Video: 7th Annual Clemson Football Media Day at The Reserve welcomes new coaches; new season of college football


This week I welcomed back Clemson University head football coach Dabo Swinney, his staff, and members of the media to The Reserve for a day of golf and interviews. It was exciting to meet the new coaches and hear about the new players on this year’s team.

We invite you to come see the Tigers in action Saturday 9/17 against Auburn, and to meet some Reserve members at our 3rd Annual Member-Guest Tailgate who can help you learn about life on Lake Keowee. Contact a member of our Real Estate Team at 877-922-5253 (LAKE) for all the details.

Follow these links for more interview videos and a photo gallery from the Media Golf Outing.

Honoring the Family Experience: The Reserve introduces the multi-generational Legacy Membership

Three Generations of the Hudson Family Celebrate the Legacy Membership!

New multi-generation membership benefits honor the importance of family experiences
With a focus on the family, The Reserve at Lake Keowee has introduced its Legacy Membership, an incredible expansion of benefits to the community’s Full and Premier Members. The Reserve’s Legacy Membership now allows Members to extend their membership privileges beyond their spouses and minor children to include their parents, adult children, and grandchildren. Existing members need only complete a Family Registration Form to activate their Legacy benefits.

“We have always been a very family-oriented community and have tried hard to cater to the desires of members and to carry out our promise and vision as a place to create family legacies,” explains Chuck Pigg, VP of Greenwood Communities and Resorts and Community Manager of The Reserve. “Upon reflecting on our 10th Anniversary year, we recognized once again how important it is to our members to share The Reserve with their families. We felt that one of the best things that we could do to enhance the membership value for our existing and future members and further our commitment to family was to offer membership privileges to the parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren of the member. What better way to say we are committed to family.”

… Read the full story here, including interviews with Reserve families, the Husdons and the McKinneys.

» Learn how to activate your Reserve Legacy Membership privileges today.
» See more photos of Reserve Families enjoying Life on Lake Keowee!

Video: Our 10th Anniversary at The Reserve at Lake Keowee and what it means to our members

2010 marks the 10th Anniversary for The Reserve at Lake Keowee, and ten years of family fun on the lake! I’ve enjoyed this year of refection and celebration; it’s certainly rewarding to look back at how much our community has grown, from the groundbreaking of our Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course to the opening of our waterfront Village and Marina. I’d like to thank the the 600+ member families here for embracing The Reserve lifestyle and making this a truly special place to live, work and play. Enjoy the video!

Clemson University pomology professor visits The Reserve apple orchard, shares expertise and best practices

The Reserve at Lake Keowee, just 20 minutes from Clemson University, has a history of working closely with Clemson faculty, staff and students to promote environmental stewardship. Dr. Desmond Layne, Professor of Pomology at Clemson University kicked off a new project last week, visiting The Reserve to offer “best practices” for The Reserve apple orchard.

Reserve orchard manager Eddie Brown from All Things Nature, local apple producer Dick Purdue, Reserve POA Manager Ken Tamsin and Dr. Layne walked The Reserve apple orchard and collaborated on the project. Dr. Layne stated that he was “pleased with the overall health of the apple trees and praised our disease management plan.” He recommended that we fertilize each tree this year and scale back on our winter pruning to expand the canopies and increase the fruit yield next season.

Dr Layne will perform routine orchard inspections so watch for more updates this fall on The Reserve apple orchard.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with its own 10th Anniversary Environmental Stewardship Initiatives

One of the Lake Keowee islands adopted by The Reserve.

One of the Five Lake Keowee islands adopted by The Reserve.

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and in line with the 10th Anniversary of The Reserve at Lake Keowee, The Reserve and its members have outlined a series of environmental stewardship efforts and activities in and around Lake Keowee. These include various small acts of care, kindness and protection of the land, water and wildlife. 

Adopting five islands in Lake Keowee through the “Adopt-an-Island” program created by Friends of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS) and Duke Energy Island Keeper. Islands 17, 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D have been adopted by The Reserve and its members. The property owners and staff from The Reserve have been cleaning the lake and islands this week, in conjunction with the bi-annual “Lake Sweep,” a lake-wide clean-up effort organized by FOLKS.  The Adopt-an-Island will culminate this Saturday, as Boy Scouts and leaders from Pickens Troop 51 join The Reserve in helping clean islands 17 and 17A and hear from FOLKS volunteer, Jack Lewis, about their impact on the lake.  

A crew of "Lake Sweepers and Island Keepers" from The Reserve at Lake Keowee.

A crew of "Lake Sweepers and Island Keepers" from The Reserve at Lake Keowee.

Adopting a four-mile stretch of Highway 133, just off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (Highway 11) in Sunset, S.C. Four “Adopt-A-Highway” clean-up weekends are planned for 2010: February, May, July and October. At the clean-up event in February, members of The Reserve picked up 93 bags of litter, including a car bumper and old tires.

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10th Anniversary Then and Now – Jack Nicklaus hole #15

Summer 2001 - Jack Nicklaus, Jackie Nicklaus, Ian Baker-Finch and team survey hole #15 during course construction at The Reserve.

Then - Jack Nicklaus, Jackie Nicklaus, Ian Baker-Finch and team survey hole #15 at The Reserve during course construction in the Summer of 2001.

10 Years Later - With views and waters to tempt the best of rounds, #15 has become the signature hole for this Jack Nicklaus masterpiece.

Now - 10 years later, with views and waters to tempt the best of rounds, #15 has become the signature hole for this Jack Nicklaus masterpiece.

View more memories from our first ten years in our 10th Anniversary photo gallery.