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SPORTS & OUTDOORS
SHIP ISLAND ADVENTURE
Historic Barrier Island Offers Family Fun in the Sun
story and photos courtesy of John N. Felsher
In South Mississippi, people don’t need to travel far to find beaches, which stretch along 26 miles of coastline. However, some folks just want to get away.
If so, visit Ship Island. Part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ship Island sits about 11 miles off the mainland between Gulfport and Biloxi. It makes
a slight crescent for about seven miles and measures roughly three-quarters of a mile at its widest point. The entire island covers less than two square miles.
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