Meet author Deborah Van Dyken and learn about her children's book The Little Turkle — which includes themes of animal conservation, marine education and enduring friendship — during an upcoming book reading and signing at the museum. Van Dyken, a Beaufort attorney and writer was...
Sometimes you never know when inspiration will strike. The Beaufort Ole Town Rotary invited N.C. Maritime Museum Associate Curator Ben Wunderly to speak on the museum’s history. Wunderly spent some time researching the background and crafting a presentation for the club. And then he took it public. “I...
[caption id="attachment_2985" align="alignnone" width="300"] Town of Beaufort Mayor Rett Newton speaks with Shelton Scholars Sharpe Newton and Nick Bond during a reception welcoming the group to the town for a weekend of service.[/caption] A group of students recognized for outstanding performance and potential spent a weekend...
The Junior Sailing Program is coming home. Construction on the new bridge over Gallants Channel displaced the program in 2014, moving its operations to Taylors Creek for the past five years. But with the bridge complete, Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum is working on...