Wall Street Journal features Spring Island's 9 Tidal Creek home

In a story about homes in gated communities, The Wall Street Journal features 9 Tidal Creek on Spring Island, a South Carolina golf community. The 6,000-square-foot home is listed at $3 million.The Wall Street Journal's Candace Jackson writes:DETAILS: Built in 2002, the house has heart-of-pine beams and a copper roof. The house has two bedrooms; there's an additional bedroom in a guest house and a guest apartment.

AMENITIES: Spring Island has about 400 residents and a 1,200-acre nature preserve, a fitness facility and equestrian programs.

MEAL PLAN: There are two dining venues; the Golf House for casual meals and the River House for more formal dining.

FRIDAY'S FORECAST: Mostly sunny, high 60.

Click here to see the photo gallery.Spring Island is a 3,000-acre South Carolina Lowcountry golf community located 25 minutes from Hilton Head and Beaufort, and 30 minutes by boat from Port Royal Sound and the open Atlantic Ocean. Spring Island is limited to no more than 410 families, with 1,200 acres protected as nature preserve. Spring Island offers the finest amenities man and nature can offer, including South Carolina golf course homes,  a world-class South Carolina golf course, freshwater and saltwater fishing, equestrian, tennis, quail hunting, a nature center, fine and casual dining options, and a wide variety of educational pursuits. For more information, visit http://www.springisland.com.