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NC Wine and Food Weekend: An Epicurean Adventure

It’s my favorite time of year – fall – and my favorite month – October – and that means my birthday, cooler temperatures and great weather for adventures out of doors. For the last three years it’s also meant the North Carolina Wine and Food Weekend on Bald Head Island. On Saturday, October 15, I headed out to the open-air market at the 2011 (read)

Published on Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Releasing Rescued Turtles into the Sea

A few years ago I had the good fortune of seeing a giant Loggerhead sea turtle lay her clutch of eggs in the dunes on East Beach. Everyone was quiet and all we could hear was her breath, the gentle plop of eggs in the hole she’d dug and her flippers beating the sand tight around them. She turned and crept back into the ocean, leaving her nest (read)

Published on Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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You’ll Get a Charge Out of These Bikes

It seems like all of my Bald Head Island adventures have me on the water. Of course, they all start on the water with the ferry ride over, but I seem to be drawn to kayaking, sailing, paddleboarding and looking for birds (and alligators) in, on and near the water. This time I wanted to do something different, something that would let me appreciate (read)

Published on Friday, July 22, 2011

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Spooky Fun: Ghost Walks on Bald Head Island

Looking for something to do after dark on Bald Head Island? You’ll want to check out the new Ghost Walk tours – just as long as you don’t scare too easily, that is. The family friendly (but still decidedly spooky) Ghost Walk, led by the nefarious pirate Colonel Dread with help from the lovely (read)

Published on Monday, July 18, 2011

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Jammin’ at the Americana Music Festival

Heading off to the Americana Music Festival this past Memorial Day Weekend, I had no idea what to expect. The event was in its first year, so I had nothing to go on. But, as a long-time music lover (and avid festival-goer) I was excited to check out some new bands and looking forward to spending a gorgeous summer day on Bald Head (read)

Published on Friday, June 3, 2011

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Howl at the Moon? I Couldn’t Help Myself

If you were on Bald Head Island on May 17 and were near East Beach around moonrise, you may have heard me and about 100 other people howling at the moon. See, the Maritime Market and Café’s new owners, the Pope family, have been throwing a monthly Howl at the Moon party. They bring a pot of chili, soup, chowder or stew to share and (read)

Published on Monday, May 23, 2011

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Super Stars with the Bald Head Island Conservancy

Most of my adventures put me on Bald Head Island during the day, but on my most recent adventure things didn’t even start to get interesting until 8:30 p.m. The sun was setting and the first stars were showing themselves when my wife and I met Andy at the Fleming Environmental Center at the Bald Head Island Conservancy to take part in (read)

Published on Monday, May 2, 2011

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Adventures in Nature: The Bald Head Island Conservancy Wildlife Tour

On my most recent adventure excursion to Bald Head Island, I joined the Bald Head Island Conservancy for a wildlife tour. When I arrived at Deep Point to catch an early ferry over, I found BHIC’s Environmental Educator Andy Gould with our four tour mates – Neil and Kathie, and Debbie and Mike – already talking about the flora and (read)

Published on Monday, April 4, 2011

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The Sounds of Silence

This post is part of a series titled Haven: Behind the Scenes , which delves deeper into some of our favorite stories from the most recent issue of Haven magazine. When I wrote my essay on sounds and silence on Bald Head Island for the current issue of haven , I wanted desperately to be able to make you hear the island (read)

Published on Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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This Adventure Was “For The Birds”

During my many adventures on Bald Head Island last year I noticed something – birds. Lots of them. From my first adventure going bird watching with the Bald Head Island Conservancy to watching three osprey circle overhead during a summer-ending kayak trip , birds were everywhere. Over time, I learned that Bald Head (read)

Published on Saturday, January 1, 2011