A visit to the Dismal Swamp State Park yields many stories and sights, including a myriad of six- and eight-legged critters, as seen during a recent state park’s “Insect Safari.”
Our Coast
Sandie Cecelski: Pelican Award Winner for Education
E.H. Ashley High School science teacher Sandie Cecelski exemplifies great teaching, getting students up close and personal with all that marine science has to offer. We gave her a Pelican Award, to thank her for her invaluable service to children.
B95 the Red Knot: The Tale of a Famous Flyer
A red knot known as B95, aka Moonbird, has been delighting bird watchers almost 20 years. Its epic migrations are almost equal to a round-trip to the moon.
A Sign of Autumn: Fall Webworms
Look for the white, cottony webs in the trees this fall. Inside are hundreds of caterpillars munching on leaves, fattening up for a winter’s hibernation. They will emerge as moths next spring.
Our Coast’s Food: No-Frills Seafood
The simple clam chowder, the basic drum stew with cornmeal dumplings or broiled mullet paired with fresh watermelon are the sorts of recipes that might have been lost had it not been for “Coastal Carolina Cooking.”
Nature’s Hints of Autumn
If you pay attention to the natural world, the signs are all around us that summer will soon give way to fall.
Take a Birding Cruise Along White Oak
Local bird expert Joanne Powell will guide birding cruises along the White Oak River, and she says participants are almost guaranteed to see something special: birds, other wildlife or just stunning beauty.
Life at the Surf’s Edge
During this long holiday weekend, summer’s last hurrah, take a stroll on the beach at the water’s edge. There, look for the brightly colored coquina clams, the scurrying mole crabs and ghost crabs wetting their gills.
Our Coast’s Food: Catch Restaurant
Catch restaurant in Wilmington prides itself on its fresh seafood. Diners may even eat fish that the chef and his wait staff caught that day.
He Left the World a Cleaner Place
Anyone who knew Elmer Eddy for very long was soon paddling alongside him picking up trash along creeks and rivers of the White Oak Basin. He was that kind of guy. Elmer died recently at age 94.
Coastal Sketch: The Bee Lady
Winborne Evans of Roanoke Island has a passion for honeybees. “Honeybees need humans to survive,” she says. “We’ve got to remember what they do for us, as well as what we do for them.”
Turtle Tales
Young hands can touch a sea turtle shell and inquiring minds can learn about our coast’s most beloved sea creature at weekly programs at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Cape Lookout
Come visit one of the three great capes that punctuate the N.C. coast. Here, you’ll find an amazing array of wildlife, great fishing, unique history and a breathtaking view from atop the famous lighthouse.
Our Coast’s Food: Fried Shrimp
Fried shrimp is perhaps the most beloved seafood dish on the N.C. coast, but making it at home can be a bit of a messy chore. Follow these simple suggestions for perfect fried shrimp.
Now, This Is a Serious Beach Walk
Cathy and Peter Meyer of Wilmington take long beach walks to another level. They plan to walk the entire length of the N.C. coast and write about their experiences in a series of e-books.
Growing Up as a Student of the Sounds
That’s Ladd Bayliss, a native of Manns Harbor in Dare County and a coastal advocate for the N.C. Coastal Federation. She offers an essay about growing up along Croatan Sound.
