Most of the time it is the unfavorable actions of just a small group that bring about punishment for everyone; in this case it is the unfavorable actions of a vary large group that has effected everyone.
In the past Cummings Point on Morris Island has been a popular gathering spot for weekend boaters. Offering a large sandy beach even during high tide and easy access from Charleston Harbor this barrier island has been a good spot to take the family for a game of horse shoes on the beach and some burgers on the portable grill. During the spring and fall it has also been a poplar spot to build a small camp fire and pitch a tent for a long weekend
Over the past 4 to 5-years the summertime crowds at Cummings Point have started to grow significantly, especially during the popular summer holiday weekends. Combine the ever increased numbers of boat owners with the recent closing of several other barrier island beaches and gatherings on the still open beaches have exploded.
In years past Capers Inlet was once the primary destination for high school and college kids and young adults looking to party; but with the addition of the long no wake zones behind Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms and the crack down by local law enforcement in this area the young party crowd starting making their way to Cummings Point. Not wanting their children to be exposed to the excessive drinking, profanity, and at time downright wild partying that was going on during the big holiday weekends, most of the family crowd that at one time enjoyed relaxing at Cummings Point found other locations to relax or just stayed off the water all together.
With game wardens and police stretched thin on the holiday weekends, and since most of the responsible adults had vacated the area much of the Cummings Point activities have gone on with little to no regulation. This past 4th of July with over 1500 partiers present, activities at Cummings Point reached an all time low, with indecent exposure, public drunkenness, fights, underage dri