<em>Photo above: Mary Fox, left, of The Chocolate Tree, and volunteer Michael McFee pass out candy and chocolate-covered pretzels to eager patrons. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>

Several hundred people braved the intense summer time heat on Aug. 18 and lined up outside The Chocolate Tree in Beaufort for the 34th annual All You Can Eat Night.

[caption id="attachment_33314" align="aligncenter" width="1400"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RES9187.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-33314"><img class="size-full wp-image-33314" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RES9187.jpg" alt="Joy King, co-owner of The Chocolate Tree, returns after checking out the block-long line outside the popular confectionary." width="1400" height="991"></a> Joy King, co-owner of The Chocolate Tree, returns after checking out the block-long line outside the popular confectionary.[/caption]