…system although not as fast as the boat’s occupants would have preferred. Even though they were headed downwind, the return trip still took more than four hours. Chasing them like a fiendish pack of wolves, the waves became hard to see as daylight dimmed. Sunset, even though the sun was…
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Surf City Set For Mountains To Sea Trail Event
…include the following: Friday, March 27: A reception at the Missiles and More Museum and Assembly Building and roller skating at the Topsail Island Rollerskating Rink or classic miniature golf at the Patio Playground. Saturday, March 28: Beach ecology workshops, tours of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation…
Evening At Cape Lookout Programs Set
…night begins with a ferry ride at dusk, followed by a chance to take in the view from the Cape Lookout Lighthouse around sunset. Superintendent Jeff West encourages visitors to bring their camera and experience South Core Banks and the lighthouse as the Light Keepers did, in the dark of…
Lookout at Night During Evening at the Cape
HARKERS ISLAND – Watch the sunset from the top of Cape Lookout Lighthouse during the seasonal Evening at the Cape program with Cape Lookout National Seashore. Full moon setting at Cape Lookout. Photo: Sam Bland Ranger-led excursions, which feature a ferry ride at dusk and stories from the past, are…
Cape Lookout Invites Visitors to Explore
…21 and continue June 22 and June 23. Bring a flashlight and experience South Core Banks and the lighthouse as the lightkeepers did, in the dark of night. Hear their stories and watch the sunset at the national seashore. “This is a great opportunity to witness your favorite beach under…
Our Celestial Coast: Jupiter, Saturn in June
…head up on the beach or get away from light pollution by driving to Ramp 27, you will have a better chance of spotting it. You can locate it by mentally drawing a line from Arcturus towards a very bright star to the northeast, Vega. The Hercules Cluster is about…
What’s on the line? Spotted seatrout, aka ‘speckled trout’
…spawning activity typically during the month of May. Spawning takes place shortly after sunset and a single fish is capable of spawning multiple times throughout the season, making them a batch spawner,” Bauer said. In Florida, it has been observed that during peak spawning, spotted seatrout older than 3 years…
Swimming advisory posted at Morehead City sound access
…to Bogue Sound at Sunset Drive in Morehead City. Test results of water samples indicate a running monthly average of 48 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water. This exceeds the state and federal standards of a running monthly average of 35 enterococci per 100 milliliters, based on five samples taken…
Neuse River Rising: Sound River paddlers cover 150 miles
…ample wildlife, a hurricane, sources of pollution and the most incredible sunsets. First day of the paddle. Photo courtesy of Sound Rivers Along with Krop, the paddlers were Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Emily Bowes, the Rogue Riverkeeper from southern Oregon. Just as important are their dogs Miller and Charlie…
The State of the Sharks
…vitamins or the fins sold in Asia, where shark fin soup is a symbol of wealth and class in China. “In 1981 we had what was called a shark jubilee here and in Texas. We had hundreds and hundreds of sharks here along the beach feeding, all kinds of sharks,”…
Work Begins on Controversial Subdivision
…will neighbor the new, 22-lot subdivision, the latest plans proposed by the current owners. “They’re building it per the approved plans,” Surf City Town Planner Todd Rademacher said. “They’re already recorded their maps with their conservation easements. They’re really moving forward.” Online advertisements are luring potential buyers, touting private beach…
Pelican Award: Gaskill and Ballance
…a sandy beach, which Ballance said was created by the natural wave action that would be diminished if the reef was too long. James Barrie Gaskill, left, and Gene Ballance receive their Pelican Award from the N.C. Coastal Federation’s Erin Fleckenstein, left, and Lexia Weaver. “It’s one of those things…