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10 things to do
As summer transitions to autumn the days grow shorter but social calendars don’t have to. Check WBM s reoccurring series of the region s best pastimes for September’s highlights including fall sports museum exhibitions and live theater performances.
Read MoreTwenty Things To Do
The dog days are here and our list of twenty summer things to do is filled with indoor air-conditioned activities shaded walks and cooling water sports to take the blaze out of steamy August afternoons. Thumb-tack it up as a reminder of all the fun pastimes our region has to offer this month.
Read MoreBeautiful Swimmers
A fierce predator with powerful claws yet also a graceful and colorfully painted crustacean the blue crab is an important part of our coastal ecosystem. Wade into Callinectes sapidus’ marsh habitat to learn about its role in our marine environment and how it is more than just a tasty delicacy on our dinner plates.
Read MoreControlled Chaos
Artist Russell Yerkes’ bold watercolor paintings of native wildlife have a clarity of focus. The results are so life-like they are often mistaken for photographs. Come inside his studio to see his graphic themes in vibrant tropical colors.
Read MoreLawler’s Loop
With a water skiing habit spanning more than five decades Jean Lawler remembers the sport’s heyday — when Wrightsville Beach’s local water skiing team performed stunts in Banks Channel.
Read MoreMargaret Robison
Three words describe Cape Fear Community College Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the CFCC Foundation: energetic happy and loyal. Play twenty questions with the dynamic force behind the college’s great fund raising success.
Read MoreCottage Contemporary
After hundreds of design decisions Sarah and Paul Casey have moved into the beach home of their dreams. Enjoy the Banks Channel breeze on the captured porch and take a stroll through the grand summer cottage to admire its tribute to local artists and craftspeople.
Read MoreRed Hot Crab Pot
Raise your mallets and start crackin’. WBM’s comprehensive guide complete with recipes offers how to catch cook crack pick and eat crabs.
Read MoreBeach Bites
RMended Metal Sculptures Sandcastles and Ghost Crabs
Read MoreOn the Banks of Hewlett’s Creek
The ancestral home of Rob and Carolyn McEachern has hosted generations of summertime sporting and fishing. Today the house which maintains its original footprint serves as the family’s special gathering place. Stroll through the yard Carolyn’s colorful arrangement of vignettes to hear the tale of the McEacherns’ cottage.
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