Sportsman's Island

Boating, fishing, Patagonia-clad, Croc-shod, outdoorsy types rejoice! The new Sportsman's Island sounds like a cross between Half-Moon Outfitters and Bass Pro Shops with boat servicing and a restaurant to boot! Cool!

"Two family-owned businesses have teamed up to produce a $7 million marine and sporting goods mini-mall on Daniel Island with all the flair of a one-stop shopping experience at a national retailer. Summerville-based Scout Boats Inc. and Charleston-based Hanckel Marine Sales & Services teamed up on Sportsman’s Island, a multi-store center on Clements Ferry Road, said Steve Potts, president of Scout Boats.

On eight acres, visible from Interstate 526, an 800-foot privately built road and a 150-foot privately built bridge provide access to a site with a roughly 40,000-square-foot retail center. In the future, the site also will include a boat service center and a restaurant, Potts said.

The landscaping and façade are the focal point at the center, which include a lamp-lined bridge, a half-acre pond with fountains and palm trees, and the Lowcountry look of the building.

The center’s interior is being designed by Dennis Setterfield, who has designed projects for Walt Disney World and Polo and recently completed the look of R.B.’s Restaurant in Mount Pleasant. Interior features include a showroom for Hanckel Marine and two 1,000-gallon fish tanks.

Potts has enlisted the help of the South Carolina Aquarium in creating the fish tanks.

The ceiling at the entrance of the mall is outfitted with heavy timber trusses, designed as an architectural feature from which design details can be hung, like large wooden fish.

At the pond and inside the center, Sportsman’s Island will host demonstrations and seminars for sporting enthusiasts.

'This is designed to be a gathering place,' Potts said."

For the full Charleston Regional Business Journal article: http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/pub/13_18/news/10223-1.html