SUBMITTED BY: STACIE THRUSH, EDITOR
Fripp Island resident Pam Hagan reached out to me recently and said, I would love to see an article in the Trawler about the different names of houses on Fripp Island. She had noticed the great names while out on her walks. I agreed that it was one of the first things I noticed when I visited the Island. Through my research, I have learned that some names pay tribute to a family member, some are a play on words, some are a private joke among the family. But they all have one thing in common; they are all creative and tell a story! Here are a few stories of how they came to be.
SEA-SECTION “Hi! My husband, Laird, is a retired OB/GYN and has delivered 6889 babies during his career. Our mailbox name is SEA-SECTION. A reminder of the past!” -Carol & Laird Griffin PAPAGEORGIA HOUSE “Our house has displayed the sandblasted sign for over 10 years. Originally at 173 Davis Love Dr. and now at our 34 Davis Love Drive beach cottage. Our daughters, Jessica and Gracie, picked the name from the movie Vegas Vacation where Russ Griswall needs a fake ID in Las Vegas. The ID is given with the name George Papageorio! We thought if we put that name on our house people would think we had a connection with the Jersey mob and wouldn’t bother us!!” -J. Michael and Nancy Ross DEER RUNNERS “Our house is called Deer Runners - the reason we chose this special name is because we live in Deer Lake and live on Deer Run Road and most significantly, this Golden family is made up of 3 Generations of competitive runners. Grandparents have run in FL, Charlotte and now Beaufort, daughter runs in NC, and Granddaughter competes on College Cross Country and Track Teams in NC. Frank Golden was a high school cross country and track champion in CT many years ago. We sure do love our home called “Deer Runners”. (Photo from Fripp Island Resort Memorial Day 5k Race - Iris and Frank Golden, Kaylee Spencer, Kim Golden Spencer -3 generations of runners)” -Iris Golden PASQUALE’S PLACE “My family is not Italian but for some reason my dads nickname for me was Pasquale. He loved Fripp on his visits and years ago when I purchased my first house in Deer Lake-Pasquale’s Place was created. Pasquale’s Place is still in Deer Lake only now at a different location.” -Julia Bogner SOUTHERN SOLITUDE “I grew up spending my weekends at our house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Our property was on Solitude Creek. I had hoped the property would be passed down through the years. Unfortunately, our family sold it after owning it for 25 years. When I moved to Fripp, I realized this was going to be my own “Southern Solitude”.” -Barclay Sharon Fall 2021 | 22
