Albemarle Magazine

Albemarle Fall 2020

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ESCAPE -- things that hopefully *fingers crossed* you can do in the region

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The Cupola House is known for its gardens, which are maintained by a group of volunteers known as the Wednesday Weeders.

Nicole Bowman-Layton Albemarle Magazine

Contents ‘Prettiest Town In The South’ Offers Historic Charm

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7 Reasons To Shop Farmers Markets

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Day Tripping: Finding Good Food In The Region

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‘Harbor Of Hospitality’ Offers Fun For The Entire Family

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A Skillet Supper Makes For Easy Entertaining Calendar

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In The Inner Banks, Life Is Lived On The Water

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Hertford Steeped In Perquimans County History

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Seems like one way or another, we’ve been in quarantine since March.

Makes you a bit stir crazy, so if you can break away, we offer a few suggestions of places to visit, talk to folks or maybe get a meal because Carolina living is a way of life.

Some places we recommend in Edenton, Hertford and Elizabeth City may be familiar, but they’re part of our heritage – all in our backyard. Maybe walk on the Courthouse Green between Edenton’s 1767 Courthouse and the bay. Or perhaps stroll down Church Street in Hertford to check out the downtown shops or homes nearby on the waterfront. Check out Port Discover, Arts of the Albemarle, Khan Planetarium and Museum of Albemarle in Elizabeth City. Sure, some of these places may be affected by ongoing COVID precautions, so it’s a good idea to call ahead in advance.

Carolina living is about food, glorious food that you can’t find anywhere else. We provide a fairly wide reaching list of local favorites where you can buy anything from a chicken sandwich to seafood caught in our rivers and Albemarle Sound.

If you want to stay in your own backyard to eat a home cooked meal, there are two recipes you may want to consider – steak sandwich and a quick one-pan chicken dish.

No matter where you travel, get your vehicle checked so you don’t end up thumbing a ride home after grabbing a pound of bacon from Layden’s Supermarket in Belvidere.

Speaking of Carolina living, there’s always the water. Even though your sunfish sailboat might spring a leak, there’s always good friends to pull your boat from the water because that’s who we are.

Around these parts, the people, places and food make Carolina living a lifestyle.

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Edenton

Edenton was home to several lawmakers involved in country’s founding From Staff Reports

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EDENTON -- Nestled by a serene bay bordering the Albemarle Sound, Edenton offers small town charm, a bit of history and places to stroll and relax.

Accolades include Coastal Living Magazine calling it a “Dream Town,” Forbes Magazine naming it one of America’s Prettiest Towns, and it also made the cut in Smithsonian magazine’s America’s 20 Best Towns. Remember, COVID-19 changes everything, which may again be different this fall than from the summer, so call ahead, check Facebook and plan accordingly.

1767 Chowan County Courthouse A Colonial era capital, the first stop on any tour should be the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse located at the corner of Court and King streets.

Two early US Supreme Court Justices – James Wilson and James Iredell – practiced law within the courthouse that has been recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1970 and its classic Georgian style architecture is the finest of its kind in the South.

If the large front wooden doors are open, any one of the judges chronicled on the walls could see Edenton Bay as he presided over a justice system that traces its cases back to the Revolutionary War era.

According to the North Carolina judiciary, one of the

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The Roanoke River Lighthouse and Penelope Barker House welcome visitors who stop by Edenton’s waterfront to enjoy the view of Edenton Bay and the Albemarle Sound.

more interesting early cases at the courthouse happened in 1867, its centennial year. The case was around the will of James Cathcart Johnston and Hayes Plantation. Even in the depths of the post-Civil War economy, the plantation was valued at $500,000. The will became a court case when Johnston left the estate not to family, but to three close friends. Luminaries of the state bar and former governors were participants in the trial. Perhaps the most noteworthy debates prior to that were in 1861 around secession from the United States.

North Carolina's Supreme Court still holds sessions periodically within the historic courthouse.

And maybe after taking a tour of the courthouse, maybe walk barefoot on the Courthouse Green, a grassy spot bordered by historic homes, some dating back to the 1700s.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Nearby on Church Street sits St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the second oldest church building in North Carolina, begun in 1736. The parish, organized under the first Vestry Act of 1701 holds the oldest charter in the state.

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The 1767 Chowan County Courthouse is the oldest working courthouse in North Carolina. It was used as a model for the governor’s palace in Colonial Williamsburg.

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Three colonial era governors are buried in the churchyard.

National Register of Historic Places.

