NC Maritime Museum : BEAUFORT

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Hiking and History on Shackleford BanksJUNE 28 @ 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM$27.00 – $30.00Experience Outer Banks history and wildlife with a guided hike on Shackleford Banks, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Participants will take a ferry to an undeveloped barrier island. This field trip requires hiking through sandy terrain for long distances. $30. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration required by noon day prior. Register call 252-504-7758. North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 days ago

On this day in 1812 it was assumed that a crewman from Gunboat No. 7 was killed by a shark while swimming in the Cape Fear River off Smithville (modern day Southport). This would be the earliest shark fatality documented in North Carolina waters if proven true.At least six gun boats were stationed in the Wilmington area near Cape Fear to protect shipping and operations at coastal ports as well as conduct patrols. A party from the ship left to shore in a small boat for the purpose of bathing. When one of the swimmers sank during the dip and never surfaced fellow crewmen believed he was taken by a shark. Throughout the early part of the day a large shark had been spotted in the area. This portion of a map by Samuel Lewis dated 1802 shows the vicinity of the incident. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

Fish Friday!Earlier this week we posted about the Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City, this weeks Fish Friday post brings you a postcard picture of the pier that was in front of the hotel. Though it may not have been used for fishing directly from, the pier in this image would have been the departure point for many tourists headed out for a day of fishing on the local waters. Image source: North Carolina State Archives, Massengill Collection. Date: early 20th Century ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Coastal Reserve

7 days ago

Summer camps in partnership with North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort are underway! Campers investigate coastal marine life of the tidal flats, salt marshes and sounds at the Rachel Carson Reserve. Back in the classroom, campers completed a squid dissection! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

On this day in 1880 the Atlantic Hotel opened as a prominent coastal resort on the waterfront in Morehead City, offering a ball room, convention hall, tennis courts, swimming pool, bowling alleys and billiards. The main attractions were fishing, sailing, surf bathing, and of course the "cool sea air". The Atlantic Hotel was located between 3rd and 4th Streets downtown. It unfortunately burned in April of 1933.Image from a postcard of the Atlantic Hotel circa 1908 (source: UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Library archives). ... See MoreSee Less

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