If you were feeling the chill when the arctic blast blew in this past weekend you weren’t alone. For any sea turtle still around our inshore waters when the temps plunged into the 20’s they were most likely beyond chilled – they were stunned – literally. Yep – it’s our (not favorite) season at the hospital: cold-stunning season. While we were enjoying our extended warmth into December...
On September 9, 1977, Howard Lee, then the NC Secretary of Natural Resources and Community Development, made an audacious speech to a National Trails Symposium at Lake Junaluska in Haywood County which has fired the imaginations and energy of NC trail enthusiasts ever since. In that speech, Lee recommended that North Carolina build a “state trail from the mountains to the coast, a trail leading through communities...
Pender County, Surf City and Topsail Beach have bounced back from Hurricane Matthew. Interstate 40 was closed for a short period of time but it is open and power has been restored. Moores Creek National Battlefield is currently closed and Poplar Grove Plantation has several trees down. For the latest happenings in tourism click here.
Hurricane Matthew has changed many of our area's activities and plans. For a list of postponements and cancellations, click here.
For the first time in 18 months, we missed a tourism update. We apologize for not sending out an update last week. We were not slacking though! We were on the road with Fireball Run: 10th Anniversary Edition. There will be more about this later, but rest assured, we promoted county tourism and raised awareness for America's missing children in the Race to Recover America's Missing Children. Click here to read...