Tourists may note the presence of an effigy – a buzzard – hanging from the Magnolia tree's branch high in the air above over the grave of Edenton's namesake Charles Eden, former governor and an acquaintance of the dreaded pirate Blackbeard. The effigy is meant to scare away buzzards who sometimes want to pop a squat on the ancient magnolia trees.

And legend has it that when Eden's body was reinterred from his estate in Bertie County to the church's graveyard, the buzzards may have followed. Who knows?

Wive's tale or not, the best way to learn more about the Colonial era church is to see its sanctuary and graveyard.

Roanoke River Lighthouse Roanoke River Lighthouse is a must see on any tour of Edenton. Located on Dock Street by Colonial Park, the lighthouse serves as a beacon not only for boaters seeking solace after a day spent fishing on the Albemarle Sound, but tourists who want to know more about one of the last screwpile lighthouses of its kind in the nation.

Originally, the 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse was at the mouth of the Roanoke River. After being bought by a private individual, it was moved to the Edenton side of the Albemarle Sound, to the mouth of Filbert's Creek just west of Edenton.

It was moved again to its current and permanent location over by Edenton Bay in the early 2000s. Interesting tidbit – Waff Contracting of Edenton, who moved the lighthouse, also assisted with moving the Cape Hatteras lighthouse.

Roanoke River Lighthouse is/was open for tours, giving you a complete look of life on the water from a lightkeeper's perspective.

Maybe afterwards, rent a kayak or canoe from the town of Edenton’s harbor master and explore Edenton's waterfront or take a trek out into the bay and perhaps the Albemarle Sound.

Penelope Barker House The Penelope Barker House Welcome Center is a waterfront historic house offering information and maps, trolley tours of historic sites, exhibits, restrooms and a book and gift shop. Known as Edenton’s Living Room and a nice

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is the second oldest church building in North Carolina. It is also the home to the graves of several notable leaders of North Carolina.

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place to relax and enjoy the views of Edenton Bay. And on a sunny day, pack a lunch perhaps because the Barker House's porch overlooking the bay and Water Street's historic homes is a good place to sit in a rocking chair.

Open year round 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: free. Home to the Edenton Historical Commission.

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Iredell House

The Cupola House is known for it s gardens, which are m aintained by a group of vo lunteers kn own as the Wedne sday Weede rs.

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Cupola House

Home of James Iredell, North Carolina Superior Court Judge and Attorney General during the American Revolution, and an Associate Justice on the first U.S. Supreme Court. Also the birthplace of James Iredell Jr., Governor of North Carolina.

To see this site, visitors can purchase tickets, cash or check by visiting the Historic Edenton Visitor Center, 108 N Broad Street - open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

Built in 1758 for Frances Corbin, an agent for Lord Granville, one of the eight Lords Proprietors. The gardens were restored from 1769 Sauthier Map of Edenton. National Historic Landmark. Gardens open daily and House open daily on guided walking tour. Maybe come on Wednesdays to talk to a group of dedicated volunteers known as the Wednesday Weeders as they plant flowers and maintain a great garden.

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Hertford Newbold-White House is a historic brick house in Hertford. It was built in 1730 by Abraham Sanders, and is touted as the oldest brick house in North Carolina.

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steeped in Perquimans County history County has oldest brick house, courthouse in the state From Staff Reports That view of Hertford across the US 17 bridge is the hook that draws you into Perquimans County. One can’t help but think that this small town is like Mayberry on the

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water. And then once you stop at the local drug store for a cone of ice cream, maybe a chat about the Tarheel sports and local lore, you end up exploring the county to learn

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more about its rich history.

Perquimans County, located in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1679 and originally called Berkeley Precinct of Albemarle County; it was later renamed for the Perquimans Indians of the area.

It is partially bordered by the Albemarle Sound. The Weapemeoc as well as Perquimans Indians were early inhabitants of the county, followed by English and Welsh settlers.

Perquimans County, with 100 miles of shoreline, is a haven for boaters, fishermen, and hunters. Perquimans River features slow moving, flat waters while the Yeopim offers a familiar feel with forests and homes nestled along its shores.

Hertford, the county seat, was incorporated in 1758 and named after Hertford, England; the town was originally called Phelps Point after a local landowner named Jonathon Phelps. Other communities in Perquimans County include Winfall, Belvidere, Durants Neck, Chapanoke and Snug Harbor. Notable physical features, in addition to the Albemarle Sound, include the Perquimans, Little, and Yeopim Rivers, Harvey and Grassy Points, and Godwin and Sutton Creeks.

Among Perquimans County's landmarks and historic sites are the brick Newbold-White House (ca. 1730), the Alfred Moore House (ca. 1825), the Thomas Nixon Plantation (1848), and Piney Woods Friends Meetinghouse (1854).

