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B A LD H E A D I S L AND H O M E
LIGHT+BREEZY
P R I VAT E Y ET O P E N
Just two miles off the
coast of Southeastern
North Carolina lies a
low-lying, tree-covered
barrier island that lets
you leave your car and
mainland cares behind.
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feels like just what it
is — a link to another
time, another world.
From Deep Point Marina in Southport to the shores of Bald Head Island is a 20-minute passenger ferry ride. The
idyllic island village is home to Old Baldy a 200-year-old lighthouse, which is open to the public. Right: Hues of a
blazing, twilight sunset over the salt marsh is often a backdrop for this waterfront home set among the trees in a
pocket of privacy.
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WBM june 2019
