'scatchispreparedthatevening.Inthisastonishingkingdom,encounterswiththeIsland'snaturalinhabitantsarenolessthandelightfullyconstant,includingsightingsofAPLACEWHEREONLYActivities6