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JUST TO NAME A FEW
from Trawler Fall 2021
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
GREYSON’S MERMAID COTTAGE
“My husband and I bought our house at 230 Deerfield Court August 2020. The family had had a rough year as our oldest daughter had contracted a very rare infection during her pregnancy and our grandson was born too early to survive. He was born alive but his little lungs weren’t developed enough for him to breath so he passed away in our arms as she was rushed into emergency surgery a couple of times because they couldn’t get the bleeding to stop. When we bought the house we thought it was so colorful and happy that my husband and I decided to name the house in honor of our grandson. We ordered a sign and surprised our daughter when she came to see the house. We named the house Greyson’s Mermaid Cottage and placed a mermaid in every room of the house so Greyson could be with us for all the memories we will make together in our new house on Fripp!” -Julie and Steve Holbert
ARCADIA
“In 1997, the purchase of 726 Marlin was completed. The name chosen for the home was Arcadia. Arcadia is a mountainous, landlocked region of Greece. It is a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet and the first known use of “arcadia” has been said to be in 1847. The Roman poet Virgil recognized that Arcadia’s isolation and bucolic character make it a perfect setting for pastoral poetry, and over the centuries many other writers have agreed. In the poems of Arcadia, naive and ideal innocence is often unaffected by the passions of the larger world. Thus the use of “Arcadia” today is to “ designate a place of rustic innocence and simple, quiet pleasure. Arcadian can mean “idyllically pastoral” or “idyllically innocent, simple, or untroubled.” We thought this was a beautiful description of our home on the island; particularly before the development(s) over the past 20+ years.” -Joe Burkhardt
LOVELY DAY
“In 2020 my husband Mark and I were able to purchase 810 Marlin Drive which was a fixer-upper. We have a tradition when we travel to play the Peter White version of the song “Lovely Day” when we are driving along scenic coastal byways. In February 2020, which was right at the very beginning of the pandemic, we were making our way to Fripp when we heard that the Surgeon General had posted the lyrics for “Lovely Day” commenting about how fitting they were for these uncertain times AND that Bill Withers, the original artist, had died the day before. We love that song and as we were crossing the inlet that morning we decided that Lovely Day would be the perfect name for the house should it become ours. After an extensive renovation and lots of TLC we were able to fulfill a dream of owning a beach house and sharing it with others. To this day as we exit the maritime forests of Hunting Island and begin crossing Fripp Inlet we roll down the windows and play “Lovely Day!”
“When the day that lies ahead of me Seems impossible to face When someone else instead of me Always seems to know the way Then I look at you And the world’s alright with me Just one look at you And I know it’s gonna be A lovely day”
-Paige & Mark Bouy