For motorists crossing the US 17 bridge in Perquimans

Downtown Hertford offers a variety of shops and restaurants.

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County, Hertford’s small town appeal and waterfront homes attract the imagination.

Hertford features one of the oldest courthouses in the nation. It was built between 1819 and 1825, and is a 2 1/2-story, four bay, Georgian style brick building. It has a "T"-shaped plan, with late-19th and 20th century rear additions. The front facade features a one-story, onebay pedimented portico with molded brick columns.

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While the early religious scene of Perquimans County and the town of Hertford was dominated by the Quakers, the mid-nineteenth century construction of several prominent church buildings in Hertford attest to the rising popularity of traditional mainstream denominations, according to The Historic Architecture of Perquimans County, North Carolina. Hertford: Town of Hertford. Constructed within ten years of each other, the 1848 Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity, the 1854 Hertford Baptist Church, and the c.1855 Hertford Methodist Church (replaced by the current 1901 brick Romanesque style church) continue to assert their influence over Hertford.

The town's prosperity is reflected in the many handsome Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style homes scattered throughout the town from the late-nineteenth and earlytwentieth centuries. In addition, the first quarter of the twentieth century witnessed the expansion of Hertford's business district along Church Street replacing former wood buildings with more durable two-story brick structures embellished with raised parapets and simple brick details.

Don’t forget to check out the Newbold-White House is a historic house in Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. The brick house was built in 1730 by Abraham Sanders, a Quaker who purchased the property in 1726. His plantation on the Perquimans River produced corn, cotton, wheat, flax, indigo, tobacco, rice, and wood products. It is the oldest house in North Carolina that is open to the public.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hertford is among several churches within walking distance of the town’s waterfront and downtown core.

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Hertford’s downtown features many historic homes along its waterfront.

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The Perquimans County Courthouse was built between 1819 and 1825, and is a 2 1/2-story, four bay, Georgian-style brick building.

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Reasons To Shop Farmers Markets

Edenton market is open year-round From Staff, Submitted Reports

The Downtown Waterfront Market in Mariner’s Wharf in Elizabeth City is open May through October on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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A farmers market is likely coming to a field or open parking lot near you — if there isn’t already one operating nearby. The United States Department of Agriculture says that, between the years of 2008 and 2013, the number of farmers’ markets doubled across the country.

Farmers markets will continue to thrive and expand as people increasingly realize the benefits of supporting local food providers. Buyers who are not yet familiar with farmer’s markets can examine the following seven reasons to break the ice.

Here is northeastern North Carolina, you can find fruit and vegetable stands, as well as farmers markets in Elizabeth City and Edenton.

Edenton Farmers Market is the only one in the region that is open year round, as it offers both outdoor and indoor options. Located on North Broad Street, beside the state Historic Sites Visitor’s Center, the outdoor/indoor market is open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. It also is open Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m., but only from April to November.

The Downtown Waterfront Market is at Mariner’s Wharf Park in Elizabeth City. The open-air market is open May through October on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Besides food, the farmers market can be a good place to pick up fresh cut flowers, handmade natural soaps or home

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1. Enjoy fresh, seasonal foods. Foods at farmers markets tend to be limited to in-season offerings. Some nutritionists suggest eating seasonally available foods is better for your body, because humans ate seasonal produce for thousands of years before shipping and refrigeration changed how people received the majority of their foods. In addition, many people feel that fresh, seasonal foods taste better than the alternatives.

2. Discover new foods. There’s always something new at a farmers market, and this can entice shoppers to expand their flavor palates. Explore interesting, locally grown items. Even children may fall in love with colorful fruits or vegetables and their refreshing tastes.

3. Embrace organic and non-GMO offerings. Many farmers markets offer foods that are organically grown and are produced without GMOs. Farmers’ market retailers also tend to give firsthand accounts of where their foods come from and how they are grown or raised.

4. Indulge in nutritious foods. The vivid colors and smells emanating from farmers markets indicate just how fresh

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and nutritious the offerings tend to be. Farmers who peddle their wares at farmers’ markets adhere to careful farming methods to ensure their foods are as nutritious as possible.

5. Learn secrets and recipes. In addition to fresh produce, farmers markets may offer baked and other prepared goods. Shopkeepers often mingle with their customers, offering trade secrets and recipe ideas. Additionally, local farm families supported by farmers markets generally offer supreme customer service to keep shoppers coming back week after week.

6. Turn the trip into a social excursion. A farmers market can be an exciting and flavorful social gathering place for families and groups of friends, as well as a great place to meet other members of the community. Sometimes farmers also mingle with local artisans, so the market can be a onestop-shopping locale for locally produced food and art.

