Robert Ruark Inn Brochure

1. www.RobertRuarkInn.com
910-363-4169 • 119 N. Lord St. • Southport, NC 28461
119 N. Lord St.
Southport, NC 28461
Robert Ruark (1915-1965) was an
acclaimed and prolific writer who grew up
amidst the beauty and serenity of Southport,
North Carolina, a wooded oasis nestled
beside the sprawling Cape Fear River,
a small distance away from the beaches
of the Atlantic Ocean on the East Coast.
While Ruark grew up in the small, quiet
town of Southport, he achieved great fame
and wealth world wide, becoming an exotic
legend in his own time, but the memories
and experiences he accrued during his early
years in the natural splendor of the North Carolina beaches never
left the worldly Ruark. In fact, his most notable work, by most
accounts, was his Old Man and The Boy series that covered the
days spent in his childhood home in Southport. The Old Man and
The Boy series produced two books and a number of articles for
Field and Stream Magazine, a magazine for which he penned a
column for nearly a decade. More than a half a million sportsmen
routinely read the column each month.
Robert Ruark began his writing career in two small Southport
newspapers, but he rose to stardom and became a household
name as a syndicated columnist and best selling author in the
1940’s, 50’s and 60’s. His work as a columnist during World War
II catapulted Ruark to fame and fortune. Ruark was every bit
larger than life during his heyday. He was as well known for his
activities as he was for his Hemingwayesque writing style. Ruark
was a noted big game hunter, waterman and sportsman, skills he
developed early on during his life in Southport, as the area is
rife with animals, nature and both fresh and saltwater estuaries,
rivers and beaches. As a youth, Ruark was infected by the beauty
of the outdoors in Southport, an infection he would never cure.
Ruark traveled and owned homes all over the world during his
illustrious life, but he always maintained a home and returned to
Southport, a testament to the beauty and allure of the area and its
impact on the writer.
While Ruark was a journalist and fictional novelist, his best work
throughout his lengthy career always pertained to the love of the
outdoors he developed in his youthful summers at Southport. He
wrote about many of the things he did in his life, from his youth
to his death, such as a novel about achieving his lifelong dream
of going on an African Safari called Horn of the Hunter. Ruark
wrote for countless Newspapers and Magazines for over three
decades, authoring over a dozen books and even a writing and
directing a film, but all in all, he will forever be remembered as
Southport, North Carolina’s favorite son - a maverick adventurer
and story teller who loved all the joy that could be found in the
beauty and sublimity of nature.
Southport & Robert Ruark

2. Internet. The adjoining
private bath features a
Victorian style claw foot
soaking tub and shower.
The luxury Inn’s famed
former tenant might
have written in this very
room!
Live like a Captain, if only for a little while.
The Robert Ruark Bed and Breakfast’s most
extravagant, luxurious
room is the Captain
Adkins Room. With
a décor reflecting
Southport’s rich seafaring
history, the Captain
Adkins Room includes an
intimate private outdoor
balcony seating area with
a fabulous, serene view.
The large second floor
room offers a king size
bed, and the adjoining
private bath includes a double vanity and a
Victorian style over sized claw foot soaking
tub and shower.
Talk about comfort.
Some things are
better in this day
and age, so it also
offers a flat screen
T.V., a gas fireplace
Robert Ruark Room
Captain Adkins RoomCharlotte’s Room Virginia’s Room
Elegance. Extravagance. Luxury. An original
stained glass lancet window accentuates this
cozy second floor room which offers a queen
sized bed and a small private bath with a claw
foot shower. Also included in this relaxing
suite is a flat screen T.V. and a dressing table
with the Internet.
Settle into a sumptuous
décor inspired by Robert
Ruark’s safaris in Africa,
as this second floor room
features a queen sleigh bed,
a gas fireplace, a flat screen
T.V., and writing desk with
and a writing
desk with
Internet. Live
in the past and
communicate
with the
present in pure
unadulterated
luxury. A real
Captain never
had it so good!
Virginia Ruark’s flair as a
Victorian era interior designer is
still apparent, as we’ve decked
out this large, elegant first
floor room in a style befitting
Victorian era royalty. The Bed
and Breakfast boasts yet another
sumptuous suite, and this one features a huge
king four poster bed with elegant linens. As if
that weren’t enough, you also get a flat screen
T.V., a gas fireplace and a writing desk with
Internet access. Virginia’s
room offers a spacious
adjoining private bath, which
features two vanities and a
large double shower with body
jets and ceiling spray. Ahhh,
you can relax and melt away
stress just thinking about it.