Book: ‘Cape Fear Ferry Tales’ by Larry Modlin
Cape Fear Ferry Tales
by Larry Modlin
Cape Fear Ferry Tales, takes the reader on a leisurely journey of discovery down and back up the Cape Fear River. In this book, Larry Modlin shares stories from his life growing up in Eastern North Carolina and what he discovers working as a deckhand aboard the ferry M/V Southport. It colorfully illustrates how he came to understand that there is more to living than just going with the flow. His book is a love letter to the passengers, crew and vessels that changed the way he looks at the world.
First printing March 2018, 100 pp, 10 x 7
ISBN 978-0-9984115-2-1
Paperback – Retail $12.95
Nothing beats a Strawberry Ice Cream Cone from Lewis Farms
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The ice cream is delicious and the prices are very reasonable.
Carolina Beach Addressing Flooding Issues
Carolina Beach, other area beaches and ALL beach communities deal with this or have dealt with this – ‘What do we need to do to help secure the stability of the infrastructure and to protect homes and businesses?’
PortCityDaily.com posted two related articles about the struggle:
Rebellion NC bar coming to downtown Wilmington
15 S Front Street
Wilmington, North Carolina
(910) 399-1162
Read more about Rebellion NC in this PortCityDaily.com article.
They have another location in D.C. – Rebellion DC
Book based on Winnabow and Southeastern N.C.
A book based on Winnabow was released in January 2018.
The blurb on Amazon says:
“Lawyer Peyton Sorel is confident she’ll win a verdict in a massive securities case, until unexpected evidence forces her to question everything she knows about her best client. With the trial and possibly her livelihood on the line, Peyton hunts for a truth she hopes she won’t find.
Her search leads into the path of a talented fixer for a South American drug cartel, Leandro Dufau, who controls all narcotics transport along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. After a shipment goes missing, he tracks the thieves to North Carolina and Winnabow, a vast rice plantation on the Cape Fear River. In North Carolina, Leandro encounters Peyton, who has returned home to see her father and investigate the client.
Peyton picks apart the client’s dark operations, which leads to Leandro. They collide in the high society of North Carolina and the wilderness of Winnabow.”
The book is 500 plus pages and at the time of this post had 4.9 stars with 54 reviews!
Topsail Steamer coming to Wrightsville Beach
A new ‘local shop’ owned by Danielle Mahon is coming to Wrightsville Beach and will open around the busy Memorial Day weekend. The store will be located in the Landing Shopping Center at 530 CAUSEWAY DRIVE (UNIT 8).
Read more about it in this PortCityDaily.com post – “Wrightsville Beach approves Topsail Steamer, offering seafood pots to go.”
Visit the Topsail Steamer Website to learn more about the business and its offerings.
New Book! ‘Kure Beach’ (Images of America)
A new book on Kure Beach has just been published. The author is Brenda Fry Coffey, a long-time resident of Kure Beach and a board member of the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society.
Cape Fear Moving Forward wants to hear from you!
http://www.capefearmovingforward2045.org/
“Cape Fear Moving Forward 2045 will be the plan used by federal, state, and local governments to guide transportation projects in our region over the next 25 years. The creation of this plan is a requirement in order to secure federal transportation dollars for our region. Cape Fear Moving Forward 2045 will replace our current plan, Cape Fear Transportation 2040, which will expire in November 2020.”…
“Are you ready to get involved? Visit our interactive map to provide feedback for future projects and take our short transportation survey now!”
Refer to the following…
About the organinzation:
“The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the greater Wilmington area. MPOs are federally-funded organizations charged with coordinating and planning transportation projects in urbanized areas with more than 50,000 residents. The WMPO originated in 1978 and today represents a population of over 280,000.”
The WMPO’s member jurisdictions include three counties and seven incorporated cities and towns:
- City of Wilmington
- New Hanover County
- Pender County
- Town of Leland
- Brunswick County
- Town of Carolina Beach
- Town of Wrightsville Beach
- Town of Kure Beach
PortCityDaily.com article about the long range planning and seeking your input: “Rail relocation, bike paths, street plans — here’s your chance to comment on long-range transportation plans”
Video of Civil War Era Shipwreck captured in Brunswick County
WWAYTV3.com reported “DRONE CAPTURES CIVIL WAR-ERA SHIPWRECK OFF BRUNSWICK CO. COAST”
“Brent Garlington flew his drone high above the shipwreck at east end of Holden Beach near Lockwood Folly Inlet and recently captured some amazing aerial views of it.”
Visit the page to read more and to see the drone video!
Read more about the Shipwreck on the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources Website.