Pat Kirkman will portray “Kate Stuart” . The past comes to life with historic character portrayals. Miss Kate was known as the “Heroine of Southport” and “The Grand Old Lady of North Carolina”. Come meet Miss Kate and learn about her lifetime of contribution to Southport’s history and why she may be gone, but she […]
Liz Fuller presents “Hurricane Hazel”.As we conclude this year’s hurricane season, come hear the story of Hazel, the only CAT 4 hurricane to hit North Carolina in the 20th We’ll share recently donated photos of the storm damage and learn the story behind Southport’s weather tower on the Garrison lawn. And we’ll get to know […]
Bob Surridge will present “Mayor Leonard T. Yaskell” The past comes to life with historic character portrayals. Yaskell was a Yankee who relocated to Southport in the early part of the 20th century. As Postmaster, he grew to know and like the people of his new home. He became so popular that he even served […]