FREE! TAKE ONE! OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015
your life on the Crystal Coast SPOOKY TALES
Burial Rites for Uncle Cleve HISTORICAL FICTION
The Phantom Ship HALLOWEEN LOL!
The Old Halloween OUTER BANKS WILDLIFE
Meet the Aerial Beagle LOOK INSIDE FOR FUN & FREE
ON THE MARQUEE
Rocky Horror Show
THINGS TO DO ON THE CRYSTAL COAST MID–OCTOBER THROUGH MID–NOVEMBER
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Vietnam War Veterans
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Inside This Issue T H E C RYS TA L C OAS T L I F E S T Y L E
F E AT U R E S 13 Fiction: Burial Rites for Uncle Cleve Local historian Rodney Kemp is a master of the tongue-in-cheek tall tale, and “Burial Rites for Uncle Cleve” does not disappoint!
14 Ask the Aquarium: Cleaner Shrimp
Read about cleaner shrimp, small-clawed crustaceans that operate service stations for sea creatures that need a wash.
15 Fiction: The Phantom Ship
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MEET THE BLACK SKIMMER: THE AERIAL BEAGLE FREE! TAKE ONE!
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015
your life on the Crystal Coast
ON THIS MONTH’S COVER
SPOOKY TALES
Thanks to Sheila Hencher for our cover photo of
HISTORICAL FICTION
Garner’s Corn Maze and U-Pick Pumpkin Patch,
Burial Rites for Uncle Cleve
The Phantom Ship
which is open until November 7. Stop by for
HALLOWEEN LOL!
The Old Halloween
some family-friendly fall fun.
OUTER BANKS WILDLIFE
Meet the Aerial Beagle LOOK INSIDE FOR FUN & FREE
ON THE MARQUEE
Rocky Horror Show
THINGS TO DO ON THE CRYSTAL COAST MID–OCTOBER THROUGH MID–NOVEMBER
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DAR HONORS
Vietnam War Veterans
We’re looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family!
This historical tale from the sea excerpted from the book “Ghosts By the Coast,” will send a gently spooky shiver up your spine.
17 The Old Halloween
A hilarious look back at how much times (and we ourselves) have changed since we were all kids trick-or-treating with flashlights.
19 OWLS: Aerial Beagle
The Black Skimmer is a bird with a bite—an underbite! The Black Skimmer is the only American member of this bird family.
25 Rocky Horror Show
It’s not the movie…it’s a “socko wacko weirdo rock concert,” according to WNBC-TV. There’s even a showtime Halloween night!
17 THE OLD HALLOWEEN
is a hilarious look at the old days of homemade Halloween.
25 ON THE MARQUEE at the Community Theatre is this grownups-only musical.
LOCAL INTEREST DAR Honors War Veterans.................18 BHA Fall Party.................................21
The Regulars 8 Things to Do 14 Ask the Aquarium: Cleaner Shrimp 19 OWLS: Aerial Beagle 27 Hooked Up Fishing 28 Diving the Coast 29 Tides
NCCF Cruises..................................22 Rocky Horror Show at Theatre...........25 Trunk Or Treat..................................26
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Halloweenie Roast and Tales of Olde Swansboro
HALLOWEEN
EVENTS HALLOWEEN
LOCAL EVENTS from hot dog roasts, to adult parties, to family festivals, can be found to the right under the heading “Halloween.” Have a happy and safe Halloween this year, everyone.
[ 5:30 PM ] Swansboro Parks and Recreation will host its 4th Annual Halloweenie Roast. Join us for Halloween activities, food and spooktacular fun! Come dressed in your wackiest, scariest or most creative costume for our Costume Contest. We will have five categories: ages 2 and under, 3-5, 6-12, 13-17 and 18 and up. Hot dog roast will begin at 5:30; food will be served while supplies last. The Halloweenie Roast will be held at the Pug Pavilion in Downtown Swansboro in conjunction with “Tales of Olde Swansboro,” hosted by the Swansboro Historical Association. Take a hayride through the streets with a narrator from the Historical Association regaling you with tales of bootlegging, pirates and maybe a ghost or two! Small fee to benefit the Heritage Center.
Games and Ghouls, Tricks and Treats at Mac Daddy’s [ 4:30–6:30 PM ] 4th annual Games and Ghouls, Tricks and Treats hosted by Mac Daddy’s of Cape Carteret. This will be a one-night indoor spooktacular event. There will be tons of fun and activities all sponsored by our local community and businesses as well as a table decorating contest for all vendors to share the “Spooky (Not Scary) Fun Halloween Spirit.” We will also be having a costume contest for the children divided by age groups which will begin at 6 p.m. If you are interested in participating in a free, fun and safe rick or treat environment, please contact Tracy Gillikin at Tracy@ mymacdaddys.com.
Halloween by the Sea
OCTOBER 10–11
[ 7:30 PM–MIDNIGHT ] Adults only Halloween Party at Cape Carteret Aquatic and Wellness Center. Tickets $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For details and questions visit sadfnc.org.
✪ Swansboro Mullet Festival
Trunk or Treat Bash [ 2–5 PM ] Hammocks Beach State Park, located in Swansboro, will be hosting its 6th Annual Trunk or Treat Halloween Bash. This community-sponsored event will be held rain or shine at the park’s visitor center. There will be ghoulish games, chilling candy and prizes, costume contests, a hair-raising hayride and a thrilling haunted house. Frightening fun for all ages! For more information call 910-326-4881 or visit ncparks.gov/hammocks-beach-state-park.
✪ SWANSBORO MULLET FESTIVAL kicks off on Saturday, October 10, with a parade. Admission is free, and there are tons of family-friendly activities. Visit them on Facebook for more information.
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McNally at smcnally@emeraldisle-nc.org for details. Admission fee to carnival is two bags of candy per child. For more information call 252-354-6350.
OCTOBER 30
EI Halloween Carnival [ 6–8 PM ] Fun for the whole family includes creating a glow-in-the-dark mural, face painting, photo booth, cake walk, ID kits by the EIPD, trunk or treat and more! Businesses interested in entering our trunk or treat contest should contact Sarah
Mmm, mmm, mullet! Eat it fried, broiled, grilled, smoked, stewed and more! At the 61st Annual Mullet Festival of Swansboro, you can get mullet any way you like it. The festival kicks off on Saturday with a parade down Highway 24. Admission is free. The family-friendly festival also features a street carnival, arts and crafts, games, music and more, including a children’s area with games, a climbing wall, inflatables and the always popular Mullet Toss! Visit the festival on Facebook for more details at “The Mullet Festival Swansboro.”
OCTOBER 24–25
✪ Carolina Kite Festival [ 10 AM–4 PM ] Come out to the Carolina Kite Festival at The Circle public beach access on Atlantic Beach where you’ll experience two days of high-flying fun! See more than 100 kites soaring through the air, watch kite-flying demonstrations and take beautiful pictures of the kites dotting the sky. Kids’ activities include candy drops and kite building and admission is free.
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THINGS TO DO
MID–OCTOBER TO MID–NOVEMBER
OCTOBER 24
OCTOBER 22–24, 29–31
✪ Promise Land Festival
‘Rocky Horror Show’ at Carteret Community Theatre
[ 10 AM–4 PM ] Third annual celebration of the C’ae Bankers—the strong men and women who lived on Cape Lookout and Shackleford Banks in the 1700 and 1800s. The festival honors those that settled in Morehead City during the late 1800s on the soundside area known as the Promise Land after a series of strong storm forced them to leave their island homes. Come join us as we learn about their lives working the sea. Family history displays, musical groups, storytelling, craft and art displays, activities for the kids and good food. Promise Land houses will be available for you to visit. Free admission. The festival will take place at 14th and Shackleford Streets in Morehead City. For more information contact Tom Swanson at swanboy1@ verizon.net or 757-486-1926.
