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Sunset in Bald Head Island, oil painting by Clina Polloni. When the sun sets in the island, a harmony of purples to oranges is an inspiration, is a vision for any artist to portrait in a canvas.
The Bald Head Island's history is written by colorful people and connections. Through the years, the island has been a breeding ground for wild hog and fox, a prime hangout for bootleggers, a Civil War fort, a nesting ground for loggerhead turtles, and a produce farm and fruit orchard. Pirates, lighthouse keepers, Indians, river pilots, soldiers, farmers, and entrepreneurs of all types have come and gone, and yet, the island's essence is unchanged. This can only be because the island itself is a living thing, with its own integrity, spirit and its wild beauty.
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