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J I AN INQUISITIVE BIRD check* oul the ferry from a *afe perch oear the Pfizer Chemical* dock. Ferry Operates Year-Round The Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry departs from Brunswick County just north of Southport year-round, though the schedule slows during the winter months. Through May 15, the ferry departs Southport four times daily, at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ana 3:30 pan. Departure; from Fort Fisher are at 9.30 a m and 12:30 p.m . ?3G pm and 4:30 p.m Extra runs are added for major holidays such as Easter and Memorial Day weekends F ram May 16 through Sept 15. me terry leaves houthporr every other hour on the odd hour, with the first trip at 7 a.m.. the last at 5 p.m. It departs Fort Fisher on the even hour, every other hour, with the first tnp at 8 a.m. and the last departing at 6 p m. One-way fares are 50e for a J ior dk-jc* rider: S3 for motorcycles and fee angle vehtcie or ctxnbtnaUor. at feet or less m length and >6 fee veterles 20 feet to 3S feet m length Reservations are not allowed Ferry View I (Continued from access to the old fort area is extremely limited. Barely visible during the crossing are the last remain* ot the Cape Fear Quarantine Station built by the marine nospnai service in me loyus about one and one-eighth miles northeast of Southport in the river. Here crew clothing could be disinfected properly, the sick cared for and suspect cases detained. The station stood on a pier 600 feet long, with gangways, docks and ballast cribs. All that remains intact are the foundations of several water tanks. Throughout the crossing, which usually takes 45 to 60 minutes, riders can see the nesting sites where the once-endangered brown pelican are | making a strong comeback. Here also are nests for other birds seen along the shore, such as the least tern. Small fishing boats usually mark the location of intake canal screens leading to the Carolina Power & 1 light nuclear plant along the river. As the ferry nears the Fort Fisher moorings the tall yellow cranes of loading facilities at the Military I All Men's OP. Hobie. DeeCee PANTS, SHIRTS, # SHORTS, SWIMSUITS Vl Price i Lee and Levi | Jeans. . 16" Cords . . . 9'* LADIES' CLEARANCE RACK % Price NEW SPRING ARRIVALS OP, Hobie DeeCee Jazzy Greersbrook PK's Closet j Palmetto Bri ,j Mwy. 130. Millil Is Described preceding page) Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point can be seen to the left and to the right, "Thn Hn/'tc" nro ifisil\ln When New Inlet opened, It threatened to silt shut the Cape Fear River and its deep water port. In 1875, the U.S. Army Corps of {Engineers began the time-cons urning project of closing the entire New Inlet in order to save the port A line of mattresses composed of logs and brushwood loaded with stone was sunk and laid entirely across the inlet. The work was continued from year to year by piling stone rip-rap on and over this foundation, building it up to high water Finally it was covered with heavy granite stones on its tip and slopes to low water. In addition to protecting the river, ' The Rocks" provide excellent fishing for man and bird either from the barricade itself or by boat. A statp limit rnmn iillnur* (riw u/ntor nn. cess. During the summer season only, for the second consecutive year, tour guides will be available to describe sites along the route and to answer questions. B BflSv' WFj % K# /Jr U.l: V???J W model* m xtjjg trnjjical print wr,l ahoulder || \ /u/npiuil fcy I 91 j Busy Itches i*-n I'lara. Shallottr j i 8609 Supplement to The Brunswick Beacon April-May. 1985? Page 27 ^ ^ r ^ ^ ^ t /' . . . . : ' 'f ' ' '' '" ' ^.v^-; ;: IIAII rxOIMIt * ( MWGOWAM PRICE'S CREEK L1GHTH0U8E offrn a gllmp** of coastal Brunswick's past as the ferry glides from its South port moorings. raHHF - 'k- Bpii iim I J J*7 / / B f *^3^BjT5 "' ) I jgjj r |T % j ^ jjh 99 'n nwV i Wy"?.-t-B y* 1 """'"
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