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THINGS TO DO ON THE CRYSTAL COAST MID–OCTOBER THROUGH MID–NOVEMBER PG. 8
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Inside This Issue your life on the Crystal Coast
14 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!
15 Money Island Supper Club Brings Back A Classic Instead of simply going out to dinner, people are
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17 OWLS Invites You to A Wildlife Celebration! Enjoy a wild time with great food and
entertainment at the OWLS Art and Silent Auction at the Civic Center in Morehead City.
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Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, and we’re all enjoying a little relief from the heat and humidity of the summer. Check our Things To Do for fun holiday events!
18 Little Pink Houses of Hope Donates $10,000 Little Pink Houses of Hope is an organization that exists to help breast cancer survivors and their loved ones laugh, connect, play and heal.
20 The Old Halloween: Boy, Have Things Changed!
A hilarious look back at how much times (and we ourselves) have changed since we were all kids trick-or-treating with flashlights.
16 BOATSHOP BASH This year’s featured artist is Donna Nyzio.
17 OWLS CELEBRATION Enjoy a fundraiser and the company of animals!
18 LITTLE PINK HOUSES Local non-profit organization makes a big donation!
20 THE OLD HALLOWEEN A hilarious look at the Halloween of yesteryear!
LOCAL INTEREST
Things To Do................................................ 8 Annual Boatshop Bash.. ................................ 16 NCCF October Events.................................. 19 Moment of Reflection.. ................................. 22 Hooked Up Fishing..................................... 23 Diving Our Coast.. ....................................... 24 Tides. . ....................................................... 25
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TUESDAYS
PiYo At the Pug
Join Second Wind for a five-week outdoor PiYo fitness and toning series for all ages. Spend your morning in the sunshine at the Pug Pug Pavilion Tuesdays through the end of October. The series registration fee is $30 (drop-in $10). Classes will be moved indoors to the Recreation Center in case of inclement weather. Call 910-326-2600 or visit the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension in Swansboro for more information. OCTOBER
OCTOBER
GARNER’S CORN MAZE
and U-Pick Pumpkin Patch offers familyfriendly activities like a straw bale maze, tire mountain, hay rides and more. For information and hours, call 252-241-1184.
Garner’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
Admission includes entrance to Garner’s Corn Maze, including our family-friendly activity center with activities like a tire mountain with pipe slide, dual racing pipe slides, sand fossil pit, corn kernel pit, straw bale maze, barrel train, tug-owar, petting zoo, corn shooters, bouncey hops, pumpkin’ chunkin’ and more! Enjoy a hay ride around the farm and pick a pumpkin straight from the vine at our U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Cost is $11 for ages 11 and up, $8 for ages 4–10 and free to kids 3 and under. Garner’s U-Pick Pumpkin Patch is open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy a complimentary hay ride from our stand out to the patch and pick your perfect pumpkin right off the vine. At 5878 Arendell Street, Newport. For information and hours, call 252-241-1184. OCTOBER
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BIRD HIKE AT THE FORT
Meet at the Fort Macon Visitor Center and take a leisurely hike to identify birds native to the area. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach.
Fright Nights Experience: Zombie Apocalypse
Fright Nights is a survival horror experience open to guests 13 and up throughout the month of October. The immersive storyline pits guests against an apocalyptic zombie horde that has overrun the Battle Works CDC Test Laboratory. You will be briefed, armed and ushered into the multi-level test lab, where you must eliminate the infected, interact with survivors and attempt to re-arm yourself. Fright Nights are an intensely immersive and truly epic horror attraction and are not suitable for younger children. Open Thursdays through Sundays from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. in October. Tickets online at battleworks.co. At 1010 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-515-1074. MONDAYS
A Beginner’s Course: Walk to Run
[ 5:30-6:30PM ] Just in time for the holidays, health
OCTOBER 13
PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS
Learn how to frame shots, use lighting to your advantage, establish a narrative and more. Cost is $20. At the Swansboro Recreation Center. Call 910-326-2600 for details.
