Spring 2009
Celebrating Inner Banks History The Albemarle region, straddling the Inner and the Outer Banks, is known as a sporting paradise. Across the region there are also many historical sites and structures, preserved due to the patient stewardship of our citizens and by the slow pace of growth in the region’s villages and towns. The Historic Albemarle Tour travels through 17 counties along the inland waterways and coastline. Explore a shipwreck museum, a town that hosted a revolutionary tea party, lovely English gardens (see photo above) and working lighthouses.
Welcome to North Carolina’s Inner Banks!
Welcome to North Carolina’s… ...Inner Banks! Dear Reader: Welcome to “IBX Lifestyles” newsletter, your source for all the best in Inner Banks history, culture, tourism, health and education. Every spring, summer, fall and winter, a new issue of “IBX Lifestyles” will feature stories on Inner Banks living. Each issue will also contain news, events and information resources on Inner Banks people, places and things. In between issues of “IBX Lifestyles” you can keep up on Inner Banks news and happenings by visiting our website at: www.ibxlifestyles.com. We hope you enjoy this, the Spring 2009 issue of “IBX Lifestyles” newsletter.
Harvey S. Wooten CEO, IBX Homes and Land LLC
IBX Homes and Land LLC, 3048 Dartmouth Drive, Greenville, NC 27858 Ph: 252-756-0176 ● Fax: 252-756-0717
IBXlifestyles.com
Volume 1, Issue 1
Spring 2009
Contents
Welcome to North Carolina’s Inner Banks!
Historic Albemarle Tour
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Historic Bath & Edenton
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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum & Historic Williamston
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Somerset Place
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Mattamuskeet Lodge & North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island
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Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center
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Historic Columbia & Historic Hertford
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Interview with Ingrid Lemme
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Aurora Fossil Museum, Historic Murfreesboro & Historic Plymouth
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ENC Film News
North Carolina’s Inner Banks towns and counties offer unparalleled natural assets—wildlife, forests, sounds, rivers, beaches and the Intracoastal Waterway— all of which translate into unlimited potential in the emerging Creative Economy.
That’s only the beginning. There’s also the high concentration of heritage and historical sites to enjoy here in North Carolina’s Inner Banks. In this issue, IBX Lifestyles focuses on many of our most prominent heritage sites as we celebrate the Historic Albemarle Tour.
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20,000+ miles of lush, verdant land;
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3,000+ miles of inland coastline;
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Temperate climate;
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Two foreign trade zones;
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Two deep water ports;
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North Carolina ferry system;
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Rail and two interstate highways;
Events Calendar
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Tourism Resources
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Inexpensive real estate, compared to elsewhere;
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29-county regional hospital system;
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36 institutions of higher learning; and,
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Growing talent base of early retirees, knowledge and creative economy workers.
IBX Online IBXlifestyles.com is an Internet crossroads for Inner Banks towns and counties, business leaders, hospitality and tourism professionals, artists and crafts persons to introduce themselves to people around the U.S. and the world.
North Carolina’s Inner Banks towns and counties offer unparalleled natural assets—wildlife, forests, sounds, rivers, beaches and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Among other unique strengths of the Inner Banks:
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4 A Historic Albemarle Tour
In 1663, Charles II granted a charter for land in North America to eight influential supporters and appointed them the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. In 1664, Albemarle County was created, and within a few years it was split into four large, regional precincts: Chowan, Currituck, Perquimans and Pasquotank. The majority of early eighteenth century settlers were English and came from neighboring Virginia. They usually came across overland trails and inland waterways rather than via the perilous coastal waters. North Carolina grew to become a royal colony in 1729. Although the Albemarle's wide rivers, sounds, creeks and canals aided inland trade and transportation in the early years, the barrier islands (now known as the Outer Banks) served to discourage large-scale commercial shipping and development of large cities. Because of the inadequate inlets and ports, the northeastern coastal region has long kept a strong rural tradition with an economy based primarily on agriculture and, more recently, tourism. The Albemarle region is known as a sporting paradise, with bountiful hunting and fishing. Swimming, power boating, sailing and kayaking opportunities are plentiful, and the unspoiled, scenic landscapes and waterways are rightfully regarded as one of the region’s greatest assets. An abundance of historical sites and structures have been preserved owing to the slow pace of growth of the region’s villages and towns. The Historic Albemarle Tour travels through 17 North Carolina counties along the Inner and Outer Banks and features over two dozen sites. Here you'll discover that the history of this coastal region is the story of America's own emergence and development. You’ll meander along rivers, waterways, sounds and beaches to explore plantations, historic towns, museums, living history exhibits, English gardens and old, still operable lighthouses.
