of locally-owned general store
that caters to young and old
who find just the thing they
are looking for. Whether
the customers are sightseers
coming from Moores Creek
in search of ice cream and
handmade soap, or locals on
their way home from work
or looking for something to
serve for dinner.
Blueberry-jalapeño jam,
pickled cauliflower, spiced
pears, corn-cob jelly, maple-pecan
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Roadside Attraction
by Hunter Houtzer
photography by Joshua Curry JOSHUA CURRY
Fruit & Seafood
Creaking wood floors and
old-timey cash registers make
walking through Eagle Island
Fruit and Seafood Market
feel like a step back in time.
Just over the Isabel Homes
bridge in Brunswick County
on Highway 421 North,
Eagle Island Market finds
itself busy from five o’clock
in the morning to eight
o’clock at night. Crowded
among the locals are fresh-faced
couples selecting green
tomatoes, excited children
hunkered over the vast candy
selection, and hungry truck-ers
choosing hearty sand-wiches.
It is exactly the kind
syrup, candied jalapeño
barbecue sauce and pineapple
salsa are just some of the
jarred selections that fill
the aisles. The homemade
bread and butter pickles are
highly recommended by the
Wilmington natives who
Shoppers find one of
everything at Eagle Island
Fruit and Seafood Market.
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