and fitness expert Linda Carlsen will be leading a 8-week walk-to-run program. Whether you’ve never run a mile in your life or are getting back in the swing, you will be able to set reasonable goals and work with others to achieve them. If you’ve tried in the past and it didn’t work out, we invite you to lace up and join in. Call 910-326-2600 or visit the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension in Swansboro for more
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information. OCTOBER 7–8
Paddle/Oar Making Course
Participants can choose to make a canoe paddle, stand-up paddleboard paddle, kayak paddle or pair of oars in this two-day class. All paddles and oars will be made from spruce, cedar, western red cedar or ash, depending on student’s requirements and type of paddle. By the end of the 12-hour class, each participant will take home a paddle or pair of oars ready for paint or varnish. Cost is $275 ($325 for a pair of oars). Minimum age is 16. Advance registration required by phone at 252-728-7317, Ext. 31, or online at thewatercraftcenter.com. OCTOBER 7
Fishin’ for a Cure Gala
[ 6–9PM ] Join us for a night of fellowship and
fun as we celebrate our 5th year of Fishin’ for a Cure. We will celebrate survivors. We will have opportunities to fundraise while we enjoy delicious food and listen to the sounds of Jim Quick and the Coastline Band. Gala tickets are $50, and must be purchased in advance. Fancy attire is not required...feel free to look pretty in pink! Dress for fun! You can also purchase a $50 raffle ticket for a chance to win a six-seater golf cart, Emerald Isle oceanfront accommodations for a week, an off-shore fishing tournament or a gas grill. Only 500 tickets will be sold. Winners will be announced at the gala. Visit fishinforacure.com to sign up. At 325 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle. For more information call 252-241-7603. OCTOBER 7
Evening at the Lighthouse
This special program is offered on select dates near the full moon. Bring your own flashlight and experience the island and the lighthouse as the keepers did: in the dark of night. Hear stories of the lighthouse keepers, watch the sunset and moon and stars come out on the unlit beaches of Cape Lookout National Seashore. The cost of the program is $28 per person (price includes ferry fee) and is non-refundable (weather dependent). Reservations are required. There will be only one ferry trip out. Children joining the climb must be at least 44" tall and able to climb the steps on their own. Children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult (16 or older). Footwear is required. All reservations must be made online. For more information visit go.nps.gov/eveningatcape. htm.
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OCTOBER 9
Special Needs Fellowship: Pumpkin Painting
[ 6:30–7:30PM ] Join us for fellowship and fun at
the Swansboro Recreation Center as we enjoy an evening of fellowship. This program is geared towards adults with special needs and will be held once a month as an after dinner/evening group. This month we will be having fun with fall and
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painting pumpkins! We extend this invitation to anyone who is in their senior year of high school and above. Call 910-326-2600, visit the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.
canoes or kayaks provided by the aquarium and enjoy a leisurely ride through quiet backwaters to explore the diversity of the salt marsh. Ages 10 and up. Cost is $25. For details or to register, call 252-247-4003 or visit ncaquariums.com.
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Bird Hike at the Fort
OCTOBER 12, 19
Natural Side of Fort Macon
and take a leisurely hike to identify birds native to the area. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-726-3775.
Meet in the Visitor Center lobby for a leisurely hike beach and trail hike exploring the natural side of Fort Macon. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-726-3775.
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OCTOBER 12
[ 9–10AM ] Meet at the Fort Macon Visitor Center
OCTOBER 10
Invest in Your Health: Cancer Awareness
Olde Beaufort Farmers’ Market: Sea to Table Dinner
a light on The Big C he natural way at this free seminar. She will go over what toxins may be lurking nearby and how to avoid them. Call 910326-2600, visit the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.
excited to invite you to our first annual Sea to Table dinner. Join us at the new deck overlooking Taylor’s Creek at Harborside Park in downtown Beaufort across from the Maritime Museum at 315 Front Street. The menu will feature a delicious Down East seafood boil including the freshest local crabs, shrimp and clams along with corn on the cob, potatoes, onions and Down East lemon pies and fig cakes for dessert! The evening promises great food, live music, community fellowship and a gorgeous sunset over the water. Tickets are $65 per person and may be purchased online at oldebeaufortfarmersmarket.org, at the store or at the market tent on Saturday mornings.
[ 6:30–7:30PM ] Join Martha Vaughn as she shines
OCTOBER 10, 24
Kayak Fishing Class
Learn the basics of saltwater fishing from a kayak. Kayaks, tackle and rods provided. An NC Saltwater Fishing license is required. For intermediate or advanced paddlers ages 12 and up. Under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Advance reservations required. Cost is $60. For information visit the Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street, Beaufort, or visit ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. TUESDAYS
Stand Up Paddleboarding
Explore Bogue Sound on a stand-up paddle board with an instructor to guide you. Discover the plants and animals that call the Roosevelt Natural Area their home. Ages 8 and up. Cost is $50. For details or to register, call 252-247-4003 or visit ncaquariums.com. THURSDAYS
Paddle Roosevelt Natural Area Grab a paddle and join the aquarium for an adventure your family will never forget. Load up
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FRIDAYS
Surf Fishing
Learn to catch the big ones from the surf with expert instruction and hands-on experience. License requirement is covered; equipment and bait are provided. Ages 10 and up. Cost is $25. For details or to register, call 252-247-4003 or visit ncaquariums.com. OCTOBER 13
Phone Photography Class
[ 6–7PM ] Learn to get the most from your mobile
phone photos. Join us for this one-hour seminar where you will learn how to frame shots, use lighting to your advantage, tell a narrative and more. Go from photo drab to photo fab! Cost is $20. Call 910-326-2600, visit the Swansboro
THINGS TO DO
Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com. OCTOBER 13
Rodney Kemp Presents: History with Lunch, Voila!