7. Save money. Farmers’ markets may sell organic produce at a cost comparable or even lower than other retailers. That’s because local farmers don’t have to transport their items as far as retailers whose foods were shipped from far away places.

Any time of the year is perfect for grabbing a tote bag and browsing the wares at a nearby farmers’ market, where shoppers are bound to find something fresh, unique and delicious.

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Food

Customers of downtown Elizabeth City restaurants take advantage of a recent opportunity to dine outdoors on Colonial Avenue. The city closed Colonial Avenue between the corner of Poindexter Street and a point just beyond Hoppin’ Johnz restaurant to allow restaurants to expand their seating capacity by offering outdoor dining.

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Day Tripping:

Finding good food in the region Region’s diverse cuisine offers something for everyone

By Miles Layton Albemarle Magazine

Carolina living is a lifestyle, so here are a few secret, maybe not so secret local places in our backyard, to find a good meal, perhaps meet old friends or talk to neighbors.

Road trip time!

Chicken Kitchen For weeks, you’ve been eating salad – healthy, nice, but … you need a taste of the good old Southern cooking – a meal that’s good for the soul. Located at 809 N. Broad St. in Edenton, Chicken Kitchen serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast includes many types of biscuits including link sausage, patty sausage, country ham, pork tenderloin and, of course, their famous chicken biscuit. Lunch and dinner offerings include their famous fried chicken, biscuits and freshly prepared seafood. Remember to get sweet tea and definitely try the fried okra. After a good meal, you’ll be hooked on Chicken Kitchen’s flavor, same as folks in these parts have been for decades.

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Waterman’s Grill Located at 427 S. Broad St. in Edenton, Waterman’s Grill makes a good steak, pure and simple. Restaurant’s fish is good too – but sometimes you just need a great steak, maybe cooked medium rare so as to preserve the flavor.

Service is excellent. Cocktails are top shelf, so maybe try an Edenton Bay Breeze or perhaps the Junebug. And often, familiar faces make a stopover at the restaurant so as to give Waterman’s a “Cheers” sort of feel where everybody knows your name.

Wilbur R. Bunch’s Produce If you have a craving for a gigantic watermelon or fresh produce, stop at Bunch’s Produce Stand in Tyner.

Located at 2833 Rocky Hock Road, the place sells the best produce – right from the fields in Rocky Hock and beyond.

Rocky Hock’s famous cantaloupes are great for breakfast.

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Depending on the time of year, buy a pound or two of shrimp – not talking about that tiny shrimp you see in the frozen food section, but those big ole shrimp to dunk into cocktail sauce.

Edenton Bay Trading Company Edenton Bay Trading Company is a downtown institution for folks looking for a quality bottle of wine, a good beer and more. Located at 407 S. Broad St., the place offers trivia night – that’s amazing. Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek would approve! Or check out vinyl night to hear John Denver’s “Country Roads” or Bee Gees’ classics.

Vinyl night is on temporary hiatus because of COVID precautions but that may change in September or October.

No matter, it’s all good – come as you are, buy an adult beverage, answer trivia questions or listen to some great music, talk to old friends or meet new ones.

too buy some bait, go fishing nearby at Pembroke Creek.

Old Colony Smokehouse Located right across the street from Westover at 802 W. Queen St. in Edenton, the smokehouse is a relative newcomer to Edenton’s restaurant scene. While the store has set hours of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the restaurant frequently sells out of its freshly made smoked meats, and madefrom-scratch sides and desserts way before 4 p.m. If you’re looking for dinner inspiration, the restaurant offers takeand-bake meals that you can heat up at home.

Barley and Vine Need a spot of white wine for later while watching the sunset over the Perquimans River? Maybe stop into Barley and Vine for a wine tasting or perhaps to buy a bottle of chardonnay at the charming little store located at 125 N. Church St. in Hertford where you’ll find all sorts of vintages to satisfy any taste. There’s also craft beer, which hits the spot after a hard day of fishing in the Albemarle Sound.

Prices of beer and wine range to suit your budget – put simply, Barley and Vine is a welcome down home oasis of quality, value and eclectic charm.

Woodard’s Pharmacy Here’s a secret they don’t tell you about in guidebooks.

Get a turkey or ham sandwich at Woodard’s Pharmacy at 101 N. Church St., Hertford. They also sell ice cream. The sandwiches are excellent because they’re not pre-made with ingredients that are cut elsewhere. Big slices of tomato are cut by hand. One sandwich, a bag of kettle chips and fountain drink will fill you up. Get one for the road too.

