Happy 232nd Birthday America. Let freedom ring, boom and sparkle! This year’s 4th of July celebration was nothing less than spectacular as the Topsail area celebrated the independence of our nation.

Topsail Island Fishing from Capt David Baxley - Folks a Finger Mullet on a Carolina rig can’t be beat right now. Throw that sucker up next just about any grass bank and you wait for the bite.

By Beth Flaherty
Greek Island cuisine is so perfectly suited to Topsail Island living that I was surprised that I was surprised.  The two areas have similar climates, fascinating histories (with lots of pirates!), and a dependence on all of those lovely tourists who come to spend their days on our beaches and their nights in […]

By BJ Cothran
Photos Courtesy of The Atlantis Restaurant, Bella Luna, Beach Shop & Grill, Christopher’s Restaurant, Country Squire Restaurant, Inn & Winery, and Montoro’s Deli Italiano
Summer is a great time to treat yourself to a fabulous meal or two or three!  Grab a couple of friends and make a date to give all six of […]

 
Story By Joe Zentner It often begins in my dreams.  I race along a Topsail beach, flap my arms furiously, and before I know it, I’m aloft, high over water, feeling weightless and euphoric.  And then I wake up.
Only now, I’m closer to making my dream a reality, because I’ve taken up parasailing, which is […]

Intern Nathan Lamb with little Green "Leap."
Meet Nathan Lamb, one of our 2008 summer interns and the only one to raise their hand when I asked, “Who wants to be first?” Nathan is an Environmental Studies major at UNC-CH and we call him our “senior plus” because he’s already graduated and received his degree. After […]

Story by Capt. Chris MedlinSelected Photos by BJ Cothran
Uh oh, now you've done it.  You have been reading my column so much, you now have a cooler full of fish to contend with.  So what’s next?  And how can you manage to do what the fish monger down the street does so elegantly?  You watch […]

Luke Rivenbark (from left), Ryan King, Tyler Everett, and James Fry played on the Yankees Soccer Team from the 2008 YMCA Youth Soccer League.  The three-year-old players are from Burgaw and Hamstead.  This great shot was taken with a Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
Submit your Last Shot photographs to publisher@topsailmagazine.com.  Put "Last Shot" in the subject […]