Southport Magazine

Who doesn’t love cookies? They’re portable and come in endless varieties. Cookies have become a standard form of reward, probably a holdover from our childhoods when they were handed out as treats. Well, now I’m a grown up and I can go get a cookie whether I’ve been good or not. It just so happens

Captain Steele Park, a US Navy Veteran, has been fishing the oceans, rivers, and lakes of southeastern NC since he was 7 years old and knows these waters like the back of his hand. He calls Southport home and captains the Catherine Anne Sportfishing & Excursions fleet. For more information please call at 910-620-9919 As

Thank you for your service.  We say it when we see soldiers in uniform or a veteran wearing a military hat, to express our appreciation for the time they spent defending our nation.  We say it in recognition of the sacrifices that soldiers make on our behalf; family separations, lack of financial gain; risk of

What is it that draws us to the past? To another era? Is it the stories told over and over again by our parents and grandparents?  Is it the glamour of old movies showing us a gentler time with heroes and true love?  In 1998, Tom Brokaw, TV news anchor and journalist, wrote a book

 Some time in the days back before 1965 you could travel down Moore Street, or out along the river, to a beautiful enchanted area of woods known as Robins Nest. And all along your trek, in those early years, you could make it all the way without ever seeing a Southport/Fort Fisher Ferry!  Why? Because

Franklin Square Gallery, in collaboration with the Southport Wooden Boat Show, is pleased to announce the 15th Annual Wooden Boat Show Poster Contest. Local artists are invited to submit their artwork for judging in this annual event. With so many examples of wooden boats in this area, artists are often attracted to depicting local watercraft.

A genealogy research reference collection for public use is being assembled at Brunswick Community College (BCC) and the initial donated books are from Brunswick Town Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, which is coordinating the collection in conjunction with BCC. “We’re very pleased about this collaboration with BCC,” said Brunswick Town Chapter NSDAR

When we adopted Copper the News Hound Trainee from the Brunswick County Animal Shelter, he had nothing but a leash. As anyone who has added a pet to their family knows, pets need stuff, lots of stuff. So Copper’s first trip out into the people world was shopping at Pet Supplies Plus, 2823 Midway Blvd.

If you’re fishing for something to do this winter, stop in to the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport and check out the brand new exhibit on, what else, fishing in Southport! The crew has been hard at work since before the pandemic putting together an interactive and informative collection that highlights not just the

I have grown tired of boring all of you with my nerdy discussions about the whys and importance of care for dogs and cats.  I am no Chaucer – I cannot charm you with my sanguine verse.  So I will try instead to tell you a “tail” of heroes battling furtive evils …. Pearly Whites

It’s 1968 in Southport, NC.  The high school is still a few months away from the fire that would consume it and change the local world forever. Southport is still a little sleepy fishing village where the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Now there’s a view that never gets old…the Atlantic Ocean lying