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...
In May, Topsail Beach was selected for a national award for its beach nourishment program. Today, the Town of Topsail Beach was selected as one of the top 14 most beautiful beaches in the USA. Selected by TripAdvisor, Topsail Beach can be named number one in the list of 14 - but it requires your vote! Click here to vote. We encourage every reader to vote for Topsail Beach. We already know in our heart of hearts...
What's happening in the world of Pender County tourism? Click here to read the July 11, e-newsletter.
Each week Pender County Tourism releases a tourism update. Here's what happened lately. Click here.
For this week's tourism update click here. If you would like to subscribe and receive the update in your email, please contact tproctor@pendercountync.gov.
For a list of upcoming events and things to do, click here.
Pender County Tourism welcomed two new restaurants this week - The Sailfish and Vikki's Place. Plus, click here for a tourism update.
There are several events and festivals to visit this weekend. Click here. Kick off your weekend with a family-friendly movie at Soundside Park! Then dive into BBQ at the Cape Fear BBQ Festival.
It's Memorial Day and we urge you to pause and remember and honor our veterans and those who sacrificed their lives in battle. Our weekly tourism update is available here. Don't miss all the exciting things happening in Pender County.
Pender County Tourism complied a list of Memorial Weekend events and things to do - from sandy beaches to golf sand traps! Click here for the complete list.
TOPSAIL BEACH – The Town of Topsail Beach was named Best Restored Beach in 2016 by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) today. Only five beaches were selected in the ASBPA’s much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. In addition to Topsail Beach, beaches in Galveston, TX, Highland Park, IL, Seabrook Island, SC, and Redondo Beach, CA were honored for their...
This week's tourism update can be read here. In this week's edition we featured Harrell House B&B, Dees Drug, and upcoming important dates. You may subscribe at no charge to receive our weekly emails by emailing tproctor@pendercountync.gov.
Topsail Island is a trilogy and a duet Topsail Beach, Surf City and North Topsail are the three small towns that make up one Island “Topsail”. Each of the three towns are uniquely themselves with their own special treasures. Which one is better you ask? The answer is: Whichever one you happen to be in at the time. To further complicate matters Topsail Island may be divided into three towns...
Island Attitude When I stand on the sand and look to the sea it puts my life into perspective. So what if the dishes aren’t washed or that last pile of paperwork has not been completed? My life is good and all is right with me today. If once you have slept on an island You'll never be quite the same; You may look as you looked the day before And go by the same old name, You may bustle about in street...
It’s one for the money, two for the show three to get ready and go cat go, but don’t you step on my Sand Dunes. (You didn’t see that one coming did you?) I borrowed the lyrics from Elvis “The King” Presley to make an important point. Seriously Folks, locals and visitors alike. Mother Nature and sometimes mankind place the sand dunes there as our first line of defense. They are...
WATHA – Just north of Burgaw is a best kept secret that Luke Dooley wants to shout from the cabin-tops. It’s Camp Kirkwood, managed by the Wilmington Family YMCA and nurtured by the Friends of Camp Kirkwood. The camp is 200 acres including an 8-acre lake. Dooley is the new Associate Executive Director at Camp Kirkwood. The UNC-Wilmington graduate served at a YMCA camp in Alabama and 10 years at Camp Hanes...