[ NOON ] Local historian Rodney Kemp returns
with his popular lunchtime history program at the History Museum of Carteret County, 1008 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Enjoy some local history and Rodney’s down-home, personal observations along with audience participation and comments. Admission for each presentation with lunch is $15 per person or $13 for society members. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. Admission for the program only is $8.50 and $5.50 for society members. Please call 252-247-7533, ext. 1, to make your reservations.
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OCTOBER 13
Astronomy/Star Gazing
Meet at the Fort Macon bathhouse to view space through a telescope and learn more about our universe. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-726-3775. OCTOBER 14–15
Intro to Wooden Boat Building In this two-day hands-on course, students will explore the art of boat building from start to finish. They begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup, steam bending and different methods of creating the back bone of small boats. In addition, they will learn how to make planking systems, both carvel and lap strake and all the appropriate fastening systems. By the end of the course, students will have the knowledge and skill to choose a design and style of boat to build on their own and the confidence to take on the job. Course fee is $135. Minimum age is 16. Advance registration required. For information visit the Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street, Beaufort, or visit ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. OCTOBER 14
Fall In-The-Water Meet
Traditional Small Craft Association hosts this gathering at the Gallants Channel docks. All small
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boats are welcome. Free boat rides for the public. Pig pickin’. Ticketed event. For more information, call 252-728-2762. Proceeds from this event help support the operations of the Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. The event takes place at Gallants Channel located at 172 West Beaufort Road, Beaufort. For information visit the Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street, Beaufort, or visit ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. OCTOBER 14
OCTOBER 14
OLD MAN KELLY
American roots music. One-man band with a couple of guitars, a banjo or two, an arsenal of harmonicas and whole lotta sound. At 3505 Arendell Street. Call 252-646-4657.
Howling Hayride at Fort Macon [ 6:30–8PM ] Join us for a special hayride and
night hike at Fort Macon State Park. Meet at the bathhouse for the hayride, then hike back a mile along the Elliott Coues Nature Trail. Participants should bring a flashlight. Suggested donation is $5 per adult to support the Friends of Fort Macon’s ongoing trail improvement efforts. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-726-3775. OCTOBER 14
Down East Folk Arts Society Concert: Old Man Kelly
OCTOBER 21
EAST BY SOUTH EAST
at the Money Island Supper Club, featuring sake, plum wine, dim sum and then some! At Celebration Cottage on AB. Tickets online only at tmi.celebrationcottageab.com.
The sound of Old Man Kelly comes broadly from the early days of American roots music. A time when bluesmen sang from front porches on hot afternoons, when swing bands played dances in speakeasies late into the night—when being an American troubadour was a trade. As a one-manband, expect a couple of guitars, a banjo or two, an arsenal of harmonicas and a whole lotta sound. At 3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City. For information and tickets call 252-646-4657.
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Spy Sensibilities: Female Spies of the 19th Century Come out to Fort Macon and learn about the contributions women spies made during the mid-1800s. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-726-3775. OCTOBER 18
Crochet and Coffee [ 10AM–NOON ] Join Amy Willis from A Frayed
OCTOBER 21
STEAMPUNK ALICE IN WONDERLAND at the Infusion Cafe in Morehead City. Go down the rabbit hole and enjoy three courses of fabulous fare served by an unforgettable cast. Call 252-240-2800.
Knot as she leads you through a pattern for a candy corn coffee cozy! Enjoy a nice cup of coffee while learning some new crochet skills or just refreshing old ones. You should bring worsted weight yarn in orange, yellow and white; size H crochet hook; a mug; a tapestry needle and stitch markers (optional). You should know how to chain and single crochet. Cost is $25. Call 910-3262600, visit the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.
