Hours of operation:
Seasonal
Description:
Located at the Southport Marina with wonderful views of the marina and the Intracoastal.
About
the area:
Originally
incorporated in 1792 as Smithville, its progressive
citizens changed its name to Southport in 1887 in hopes
of attracting a port. The port went further upstream
to the City of Wilmington but this entrepreneurial spirit
is alive and well in the City today. The historic charm
of this community will captivate you as you walk under
a canopy of 200 year old live oak trees, or walk past
majestic Victorian century homes which once belonged
to river pilots or maybe even a pirate or two. Southport
is one of few City’s with a true downtown. Banks, antique
& collectible shops, restaurants, and professional offices
line about a five block area in the downtown commercial
district. Just outside this district is one of the finest
medical care facilities in our region, J.A. Dosher Memorial
Hospital. A visit to our area is not complete without
a day or two of walking through these antique and specialty
shops, stopping along the way for a leisurely lunch
at an outside pub or restaurant along the waterfront
or yacht basin, taking a pedicab historic tour of the
City, watching transoceanic vessels pass by at Waterfront
Park and visiting the NC Maritime Museum in Southport.
The City of Southport also offers sailors, anglers and
boaters a safe haven through the Southport Marina, Old
Yacht Basin and City Pier. |