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✪ Friday Free Flick: ‘Maleficent’ [ 7 PM ] At the EI Community Center, 7500 Emerald Drive. Free and open to the public, children must be accompanied by an adult. Popcorn and drink for $1.
OCTOBER 10
An Evening with Clyde Edgerton [ 7 PM ] To benefit the Broad Street Clinic. At the History Museum of Carteret County, 1008 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Enjoy an evening with Clyde Edgerton—author, artist, musician and storyteller. Tickets are $50. For more information or tickets, visit broadstreetclinic.org or call 252-726-4562.
OCTOBER 17
Plein Air is Everywhere Paint Out Artists of all experience levels are invited to set up their easels around Historic Downtown Beaufort. Award-winning artist Gregg Kreutz will judge the competition and prizes will be awarded. Entry fee is $30 and registration continues throughout the day of the event. To register call 252-838-1896 or email beaufortartmarketis@gmail.com. For more information, visit beaufortartmarket.com.
At Carteret Community Theatre, 1311 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Rocky Horror Show (not the picture show) will be a live performance just in time for Halloween. The musical is not the same as the classic film but promises to be fun. No food thrown or squirt guns, but you still will be able to have a good time. This show is not for children.
MUSIC | CONCERTS OCTOBER 15
Concert Series: Bill ‘Sauce Boss’ Wharton [ 6 PM ] Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton will be cooking up his famous gumbo-swamp-funk for the Seaside Arts Council concert series at the Swansboro Town Hall. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members. For more information, visit seasideartscouncil.com.
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✪ FRIDAY FREE FLICK at the Emerald Isle Community Center at 7 p.m. This month’s film is Disney’s “Maleficent.” Free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
OCTOBER 17
Gay Willis in Concert [ 8 PM ] Carteret Community Theatre (1311 Arendell Street, Morehead City) presents Gay Willis and Friends singing the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by phone at 252-497-8919, online at carteretcommunitytheatre.com or at Alex and Brett Bakery, 4650 Arendell Street, Morehead City.
OCTOBER 24
Down East Folk Arts Society Concert: Suzie Vinnick [ 6:30 PM ] At Clawson’s Restaurant, 425 Front Street, Beaufort. General admission $15, active duty military and Down East FolkArts Society members $12, full-time students $8. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30. To reserve tickets, please call or text 252-646-4657 or email folkartsenc@gmail.com. Visit the Down East Folk Arts Society website for information on performers at downeastfolkarts.org/Concerts.html.
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HISTORY | EDUCATION
✪ Alive at Five: Band of Oz [ 5–8 PM ] Sponsored by Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association (DMCRA). The concert takes place at the Jaycee Park on the Morehead City Waterfront and is free to the public. For more information call 252-808-0440.
FAMILY FUN OCTOBER 12
Teacher Workday Kids’ Camp
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PINK PINT NIGHT at Shark’s Den Sports Bar in Emerald Isle is Fishin’ for a Cure for breast cancer. For a $10 donation, get a pink pint koozie and a beverage ticket. Great music, fun time.
[ 7:30 AM–5:30 PM ] Teacher workday means fun day for the kids! Come hang out with us! We’ll play games, go on outdoor adventures, complete art projects and more. Snacks are provided, but pack a lunch for each child. Dress for the weather in athletic clothing and sneakers. For grades K–6. At Fort Benjamin Recreation Center, 100 McQueen Avenue in Newport. Cost is $20 per child, and space is limited.
WINING & DINING OCTOBER 15
Pink Pint Night Join us in October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Fishin’ for a Cure is hosting pink pint night at Shark’s Den Sports Bar in Emerald Isle. For a $10 donation, get a pink pint koozie to keep your beverage cold and a beverage ticket. Great music will be playing and a fun time is guaranteed. For more information email fishin4acure@gmail.com.
OCTOBER 17
BHA Fall Party
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BHA FALL PARTY this year features artist Susan B. Hecht at the home of Charlie and Martha Ann Harrell, with the light jazz sounds of Mike Minguez and Lou Pedro. Call 252-728-5225.
The tradition continues with the Beaufort Historical Association’s annual Fall Party. Each October, music is selected, a menu is created by Beaufort Grocery and an artist is chosen. Guests are in for a treat as we welcome artist Susan B. Hecht to the waterfront home of Charlie and Martha Ann Harrell, at 909 Front Street along with the light jazz sounds of the Mike Minguez and Lou Pedro duo. Art is available for purchase. Tickets are $75. For more information call 252-728-5225, come by the BHA Welcome Center at 130 Turner Street or visit beauforthistoricsite.org.
OCTOBER 22
First Aid and CPR Certification Is it time to renew or receive your CPR certification? You never know when you will find yourself in an emergency situation and knowing the proper methods and procedures may boost your confidence to take action and save someone’s life! All students must pre-register and prepay. Class takes place at the Community Center, 7500 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle. There will not be a break for lunch, but snacks are welcome. Cost is $35 and is due at time of registration, no exceptions. No textbook fee. Contact Sarah McNally at 252-354-6350 or smcnally@emeraldisle-nc.org to register today.
SPORTS | FITNESS OCTOBER 10
‘Light Up The Town’ 5k Glow Run [ 6 PM ] Get ready to light up the town at the second annual 5k Glow Run and Walk in Cape Carteret. Volunteers are needed to direct runners along the route and for registration. For more information or to volunteer, please email starfisheventsnc@gmail.com or call the Maritime Museum at 252-728-7317.
OCTOBER 13
‘Go Pink on the Green’ Golf Tournament [ 7 AM ] To benefit cancer research. Individual fee is $75; team entry fee is $300 per team of 4. Includes 18 holes of golf with cart, Go Pink goodie bag, breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Registration begins at 7 a.m.; tee-off at 8 a.m. For more information email fishin4acure@gmail.com.
OCTOBER 13, 29
Adult Co-Ed Kickball [ 6 PM ] At Swinson Park, 145 Swinson Park Road, Morehead City. For more information, contact AnMarie Ivester at anmarie.ivester@ carteretcountync.gov or call 252-808-3301.
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MID–OCTOBER TO MID–NOVEMBER
OCTOBER 23–24
Tuna Run 200 [ 6 AM ] The Tuna Run 200 is an amazing, overnight relay adventure in which you and your friends Run 200 Scenic Miles to finish at the beach and enjoy tuna and your beverage of choice after a job well done. The Tuna Run 200 begins just outside of Raleigh in Lake Benson Park in Garner and will finish at the beach in Atlantic Beach. On October 23, the first flight of teams will start their 200-mile adventure around 6 a.m. Over the next several hours, additional sets of teams will depart. Teams will begin arriving at Atlantic Beach around noon on Saturday to conclude their Tuna Run 200 experience with the best post race party you could hope for, with tuna, beer and beautiful coastal views. Teams for the Tuna Run 200 are generally made up of 4 to 12 people who split 36 legs. If you have a 12-person team, each person will run three legs over distances varying from 3-10 miles. The Tuna Run 200 is great fun for everyone—you don’t have to be an ultra runner to enjoy it. If you have any questions please e-mail us at info@ tunarun200.com.
Visit tinyurl.com/pfish4cure to get register online. PokerFish shirts must be worn, so include your size. Register early for guaranteed sizes. For more information email fishin4acure@gmail.com. Check-In at Flipperz Family Bar & Grill.......8–9 AM Rules Announced.................................. 10:30 AM Fishing Starts............................................ 11 AM
OCTOBER 22–25
Mercury Southern Kingfish Association Championship On the Morehead City Waterfront. The tournament is the SKA’s national championship and is its largest event of the year. Open to both novice and seasoned anglers with over $83,000 in cash and prizes for the Top 7 Mercury PRO teams, plus more than $270,000 in cash and prizes to the top placing national champions. For more information on the Southern Kingfish Association, visit fishska. com or call 1-800-852-6262.