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OCTOBER 19
Fishing 101 [ 5–7PM ] New to the area or maybe just a little
new to the sport of fishing? Come and learn the basics of shore and kayak fishing with Swansboro Parks and Recreation and Second Wind. We will be covering everything from knots to night crawlers to get you from novice to in the know. This class will help you decide where, when and on what the fish are most likely to bite. Class participants will walk away with 10% off a kayak service, redeemable at Second Wind Yoga and Ecotours. Cost is $20. Call 910-326-2600, visit the Rec Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com. OCTOBER 19–21
Cape Lookout Albacore and Redfish Festival Make plans to join us at this year’s Cape Lookout Albacore and Redfish Festival (CLARF), the Crystal Coast’s premiere fly fishing and light tackle tournament. The CLARF is a three-day event aimed to raise money for Project Healing Waters. The first day is a private Healing Waters Day for disabled veterans followed by the Public Festival and Tournament on the second and third days. This year’s festival is full of prizes, auction items, music, food and most importantly great fellowship. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to try your hand at some of the area’s finest fishing while helping to raise awareness and funds. OCTOBER 20
10th Anniversary Party at Harrika’s Brew Haus [ 6–11PM ] Cheers to 10 years of stellar beers! Five
breweries making great beer in NC for 10 years: Highland, Foothills, Big Boss, Duck Rabbit and OBX Brewing. A food truck will also be on site. At Harrika’s Brew Haus, 911 Cedar Point Boulevard, Cedar Point. For information call 252-354-7911. OCTOBER 20
Custom Wall Art DIY [ 5:30–6:30 PM ] Bella Cutz will be hosting a fun
DIY crafting session where you will go from a pre-stained board to a wall-worthy masterpiece. Choose from multiple themes in two sizes, 12" x 24" and 12" x 12". You can also register with a friend for a discount. These cute creations will be a great addition to any home. Make sure to wear your painting clothes! Class consists of placing and applying vinyl cutouts and then painting and finishing. Register by October 17 to choose your design. Anyone who registers after October 17 will be able to complete the default Home Sweet Home design. Call 910-326-2600, visit the Rec Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.
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OCTOBER 21
The Money Island Supper Club: East by South East [ 6PM ] An Asian themed tasting dinner with
sake, plum wine, dim sum, and then some... At Celebration Cottage on Money Island Drive on the Atlantic Beach waterfront. Tickets are $55 and are only available online at tmi. celebrationcottageab.com/.
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[ 6:30–8PM ] Beaufort Inn welcomes Lona Bartlett.
The Barnyard’s Fall Festival
Come enjoy a family day at The Barnyard! There will be a petting zoo, pumpkins, mini hay ride, fall photo display, spooky barn, fall activities and more! Although the day is family friendly, we are especially gearing our day to kids! Costumes are welcome and encouraged! Cost is $6 per person; children 2 and under are free. Cash only. At 844 Roberts Road, Newport. For more information call 252-223-2950. OCTOBER 21
Gala fundraising party held in a beautiful Beaufort home featuring the works of a selected artist. Artwork is available for purchase. Admission charge. For information call 252-728-5225. OCTOBER 21
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Lona engages audiences large and small with a range of stories that entertain and delight elementary school age children and parents. No charge for children’s show. Refreshments. Bring a blanket to sit on. At 101 Ann Street, Beaufort. For information and reservations call 252-728-2600. OCTOBER 27
Seashell Hike at the Fort
Join a ranger at Fort Macon’s swim beach looking for and talking about some of the shells that can be found along our coast. At Fort Macon State Park, 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. For more information call 252-726-3775.
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rags and geared steampunk gizmos. Seating is limited. Tickets required. At 1012 Arendell Street, Morehead City. For more information and tickets call 252-240-2800.
OCTOBER 27
Halloweenie Roast and Tales of Olde Swansboro
[ 5:30PM ] Join us for Halloween activities, food
and spooktacular fun! Come dressed in your most creative costume for our contest in five age catergories. The event kicks off with free games, activities, animal appearances and other surprises. Hot dog roast will begin at 6 p.m.; 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 of Swansboro with a narrator from the SHA regaling you with tales of bootlegging, pirates and maybe a ghost or two! Small fee to benefit the creation of the Heritage Center. Tickets sales begin at 5:15 p.m. OCTOBER 27
Free Movie Friday: Hocus Pocus
[ 8PM ] Join us in downtown Swansboro for the
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OCTOBER 28–29
Carolina Kite Festival
[ 10AM–6PM ] Kites Unlimited presents the 30th
annual Carolina Kite Festival at Sands Villas Resorts in Atlantic Beach. Special guests to be announced. See colorful kites from around the world, candy drops for the children, kite building for kids and team flying. There will be mass ascensions of dragons, specialty kite shapes, retro and art kites, dual and quad line kites and sky ribbons. This event is designed as a thank you to our customers. Visitors are welcome to join us or watch the ever-changing display of kites and people. Our volunteers are the reason we have been able to maintain this free event and new volunteers are welcome to join us. At 1400 East Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach. OCTOBER 28
Promise Land Festival
[ 10AM–3PM ] At the Morehead City Train Station
on the corner of Arendell and 10th Streets. Free admission, tour of the Promise Land with Rodney, storytellers, and music. Cakes, subs and clam chowder will be for sale. At 1001 Arendell Street, Morehead City. For more information call 252241-4767. NOVEMBER 4
American Music Festival: Schumann Quartett
[ 8–10PM ] Youthful verve, audible enthusiasm and
breathtaking technical mastery! They visit AMF from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. At First Presbyterian, 1604 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Tickets are $30. For information and tickets call 252-728-6152. €
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SOUTHERN FICTION
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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 hand-held 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
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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 handheld 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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MONEY ISLAND SUPPER CLUB
WHAT’S NEW TO DO?
