The Legend of the Sand Dollar

There's a lovely little legend
that I would like to tell,
of the birth and death of Jesus,
found in this lowly shell.

If you examine closely,
you'll see that you find here,
four nail holes and a fifth one,
made by a Roman's spear.

On one side the Easter lily,
its center is the star,
that appeared unto the shepherds
and led them from afar.

The Christmas Poinsettia
etched on the other side,
reminds us of His birthday,
our happy Christmastide.

Now break the center open,
and here you will release,
the five white doves awaiting,
to spread Good Will and Peace.

This simple little symbol,
Christ left for you and me,
to help us spread His Gospel,
through all Eternity.

Author Unknown

Happy New Year!

As the sun sets on the year 2010, The Sunset Inn would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank each of our guests for choosing to stay at The Sunset Inn. Many of you have stayed multiple times through the years and we look forward to seeing your smiling faces return in 2011. We are all truly grateful for the compliments you give, the kind reviews you write and the opportunity to enjoy your presence again.

We also welcome all Sunset Beach, NC lovers to stop by to tour our Inn, or just say hello.  For those of you that have never been to the island of Sunset Beach, we especially invite you to come see this land we love and be our guest at The Sunset Inn. 

The Sunset Inn will be closed for the month of January, 2011 to allow time for maintenance & improvements to be made.  During this time, please feel free to continue making online reservations for upcoming dates, as holiday weekends tend to fill up quickly.  We will continue to check emails and phone messages as well.  There are still a few more Historic Sunset Beach Bridge prints (16 x 20) available for only $45, which make excellent gifts.  We are also selling the newly printed Sunset Beach History Books full of island history & exclusive photos for $29.95. If you are interested in these items, just send us an email. 

From our family at The Sunset Inn to each of yours, we wish you a Peaceful & Prosperous New Year in 2011 with plenty of time to be spent on the sands of Sunset Beach!

Sunset Beach NC In The News!

The Sunset Beach, NC pontoon swing bridge that is the last remaining one of it's kind along the eastern coast ICW has gotten it's share of attention lately.

In fact, the bridge & island have been mentioned recently in popular magazines like Southern Living, Our State, and National Geographic. But even before the new bridge was being built, the island of Sunset Beach had some notoriety. Back in 1992, Money Magazine ranked Sunset Beach 4th in their top ten Hottest Vacation Home Spots. Newsweek advised island home buyers to invest wisely at Sunset Beach, NC in 1993. There have been a handful of novels written with a Sunset Beach, Bird Island, or Kindred Spirit setting perfectly described. Of course, multiple articles & blogs have been written about the island's controversial new bridge which has been closely watched, photographed, debated and delayed.  The Sunset Inn and our guests believe that the greatest attraction to Sunset Beach is undeniably, the beach. The bridge, floating or high-rise, is only the means of which to travel by to get to our remarkably wide sandy seashore. Come to Sunset Beach only if you love a virtually untouched shoreline with gentle slopes leading into 80+ degree water where shells & crowds are only found if you search for them.  Dive in easy breaking waves without creatures bumping your legs, boat & fish in clear Carolina Blue water, or just sit in awe of it all that Sunset Beach has to offer, but we invite you to see the island for yourself, and of course, come stay at The Sunset Inn.