OCTOBER 24
✪ Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup
OCTOBER 10, 25
[ 8 AM ] Highway 58 section from Highway 24 to Pettiford Creek Bridge. Meet at 7:45 a.m. at the Western Park Community Building to begin cleanup at 8. For details and questions visit sadfnc.org.
Horse Sense and Survival Tours
OCTOBER 25
GET OUTDOORS | FISHING
Led by Cape Lookout National Seashore wildlife biologist Sue Stuska. Come prepared for a day in the sun and for walking through dunes and brush in deep sand. Trips from Harkers Island are likely to include slogging through ankle-deep mud and deeper salt water. Shoes which protect your feet and stay on in the mud are required, as are water, lunch or snacks, bug repellent, sunscreen and a sun hat. Binoculars and a camera with a telephoto lens in a day pack or shoulder bag are recommended. For more information, reservations or questions, call the park at 252-728-2250, ext. 3001.
OCTOBER 11
PokerFish Tournament [ 8 AM ] Two-person team surf fishing for the best poker hand! Size definitely doesn’t matter in this tournament. It’s about fun, fellowship and fundraising. Registration is $10 per person.
THINGS TO DO
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TUNA RUN 200 is a 200-mile team road race. Your team of 4-12 people races to the finish line from Raleigh to Atlantic Beach. For more information email info@tunarun200.com.
White Oak River Birding Cruise River Birding Cruise Join local birding expert Joanne Powell for a birding cruise on the White Oak River in Swansboro. The group will slowly cruise on a covered ferry boat through the estuaries in and around the White Oak River and Bogue Sound looking for resident and migratory birds. Participants will meet at the Hammocks Beach State Park Visitor Center in Swansboro and are asked to bring their own binoculars as well as water and a snack and to dress appropriately for the weather. The program fee is $20 for federation members and $25 for non-members. All ages are welcome, though the program is geared toward adults and older children. Registration is required (maximum of 35 registrants). For more information visit nccoast.org/ events.
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BIRDING CRUISE along the White Oak River with local birding expert Joanne Powell. Cost is only $20 for federation members. For information visit nccoast.org/events.
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ACTIVISM OCTOBER 13
‘Go Pink on the Green’ Golf Tournament [ 7 AM ] To benefit cancer research. Individual fee is $75; team entry fee is $300 per team of 4. Includes 18 holes of golf with cart, Go Pink goodie bag, breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Registration begins at 7 a.m.; tee-off at 8 a.m. For more information email fishin4acure@gmail.com.
OCTOBER 15
Pink Pint Night Join us in October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Fishin’ for a Cure is hosting pink pint night at Shark’s Den Sports Bar in Emerald Isle. For a $10 donation, get a pink pint koozie to keep your beverage cold and a beverage ticket. Great music will be playing and a fun time is guaranteed. For more information email fishin4acure@gmail.com.
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FRIDAYS
OCTOBER 17
Surf Fishing
Fall-In-The-Water Meet
[ 8–11 AM ] Expert instruction and hands-on experience. License requirement is covered; equipment and bait are provided. Ages 10 and up, Cost is $25.
Traditional Small Craft Association hosts this gathering at the Gallants Channel docks, 172 West Beaufort Road, Beaufort. All small boats are welcome. Free boat rides for the public. Pig pickin’ is a ticketed event.
MONDAYS
Succulent Seafood [ 2–4 PM ] Visit the area’s top eateries with the Aquarium to find out more about local species and how expert chefs choose, prepare and serve fresh fish and shellfish. Sessions include a taste test! Ages 12 and up. Cost is $15.
TUESDAYS–THURSDAYS, SUNDAYS
Behind the Scenes: The Aquarium at a Glance
OCTOBER 28
✪ Brown Bag Gam Pack a lunch for the Brown Bag Gam during your lunch hour and join Museum Curator Paul Fontenoy for an informal discussion. Gam is defined as a friendly conversation between whalers or to visit with another ship while at sea. Free admission. Walk-ins welcome. 10/28................. Barbour Boat-Works of New Bern 11/4..........................The Story of Echo the Whale
[ 12–12:45 PM ] Visit food preparation areas, animal holding areas and labs and get an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck. Ages 5 and up. $12.
OCTOBER 31
✪ Red Cross Blood Drive
SATURDAYS
[ 2–7 PM ] Carteret County Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center.
Behind the Scenes: Aquarium Close Encounters
The Carolina Maritime Model Society exists to promote the active participation in building ship models, a craft as old as shipbuilding itself. Jason McKinnon will speak about his research in Hawaii and a large number of shipwrecks from the nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. The topic is Lost on a Ledge of Rocks: Maritime Heritage of Papah’naumoku’kea Marine National Monument.
OCTOBER 23
AT THE AQUARIUM Adventures and tours through the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Advance registration is required. Online registration is quick and easy. Outdoor programs are dependent on weather conditions. For more information call the aquarium at 252-2474003 or visit ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores.
OCTOBER 16–18
Surf Fishing Workshop
[ 2–3:30 PM ] Visit labs and holding areas and help feed the animals in this thorough behind-the-scenes adventure that includes an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck. Ages 5 and up. $20.
AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM For information on these programs, visit the NC Maritime Museum at 315 Front Street in Beaufort, call 252-728-7317 or visit them online at ncmaritimemuseums.com.
Expert instruction and hands-on experience are the trademarks of this popular seminar. Instruction covers rods, reels, weights, line, tackle, knots, bait, fish identification, catch and release, cast netting, reading the surf, locating fish from the beach and caring for your catch. The course gets beginners off to a great start and is an excellent refresher for all skill levels. The action culminates with a fishing trip to Cape Lookout National Seashore or another location if the cape is inaccessible. The cost is $150 per person, discounted 10 percent for aquarium members. The workshop is sponsored by the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.
OCTOBER 10–11, 17–18
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS
Join Museum Natural Science Curator Keith Rittmaster for an informal discussion on whales. From hunting whales to seismic exploration, our search for oil in marine environments continues to involve whales in some way or another. Free admission. Walk-ins welcome.
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✪ Oil Pressure: Cetaceans and Our Search for Oil
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✪ Surrender of the CSS Shenandoah On this day in 1865 the CSS Shenandoah surrendered, marking the end of active military operations between the northern and southern states of our country. Learn about this Confederate navy vessel and the events surrounding the end of her career. Free admission. No advance registration. Walk-ins welcome.