Layden’s Supermarket This little boy spends quality time with the editor and enjoys a cone of butternut ice cream at Woodard’s Pharmacy, in Hertford.

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Westover General Store Located at 801 W. Queen St. in Edenton, Westover General Store sells amazing subs – no doubt about it. They load the sandwich down with quality meat, not just a few thin pre-measured slices. Wow! Real tomatoes, real lettuce.

Different types of cheese. Smoked turkey. Roast beef is a favorite. Liverwurst too. Add in a moon pie and Orange Crush, you’re good to go. Very affordable. Filling. Maybe

Sometimes, you just need some decent bacon. Sure, there’s no such thing as bad bacon, but there’s something to be said for the good stuff. In our neck of the woods, Layden’ Supermarket sells the best kind of bacon that’s so good, that you hide it in the refrigerator so that you can cook it after the kids get on the school bus. Located at 1478 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, Layden’s sells all sorts of meats and has a downhome feel as it should since it’s been family owned for more than 50 years. Make it a road trip to pick up some homemade sausage, old-fashioned smoked meats, hoop cheese, but above all else, that good ol' Southern hospitality. Did you know Wolfman Jack, famous radio disk jockey, lived in Belvidere? Buried in a family cemetery there too. That's a piece of trivia you may get to share when you’re sitting on the front porch and drinking a grape Nehi at Layden’s Supermarket.

Hertford Bay Tap House In addition to cold beer, Hertford Bay Tap House sells

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great hotdogs now. A good hot dog, sloppier the better, is comfort food particularly when coupled with a growler of cold beer. Place has a television and games to play in other room – that’s the room where the cool people sit.

Located at 107 West Grubb Street, Hertford, patrons can enjoy 16 Taps of craft beer & cider, domestic bottles, and a full variety of wines. Tap House has karaoke night, so you can sing Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” while waiting for 2020 to end.

home and enjoy. They have good french fries and the fish is excellent. Shrimp and oyster dinner is good. So is the flounder. Good prices.

Story’s Seafood Located at 131 N. Commerce Drive in Hertford, Story’s Seafood is the real deal for people who want a good seafood meal. Worth noting, the place actually catches much of its own fish from our surrounding rivers and sounds. You may have seen Story’s folks crabbing out in the Perquimans River. Their crabs are top notch, but grab some fresh spot, white perch and red drum – maybe add french fries or hushpuppies. Oyster Po Boy sandwich is a treat. Our suggestion is to buy a sampler plate or three, carry it back to your house and put on some beach music as your family dines on this classic Carolina feast.

Montero’s Located at 414 McArthur Drive in Elizabeth City, this mainstay of the city’s food scene offers atmosphere and good food. While it’s nice to go to a favorite bait shop to buy a sub, sometimes you need take off the sneakers, put on a dress shirt, dockers khakis and that comfortable pair of rockports (no socks) so as to get a bit more dressed up for date night because Montero’s is the place to go; classy but laid back atmosphere. Top notch food and drinks. Good place to pop the big question – steak or fish? Blackened mahi is superb but so is the prime rib.

Story’s Seafood, in Hertford, offers ready made order meals, such as this shrimp and grits, or you can freshly caught fish to take home and prepare.

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Hoppin’ Johnz Located at 606 Colonial Ave., Elizabeth City, Hoppin’ Johnz offers Southern comfort food with a modern twist.

Its fried green tomatoes and shrimp and grits are among its most popular dishes. Shrimp and grits – that’s the kind of food that sticks to your ribs. Get a burger – not just any burger, but the Smokehouse burger. You’ll never go back to fast food burgers. After you earn that big promotion, maybe get an angus beef filet to mark the occasion. Perhaps offer a toast with a cocktail like a hoppin’ Bloody Mary made with pepper vodka or a basil martini.

Quality Seafood Company Located at 304 E. Ehringhaus St., Elizabeth City, Quality Seafood Company, offers a great selection of fish food dishes. Established in 1967, this family owned business serves up daily fresh and pasteurized crab meat as well as processed oysters, shucked and in the shell. You can also go to the other side of the store and buy fresh fish to take

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Old Colony Smokeh ouse, in Edenton, touts its elf as a “Southern Cuisine Re vival,” and features smoked and grilled meats with sid e and delicious desserts.

It’s best to order ahead, becaus e it often sells out of food a few hours after opening.

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Elizabeth City

The Museum of the Albemarle offers lectures, exhibits and children’s activities that focus on the history and culture of the Albemarle Region.

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Elizabeth City museums offer history, science From Staff Reports ELIZABETH CITY — The county seat of Pasquotank County, Elizabeth City, is the "Harbor of Hospitality.”

