Part of this went towards the transformation of the Great Tower and some of it enabled improvements to thesea front as well as the planning of the cable car which will connect the front with the castle on the top of the cliff to the east of the town.
The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is located across from the water tower in Topsail Beach (southern end of Topsail Island).
First came an indoor ski resort in 2005, then a floating palace hotel in thesea in 2008, and in 2011, a record-breaking stratospheric tower pierced the clouds.