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Friends of the Maritime Museum Boat Shop Bash Friends of the NC Maritime Museum host the annual Boat Shop Bash fundraising party for members and the public at the Harvey W. Watercraft Center. This themed event includes music, food and live and silent auctions. Costumes are optional. Space is limited. Tickets can be purchased at the museum store or online at maritimefriends.org. Proceeds from this event help support the operations of the Friends of the Maritime Museum and the North Carolina Maritime Museum.S
SOUTHERN FICTION
RODNEY KEMP
A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR
Burial rites for Uncle Cleve
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icero Lewis was raised in that little jewel of a Down East Carteret County community called Davis Shore. When you’re raised to Davis Shore, they raise in their “youngerns” a fierce sense of independence and self-reliance. They want their youngerns to quickly grow up and to be afraid of absolutely nothing in this world. Cicero, who in this story I call “my boyhood friend and idol, great American,” was raised just that way to Davis Shore and was afraid of absolutely nothing except one thing. He was afraid of dead people—he believed in ghosts and goblins. Well, long about 1953 Cicero’s Uncle Cleve of Davis Shore up and died. There weren’t any funeral homes at Davis Shore so you had to send the body to Beaufort to be prepared for burial. You’ve got to understand that Uncle Cleve was a humped-back man. Bent way over … Some folks say he got that from smoking Camel cigarettes all his life. Every time they pushed Uncle Cleve’s head down in the casket his feet popped up. Every time they pushed his feet down his head popped up. They messed with Uncle Cleve most of one Saturday afternoon until they finally decided the only way to prepare Uncle Cleve for the funeral was to strap him down in the casket. So they ran a strap under Uncle Cleve’s little clip-on tie and shipped his body back to Davis Shore. Tradition at Davis Shore called for “sitting up with the dead.” You placed the body in the parlor of the great home and let all the friends and relatives pay their last respects. But before you buried that thing the next morning someone had to sit up with the recently departed all night. The funeral home gave you four of those folding funeral home chairs and four of those handheld funeral home fans, the ones with a picture of heaven on one side, and that’s the way you sat up with the dead. Sure enough my boyhood friend and idol, great American’s father came up to him and said, “Cicero boy, I need for you to sit up with me and two other gentlemen with your Uncle Cleve tonight.” And he did. Long about 9:30 p.m. there came a cloud. Now in Carteret County when we say there came a cloud, we mean it starts to rain real strong. And we’re talking about torrential rains. And we’re talking about thunder and lighting. And we’re talking about the wind blowing outside that parlor window, and casting strange and eerie shadows inside where Uncle Cleve strapped was down in that casket. Long about 10 o’clock one of the gentleman stood up and looked at Cicero
and his father and said, “As long as you two are going to sit up, I think I’ll go on to bed.” And he left. Long about 11 o’clock the other gentleman stood up and looked at Cicero and his father and said, “As long as you two are going to sit up, I think I’ll go on to bed.” And he left. Long about midnight, when that storm was at the height of its fury, my boyhood friend and idol, great American’s father stood up and said, “Cicero boy, as long as you’re going to sit up, I think I’ll go on to bed.” And HE left. Now, you with me? Alone, in that raging storm, in that darkened parlor, none but my little boyhood friend and idol, Cicero Lewis, great American, and Uncle Cleve, strapped down in that casket. Long about 2 a.m., there came a bolt of lighting so fierce and so powerful that it knocked out all the lights, all the source of power from Davis Shore, Carteret County, to downtown Raleigh. And at the very instant that lighting hit, that strap broke on Uncle Cleve. And Uncle Cleve came riding up out of that casket. I mean he came riding up there like he had good sense. Cicero, my boyhood friend and idol, great American, cast down his hand-held funeral home fan, rose up out of his folding funeral home chair, walked over to the casket and said, “Well, Uncle Cleve, if you’re going to sit up, I think I’ll go on to bed.” •
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We were using dip nets over a rocky area close to shore and caught what looked like a shrimp, but it didn’t look like any shrimp we’d ever seen before. It had red and white strips and was much smaller than regular shrimp. We threw it back. Any idea what it was?
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There are many kinds of shrimp and your description fits a banded coral shrimp, a type of cleaner shrimp. This candy-colored crustacean lives in reef and rocky areas. It uses its small claws to remove parasites from fishes that come to these areas to feed, rest or sometimes specifically to get cleaned of irritating, parasitic hitchhikers. Such areas are sometimes referred to as “cleaning stations.” The little banded shrimp will also clean damaged tissue around injuries. The coral shrimp’s colorful white body and red-striped claws, which are sometimes bordered in purple, earned it names such as banded boxer, barber pole and bandanna prawn. It has two pair of long, white hair-like antennae and walking legs, and some parts of its body are translucent. One pair of legs has larger claws that break off easily but can be regenerated. Compared to commercial shrimp, which can measure 6, 8 or even as much as 11 inches in length, the banded coral shrimp is much smaller—usually 2 to 5 inches long, depending on species. It prefers warm waters and can be found at depths of 3 to 130 feet. Discover more fascinating facts about North Carolina’s aquatic environments and inhabitants by visiting the aquariums on Roanoke Island, at Fort Fisher and at Pine Knoll Shores, or Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head to inspire appreciation and conservation of North Carolina’s aquatic environments. For more information, log onto ncaquariums. com, or call 1-800-832-FISH. S 1 4 | C A R O L I N A S A L T | OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015
Some marine creatures, like this banded coral shrimp, are considered “cleaners” because they supplement their diets by cleaning parasites from other animals.
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AQ UA R I U M Information provided by the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The state operates three public aquariums; one in Pine Knoll Shores, another at Fort Fisher and a third on Roanoke Island, as well as Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. The facilities are administered by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and are designed to inspire appreciation and conservation of North Carolina’s aquatic environments. —F O R M O R E I N F O —
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SOUTHERN FICTION
THE PHANTOM SHIP A STORY FROM ‘GHOST S BY THE C OAST ’
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t was the last of August and Captain Joe Sabiston’s ship was back in the busy port of Beaufort. This was not the first time Sabiston had noticed the girl among the crowd of villagers who came down to meet the ships when they sailed into Beaufort. She was taller than most of the women and held herself proudly. Her chestnut hair was streaked gold by the sun and he liked the way she moved—with grace and vitality—a look of eager anticipation on her face. As he walked along the dock, he found himself headed directly toward her and passed so close that his large duffel bag brushed the sky blue chambray of her dress. “Pardon me, ma’am,” he said. “It’s quite all right, sir.” Her voice was breathless. “Have you seen Robert Chadwick?” “He was one of the first off.” “Then he is already on his way home,” she said, a quick smile lighting up her face. “Thank you,” she said and, turning away, walked quickly through the crowd. An unusually attractive young woman, thought the captain, who told himself Chadwick was a lucky fellow. But marriage and the sea don’t always mix and Sabiston reflected that it was not for him. As his friends had so often told him, “You are married to the sea and your ship.” He had heard that, in Greece, a man taking command of a vessel for the first time would hang a crown of laurel leaves on the ship. It was the custom in that country for the bride to wear a crown of laurel upon the exchange of her wedding vows. Captain Sabiston was approaching thirty and had been captain of his own vessel for a year. This morning as he looked about him, he saw his friend Captain Ireland and the two men greeted each other warmly. Ireland asked where he would be staying and when Sabiston admitted he had no idea, Ireland invited him to be his houseguest. Since he would be in port for a week or more while his schooner was unloading and preparing for her next voyage, Sabiston accepted gladly.
Captain Ireland’s wife, Jane, was an accomplished musician as well as a good cook and Captain Sabiston’s visit promised to be even more pleasant than he expected as he and Ireland, whom he had known but casually, discovered shared interests. Both were students of botany and enjoyed taking long walks together while Sabiston acquired considerable information about the plant life of the southern coast. The second night Sabiston was in port, Mrs. Ireland had a party and for the first time Sabiston met many of the townspeople socially rather than primarily as customers for his cargo or as merchants who stocked his vessel with supplies for the next voyage. Chadwick was there with the girl who had been looking for him at the dock and they joined the captain as he stood listening to Mrs. Ireland play the harpsichord. “I am glad to see you again, Captain,” said Chadwick. “I think from my conversation and letters to her that Mattie here already knows our paths have crossed in various ports. Mattie, this is Captain Sabiston.” Sabiston bowed courteously yet felt strangely ill at ease and inwardly blamed his awkwardness upon his months at sea with only the rough men of a ship’s crew for company. “How do you do, Mrs. Chadwick.” Mattie looked surprised and Chadwick spoke quickly. “I’m sorry, sir. I thought you knew I am unmarried. Mattie is my sister.” The captain gazed at her. “I see and I am most happy to meet you ma’am.” “Beaufort is my home port,” explained Chadwick and I am always glad to put in here to see my sister and widowed mother. It was apparent that the captain was quite taken with Mattie, for he stood there staring at her with obvious approval and scarcely seemed to hear Chadwick’s words. Mrs. Ireland noticed this with a woman’s perception and, rising from the piano, whisked them away to seats at the dining room table. She placed the captain and Mattie on her right and before
long the two were engaged in animated conversation. During the following weeks Mattie joined Captain Sabiston and Captain Ireland on their daily nature walks and at night Sabiston often called upon her at the Chadwick home. All ideas of laurel wreaths as the symbol of a captain’s marriage to his ship were forgotten. Captain Sabiston proposed and he and Mattie were married before he went on his next voyage back to Baltimore. On these trips his ship was filled with hides, fist, tar, pitch and turpentine from Carolina as well as tea, spices, rope and cloth that had arrived in the Beaufort port from abroad. John and Mattie were happy together, their marriage blessed with children and the years passed quickly. Each time Sabiston’s three-masted schooner would sail into the harbor on its return from Baltimore, he would anchor in the same place. Mattie could see it from her window and, scarcely able to contain her happiness, she would run down to the dock to greet him. When his ship, the Esmeralda, was tied in port, she would hurry to open the drapes each morning and stare out at the harbor, hoping to see its sails with the salmon-tinted glow of the sunrise behind them. And then one September dawn, it was there. From her window she saw the vessel lying at anchor, the sun glinting on its brass fittings, the ship’s sleek lines a joy to behold. Her husband stood beside the mizzenmast looking toward the house as if he knew what was at the window. She saw him raise an arm and wave. Mattie’s heart quickened within her. Snatching up a small shawl, she opening the window and waved, but he did not wave again. Dressed quickly, she hurried down to the dock to greet him. But to her amazement the schooner was not there, nor was it anywhere in the harbor. As her eyes searched the waterfront, she saw her brother just stepping over on the dock from his own vessel. His CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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Remember how it used to be in the old days?