Celebration Cottage Brings Back the Supper Club Tradition With a Fun, Modern Twist Hayley Brown, small party manager, craft beer enthusiast
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estled at the end of Money Island Drive in Atlantic beach, the Celebration Cottage sits and watches the waves while it waits patiently for the weekend. On Saturday, the house fills with excitement, laughter, wedding dresses and first kisses. On Monday, the quiet takes over once more. There is an overwhelming feeling that this place has more to give. For that reason, The Money Island Supper Club was established. Since we began promoting, I’ve heard the question repeatedly, “What is a supper club?” You would think such a simple question would have a simple answer, but as I found, the answer isn’t so simple.
WHAT IS A SUPPER CLUB?
Amiee Scott, general manager, studying for sommelier
A good starting place is to explore the tradition of the supper club in American culture. Supper clubs emerged from the Prohibition Era roadhouses and speakeasy clubs of the 1920s and 30s. These underground hot spots were destinations for socializing, dancing, eating, and most importantly, drinking. The first roadhouses were started in rural areas off the state highways of the Midwest. In no time, these secret social destinations made their way to the big cities and they were everywhere. Once prohibition ended in December 1933, these clubs were more accessible, but they maintained all the allure of the speakeasy. No longer having to hide, they became extravagant—fashionable decor, white glove service, unique entertainment, new cocktails, and of course the finest classic American supper.
A MORE MODERN TAKE
Denise Greer, executive chef, master of culinary arts
As with most of the trends in American culture, from the old is born the new. In recent years there has been a major resurgence of themes from the supper clubs of the 30s and 40s. From the decor to the cocktails, Americans are embracing this piece of our culture. Instead of simply going out to dinner, people are looking for an experience. This experience is what we are striving to create with The Money Island Supper Club. We will host unique events that excite the community and create social situations
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An Asian-themed tasting dinner with sake, plum wine, dim sum, and then some...Saturday October 21 at 6 p.m. at Celebration Cottage on Money Island Drive in Atlantic Beach. Tickets are $55. TICKETS AT TMI.CELEBRATIONCOTTAGEAB.COM
Celebration Cottage on Atlantic Beach brings a modern American supper club to the beach. where people are interacting with each other and meeting new friends and experiencing new things. The Money Island Supper Club is the brain child of two best friends who have been throwing parties together in this area since 2007. With one of the areas most talented chefs and the breathtaking cottage as the stage, we can do what we do best: create these amazing events that bring people together. Some of our most cherished memories have been made attending local restaurant wine dinners, beer lunches, and similar community events where all different types of people are brought together with similar interests in cocktails, food, and fun. I guess that’s the not so simple answer. The Money Island Supper Club is an inclusive social club hosting unique events, showcasing some of the area’s finest culinary talent and featuring exciting entertainment. Pair it all with sensational wine and dazzling cocktails in a stunning setting and it’s a recipe for success. €
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This Thanksgiving, November 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy a grand buffet of your favorite delights. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 (ages 12 and under). Reservations are required. Seating is limited.
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Let us put the Leisure back into your most important day!
Annual Boatshop Bash’s ‘The Year of Blackbeard’
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n November of 1717, the notorious pirate Blackbeard acquired the ship La Concorde de Nantes from the French and renamed her Queen Anne’s Revenge. In June 1718, he grounded QAR in the Beaufort Inlet and traded her in for another ship. In November of 1718, after months of terrifying the Caribbean and east coast of North America, Blackbeard met his fate at Ocracoke Inlet at at the hands of the Royal Navy. The Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum joins the Beaufort’s Maritime Museum and area non-profits to commemorate 2018 as The Year of Blackbeard. As the kick-off event for this 300th anniversary, the Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum will host its annual fall fundraiser, Boatshop Bash, themed Caribbean Pirates: The Adventure Begins. The party takes place at the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Canter on Saturday, November 4, at 6:30 p.m. The event features Caribbean music and food, open bar and live and silent auctions. Costumed participants will include Blackbeard and Queen Anne. The featured live auction item is a framed painting of the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center by the Friends’ Resident Artist for 2017, Donna Nyzio. The picture will be on display beginning September 15 in the Museum. Bids may be placed prior to the event by visiting the Museum OR calling 252-728-1638. You do not need to present at the event to win. Other auction items include vacation trips, event tickets, boating trips, catered cocktail parties, one-of-a-kind handcrafted items from local artisans and maritime inspired items.
