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...
The Coastal Crescent path of the Mountains to Sea Trail traverses Pender County. Just yesterday we met two hikers who were passing through! Here's the latest news from the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail. Click here.
You are invited to attend a public forum regarding the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. To read more, click here.
To learn what is new in tourism, click here, to read the Sept. 19 newsletter. This edition features updates on Ghost Walk tickets, Fireball Run, and important dates.
For upcoming events in Pender County, click here for the week's listing. If you're looking for something to do, or looking for a new hobby, there's plenty going on in Pender!
If you were planning a long Labor Day weekend in Pender County and Topsail Island, we have good news and bad news. The bad news first. A a tropical storm, Hermine, is passing through Friday night, according to the latest predictions by the National Weather Service. The good news is, Hermine will be out of here by Saturday morning. TS Hermine may cause localized flooding, delivering an estimated 5-10 inches of...
It's called the last weekend of summer, but in Pender County, our summer stretches into autumn. But for those of you who are looking for activities this weekend, we have suggestions. For a listing of Labor Day weekend events, click here.
Chris Letterloah, owner of Desperado Horse Farm, has been in business since 1990. But he said he was 5 years old when “got the germ” of horse loving. “It was 1964 and my dad won a pony named Stormy,” Letterloah said. “I remember that day. Stormy was my pony. Since then, I have ‘eat, breathe and live’ horses.” Since then, Letterloah developed a business that gallops...
If you’ve been to visit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in the past few years you’ve met our little green turtle, “Valor.” You may remember his story. He was admitted with oozing wounds from a chemical burn. He recovered nicely under our care and things were looking good for a release. But Valor developed a buoyancy problem. He couldn’t get to and remain...
From paddle board yoga to movies in the park, there's so much to do in Pender County. Click here for this week's events.
For the latest tourism news and calendar dates, click here.
Tourism-related businesses in the Pender County region - including the surrounding counties - will have an opportunity to work with Visit North Carolina staff to learn about its research, development and marketing services, and discuss best practices in reaching travelers, the media and increasing tourism visitation and spending. Visit North Carolina's Tourism Resource Assistance Center (TRAC), a community-based...
Visitor spending increased in Pender County in 2015. Visit North Carolina announced today that domestic visitors to and within Pender County spent $92.34 million in 2015, an increase of 3 percent from 2014. “Tourism is an important portion of our local economy,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County’s tourism director. In Pender County, according to the 2015 County Economic Impact numbers, 820 jobs...
There's a wide selection of activities and things to do this week. Click here for our weekly events calendar.
PENDER COUNTY – A new video highlighting a few attractions in Pender County was released this week by the Pender County commissioners and tourism office. The video was written, directed and produced by NCA Productions, based out of Wilmington. “A visit to the Wilmington Business Expo resulted in this professional video,” said Tammy Proctor, director of tourism. “We dropped a business card...
Each week the tourism office gives a quick wrap-up of happenings and a look ahead. Click here to read this week's Tourism Update. Subscribe to our weekly update and calendar of events by emailing tproctor@pendercountync.gov.
Our summer interns have scattered back to various parts of the country after winding up their three month program with an action packed week. Our turtle vet, Dr. Craig Harms came down from CMAST (Morehead City) on Tuesday with a long “to do” list: turtles to examine, treatments to update, blood to draw and radiographs to shoot and review. Our regular hospital volunteers were all back on deck as of last...
Last month TripAdvisor named Topsail Beach as one of 14 of the nation's best little beach towns. This week, readers on TripAdvisor voted Topsail Beach "The Best" Small Beach Town. Click here for more tourism news in our weekly update.
Check out the events happening this weekend and into next week. There is so much to do and so much to explore in Pender County! Click here for this week's events calendar. Anyone wishing to receive the weekly email events updates may sign up by contacting Stephanie Key. Remember, events are also listed on the website calender.
Click here to read about the events coming up this weekend in Pender County. We have live music, lots of farmer's markets, kids activities and more!
There are a lot of summer activities including music in the park, an aquarium program at the Assembly Building, a cruise with your pet, and more. For details click here.
BURGAW – Pender County recently unveiled a new marketing brand and a new tagline, “Find Your Treasure.” “Pender County is diverse,” said Randell Woodruff, county manager. “We knew it would be a challenge to find a comprehensive design that included our vast agriculture and coastal lands.” Ford Design Group, based in Wilmington, created a design that encompassed all of...