h fall. The crunch of the leaves, the crispness in the air, bright starry nights and cool mornings, all heralding one thing: the dawn of holiday decorating season. Specifically, Halloween. Remember Halloween? Not the new, glittery, plastic and store-bought Halloween. OLD SCHOOL Halloween. You know the one. The one that USED to be a single day’s event. The one that didn’t require parties, planning, strategic trick-or-treat-route meetings by moms over their Starbucks pumpkin lattes, whole days dedicated to costume shopping, whole nights dedicated to carefully assembling “gift baggies” of candies tied off with expertly executed little bows to be handed out to well-coiffed, perfectly manicured tots in expensive, overthe-top costumes. Remember? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? Back in the day, Halloween consisted of, oh, I don’t know, TWO things: you colored in a jack-o-lantern at school that day, you trick-or-treated that night. End of story. Oh, sure, sometimes a few days in advance we would make a glittery construction paper jack-o-lantern in school or we’d assemble one of those weird paper skeleton things that you attached the arms and legs to with brads so you could move them. Remember? We’d bring ’em home and Mom would pop them on the door (unless, of course, she had sprung for one of those plastic door cover deals that had Frankenstein on it—but only the coolest kids had those) and voilà! Halloween decorating was done! Sidenote: Did you guys also have a mischievous neighborhood kid who would rearrange the limbs on your door skeleton, making its knees buckle in and using its hands to cover its privates so when you came home from school, you had a skeleton on your door that looked like it desperately needed to go potty? One time we came home and our skeleton was giving us the finger. No? Hmmm. Costumes consisted of some whacko collaboration of things from your parent’s clothes closet or the linen closet if you were going ghost. I remember one time, for like, three years running, my little sister and I went as the same thing: gypsies. Was it because we had a penchant for gypsies? No. Was it because we had a great respect for the gypsy culture? No. Did we dream of growing up to be gypsy princesses? Um, no. It was because we owned funky pajamas, we had kerchiefs that could be tied onto our heads, and we were the benefactors of a handful of plastic Mardi Gras beads that came from a party that my parents wouldn’t talk about around Grandma. There you have it folks … gypsy. Talk about a minimal investment in money, time … and effort. (I don’t know that I’ve ever met a
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gypsy in real life, but I can’t imagine that’s the official gypsy outfit. I remember the last year of our gypsy-dom. When we scoffed at our tired-out gypsy ensembles, our mother, ever the clever one, slapped red circles on both of our cheeks and TA DA! Gyspy CLOWNS. Eh, what can I say? We fell for it one last time. The next year though? Ghosts. Mardi Gras ghosts.) Get out that easily with new, fancy Halloween? Not so much. To start out with, nothing sends hordes of Suburban-driving mommas out to the superstore like having a THEME. First stop: Garden Department. Why? Hay bales. Now, not a single one of these ladies is out to do a little light landscaping with this stuff or feed their herd. Nope. THESE bales shall form the base of the most beloved of early fall/Here Comes Halloween yard decorating ideas ever: the obligatory hay bale/mum/scarecrow/pumpkin sculpture. Ya can’t get away with a simple, one-bale deal anymore either. They get taller and more complicated every year. I suspect in the fancier neighborhoods, structural engineers are called in to design schematics and support systems so that the mini New York City Skylines of Straw don’t topple over onto the inflatable jack-o-lanterns or send pots of carefully color-coordinated mums flying to the ground, taking Mr. Scarecrow out at the knees in the process. Next stop: craft department, because nothing says “welcome to my humble abode” like $50 worth of wide, wired candy corn-and-jack-o’-lantern themed ribbon tied around a giant grapevine wreath with a hand-painted and bedazzled 18-inch tall monogram in the middle of it. At this point, the first cart becomes the “drag behind” cart because, lucky you, right as you were running out of space in your own shopping cart, you found another cart (henceforth, known as the “push” cart) that had apparently been abandoned by a lesser mom who couldn’t handle the pressure. Amateur. CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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DAR seeks to honor Vietnam War veterans
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he Swansboro-based Otway Burns Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has joined the Department of Defense as a Vietnam War Commemoration Partner and is planning six commemorative events to honor and thank Vietnam War veterans living in Hubert, Swansboro, Carteret County and Havelock, whether or not they served in-country. Chapter members have attended Carteret County Veterans Council meetings and the representatives are enthusiastic about the Chapter’s mission and have offered their help as needed to identify and include as many Vietnam War veterans as possible. Traditionally, America has always supported its armed forces and has shown great respect for those in uniform. At the end of World War I, servicemen returned home from Europe to tickertape victory parades, marching bands, speeches and the good will of all Americans. When the service men and women returned home from World War II and the Korean War, they were treated as heroes. Celebrations were held in their honor all around the country. Unfurled American flags decorated streets and homes. One of the cruelest aspect of the Vietnam War was the treatment of returning service men and women. Unlike the hero status conferred upon veterans of earlier wars, those who served in Vietnam were portrayed as baby killers, psychos, drug addicts and warmongers. It was not uncommon for returning soldiers to be confronted at airports by protesters carrying signs with antiwar slogans. The protesters used the signs to attack the soldiers and even threw urine at the veterans. In some instances, soldiers were refused service in restaurants. The purpose of thanking and honoring the Vietnam War veterans is to recognize the veterans’ service and their sacrifice through celebrations held in their honor with American flags decorating the venues. Fifty years coming. Toward this end, the Chapter has developed a comprehensive sponsorship package for backers and is gladly accepting donations of any size. The Otway Burns Chapter is a 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are tax-deducible. Individual checks may be made payable to “Treasurer, Otway Burns Chapter, NSDAR” and sent to Dolores Witt, Treasurer, 312 Bonita Street, Cape Carteret, NC 28584. Corporate sponsors should contact Chapter Regent Linda Phelps at rphelps@ec.rr. com or 910-326-6164. S 1 8 | C A R O L I N A S A L T | OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 2015: OCTOBER 17 Otway Burns Chapter DAR Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Peer Recovery Center of Carteret County (formerly the Atlantic House), 3900 Bridges Street, Morehead City. The Peer Recovery Center is next to the County Health Department. OCTOBER 25 Picnic at Camp Albemarle in Newport (invitation only) NOVEMBER 7 Morehead City Veteran’s Day Parade
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AERIAL BEAGLE
[A.K.A. BLACK SKIMMER] That cute underbite serves a purpose—they feed and forage by skimming the surface of the water with an open mouth. When a young, underweight shorebird who could not fly was recently admitted to our shelter at 100 Wildlife Way in Newport, the staff became puzzled when no injury was found. He was obviously thin and lethargic, but we couldn’t find anything else wrong. We can do a lot of remarkable things for wild animals in distress, but we can’t read minds and he wasn’t talking (in English, anyway). We hydrated him, provided a diet of shrimp and silversides and he started coming around. The juvenile Black Skimmer is putting on weight, becoming more active and continuing to improve. It’s only a guess, but we’re thinking he may not have paid enough attention to his parents’ classes on how to forage and eat on his own. Kids! There are three types of Skimmers, which are a small family of specialized and social shorebirds found widely in the Americas, Africa and India. Although all skimmers are closely related, the Black Skimmer is the largest, and it’s the only skimmer that resides in North America. Skimmers often roost with gulls and terns along our North Carolina coast. They are called Skimmers due to the way they forage and feed with their uniquely shaped bill. The lower mandible extends well beyond the tip of the upper mandible and that design sets it apart from other shorebirds whose bill is even from base to tip.
