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Bald Head
Island
Visitors can truly get away from it all on Bald Head Island. The island is only accessible by powerboat or a pedestrian ferry which will take you and your luggage on a short trip across the mouth of the Cape Fear River to the 12,000 acre escape. Visitors and residents get around the island by way of golf carts and bicycles. Bald Head Island is best-known for Old Baldy, the eight-sided brick lighthouse built in 1818. Visitors can take a tour of the lighthouse, which includes an optional climb up 108 wooden steps to the top of the structure. From the top of Old Baldy, guests will enjoy a panoramic view of the island, its stunning beaches and the championship golf course. Visitors can also get information about sea turtle nesting on the island.
Calabash
Known as “The Seafood Capital of the World,” Calabash has long been a favorite spot for seafood lovers. People travel from afar to eat here, where fresh catches are prepared Calabash-style, a low country style of cooking with a taste and personality all its own. Because of Calabash’s position of being the southernmost river town and its location near the Atlantic, it became the ideal site for the first Calabash restaurant, an oyster roast, which opens up the doors of its shed and its sawdust floor in 1935. Calabash has dozens of specialty stores and local art galleries, where merchants offer goods that cannot be found anywhere else in the area. Like so many of the towns in the Brunswick Islands, Calabash also offers choice golf courses for the discriminating duffer.
Carolina Shores
The nearby town of Carolina Shores is a planned community of 1,621 residents, mostly retirees, complete with an 18-hold golf course. The town has recently seen new merchants and restaurants added to its ranks.
Shallotte
With a population of 1,700 year-round residents, Shallotte is the center of commerce for the region. Shallotte continues to offer the widest variety of shops and businesses in Brunswick County. Conveniently located off Highway 17, which runs from Maine to Florida, Shallotte is a natural stopping point for food, shopping and information. The Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, as well as most of the town’s businesses, is located on Main Street (Business Highway 17), which runs through the center of Shallotte. It is here that visitors can find all of their necessities, including major grocery stores, department stores, professional offices and restaurants. Shallotte also has a 10-screen stadium-seating movie theater.
Wilmington
About 45 minutes to the north of the Brunswick Islands is the historic river town of Wilmington, North Carolina. Wilmington has a large register of historic homes and is filled with restaurants and shops. The downtown riverfront is a great place to park your car and take a stroll. Wilmington has a vibrant nightlife with several rooftop bars and nightclubs. One of the biggest attractions in the Wilmington area is the Battleship North Carolina, from World War II, which rests on the banks of the Cape Fear River, just across from downtown Wilmington. Other points of interest include the Cape Fear Museum, Thalian Hall and Screen Gems Studios, which houses the sets of the popular TV teen drama, One Tree Hill.
Myrtle Beach
If you are driving around the Brunswick Islands by way of the back roads, you may not even realize that you are crossing over the border into South Carolina. In fact, the trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will only take you about 45 minutes from most of the Brunswick Islands. Myrtle Beach has long been a tourist mecca - offering just about every kind of activity and shopping imaginable. There are tow major outlet malls in the area, as well as dozens of family attractions and concert venues. A day trip to Myrtle Beach is very easy to do and you will come back to the Brunswick Islands ready for some rest and relaxation.
(Courtesy of Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce)
Visitors can truly get away from it all on Bald Head Island. The island is only accessible by powerboat or a pedestrian ferry which will take you and your luggage on a short trip across the mouth of the Cape Fear River to the 12,000 acre escape. Visitors and residents get around the island by way of golf carts and bicycles. Bald Head Island is best-known for Old Baldy, the eight-sided brick lighthouse built in 1818. Visitors can take a tour of the lighthouse, which includes an optional climb up 108 wooden steps to the top of the structure. From the top of Old Baldy, guests will enjoy a panoramic view of the island, its stunning beaches and the championship golf course. Visitors can also get information about sea turtle nesting on the island.
Calabash
Known as “The Seafood Capital of the World,” Calabash has long been a favorite spot for seafood lovers. People travel from afar to eat here, where fresh catches are prepared Calabash-style, a low country style of cooking with a taste and personality all its own. Because of Calabash’s position of being the southernmost river town and its location near the Atlantic, it became the ideal site for the first Calabash restaurant, an oyster roast, which opens up the doors of its shed and its sawdust floor in 1935. Calabash has dozens of specialty stores and local art galleries, where merchants offer goods that cannot be found anywhere else in the area. Like so many of the towns in the Brunswick Islands, Calabash also offers choice golf courses for the discriminating duffer.
Carolina Shores
The nearby town of Carolina Shores is a planned community of 1,621 residents, mostly retirees, complete with an 18-hold golf course. The town has recently seen new merchants and restaurants added to its ranks.
Shallotte
With a population of 1,700 year-round residents, Shallotte is the center of commerce for the region. Shallotte continues to offer the widest variety of shops and businesses in Brunswick County. Conveniently located off Highway 17, which runs from Maine to Florida, Shallotte is a natural stopping point for food, shopping and information. The Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, as well as most of the town’s businesses, is located on Main Street (Business Highway 17), which runs through the center of Shallotte. It is here that visitors can find all of their necessities, including major grocery stores, department stores, professional offices and restaurants. Shallotte also has a 10-screen stadium-seating movie theater.
Wilmington
About 45 minutes to the north of the Brunswick Islands is the historic river town of Wilmington, North Carolina. Wilmington has a large register of historic homes and is filled with restaurants and shops. The downtown riverfront is a great place to park your car and take a stroll. Wilmington has a vibrant nightlife with several rooftop bars and nightclubs. One of the biggest attractions in the Wilmington area is the Battleship North Carolina, from World War II, which rests on the banks of the Cape Fear River, just across from downtown Wilmington. Other points of interest include the Cape Fear Museum, Thalian Hall and Screen Gems Studios, which houses the sets of the popular TV teen drama, One Tree Hill.
Myrtle Beach
If you are driving around the Brunswick Islands by way of the back roads, you may not even realize that you are crossing over the border into South Carolina. In fact, the trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will only take you about 45 minutes from most of the Brunswick Islands. Myrtle Beach has long been a tourist mecca - offering just about every kind of activity and shopping imaginable. There are tow major outlet malls in the area, as well as dozens of family attractions and concert venues. A day trip to Myrtle Beach is very easy to do and you will come back to the Brunswick Islands ready for some rest and relaxation.
(Courtesy of Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce)
Brunswick County, NC
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