It has had a long history of shipping due to its location at a narrowed bend of the Pasquotank River. Early in its history, it prospered due to the Dismal Swamp Canal, before shifting focus on various industrial and commercial endeavours.

While it retains its extensive waterfront, it is linked to neighboring counties and city by highways. It also serves as the home of the largest U.S. Coast Guard base in the nation.

Below are some interesting attractions in Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County. Visit their website to get an update on their operating hours and programming.

Museum of the Albemarle Website: https://www.museumofthealbemarle.com/ The Museum of the Albemarle promotes the understanding of history and material culture of the Albemarle Region, as well as the state of North Carolina, for the educational benefit of everyone. Through regional collections, historical interpretation, and professional assistance, the museum encourages citizens and visitors to explore and understand the past; to reflect on their own lives and their place in history; and to preserve regional history for future generations. It offers several lectures throughout the month, as well as weekly children’s activities. The museum also has several permanent and rotating exhibits that reflect North Carolina’s diverse history.

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James Reynolds, planetarium educator at the Khan Planetarium at Elizabeth City State University, poses with a projected map of the United States in the background.

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Port Discover Website:http://www.portdiscover.org/ Port Discover is northeastern North Carolina's Center for hands-on science. The facility’s mission is to enhance youth science understanding through interactive and engaging discovery.

Admission to the downtown Elizabeth City attraction is $5 for the first/one child and $2 per additional child. Adults and children under 1yo are free. Port Discover also offers FREE Community Passes that are available for check out at the library.

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Artist Tunde Afolayan-Famous hangs one of his pieces in the gallery at the Arts of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City. Besides the gallery, the facility is home to a stage for performances and space for workshops.

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Khan Plantarium Website: http://www.ecsu.edu/academics/ planetarium/index.html The Khan Planetarium at Elizabeth City State University serves as a community outreach program and academic support unit that provides educational programming (PKCollege level) to ECSU students and faculty, regional schools and the community. Open since 1990, the planetarium offers programs for ECSU faculty, staff and students, as well as the community and students of the surrounding 21-county school systems.

All shows are free, but pre-registration is required. To schedule a visit, call 252-3353SKY (252-335-3759) or pre-register via fax at 252-335-3775.

Groups of 20 or more may schedule their own show. Individuals and Groups with less than 20 may join a group that is already scheduled (space permitting).

Historic Walking Tour Website: VisitElizabethCity.com Elizabeth City is rich in artifacts, architecture and atmosphere. Situated in the Albemarle region and located on the

Pasquotank River, Elizabeth City visitors can step back in time with its old-fashioned Main Street and sites that bring history to life.

Visitors can pick up brochures for tours and trails at the Elizabeth City Visitors Center inside Museum of the Albemarle.

Arts of the Albemarle Website: https://www.artsaoa.org/ Arts of the Albemarle is a regional nonprofit arts council in downtown Elizabeth City at The Center, the renovated historical Lowry-Chesson building. The facility houses The Jaquelin Jenkins Gallery, home to over 250 artists; The Maguire Theatre, a state of the art performance space; and a School of the Arts.

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FA L L SEPTEMBER

September 15 Bright Ideas grants The deadline for educators to apply for a $1,000 Bright Ideas grant from Albemarle Electric Membership Corp. is Sept. 15. Teachers at qualifying schools in Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck counties can apply for grants individually or as a team. Interested teachers can find the application, along with grant-writing tips and program information, on the Bright Ideas website at ncbrightideas.com.

September 16 History for Lunch Museum of the Albemarle will host a History for Lunch at Home program Wednesday, Sept. 16, at noon. Caroline Stephenson, independent producer of narrative and documentary films, public service announcements, and documentary plays, will give a presentation on the documentary, “Children Go Where I Send You.” The video tells the story of the historic Mill Neck School in Hertford County severely damaged during Hurricane Irene in 2011. Hertford County School students assisted in every phase of the documentary project. Register in advance through the Museum’s Facebook page or website.

VFW weekly meal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a 12-inch submarine sandwich meal (choice of turkey and cheese, ham and cheese or Italian) at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828.

September 17 Virtual Toast the Perquimans Toast the Perquimans is going virtual. TTPV is an on-line craft beer tasting event. You buy your “ticket” online for $36. You then pick up the six different craft beers at Hertford Bay Tap House on either Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 any time between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., or if you live within 20 miles of Hertford for an extra $10 we will deliver your beers. Your receipt will give you the code to join the Zoom group online on Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. when you all taste each beer. The Zoom meeting will be hosted by Jim Smith, of Barley & Vine, and bringing a “festive” element to the meeting will be Adam Nixon who will entertain us with music and songs. Then you vote for your People’s choice. The deadline to join is Sept. 17. This event provides funds for Historic Hertford. For more information go to historichertfordinc.org website.