A Black Skimmer flies low over water, skimming the surface with its mouth open and submerging the lower, longer bill. When it comes in contact with a potential food item, it will reflexively snap its bill closed, capturing the meal, which would most likely be a silverside, killifish, menhaden, bluefish, sand lance, shrimp or needlefish. Although Black Skimmers are a water bird with webbed feet, it is unusual for them to be seen swimming in the water—they are either in the air or on the ground. If you see them on the ground, they often display the unusual habit of lying prone on the sand. This posture, with their bellies flat on the ground and their heads and necks extended in front of them, makes them look like exhausted “hound dogs.” So if you think a skimmer has “kicked the bucket,” take a closer look. It’s probably only resting. Some folks refer to that behavior as “loafing.” Although active during the day at low tide, Black Skimmers do most of their feeding at night. Adult Black Skimmers are easy to identify, even when they are found mingling in groups of gulls and terns. They have predominantly black markings, with a black back and hooded head and snow white forehead and underbelly. Their webbed feet are bright reddish orange and you can’t miss their most noticeable feature, the also bright reddish orange 2.5-inch uneven bill that is compressed laterally and resembles a knife blade. They have quite the underbite, but it serves them well! Skimmer’s bodies are oddly proportioned, measuring eighteen inches in length with long, narrow wings and extremely short legs. Their wingspan is 3.5 feet, but they weigh in at only a half pound. Skimmers have a light graceful flight with steady beats of their long wings and they are so streamlined that birdwatchers have described them as “sports cars of the air.” Juvenile skimmers by contrast are mottled brown and black on top and offwhite underneath. The juvenile also sports an CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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Skimmer, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 even bill until adulthood. Skimmers are social birds that are dependent upon sandy coasts and barrier islands. They nest in colonies upon beaches, salt marsh islands, dredge spoil islands, lagoons, inlets, sheltered bays, estuaries, sand bars and occasionally on a gravel roof and prefer the shelter of tucked-away water sources to open surf. Their nests are built on the ground and often consist of simple scrapes or depressions in the sand. Initial egg laying for skimmers usually occurs between mid-May and early June, but some late arrivals or re-nesting skimmers have been known to make the scene. Eggs are usually laid in every-other-day intervals; a typical nest contains 3 to 4 white, buff or blue-green eggs with brown markings. These well-camouflaged eggs are often hard for people to see on the bare sand, usually among shell fragments and scattered grass clumps. Incubation takes 21-26 days and both parents share incubation and rearing responsibilities. Skimmers are smart birds—they almost always nest near aggressive gull and tern colonies so the loud birds can help ward off predators and other disrupters. They rely on camouflage or group mobbing to protect their nests. To protect their babies, the parent skimmer will “mob,” or rise up into the air and attack intruders by swooping low and uttering a sharp, barking call to scare off predators, which includes humans. That’s where the nickname “aerial beagle” came from. When they get distressed, they sound like a dog barking overhead. The chicks hatch within about three weeks and start eating regurgitated fish dropped on the sand by their parents. It takes about four weeks until the chicks are ready to fly and another couple of weeks for them to learn to become proficient. Black skimmers are a migratory species, so we see an increased population in our coastal region when northern skimmers show up here to winter, unless they head further south, which should be occurring during October. Black Skimmers are classified as threatened and a species of special concern due to habitat loss, which has reduced suitable nesting spots. Their nests are also extremely vulnerable to disturbances by humans, domestic dogs, raccoons and predatory birds. So, during breeding season next spring, please watch your step and keep dogs on leashes while enjoying a walk through the Black Skimmer’s habitat. Hopefully our rehabilitated, young skimmer will be strong enough soon to rejoin his colony in time to possibly make an aerial trek even farther south for the winter and we look forward to him visiting his birthplace of North Carolina next year! S
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he tradition continues with the Beaufort Historical Association’s annual Fall Party. Each October, music is selected, a menu is created by Beaufort Grocery Company and an artist is chosen and their artwork is displayed in a beautiful Beaufort home. Guests are in for a treat as Apex artist Susan B. Hecht comes to the waterfront home of Charlie and Martha Ann Harrell at 909 Front Street. Susan’s energetic brush strokes and warm palettes are sure to delight, especially when paired with the live light jazz sounds of the band All Four One. The Harrells’ waterfront home stands out from its neighbors in several ways. The most obvious is that the house sits much closer to the street and Taylor’s Creek than the surrounding houses. Another distinction for this home is that it was built to recreate the historic appearance of the Beaufort Historical Association’s John C. Manson House. The original builder, Charles Barnes, mimicked the construction of the restored Federal Era home so much so that the home was considered by some local historians to be architecturally pure, in the distinctive style of Beaufort houses. Placing the house toward the front of the lot, ahead of its neighbors, was a decision made not by Barnes but rather by Mrs. Davis, who owned the lot earlier. Local lore tells that Mrs. Davis was planning to build her home closer to the water to ensure an unobstructed view, but one of her neighbors was quite opposed to this idea. Her solution was to pour the foundation when her neighbor went on an extended vacation. By the time her neighbor returned, further objection would be useless. That home was torn down and Mr. Barnes chose to build his John C. Manson house replica on the same footprint of Mrs. Davis’s house. Some of the architectural elements that Barnes borrowed for his home include the Manson house roofline, double porches and the 9-over-9 windows. The house is actually 9 feet wider than the restored home on the Beaufort Historic Site. To allow for this extra space, the design has been changed from a left hall to a center hall. The facade still maintains the door and two windows, both upstairs and down. Charles Barnes sold the home to John Lampros before construction was completed. The exterior work was done but the CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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here’s no better way to discover the coast than from the bow of a boat. At the North Carolina Coastal Federation, our summer cruise programs are in full swing and offer a variety of ways for you to experience the scenic North Carolina coast. From Manteo to Wrightsville Beach, our expert staff will show you a side of the coast you likely haven’t seen and will give you a deeper appreciation for these waterways. All while having fun and perhaps even getting your feet wet! Federation cruises have something for everyone: gorgeous scenery, encounters with wildlife, local anecdotes and a better understanding of the importance of our coastal waters. In Manteo, the Boat the Bay cruise explores the significance and stunning beauty of Shallowbag Bay. You will pull up crab pots, visit restoration sites and (weather permitting) conduct biological surveys of the bay. During this cruise you’ll investigate why estuaries are referred to as the nurseries of the sea and get hands-on with the creatures that live there. Those looking to explore the scenic waters of the Central N.C. coast can set sail from Hammocks Beach State Park aboard our Marsh Cruise. You will hear tales of native settlers, past fishing villages and pirates; swing by uninhabited isles and see the stunning Crystal Coast from whole new vantage point. For folks who would rather comb the beaches, our Shelling Cruise is a perfect fit. A picturesque ride through the estuaries of the Crystal Coast brings travelers to Bear Island where they can spend the morning searching for shells and other treasures along the shore.
