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18 Ecological Landscaping
By Melissa Sutton-Seng
With a little planning and knowledge, it’s
possible to plant a garden that is both
beautiful and beneficial for the environment.
30 An Epic Journey
By Mary Margaret McEachern
What began as a challenge for Susan Warwick
to improve fitness and health by training for a
marathon turned into a two-plus decade quest
to run one of the long-distance races in all
50 states.
36 Drawn to Nature
By Christine R. Gonzalez
Wilmington artist Catherine Crumpton finds
inspiration and challenge in landscapes and
flowers.
42 A Beach House Reveal
By Amanda Lisk
It was love at first sight when country music
songwriter Jeff Outlaw and his wife, Amy,
caught the initial glimpse of their vacation
home in Carolina Beach.
58 Throw Another Shrimp on the
Skillet!
By Fritts Causby
The options for preparing the tasty crustaceans
are just as complex as the local shrimp industry.
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15 Celebrating Under the Tree
By Pat Bradford
A Wilmington area ministry that funds out-reach
to the needy through a retail store
marks 22 years of service to the community.
16 Platinum Jubilee
By Pat Bradford
The mothers and daughters of the Harbor
Island Garden Club are celebrating 70 years
of providing beauty and community service
to Wrightsville Beach.
TRENDING
22 Multimodal Greenway Trail on
Track
By Christine R. Gonzalez
The downtown Wilmington Rail Trail, a
pedestrian thruway and potential multi-modal
area, moves closer to the start line.
FISH TALES
28 Fishing for Research
By Peter Perschbacher
In the 1970s, a project to tag sharks off
Shackleford Banks landed some interesting
and dangerous species — and some ominous
signs of a fabled ocean hunter.
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62 SOCIAL SEENS
66 TIDE CHART
ON THE COVER
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Sautéed, grilled, fried or
boiled . . . no matter how
the shrimp are prepared,
local fishermen keep
summer chefs in supply
of the tasty crustaceans.
Photographed in May 2018,
the Elaina Nicole docks in
Sneads Ferry, awaiting her
next run.
— PHOTOGRAPHY BY
ALLISON POTTER
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MAGAZINE MAY 2022 • VOL. 23 • ISSUE 5
AN EPIC JOURNEY
Marathons in 50 States
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING
Beauty and Ecology
BEACH HOUSE REVEAL
Love at First Sight
A Beach House Reveal Susan Warwick’s Epic Journey Shrimp, Shrimp & Shrimp Greenway Trail on Track HIGC Platinum Jubilee Shark Research
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