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OUTER BANKS WILDLIFE SHELTER
Wildlife Celebration!
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ildlife Rehabilitators at the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter (OWLS) in Newport work to the point of physical and emotional exhaustion during spring and summer, which is a period on the calendar we call “Baby Season.” So many baby songbirds, squirrels, opossums, cottontails, raptors, marsh and seabirds, as well as some “unusuals” were admitted throughout the season, in all stages of development and had to be fed, monitored and cleaned round the clock. Releases occurred frequently during Baby Season; within weeks or months, many of the babies were ready to go. The nursery is known for its revolving door. Every time we release animals in our care, whether they were admitted to the center for injury or because they were orphaned, it’s a celebration! That’s what wildlife rehabilitation is all about: giving wild animals a second chance. Recently we released not one but three great horned owls in Emerald Isle. One had been only a day-old ball of white fluff when found on the ground, still sporting his egg tooth. When they were ready to make their way into the wild, everyone involved in their rescue wanted to watch them go, so the rescuers, volunteers and staffers from the shelter, as well as a local newspaper reporter and wildlife photographers attended the release. It was a grand and heart-warming release of three big and beautiful raptors. At the end of this 2017 Baby Season (which is never quite conclusive because there are always straggler babies like opossums, doves and second breeding season squirrels), the staff and volunteers who work at the shelter get together for an “End of Baby Season Appreciation Potluck,” where we reminisce about the crazy-busy season we just had and share stories of the unique and wild personalities we were blessed to work with.
THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR But the biggest and wildest celebration of the year will be The Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter’s Art and Silent Auction to be held at the Civic Center on Friday, November 17. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Please consider yourself personally invited! Put us on your calendar for a wonderful time filled with friends, fun, fabulous food and great music with the staff and volunteers at our annual fundraiser! In addition to healing animals in distress throughout the year, we hope to affirm with the public that caring about wildlife is important and that by giving back to the earth we help to heal it, restore biodiversity and realize that we can all educate others to do the same. OWLS is a nonprofit organization that receives no state or federal funding, so the money earned from this event is spent to assist with feeding, providing medical needs, transporting, housing and eventual release of thousands of wild animals admitted to our clinic each year. It is through the generosity of the public that we have been in business, offering this necessary service to the community since 1988. Since our founding, OWLS has admitted more than 26,000 patients, facilitated numerous educational programs for schools and civic organizations and has provided a series of summer wildlife camps. All our programs and camp weeks allow our campers to get up close and personal with some amazing animals that they may never see in the wild and learn how to help wildlife by “going green.” Tickets to our annual fundraising event are only $35 per person and include a scrumptious dinner. In addition, we are providing a happy open bar, live entertainment by the band Now and Then and a thrilling, nail-biting silent auction. Please get your tickets today by calling the shelter at 252-240-1200 to lock on your reservations. Come celebrate with us and the Wildlife Ambassadors in attendance, such as Dinah our resident barred owl (who has fostered many baby barred owls over the years), one of our adorable Virginia opossums, our elegant red-tailed hawk Isabeau and Nigel, one of our gray screech owls. Their human caretakers and handlers will be ready to answer any questions you may have and are eager to share each animal resident’s story! Our education animals enjoy being the center of attention and our event attendees love taking pictures of them! There are so many stories to share about the wild animals who have been admitted to our facility for rehabilitation this year and we can’t wait to celebrate with you. Come support the wave of positive change and become wildlife stewards with us. See you there! €
Come celebrate with Dinah our resident barred owl, one of our adorable Virginia opossums, our elegant red-tailed hawk Isabeau and Nigel, one of our gray screech owls. Their human caretakers and handlers will be ready to answer any questions you may have and are eager to share each animal resident’s story! ABOUT OWLS TAKE A TOUR of the facility at 100 Wildlife Way in
Newport. To volunteer, call 252-240-1200. If your organization would like to learn more about wildlife, the OWLS non-releasable education animals jump at the chance! CarolinaSalt.com » October / November 2017 CAROLINA SALT 17
LOCAL ACTIVISM
An Experience To Remember
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n August 20, nine families traveled to Emerald Isle as part of the Little Pink Houses of Hope retreat. The nonprofit organization provides free week-long vacations for breast cancer patients and their families to give them an opportunity to reconnect and celebrate life in a relaxing environment. For the past seven years, Emerald Isle has welcomed more than 50 families as part of the program. All activities and services are provided free of charge so that families can focus on spending quality time together. “The community of Emerald Isle has really rallied behind our Little Pink Houses of Hope retreat,” said Dawn Walker, local Little Pink Retreat Coordinator. “As a result of the amazing generosity of caring individuals and local businesses, we are able to help these families relax and reconnect in a fun-filled and relaxing environment.” Throughout the week families enjoyed a variety of activities, including paddle boarding, mini golf and a shelling boat trip. Generous sponsors of the event include many local churches and businesses. During the week, the Emerald Isle community’s generosity continued with the “Fishin’ for a Cure” $10,000 donation to Little Pink. “We are delighted to support Little Pink Houses of Hope and help give these incredible families an experience to remember,” said Kris Shoffner. “There is no better vacation destination than Emerald Isle and it is an honor to help these families experience the best we have to offer.” Little Pink Houses of Hope was founded by Jeanine Patten-Coble, a seven-year breast cancer survivor who started the organization after noticing the gap in services that exists for families of survivors. To learn more about Little Pink Houses of Hope and how you can get involved, visit littlepink.org or contact Dawn Walker at dwalker3296@hotmail.com. €