Right: Federation cruises have something for everyone: scenery, wildlife encounters, local stories and a better understanding of our coastal waters.
Learn to connect the beautiful shells of our coast with the animals that live and grow in them. Fall marks the time of year when many coastal birds are migrating south for the winter. Aboard our Birding Cruises beginning in September, local birding expert Jo Anne Powell teaches passengers about this migration and about the birds they see while meandering through estuaries in and around the White Oak River and Bogue Sound. Often resident and migratory birds can be found feeding, resting or perching within the marsh and maritime forest habitats and dolphins are occasionally seen as they rise above the brackish waters to breathe. Ospreys, egrets, brown pelicans and great blue herons are common sights as they soar across the lush green marsh grass. In the southeast, you can spend a half-
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day exploring Rich Inlet. See the unspoiled Hutaff-Lea barrier island complex and the incredible array of wildlife it supports. Stroll along the shores of an exquisite barrier island and you will soon feel like you’re a thousand miles away on a secluded isle. While aboard, you will learn about recent threats to this pristine habitat and the nesting sites that depend on it. These federation cruises leave a lasting impression and are the ideal way to discover the unique offerings and history of each coastal location. Participants come away with a fuller and more meaningful understanding of the beautiful North Carolina coast and all it has to offer. Full of fascinating information and magnificent views, these cruises are not to be missed. Check out our events calendar at nccoast.org/events for a cruise near you. S
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s Autumn rushes in with its crisp evenings, falling leaves, and pumpkin spiced everything, Carteret Community Theatre is working on something spicy of its own! In celebration of All Hallow’s Eve lurking just around the corner, the theatre is busy in rehearsal for The Rocky Horror Show directed by Alex Russell (Into the Woods, The Great American Trailer Park Musical). “A socko wacko weirdo rock concert,” as described by WNBC-TV, this hard-driving musical follows the story of two straight-laced, starcrossed lovers, Brad and Janet (Alex Winn and Catherine Edwards) after their car breaks down on a stormy night. They take refuge in a nearby castle and thus begins a night they, and Carteret County, won’t soon forget. The list of characters bringing mayhem and madness to the stage include castle owner Dr. Frank N. Furter (Michael McGinn), butler Riff Raff (Clayton Rusich), maid Magenta (Krissy Boccia), groupie Columbia (Grace Murdoch), Rocky Horror (Christian Bredice), Eddie Ex (Matthew Paquette), Dr. Scott (Mickey Muns), the Criminologist (Bob Kenward), and a gothic array of phantoms and fellow Transylvanians. Providing the sound for this deliberately kitschy, sci-fi rock fest is our favorite “trailer park” band Mace-N-Dixon Line led by the indomitable Tracey Long. Choreographer Courtney Rose has our actors and actresses tripping the Time Warp fantastic! Celebrating the 40th anniversary since it first debuted on the big screen as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this musical has a cult following of fans that come to the show in their very best Transylvanian transexual garb (black lingerie, fishnets, eyeliner—lots and lots of eyeliner) who have developed, over the years, their own form of participation through props and responses prompted by the script. The attendees are quite often a show within the show! You can get your warp on from October 22-24 and 29-31 at 8 p.m. That’s right! Closing on Halloween! Be there or be sad, darling. Please visit carteretcommunitytheatre.com for more information on times, tickets, and participation possibilities or find us on Facebook! Rocky Horror is a crazy kind of tale…but it’s not a kid’s show. Ages 15 and up only. S
‘A musical that deals with mutating identity and time warps becomes one of the most mutated,time warped phenomena in show business.” — T H E N E W YO R K T I M E S
Trunk or Treat Halloween Bash at Hammocks Beach State Park B Y R E N E E E VA N S , PA R K R A N G E R On Sunday, October 25, Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, will be hosting its 6th annual Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Bash. This communitysponsored event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. rain or shine at the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visitor center. There will be ghoulish games, chilling candy and prizes, costume contests, a hair-raising hayride, and a thrilling haunted house that will have you jump out of your shoes! Frightening fun for all ages! Hammocks Beach State Park and the Swansboro community work together to create a fun and safe Halloween experience for families to enjoy together. Lots of community agencies, businesses, and families decorate their vehicles and pass out candy to all the eager children. Tractor hayrides are offered for those wanting a take a leisurely ride through the park. Several thrilling Halloween games award the participants with ghoulish goodies to collect. A new feature to the event is the howling haunted house â&#x20AC;Ś a transformation of the park visitor center into a chilling and mysterious experience in which you just have to come out to the park and see for yourself. Each scene will keep you on your
toes and anticipating what awaits you around the corner! In 2014 the park saw over 2,000 people come out to the event that afternoon in their clever costumes and monster masks. There were princesses, goblins, monsters, ghosts, and the occasional scarecrow meandering through the festivities. All activities are free for all ages to enjoy! For more information regarding the event please contact the park office at 910-326-4881 or visit ncparks.gov/hammocks-beach-state-park. S
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HOOKED UP FISHING REPORT
FISHING HEADLINE A H O O K E D U P L O O K AT W H AT ’ S B I T I N G I N O C T O B E R
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uring October residents along the Crystal Coast know cooler weather is on the horizon, but anglers know the north winds and cooler weather mean great fishing! These northeast winds, often called “a mullet blow,” will push a lot of bait toward our inlets and surf zone. This mass movement of bait will cause many popular species to congregate in our lower rivers, the surf zone, and the marsh systems along our ICW.
Inshore Fishing Anglers will find redfish, flounder, trout, bluefish, and black drum ready for the taking throughout October. When working the shallow bays for redfish, black drum and flounder, anglers should focus along the edges of the marsh shores during the higher part of the tide and then switch to small creek mouths, points of marsh, oyster beds, edges of grass flats, and docks on the lower part of the tide. My favorite baits for redfish and flounder are a 1⁄16 to 1⁄4-oz. jighead tipped with a Samantha and her black drum. Berkeley Gulp Shrimp, a spinner bait and a live finger mullet or shrimp fished on a popping cork rig. On windy days it’s a great idea to work a top water bait, like Mirrolure’s Top Dog, as its weight allows you to cast farther upwind. In our area, since we have such a small tidal range (only around 21⁄2 feet), most of our specked trout will stay in our channels and not congregate in our shallow bays. Anglers should target current breaks and eddies along channel walls, bends in channels and channels that have shell bottom. Some of my favorite baits for targeting speckled trout include: Bett’s Perfect Shrimp, Bett’s Halo Shad, Berkley’s 3 and 4" Gulp shrimp and Mirrolure’s sinking twitch baits (pinks, greens).
Nearshore Fishing
FISH’N 4 LIFE Captain Jeff Cronk leads fishing and nature charters on the Crystal Coast. To get out on the water with him, call 910‑325‑8194. You can also visit him online at nccharterfishing.com.
Our nearshore waters will be alive with activity this October and anglers can expect to find plenty of Spanish and king mackerel, albacore, and bluefish working the surface while flounder, seabass, and grey trout will be working our nearshore hard bottoms and reefs. While slow trolling live bait around our inlets, surf zone and nearshore hard bottoms will produce plenty of mackerel and blues, one exciting fish that shows back up in numbers is our false albacore. These fish are typically 5 to 15 pounds and congregate in massive schools feeding on clouds of glass minnows. Anglers can toss to albacore busting the surface beneath flocks of terns using any 1 to 2-oz. flashy metal jig or work a small topwater bait to hook up with these fish. Although they aren’t the best table fare, False Albacore offer some of the best drag screaming action around. Anglers wanting to target flounder and other bottom fish only need two baits. Bett’s 2-oz. Flounder Fanatic Bucktails tipped with Berkley’s 4" shrimp will catch the summer flounder around our nearshore reefs and hard bottoms and a 2-oz. sting silver tipped with fish bites will catch grey trout and sea mullet when jigged on the bottom. S OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015 | C A R O L I N A S A L T | 2 7
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ctober is when divers will find that the marine life off of the Crystal Coast isn’t the same as they have been seeing over the summer. The water will still be in the mid 70s, but as the water begins to cool down, the marine life that has been up north will move south to take up residence off of the coast. As the nights get cooler, the water temperatures along the beaches will begin to drop into the low 70s.
