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at Causeway Café (114 Causeway
Drive, 910-256-3730). For lunch,
tease your taste buds with a Trolly
Dog at the Trolly Stop (1 S. Lumina
Ave., 910-256-3421), then grab
some fried pickles and crab nachos
next door at South Beach Grill (910-
256-4646). End the day with fish
tacos at Tower 7 (4 N. Lumina Ave.,
910-256-8585).
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3/Head to the Wrightsville
Beach Farmers’ Market
on Old Causeway Drive on
Mondays for the farm-raised local produce,
fresh-caught seafood, tasty homemade
gourmet treats and artisan-made
breads, sauces and pickled peppers.
2/blast into the past at the Wrightsville Beach
Museum of History (303 West Salisbury Street, 910-
256-2569) and learn about Lumina Pavilion and
the Golden Age of Wrightsville. Then tie on your dancing
shoes and partake in one of Wrightsville’s oldest forms of
merriment — shagging to beach music at Red Dog’s
(5 N. Lumina Ave., 910- 256-2776).
4/Splash around. Rent a
surfboard, take a private lesson
or enroll in surf camp.
Kayak or standup paddleboard around
the Banks Channel moat and explore
Kenan Creek and all of the other marsh
trails. Rent a beach cruiser and see the
island from a different point of view
or rent some scuba gear and dive into
Wrightsville like you never have before.
5/stroll the strand.
Challenge yourself to an
early morning pier-topier
stroll from Johnnie Mercer’s
Pier to Crystal Pier. Re-fuel
above the water at the Oceanic
Restaurant. On the way back, scope
the sand for one of Mother Ocean’s
treasures. Who knows, you might
get lucky and find a starfish to
remind you of Wrightsville Beach.
703 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-5551
6/Act like
a local.
Walk, stroll,
jog or run around the
scenic 2.45-mile John
Nesbitt Loop, then
grab a tub of Roberts
chicken salad and all the
fixin’s (Roberts Market,
32 N. Lumina Ave., 910-
256-2641) and picnic at
Wynn Plaza at sundown.
7/After a day
of sun and
fun, throw
out a blanket, cuddle
up under the stars
with the family and
spend a relaxing evening
in Wrightsville
Beach Park catching a
concert. Family Movie
Night begins Fridays in
September.
Causeway Café
8/Eat your way
around town. Start
with a hearty breakfast
Things you
MUST do this
summer