Info, Info, Info
by mocks
Instead of looking at all these travel brochures, the best way to find out what's going on is to check out the local publications in Wilmington. The most obvious is looking at the Wilmington Morning Star (Sundays: Star News, I have no idea why they change the name on Sunday). It costs 50 cents, though, if you go to the mall food court, there's some salesman giving the subscription pitch and when he's done, you can get a free newspaper. Or, in the UNC-W student union, there's a little stand, where you can pick up a free copy (ok, so I'm cheap). Surprisingly, it's owned by the New York Times. And, on an additional note, the late David Brinkley, the former ABC news anchor, got his start writing for the Morning Star.
fort fisher
by doug48
after the confederate victory of the first battle of fort fisher. union general ulysses s. grant ordered a joint army and naval assault on fort fisher. the second battle of fort fisher was fought between january 13 th and january 15 th 1865. admiral david d. porter assembled over fifty war ships off the coast of the cape fear peninsula to shell fort fisher. the forces of general charles j. paine's colored division was to attack the fort from the north and the forces of general adelbert ames was to attack the fort from the cape fear river. the massave naval barrage was too much for the confederate defenders of fort fisher and the union finally captured the fort. the loss of fort fisher and nearby fort anderson led to the union occupation of wilmington. today the remains of fort fisher are a number of hills at kure beach. over the decades hurricanes and erosion have eradicated much of the original fort. fort fisher is a very interesting place to visit for students of civil war history. see the attached web sites for more information.
fort fisher is located on US 421 18 miles southeast of downtown wilmington at kure beach.
Yummy Treats
by msbrandysue about Kilwin's Ice Cream Chocolates & Fudge
You can't miss this place...right on the Riverwalk and Market St. You'll walk past it and see lots of kids gathered around begging their parents for a treat. I didn't plan on stopping but my family did. In fact, my dad, who NEVER eats ice cream, is pictured here digging into a waffle cone.
I decided to get some water since everyone else got something. I went in separately after walking around a bit more. Instead of ice cream I got a white chocolate covered pretzel (with sprinkles!) and a white chocolate covered rice-krispy treat (with sprinkles!). I didn't eat them right there, though. I put them in my bad for later since it was not very warm outside.
*The pretzel was stale when I ate it a few hours later. But, omg, the rice krispy was wonderful!
The fun thing is to watch the fudge being made in glass window. They definitely know how to draw a crowd. And the bench outside the shop is ever so appreciated after walking around downtown. The white chocolate covered rice krispy (with sprinkles!) :)
Port City Java
by acemj about Port City Java
I had a muffin and a coffee and both were good. This place has a nice layout with the right balance of tables and big comfortable chairs that every good coffee shop should have. I also grabbed a copy of the local newspaper, The Morning Star, from a bin out front and just kicked back for around forty-five minutes reading the paper and sipping their java.
cornelius harnett monument
by doug48
cornelius harnett was a revolutionary war leader in the cape fear region. harnett was the chairman of the sons of liberty and was a member of the continental congress between 1777 and 1779. in 1781 he was captured by the british during the occupation of wilmington.
Sign in with Facebook
ruins of st. phillip's anglican church
union general john schofield
the harp irish pub
Lucas Getting up the Steps