Beach Sweep
On September 19, a Beach Sweep was held at Radio Island. Over 25 participants helped to clean up the popular recreation site that is used by sunbathers, fishermen and divers. Trash was collected beginning at the parking area and continuing down the beach to the rock jetty. The trash collecting didn’t stop at the water’s edge, but continued underwater. The total amount of trash collected was over 50 pounds.
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JOIN DISCOVERY Contact Discovery Diving at 252‑728‑2265 or visit them on Facebook to see what classes and events are coming up. You can also visit discoverydiving.com.
JOIN ECARA ECARA works to continue sinking ships to create artificial reefs here in North Carolina, but their resources are limited. To get involved with ECARA, visit carolinareef.org to check out their current project list.
October 17 is when divers, their families and friends return to Radio Island for Discovery Diving’s 36th Annual Treasure Hunt. Registration began on September 1 and we are expecting close to 200 participants. Painted, numbered oyster shells will be thrown out at Radio Island between the beach and the rock jetty for divers to find. The numbers on the shells determine the drawing order for the prizes. Divers have 45 minutes to find and register their shells. The divers line up along the water’s edge as they await the signal to enter the water. Since the divers are wearing fins, they shuffle backwards to enter the water. Once the water is deep enough, they turn around and slip under the water to begin the search for their two shells. When some of the divers have found two shells, they will surface near Discovery Diving’s pontoon boat to register their shells and head back to Discovery Diving to prepare for the afternoon’s festivities. Other divers will continue diving to enjoy the rocky jetty but will surface to register their shells before the 45-minute time limit has been reached. When the divers return to Discovery Diving, they position their chairs around the dock in preparation for the drawing of prizes. Before the prizes are awarded, Discovery Diving has their infamous pig pickin’. The menu includes barbecue, deer ham, cole slaw, potato salad, corn, seafood bisque and a few other items. The divers eat in the order they signed up, a benefit of signing up as soon as possible. Once everyone has gone through once, everyone is allowed to get seconds. While everyone is finishing their lunch, the prizes are brought out to the dock. Prizes include dive equipment, T-shirts, hats, dinners at local restaurants and trips. The drawing begins with the person that found the shell with the number one. This continues until everyone has drawn both of their numbers . Once everyone has drawn twice, any remaining prizes are given away by drawing according to sign-up number. This is another benefit of signing up early. Throughout the day, small items, such as Frisbees, are tossed out to the participants. Even though the sign up process has already begun, divers can sign up right up until the day of the Treasure Hunt. For more information on this year’s Treasure Hunt, contact Discovery Diving at dive@discoverydiving.com, 252-728-2265 or like us on Facebook to see what classes and events are coming up in the near future. S
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Phantom Ship, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 lean, tanned face was grave and immediately she knew something was wrong. He put his arm around her, “Mattie, I don’t know how to break the news to you, but I must. John’s ship went down in the storm.” “No! I just saw it!” cried Mattie. “It was right in the place where he always anchors. The ship I saw was John’s. Where has it gone?” “You couldn’t possibly have seen the Esmeralda, sister or John either. We were separated during a nor’easter and near dusk when the wind abated I saw him through my glasses to the south of us. We set our sails to overtake him, but the sea was still rough and
the waves towered above my ship. I saw the Esmeralda rise from the trough to the crest and then fall back on its side as if felled by some monstrous hand. It sank so rapidly no one could help them.” “But his ship—it was out in the harbor this morning in its usual place.” “Mattie, you can’t have seen it. The Esmeralda will never anchor in Beaufort Harbor again,” her brother said sadly. Mattie began to sob wildly and then to berate the sea. “Why did the sea snatch him away? I hate you! I hate you, I… hate… you!” she cried out looking across the water.
“Hush, Mattie. Hush,” said her brother holding her to him until her cried died away and became soft anguished moans. “But how could I have seen his ship this morning?” “My dear, you can only have seen a phantom ship sailed by a crew from another world.” “No. It was John,” said Mattie Sabiston. She took a deep breath and straightened her shoulders. “He came back for one last goodbye,” she said quietly and walked toward the house. •
Old Halloween, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 On to: Costumes! Yeah, right. No self-respecting mommy is buying a costume from a superstore. They get purchased online … after your kid picks them out … after scrolling up and down and up and down and up and down and … because nothing says “mom fail” like your kid and some other kid wearing the same costume. Six-yearolds just don’t need the pressure of a Who Wore It Best episode in the middle of the street on Halloween night whilst their peers play judge and jury. And they will. For they are evil. And jacked up on candy corn and Pop Rocks. Next department: Candy Aisle. Or rather, candy aisles. Rows and rows in the middle of the store, where once summer supplies lived, are now wholly dedicated to the art of repackaging treats in Halloween wrappers so that, if you hand out the REGULAR wrapped Hershey’s minis—which in the past would have made you the “cool” house on the block—you now rank among the ill-prepared and unfashionable. Candy must be wrapped in THEMEware. And it wouldn’t hurt if the candy and the bowl holding it matched your wreath, too. Just saying … Last on the list: The humble pumpkin. Humble, that is, until you get out your Leonardo da Vinci Let’s Make A Masterpiece pumpkin
carving kit. The “punkin” your kid made with those silly triangle eyes and goofy, jacked up teeth? Back porch. How can we adequately capture the essence of Halloween without one of those tediously carved Kitty Cat Juxtaposed Against the Backdrop of a Full Moon pumpkins on the front porch? Ah. The simplicity of Halloween, like everything else in life, seems to now belong to a bygone era. I miss it, I do. We’ve done it ourselves, though. We all cave in to the pressure, making everything in our lives so over-the-top that “normal” and “easy” just won’t suffice anymore. I wonder sometimes if maybe just one of us would stand up and say, “Not THIS year. This year will be simpler. I’ll add one less story on the hay bale sculpture. My KIDS will get to decorate our front door with home-made paper jack-o-lanterns. We are going to MAKE our costumes … with stuff we ALREADY have! I’m going to spread some newspaper on the kitchen floor and let those sweet babies of mine design and cut their OWN front porch ‘punkins’.” Yeah, right. Gotta go. My Dad just pulled up in the front yard with his big utility trailer. Gotta go string the lights and get the sound system set up to carry the kids trick-or-treating. We’ve only got a few weeks to get it right! What? Your kids WALK? Cretins. •
BHA Party, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30 home was basically a shell with no interior work begun. In keeping with the theme of a historic yet new home, the Lampros family installed wide floorboards and had much of the woodwork done by hand. After these renovations the house was sold to the Harrells in 2005. They continued renovating the home, adding dormer windows to the third floor of the home which boasts a loft and a far-reaching out the Beaufort inlet. There is a wealth of history surrounding the area where the Harrells’ house stands. One of the oldest homes in Beaufort once stood on the back of the lot. There are stories of the local Beaufort militia hiding out on the lot during the Revolutionary War. This home is a remarkable image of early building practices in Beaufort. As a modern construction, it accurately reflects the appearance of traditional homes built throughout Beaufort. Tickets for this year’s Fall Party are $75 per person. For more information on Susan B Hecht, All Four One or Fall Party 3 0 | C A R O L I N A S A L T | OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015
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