Text and photo by Lynn Ingram There it was. At my feet. An exquisite, perfectly intact shell, about the right size to be that Scotch bonnet that I so covet. Did I now possess my very own state shell of North Carolina?Nope, ‘twas not a Scotch bonnet. So, what was it?With faith that my “Seashells…
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Felicity Gage of Ocracoke holds large Scotch bonnets she found over the years on the beach. The black shell on the left is the new largest Scotch bonnet in North Carolina. Photo: C. Leinbach By Connie Leinbach A Scotch bonnet found by an Ocracoke resident broke the state record Friday night during the North Carolina…