![]() “We have customers from all over, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem that come to get oysters from us.” explains Norris. They have been in their current location since 1985, which now houses a separate fish market. They started selling seafood and oysters out of the back of a pick up truck in 1969. They made $13 on their first day.” recalls Norris. “It was a small shed with a dirt floor across the road where the truck store is now. Their son, Norris Flowers now runs the store. You can get a Sun Drop in the glass bottle, shelled butter beans, boiled peanuts, fishing lures, cooking utensils, hand dipped ice cream, local produce and seafood! Husband and wife, Earl and Marie Flowers, established Eagle Island in 1965. Somehow it managed to stay the same and not succumb to modernization. What makes it special is it seems to have been stuck in time. You can get just about anything you need. If you have never been to Eagle Island you need to go. It is just past where you turn right onto the Isabella Homes Bridge. He suggested going to Eagle Island Fruit Stand and Seafood, located at 2500 US-421, Wilmington, NC 28401. ![]() ![]() I knew the perfect person to guide me in my quest would be Chef Steven Phipps of Mr. In hopes of spreading the oyster love, I wanted to investigate all the different varieties of oysters and better understand the differences between each. However, it wasn’t until I moved to Southport over 20 years ago that I experienced my first oyster roast. To me, roasting oysters on an open fire outside is one of life’s greatest pleasures. When the month of November rolls around and it starts to get cool outside, I get a hankering for oysters. Story by Kris Beasley and Chef Stephen Phipps ![]()
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