Sea Turtle Hospital News It’s been busy at our hospital since our public tours temporarily ended in October. Patients in various stages of rehabilitation were all relocated to our Sick Bay area and although it’s a bit crowded it’s only for a few more weeks. The renovations on Sea Turtle Bay have been completed and it’s looking marvelous, better than new actually. The biggest changes that our...
Have yourself a Merry Little Coastal Christmas! Celebrate your holidays in Pender County on Topsail Island. To kick off the season Surf City lights their 20-foot Christmas Tree by the waters of the sound with live music, kids’ events, and more. Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights featured on ABC’s Great Light Fight opens Thanksgiving weekend! Topsail Beach hosts the Annual lighted Christmas Parade and Celebration...
Yes, we in the tourism office know today is Halloween. We also know that tomorrow is Nov. 1. Christmas music will begin playing on XM radio. The stores sell ornaments, trees, and gifts galore now. Not even the appearance of The Grinch will steal our holiday spirit in Pender County! Pender County can match any activities that Whoville and Little Cindy Lou Who could imagine. Strike up the wuzztubas and snaptuccas...
Sea Turtle Hospital News With cooler weather and a major renovation project in Sea Turtle Bay rapidly approaching we needed to get our flippers in gear to make sure every patient cleared for take-off made it to the beach ASAP. On October 12th with a glorious Carolina blue sky and a friendly ocean, we bid a fond farewell to our last graduates for 2022. Three juvenile greens, Belle, Magenta and Jazzberry Jam were the...
BURGAW- For decades, tourism has trailed agriculture as the second leading industry in Pender County. The friendly rivalry between the Pender County Extension Office and the Pender County Tourism Office has been good-natured. The county extension director, Mark Seitz, serves as an ex-officio on the Pender County Tourism Development Authority Board. “When I reviewed the figures of our agriculture and timber...
