Long before Wrightsville Beach became the modern vacation and residential beach town of today, the island was owned by the State of North Carolina and was known as New Hanover Banks. The island was originally made up of two segments … Read the rest
Video: Ocean Isle Beach Alligators Survive Ice Storm by Sticking Noses Up Through Ice
It’s not too often we get below freezing temperatures and ice here at the beach, but the Bomb Cyclone of January froze most of the East Coast including Southeastern North Carolina. Our cold-blooded friends didn’t really love the cold weather … Read the rest
Free Night Special!
Know how to get a free night’s stay at the beach? If you book your 7-Day stay with at The Winds Resort you get 7 Days for the price of 6! So go ahead and stay the whole week, you … Read the rest
NC Flounder Limits Have Changed
As the weather is warming up in eastern NC, coastal anglers are itching to be fishing.
Flounder are available to be fished throughout the region, however these anglers need to know that the fishing regulations for Flounder along North Carolina’s … Read the rest
Southern Style Shrimp and Grits
There are so many great things about Shrimp and Grits. A.) It’s delicious B.) You can always make it your own by adding different ingredients C.) You can have it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (or all three!)
So get … Read the rest
Masonboro Island

Masonboro Island is the largest undisturbed barrier island along the southern part of the North Carolina coast and is located approximately five miles southeast of Wilmington, in the most populous part of the North Carolina coast. The Masonboro site is … Read the rest


















