Morehead City
Capts. Ted Garner and Tony Seamon first met at the Morehead City port and soon joined forces to open the Sanitary. Now, Garner’s grandchildren Jeff and Lisa run the place. Diners can enjoy the famous soft-shell crab sandwiches surrounded by historical photos.
501 Evans Street
(252) 247-3111
sanitaryfishmarket.com
To commemorate our 90th anniversary, we’ve compiled a time line that highlights the stories, contributors, and themes that have shaped this magazine — and your view of the Old North State — using nine decades of our own words.
From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.
Us? An icon? Well, after 90 years and more than 2,000 issues celebrating North Carolina from mountains to coast, we hope you’ll agree that we’ve earned the title.
After nearly a century — or just a couple of years — these seafood restaurants have become coastal icons, the places we know, love, and return to again and again.
