Since opening the market has expanded to include the seafood market selling shrimp oysters and fish. Norris Flowers says his father began more than 50 years ago. Owned and operated by the Flowers family Eagle Island Market is the continuation of a fruit stand Mr. In time for Thanksgiving pumpkins currently reign supreme.
Outside the stores entrance is the selection of seasonal vegetables velvety with the dirt that comes from being freshly picked. The homemade bread and butter pickles are highly recommended by the Wilmington natives who consider themselves Eagle Island regulars. Whether the customers are sightseers coming from Moores Creek in search of ice cream and handmade soap or locals on their way home from work or looking for something to serve for dinner.īlueberry-jalapeno jam pickled cauliflower spiced pears corn-cob jelly maple-pecan syrup candied jalapeno barbecue sauce and pineapple salsa are just some of the jarred selections that fill the aisles.
It is exactly the kind of locally-owned general store that caters to young and old who find just the thing they are looking for. Crowded among the locals are fresh-faced couples selecting green tomatoes excited children hunkered over the vast candy selection and hungry truckers choosing hearty sandwiches. Just over the Isabel Homes bridge in Brunswick County on Highway 421 North Eagle Island Market finds itself busy from five oclock in the morning to eight oclock at night. Creaking wood floors and old-timey cash registers make walking through Eagle Island Fruit and Seafood Market feel like a step back in time.
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