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September 18 Chamber Golf Classic The Currituck Chamber of Commerce will host its Playing It Safe Currituck Chamber Golf Classic at The Carolina Club at 127 Carolina Club Drive in Grandy Friday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee is $400 for a four-person team and the cost includes range balls, a golf cart, scoring and dinner. Visit: http://www.currituckchamber.org or email juanita@currituckchamber.org.

September 23 VFW weekly meal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a spaghetti and meat balls meal at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828.

September 26 VFW fundraiser Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a fish fry fundraiser at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $10. Patrons can dine-in or take-out. Contact: 252-338-2828.

September 30 ‘Coastal Summer’ Arts of the Albemarle has announced a new art competition it’s calling “Coastal Summer.” Artists are asked to create a work of art in any medium celebrating the coast, photograph it and then submit a jpg. of it to info@ artsaoa.com. Two winners will each receive a $250 prize. Entrants must be at least 18. Entries due by Sept. 30 and winners will be announced on Oct. 2.

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VFW weekly meal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a pork chops with dressing meal at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828.

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Harriet Jacobs Tour Historic Edenton State Historic Site will highlight Harriet Jacobs’ life and accomplishments during a walking tour starting at 3 p.m. Oct. 3. The tour lasts about an hour. Please call for reservations since space may be limited. Tours are $2.50 per person. Historic Edenton State Historic Site, 108 N. Broad St., Edenton, can be reached by phone at 252-482-2637.

October 9 Shrimp by the Bay Express The Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce will host its Shrimp by the Bay Express from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 9. Plates will be available for take-out. For information and to purchase tickets, call 252-482-3400.

October 16-17 Historic Edenton Ghost Walk Guides will lead you through Historic Edenton, as tales are told every 15 minutes between 6 and 8:30 p.m.. Tickets cost $10 per person and sales will be available through Historic Edenton State Historic Site. For information, contact Friends of Historic Edenton, 108 N. Broad St., Edenton, by phone at 252-482-2637.

NOVEMBER November 5 Glow Golf Tournament “A Shot in the Dark”, a glow golf tournament to benefit the Carolina Moon Theater, will take place on Nov. 5t. Tournament will be 9-holes. $50 fee, You don’t need a foursome as the Golf Pro will be assigning the teams.

There will be two groups playing 9 holes each so two Foursomes will win.

You don’t have to be a member of Sound Links Golf Club to play. Watch for more information on carolinamoontheater.org website.

ONGOING Art exhibit Earthworks: A Pottery and Clay Exhibit will be shown at the Chowan Arts Council, 112 W. Water Street, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibit, which features 23 artists, closes on Sept. 28.

Food bank volunteers Food Bank of the Albemarle is seeking volunteers Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and evenings by appointment. Masks are required. Contact www.afoodbank.org/volunteer or email Brian Gray at brgray@afoodbank. org.

Free vessel checks Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16-02 is providing free safety inspections for all manner of vessels, call or text Flotilla Commander Jeffery Russell at 252-340-3272.‘Coastal Summer’ Arts of the Albemarle has announced a new art competition it’s calling “Coastal Summer.” Artists are asked to create a work of art in any medium celebrating the coast, photograph it and then submit a jpg. of it to info@ artsaoa.com. Two winners will each receive a $250 prize. Entrants must be at least 18. Entries due by Sept. 30 and winners will be announced on Oct. 2. Contact: allison@artsaoa.com.

VFW weekly meal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a pork chops with dressing meal at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828.

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In the Inner Banks, life is lived on the water

By Miles Layton Albemarle Magazine Seemed like an ordinary day at first.

Light wind, sunny but not hot and the water was calm in Edenton Bay and maybe even the Albemarle Sound. Seemed to be a perfect day to test a new sunfish, well, new to me, that was purchased online via Facebook Marketplace from a seller in northern Virginia. I couldn’t wait to get on the water.

District Court Judge Meador Harriss and his sons were about to set sail too in their sunfish. We talked as I was setting the rigging on my sunfish about losing boats from time to time when the water gods need a sacrifice. Looking back, the conversation was an omen. Perhaps God was speaking through the good judge to warn me. But I wanted to go sailing. Twas a small boat, light and easy enough to fit into an SUV. I popped in the sail, and used a kayak oar to paddle a small bit past the bulkhead and let the wind take over.

