Topsail Island & Pender County
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Topsail Island & Pender County Atkinson • Burgaw • Hampstead • Holly Ridge • North Topsail Beach • Scotts Hill • Sneads Ferry • Surf City • St. Helena • Topsail Beach • Watha 2 Find Your Treasure 2018 T H E T O P S A I L I S L A N D T R A D I N G C O M P A N Y 2 0 1 N O R T H N E W R I V E R D R T H E T O P S A I L I S L A N D T R A D I N G C O M P A N Y T H E T O P S ASIULR IFS LCAI TNYD, NT RCA 2D8I 4N4G5 C O M P A N Y 2 09121 0N1- 3 ON2 RO8 -RT1TH9H0 5NN/E8W0W0 -R 7RI V6I2EV-RE1 D2R5R 7D R WSWUWSRU.FTRO FCP CISTIATYIYL,,T NR ACCD 2 I28N48G44.5C4O5M 9 1 09-1302- 382-81- 1990055// 8 0000- 7- 6726-21 -2 15 72 5 7 T H E WT OWPWSWWA.IWTLO. TI SOPLPSASANAIIDLL T TRRRAAADDDI NI NG .GGC O.CCMOOMMP A N Y 2 0 1 N O R T H N E W R I V E R D R 2018 S U R F C I T FindY , N C Your2 8 4 4 5 Treasure 3 9 1 0 - 3 2 8 - 1 9 0 5 / 8 0 0 - 7 6 2 - 1 2 5 7 W W W . T O P S A I L T R A D I N G . C O M Welcome to Topsail Island “IT’S THE ISLAND LIFE FOR ME” Tommy J Designer Jewelry Gateway Plaza 13500 NC Hwy. 50, Ste 109 Surf City, NC 28445 910.328.6300 or 910.803.2200 www.TommyJDesignerJewelry.com 4 Find Your Treasure 2018 Topsail Island PropertyTopsail Managment Island • Sales RENTALSVacation Rentals• SALES 855-822-2782 www.starfishrentalsandrealty.com Rev. Angela Kelley Wedding Officiant A one of a kind ceremony... yours {Religious, Nonreligious, Secular} Specializing in ceremonies that celebrate your one of a kind love. Photo Credit: 910.777.4363 • [email protected] Ellen Leroy Photography ncweddingofficiants.com 2018 Find Your Treasure 5 Table of Welcome to Pender County & Topsail Island Contents Pender County Tourism, the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce welcome you to Find Your Treasure! 2018 is the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard, the 10 Sailing into treacherous pirate that pillaged and lurked in the waters off our coast. Events In the spirit of Blackbeard and notorious pirates such as Stede Bonet, we hope you Find Your Treasure in Pender County and Topsail Island. 16 Your treasure may be a relaxing day in the sand, Get Outdoors soaking up the sun, and dipping your toes in the surf. Your treasure may be more adventurous, such as run- ning a Jet Ski up the Intractoastal Waterway or learning 24 to surf. What to See Pender County is a treasure trove of natural re- sources. We’re a destination vacation playground of & Do water sports and beaches. Explore the Intracoastal Waterway and our inlets, where Blackbeard and Bonet once sailed. Fish the Northeast Cape Fear River and 32 Farming Black River, launch a canoe at Moores Creek National Battlefield, or fish from our famous ocean piers. Lifestyle Our attractions are gems in our treasure chest of activities. Visit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center where sick and injured sea turtles are nursed back to health. Visit Missiles and More Mu- 36 Lets Shop seum, where rocket technology was developed in the Assembly Building and where pirate lore is displayed. Don’t miss a visit to Moores Creek National Battlefield, 46 Southeastern North Carolina’s only national park, the Eat & Drink site of the first Patriot’s victory over the Loyalists. Tour the Town of Burgaw, the town that Hollywood loves to film. Our treasured riches include our food fare. We’re 56 Relax & home to the NC Blueberry Festival and we’re the “Sea- food Capital of the Carolinas.” Our restaurants feature Recharge tantalizing Southern meals. Welcome to Pender County where you will find your treasure. The Pender County Tourism Office, the 64 Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Directory Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce are here to assist. Burgaw Area Pender County Tourism Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce 106 E. Wilmington St., Chamber of Commerce 115 S. Dickerson St., Burgaw, NC 28452 13775 Hwy. 50 Burgaw, NC 28452 910.259.1278 Surf City, NC 29445 910.259.9817 visitpender.com 910.329.4446 burgawchamber.com topsailchamber.org 6 Find Your Treasure 2018 PLUG IN TO THE POWER OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP YOUR ELECTRIC CO-OP IS JUST THAT…YOURS Membership in your local Touchstone Energy cooperative is a powerful thing. It means you have an energy source you can trust to look out for your community’s best interests, not its own bottom line. That’s because your