Our friends at Ward Realty recently sat down with well-known local photographer, Rachel Carter, to share tips on taking great beach photos. Q. What is your number one tip to improve our photography? A. Light is so important. The best light for photography is an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset – with the rising or setting sun to the photographer's back. Q. What are your favorite things to...

Sea Turtle Hospital News Q: Why did the large green mama sea turtle cross the road? A: She was determined to bury what was probably her last clutch of eggs before she headed home one last time for some well-deserved R&R. Our Turtle Project volunteers were awestruck by the effort that it took for her to drag her very large body hundreds of yards from the shore to a vacant lot on the other side of a street...

Take a tasty journey with us on the Topsail Sweet Tooth Trail. We have updated our trail with more of your favorites! This trail begins on the mainland in Hampstead and then onward to Surf City. Our first stop is Burney's Sweets and More which serves cakes, donuts, sandwiches for breakfast and lunch, and their famous Cronuts filled with tasty creams and fruit gels! You must taste their cronuts! Then let’s...

Sea Turtle Hospital News The Topsail turtle mamas are officially off the clock at the end of August and are heading back out for a well-deserved rest after blessing us with over one-hundred nests. You just never know what kind of a year you’re going to have so this much activity was certainly a welcome surprise. Now that the hard work is done, at least by the turtles, it’s up to the babes snuggled down in...

BURGAW – Pender County Tourism announced the launch of Pender County Film Tours with the Hometown Hollywood Film Tour in Downtown Burgaw. The Pender County Tourism department created the Hometown Hollywood Film Tour, a walking tour based on the locations from well-known films and television series filmed within Pender County focusing on the Historic Downtown Area of Burgaw, the Courthouse Square, and familiar...