Sailing is transformative because there is a point when the wind picks up, the boat starts to move as if by magic and you feel God’s power and grace. Watching the water pass by as you move across the bay can be relaxing, even hypnotic. When I was out, there was a very large barge crossing the bay en route to repair work for a dock that had been damaged in the recent Hurricane Isaias.

Also, moored by the Penelope Barker House is a $6 million yacht “Murphy’s Law,” a 124-foot, 9-inch luxury motor yacht.

Murphy’s Law is powered by Detroit Diesel engines giving her a maximum speed of 16 knots. The motor yacht can accommodate guests in cabins with an interior design by A La Mer. Yacht is so big that it needs a trolling boat, Murphy’s Law 2 that’s as big as some of the Regulator or Albemarle boats that Edenton is famous for. In fact, it was an Albemarle Boat, built a few miles down the shoreline from where it was parked.

For a few minutes, sailing my small craft was awesome. At a certain point past the channel markers, you can pick up a strong south wind to carry you back to friendly shores that feature the Roanoke River Lighthouse. But… but… not every trip on the bay ends with dinner at Waterman's Grill on South Broad Street.

Purchased and tested a few days earlier, my small craft – which didn’t as yet have a name – started taking on water. Small boats always take on a bit of water as they are being launched, so I was not too worried at first. Wind hit the sail, things seemed fine for a time.

Then I began to hear a slight whistling sound coming out the stern which was beginning to dip below the water’s shiny surface. At first, I attributed that dip to too many Taco Bell tasty treats, burritos that have an effect on my bottom line.

But it soon became apparent that no amount of dieting was going to save me and keep the water from leaking into the boat. I admit that when I started to sail and even paddle a bit to aid the wind, I became a little more optimistic that things would turn out OK when really, I should’ve been more hasty in my retreat to shore.

About a half mile out or so, I knew I was going to get wet.

The only question was when. Though you mentally prepare to take a dip, you’re never completely prepared. Like the Titanic, my sunfish filled with water and upended with the bow in the air,

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Miles Layton goes out on a test run of a oneperson sailboat.

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me in the water.

Judge Harriss’ words came back to me about how these things happen to everybody from time to time, so I was not too embarrassed.

I had some swimming to do and a boat to drag to shore. Sunfish don’t sink, but ones that are filled with water don’t exactly float either. Ordinarily, if you tip over – called turtling – you just crawl up, grab one side, pull your boat back over topside. That movement is not easy, but it’s not hard either.

However, my boat was so filled with water, so that maneuver was not an option. I couldn’t leave the boat in the bay so near the channel, so I sucked it up, started swimming to shore with the sunfish in tow.

Because it was around lunchtime, I had an audience – groups of tourists and others who were walking the promenade by the lighthouse overlooking the bay. I later learned that I was photographed for Facebook, my watery fate shared near and far.

Fortunately, my wife Nicole, who was on the promenade enjoying a brief respite from work, saw the sunfish tipped over in the water. She didn’t see me at first, so I waved to her as I continued my long swim to shore.

I confess the water felt great and it was an energetic swim. I’m used to swimming a mile or so in open water, so despite everything, it wasn’t too bad. A boater traveling by asked if I needed help. I was enjoying myself, so I answered “no” and gave him a thumbs up. In retrospect, I should’ve taken his offer, but I didn’t want to trouble him because I was so close to the finish line.

Nicole paddled out with a kayak which she used to help push our boat closer to the marina. Trust me, this made a huge difference, otherwise I’d still be swimming to shore.

Rather than swim around the promenade, I swam under the concrete pier with the sunfish in tow. Soon after, I got the boat to the launch area known to many as Sunfish Park. Miles Coxe and Nelson Spear, both prominent men of Edenton, along with a few kind strangers and my wife, helped pull the water logged sailboat out of the water. Thanks!

Moral to the story. Never buy a cheap sunfish from a stranger on Facebook! Just because it’s a deal doesn’t mean it’s a good deal.

Moreover at the Inner Banks, we’re surrounded by water and places to hunt, so we need a freaking outdoor place in our neck of the woods that sells kayaks, sunfish along with stuff to fish and hunt with. Why should I have to drive to Norfolk or Greenville to buy a decent kayak, maybe a sunfish?

No matter – I’m going back to the water as soon as I can. Bought a sailing dinghy off Facebook. It’ll be better this time. It’ll be better this time. Better be – still sore from the swim ...

That aside, life in the Inner Banks is a life spent on the water – we are very fortunate. Whether you’re casting a line in a quiet cove, sailing in the sound, dipping your feet in the water at Bertie Beach or swimming to shore, embrace the day!

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