MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Westbrook Brewing Co. announces the release of Shore Leave Lager in collaboration with the USS Yorktown Foundation at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. A portion of every beer sale will be donated back to the USS Yorktown Foundation to support their mission of inspiring children, visitors, and the community by promoting America’s longstanding traditions of service, leadership, duty, and sacrifice through exhibits, education, programming, and community outreach. Shore Leave is available now at Westbrook Brewery and will be available at Lowes Foods stores beginning May 20. Shore Leave Lager, a brew that pays homage to […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Three artifacts from the historic U.S. Navy destroyer USS Laffey will be flown aboard a World War II-era C-47 from Charleston Executive Airport (JZI) to Normandy, France, to be displayed during the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2024. Three organizations that honor WWII service men and women, the USS Yorktown Foundation, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, and the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), have joined forces to symbolically bring the USS Laffey back to Europe eight decades after the ship and crew supported the invasion of France. The USS Laffey (DD […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – On Thursday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m., Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum and organizers of Charleston Race Week invite media members aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown for a powerful announcement regarding the future of the race. Details will be made available related to a partnership that will transform Charleston Race Week into one of the most unique regattas in the world. Widely considered the pinnacle of annual sailboat racing events in the country, Charleston Race Week will host its 28th regatta April 18-21. Race headquarters will be anchored in a central location on Charleston […]