local Touchstone Energy co-op is owned by the very members it serves – built to deliver its members reliable electricity at the lowest possible price. So as a member, you hold all the power. To learn more visit joemc.com. District Office: 1225 Highway 210 Sneads Ferry, N.C. 28460 (910) 353-1940 or (800) 682-1515 2018 Find Your Treasure 7 Papa’s Dream Photographed while docked at Anchors Away Boatyard in Hampstead as the sun was setting. It is one of my favor- ites as I feel like it represents something which is slowly disap- pearing along the coast of North Caro- lina and is was one of the biggest industries that built up the small community of Hamp- stead in the first place and I loved the title, a beautiful dream indeed... Photography by Karen Wiles 4 Find Your Treasure 2018 Olde Point COUNTRY CLUB 18 Hole Golf Course Pool Membership Available & Daily Pool Passes Open to the Public 910.270.2403 • OldePointGolf.com Nineteen restaurant • bar • banquet Open to the Public: Monday-Saturday 11-9, Sunday 10-5 & Brunch 910.406.1419 • NinteenBar.com 513 Country Club Dr., Hampstead, NC 28443 2018 Find Your Treasure 9 Want to swim with the Are you a Patriot or fishies, Matey? Take a a Loyalist? Dolphin Dip with us, Reenactors bring the Jan. 1, at high noon. battle of Moores Creek Meet at 101 Roland Ave. Bridge to life at the in Surf City. 242nd All proceeds benefit Commemoration of the local charities. battle at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 40 NC Patriots Hall Dr. in Blueberry Currie, Feb. 24-25. Festival www.nps.gov/mocr in Burgaw NC Folks stand in line for blueberry pancakes and blueberry syrup at the annual NC Blueberry Festival Pancake Breakfast, Feb. 24, at the Burgaw Fire Department. www.ncblueberryfes- tival.com See page 56 for Accommodations Sunset at Topsail Island NC Who doesn’t like to shop? The 11th Annual Women’s Expo is Scallywags Weekend is March 3 at Surf City a time when we Community Center. celebrate our Pirate For more information, legends and more, May visit website at: 4-6, with activities for www.surfcityparksandrec.com. ages including Pirate Who needs a White School, Talk like a Pirate, House Easter Egg a visit upon The Raven, Hunt? a Low Country Shrimp We have an Easter Egg Boil and music, and much Roll at Soundside Park more. March 31, sponsored by Visitpender.com the Surf City Parks and W.C. Lanier’s Rec Department. popular BBQ Festival will return to Poplar Grove, May 12, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. This new festival will Become a Junior Ranger delight the senses! Visit on Junior Ranger Day the Wild Flower at Moores Creek Festival, May 12-13, National Battlefield, at the Old Homestead April 28, 10 a.m. – 4 Farm, 8824 US 117, p.m. Free. Rocky Point. www.nps.gov/mocr [email protected] 2018 Find Your Treasure 11 The largest festival in Summer winds down, Pender County is the but the events annual NC Blueberry continue. Watch Festival, June 15-16. visitpender.com Enjoy great music, great for upcoming events. foods, and activities for the entire family. www.ncblueberryfestival.com Topsail Island NC Jeep Week, sponsored by the Greater Topsail Area The Independence Day Chamber of Celebration Commerce, allows us to show our www.topsailchamber.org true colors – Red, White, for details. and Blue . This free event includes a concert and fireworks,July 3 at Soundside Park in Surf City. How did the colonists live, eat and play? Find out at First Saturday Living History Program at Moores Creek National Battlefield, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Free. www.nps.gov/mocr Fireworks at Surf City NC All things are better with bacon and this festival celebrates all things bacon! Join the Bacon Festival, Oct. 13-14 at Old Homestead Summer Farm, 8824 US 117, Market in Rocky Point. Surf City [email protected] NC Don’t miss the Candlelight Tour, an annual sell-out How did the colonists program at Moores live, eat and play? Find Creek National out at Battlefield,Nov. 17, First Saturday Living 5:30 – 10 p.m. Adults $3; History Program at children 12 and under Moores Creek National admitted free. Battlefield,Nov. 3, 10 www.nps.gov/mocr a.m. – 3 p.m.; Free. www. nps.gov/mocr It’s a country and coastal classic as we There’s nothing fishy about celebrate our culture at Hampstead’s NC Spot Poplar Grove with music, Festival, Nov. 3-4 where we artisans, craft beer, and celebrate a fall run of a favorite low country food.