ABOUT LITTLE PINK HOUSES OF HOPE
Little Pink Houses of Hope is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that exists to help breast cancer survivors and their loved ones laugh, connect, play and heal in a funfilled environment designed to make family the priority. All activities and services are provided free of charge so that families can focus on spending quality time together. Houses are secured through caring individuals willing to donate weekly beach homes for breast cancer families. Author’s Note: Media are invited to attend any of the group activities planned during the week of August 19. Please contact Dawn Walker for more information. 18 CAROLINA SALT October / November 2017 » CarolinaSalt.com
“We are delighted to support Little Pink Houses of Hope and help give these incredible families an experience to remember,” said Kris Shoffner. “There is no better vacation destination than Emerald Isle and it is an honor to help these families experience the best we have to offer.”
NCCF October Events THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
Salt Marsh Planting
[ 10AM–2PM ] We are looking for volunteers to help plant grasses at a newly
created salt marsh at North River Wetlands Preserve, located on North River Farms Road in Otway. Registration is required for planning purposes and to contact volunteers with any event changes. North River Wetlands Preserve is approximately 6,000 acres of farmland that the North Carolina Coastal Federation and its multiple partners, members and community volunteers have been working to preserve and restore back to forested, freshwater and tidal wetlands since 1999. We are currently working on a 9-acre tidal marsh and floodplain restoration at the headwaters of Williston Creek. The restored marsh will help to capture, filter and reduce the flow of polluted and sediment-laden agricultural runoff into Williston Creek and Jarrett Bay, thereby helping to improve water quality. The salt marsh will also provide valuable habitat for fish, crabs and waterfowl. For more information visit nccoast.org/event/salt-marsh-planting-north-river-wetlands-preserveoct2017/.
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OCTOBER 15, NOVEMBER 12
Birding Cruise
[ 10AM–NOON ] Join local birding expert Joanne Powell for a birding cruise
at Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro. The group will slowly cruise on a covered ferryboat through the estuaries in and around the White Oak River and Bogue Sound, including Huggins and Bear islands, 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 Coastal Federation members and $25 for nonmembers. All ages are welcome, through the program is geared toward adults and older children. The October event can be found at nccoast.org/ event/birding-cruise-15/. The November event can be found at nccoast.org/event/birding-cruise-16/. €
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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-jacko’-lantern themed ribbon tied around a giant grapevine wreath with a 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. 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-year-olds 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 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 homemade 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. €
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The Object of Prayer
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n the Exodus story of the Hebrew people exiting Egypt and leaving a life of slavery, time and time again they allowed fear to cause them to forget God’s involvement with them. When they came to a roadblock in their journey, they forgot how God had demonstrated His power and glory in setting them free. How God had led them Himself through the desert by a column of smoke by day and a column of fire by night. How God had parted the Red Sea, so they could escape their captors on dry land. They forgot how God provided life-giving water when the only water they found in the desert was stagnant. They forgot how God came through repeatedly. I think a lot it has to do with how they prayed. In Exodus chapter 33, there is this moment of prayer. Moses starts his prayer in verse 12 with a thankfulness of what God has done for the Hebrew people and himself. He then asks God to show Moses His ways. God responds to Moses by simply saying, “My presence shall go with you and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14). I think a lot of us can relate to this. We pray to God for a specific answer and God answers us like He answers Moses in Exodus 33:14. It’s not the answer Moses wants. So Moses makes another request in verse 15–16. “If Your presence does not go [with me], do not lead us up from here. For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we are distinguished, Your people and I, from all the [other] people on the face of the earth?” And God responds again to Moses with an answer Moses doesn’t want and maybe doesn’t understand. God’s response is, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you personally by name.” Moses, like us, is asking for something from God. God responds with something entirely different. I think it is important we understand when we pray to God, we pray from our perspective. We are looking for answers or something from God through our eyes. But what God has in mind is so much