08 Jun What’d we do at Maritime Day?! Plenty!
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06 Jun Triathlon proceeds donated to area nonprofits
The Friends of the Maritime Museum was one of the beneficiaries of a triathlon held last month in Beaufort. Organizers of the Crystal Coast Full and Half Booty Triathlon donated $40,000 to Beaufort nonprofits during check presentations on June 6 at the N.C. Maritime Museum in...
24 May Museum to celebrate Maritime Day with free family-friendly fun
BEAUFORT — A family-friendly event will help showcase the waterfront property designated as the site for the future home of the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort. The Friends of the Museum will host Maritime Day on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the...
23 May UPDATE: Friends’ summer fundraiser canceled
UPDATE: The Friends of the Maritime Museum has canceled the summer fundraiser, Friends Go Hollywood. For information, call 252-728-1638 BEAUFORT — A night of glitter and glamour awaits friends and fans of the North Carolina Maritime Museum. The Friends of the Museum will host its annual summer fundraising...
21 May Report: Museum expansion would provide significant economic benefit
[gallery ids="3068,3071,3072,3074,3075,3076,3079,3081,3082,3085,3086"] State and local officials were on hand Tuesday at the museum to announce the results of the economic impact study and discuss plans for the Gallants Channel site with the public. BEAUFORT — A newly released economic impact study shows that development of a state-owned...
15 May Museum to host pirate-themed movie series
BEAUFORT — It all started with a costume. Exhibits staff with the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort reached out to the Walt Disney World Company a couple of years ago for a possible loan of the Blackbeard costume from the Pirates of the Caribbean series to...
04 May Annual Beaufort Wooden Boat Show a hit
The 45th Annual Beaufort Wooden Boat Show has been brought to a successful close. Picture perfect weather drew thousands to Beaufort’s downtown waterfront for the heritage boat display, which featured more than 50 powered, rowed and sail boats lining Front Street, the N.C. Maritime Museum parking...
02 May Annual Wooden Boat Show includes kid-friendly fun
BEAUFORT —The Beaufort Wooden Boat Show has always been a family-friendly event, and that tradition continues this year with activities geared specifically to the little ones. The 45th Annual Wooden Boat Show, hosted by the N.C. Maritime Museum, is set up along Front Street and the...
23 Apr Annual Wooden Boat Show to feature largest collection of Barbour boats
BEAUFORT — There was a time when boating was reserved for the wealthy. Before World War II when boats were custom made, it was an expensive hobby out of the reach of most Americans. But after the war — and its lucrative wartime contracts — ended,...
23 Apr Turtle program features ‘The Little Turkle’
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...