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21 International Thanksgiving
After Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to plant and
harvest their crops, nearly four hundred years later, Dr. Tom and
Cindy Simpson break bread with University of North Carolina
faculty and friends, and more than 100 international students, in
giving thanks, at their home on Hooker Road. By D.J. Bernard
30 A Summer’s Rest
Four generations of Smiths and Holmans share ties to land and
water in this memoir embroidered with early childhood memories,
old photos and essays, and the anecdotal history of the family’s
eldest daughter, Nancy Rose Smith. By Taylor Smith Riley
40 Vintage Summer Rest
A new chapter unfolds for a pair of historic cottages on
Summer Rest Road listed in the 1985 collection, “Historic
Architecture of New Hanover County North Carolina.”
By Victoria Carlborg
42 Rena’s World
Rena MacQueen is a nationally-known local artist. Life on
Summer Rest Road colored her idiom. Learn why.
By Meghan Barnes
50 Ghost Trees
Stoic reminders of a bygone time, climate and river, a forest
of dead cypress trees fringes the Lower Cape Fear River Basin.
Explore the past for a better understanding of this region’s
geologic future. By Andy Wood
58 The Genteel Life
For nearly 30 years, Bobby Harrelson’s family and closest
friends have enjoyed the spoils found on 875 acres deep in
the heart of west Pender County. Thanksgiving traditions and
Sunday school picnics notwithstanding, quail hunting’s the
thing here. By Marimar McNaughton
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70 Battlefield by Candlelight
Over the bridge and up 421 in Pender County lies the site
of North Carolina’s pivotal Revolutionary War battle. This
month’s annual illumination of Moores Creek Battlefield offers
the chance to see the battlefield in a whole new light.
By Hunter Houtzer
72 Roadside Attraction
A throwback to a bygone era awaits travelers on North Carolina
Highway 421 North where one of everything can be found at
Eagle Island Fruit and Seafood Market. By Hunter Houtzer
86 Game Time
Off the wing or off the hoof, four local chefs build tantalizing
plates, both big and small, by taming wild game for today’s
savvy diner. By Cole Dittmer
Departments
10 Up Front
12 Letters to the Editor
13 Beach Bites
94 Social Seens
98 Tide Chart
Advertising Section
26 Must Haves
44 Home & Garden
Marketplace
76 Men in Business
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Using a high-speed
telephoto lens, I knelt
down in position waiting
for the perfect moment
for Dixie, the English
setter, to put a bead on a
quail and get into proper
pointing position.
— Joshua Curry