bigger. In fact, what He desires is holy, righteous and ultimately for our good. In that second request, Moses wants confirmation from God that he and his people have found favor in God’s eyes. It boils down to being a security thing. We do that with God too! We try to pull the “if/then” thing with God. Moses tried it and now he decides He is going to change the direction of his prayer to God. In verse 18, Moses now asks God, “Please show me Your glory!” God grants this request and things change. God allows Moses to see His goodness and proclaims the Name of the Lord before Him. However, He protects Moses by not allowing him to see His face because no one can see the face of God and live. In the next chapter, we see how things change and turn around. In Exodus 34, starting at verse 6, an exchange takes place between God and Moses. But this time, God speaks first. “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, avenging the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers….” Moses responds with humility. “Moses bowed to the earth immediately and worshiped [the Lord]. 9 And he said, ‘If now I have found favor and lovingkindness in Your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, please, go in our midst, though it is a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people and pardon our iniquity and our sin and take us as Your possession.’” The difference this time and the important thing for us to gather from this exchange is that now Moses’ prayer is shaped by what God has said. The object of Moses’ prayer changed from being an answer, a specific want or specific need; to being focused on God Himself. It is important we understand our prayers should be shaped around God Himself and or what God has said. It will change your life! Try praying for God in your life, not stuff and things and see how your life will change for the good. €
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THE ISLAND CHURCH PASTOR PAUL ORTIZ
Paul Ortiz is a follower of Jesus Christ, not religion. A husband and father, he is pastor of The Island Church in Emerald Isle. Reach him at paul@TheIslandChurchEI.org
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COOL (WEATHER) FISHING 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 TO 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! The 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. 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 ¼-oz. jighead tipped with a Berkey Gulp Shrimp, a spinner bait rigged with a Gulp Rippled Mullet 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 for those Redfish, because its weight allows you to cast farther upwind. In our area, since we have such a small tidal range (approximately 2½'), 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 any areas of 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). An excellent rig/ bait combo for trout in the shallows is a popping cork rigged with a Bett’s artificial shrimp suspended on 16" of 25-lb. fluorocarbon and worked at a slow stop and go pace with a twitch in between. The strike is fast and hard, usually crushing the surface or dragging the cork under quickly. 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. Although 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 lbs. 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 2oz. Flounder Fanatic Bucktails tipped with Berkley’s 4" shrimp will catch summer flounder around our nearshore reefs and a 2-oz. sting silver tipped with fish bites will catch grey trout, sea bass and sea mullet when jigged on the bottom. You can find plenty of videos of all types of fishing along NC’s coast at www.youtube.com/carolinafishingtv. €
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Rusty and Wendy from Greensboro caught this Monster amberjack with Capt. Jeff Cronk this September while fishing near Bogue Inlet. CarolinaSalt.com » October / November 2017 CAROLINA SALT 23
DISCOVERY DIVING
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DIVING OUR COAST W H AT ’ S U N D E RWAT E R I N O C TO B E R
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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. Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria basically shut down diving on the Crystal Coast in the last three weeks of September. The water should still be in the mid 70s and 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 get into the low 70s. On September 23, Discovery Diving held their annual Beach Sweep at Radio Island. Over 30 divers assembled their gear that morning in preparation for the dive. Once the gear was assembled, it was loaded onto the pontoon boat to be carried to Radio Island. The divers collected fishing lures, fishing line, pieces of metal and other assorted pieces of trash. Some glass bottles were found on the rock jetty, but were left. Bottles that were once trash have now become homes to small fish. After the trash and gear were loaded onto the pontoon boat, the participants headed back to Discovery Diving for a cookout. On October 7, Discovery Diving will be having its 38th Annual Treasure Hunt. This year’s event is on the same weekend as the Seafood Festival in Morehead City. The Treasure Hunt is an end-of-summer event that is held at Discovery Diving on Radio Island. Participants check in at the shop, then they head over to Radio Island to look for the painted and numbered oyster shells that are hidden underwater. The participants have 45 minutes to find two shells. When they return to the shop, they get to enjoy the pig pickin’. Once everyone has had a chance to go through the line, the drawing for prizes begins. Prizes are drawn according to the numbers on the oyster shells. When the participants are finished winning their prizes, they can head over to the Seafood Festival for some entertainment and more prizes. The Crystal Coast has some of the best wreck diving and large animal encounters in the world. Even though the water is starting to cool down, the diving continues year round. For more information, contact Discovery Diving at dive@discoverydiving.com, 252-728-2265 or like us on Facebook to see what charters, classes and events are coming up in the near future. €
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