HISTORICALLY known as Smith
PETER C QUINN ARCHITECT
pcquinnarch@gmail.com
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WBM june 2019
Island, home of the oldest lighthouse
in North Carolina, “Old Baldy,” the
island is secluded and feels remote, sit-uated
where the Cape Fear River meets
the Atlantic Ocean — and while it’s barely two miles
from Southport, it feels like it might as well be 2,000.
The 20-minute passenger ferry ride leads you into a
unique blend of beachfronts, marsh and maritime for-est
that makes up the village. There are few cars on the
island, residents and visitors use modified electric golf
carts and bicycles, or walk.
With a club, golf, restaurants, shops, island market, a
bustling marina and plenty of other amenities, the village
is home only to about 200 full-time residents, but wel-comes
a variety of business folk, day-trippers and a good
number of second-home owners and vacationers on any
given day. It’s friendly. People say hi to one another as
they pass in golf carts along shaded roadways under the
lush tree canopy.
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Large, floor length windows throughout the home
give way to a picturesque view of the trees, greenery
and water. The still waters of the creek and marsh
make it a paddle boarder’s and kayaker’s dream.
Photograph by Harry Taylor
www.rmendedmetals.com
(910) 231-7711
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