Learn more about all the Historic Albemarle Tour sites at:
http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/news.php?extend.2
Aurora Fossil Museum
Historic Hertford
Newbold-White House
Belhaven Memorial Museum
Historic Murfreesboro
N.C. Aquarium
Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station
Historic Ocracoke
Elizabethan Gardens
Historic Plymouth
Pantego Academy Historical Museum
Frisco Native American Museum
Historic Tarboro
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Historic Williamston
Historic Bath
Historic Windsor
Historic Columbia
Hope Plantation
Historic Corolla
Mattamuskeet Lodge
Historic Edenton
The Lost Colony
Historic Halifax
Museum of the Albemarle
Pocosin Arts Folk School Roanoke Island Festival Park & the Elizabeth II Somerset Place Stonewall Manor
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The Historic Albemarle Tour is one of the oldest heritage trails in North Carolina. When you embark on the Historic Albemarle Tour, you begin a journey through 400 years of American history and culture. Follow the self-guided Historic Albemarle Tour using one of the organization’s brochures: www.historicalbemarletour.org/visitors.html. The roads and trails of the Historic Albemarle Tour are identified by brown Historic Albemarle Tour highway signs (see photo at right) that are found along major and secondary roads in eastern North Carolina.
www.historicalbemarletour.org
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Historic Bath
North Carolina’s First Incorporated Town European settlement of the Pamlico River area began in 1690. The site that became Bath was ideal: easy access to the river, with the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles away at Ocracoke Inlet. Settlement of the town of Bath began when English explorer John Lawson ended his 57-day journey from South Carolina on the high, grassy point overlooking Old Town and Adam’s creeks. With its incorporation on March 8, 1705, Bath became the first town in North Carolina. A number of “firsts” for North Carolina are also associated with this quaint town, including the state’s first public library, first shipyard, first port of entry and first post road. Local legend places the infamous pirate Blackbeard in Bath in the months preceding his death in 1718. Some say he still lurks thereabouts.
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/bath/bath.htm
Historic Bath State Historic Site, 207 Carteret St., P.O. Box 148, Bath, NC 27808
This charming village was established in 1712. Today Edenton features nearly three centuries of outstanding architecture behind tree-lined sidewalks and along the waterfront vistas of the Albemarle Sound. Jacobean, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian structures help explain how Edenton can lay claim to two National Historic Landmarks and numerous listings on the National Register of Historic Places. Edenton is known for its lively downtown lined with unique shops, eateries and other businesses. An active calendar of events features an array of outdoor recreation, including sailing, paddling, biking and baseball, and cultural events such as art exhibits, theater and concerts. Seasonal festivals are even more picturesque set against the remarkable backdrop of this first Colonial capital.
A Little Problem with Tea The Edenton Tea Party was one of the earliest organized women’s political actions in United States history. On October 25, 1774, Mrs. Penelope Barker organized, at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth King, fifty-one daring women. Together they formed an alliance that wholeheartedly supported the American cause against “taxation without representation.” In response to the Tea Act of 1773, the Provincial Deputies of North Carolina resolved to boycott all British tea and cloth received after September 10, 1774. The women of Edenton signed an agreement saying they were “determined to give memorable proof of their patriotism” and could not be “indifferent on any occasion that appears nearly to affect the peace and happiness of our country.” Hoozah!
Learn more: http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/e107_files/downloads/2006-fall.pdf
Historic Edenton, 108 N. Broad Street, Edenton NC 27932
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POUNDING BREAKERS BEAT RELENTLESSLY AGAINST A WEARY SHIP AS DESPERATE SAILORS SEARCH IN VAIN FOR SALVATION... The waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks entomb thousands of vessels and countless mariners who lost desperate struggles against the forces of war, piracy and nature. The Graveyard of the Atlantic has one of the highest densities of shipwrecks in the world and it holds some of America's most important maritime history. More than just a collection of artifacts, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a premier cultural attraction for the Atlantic Seaboard, and one of the finest, most innovative maritime facilities in the nation.
Museum Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, www.GraveyardoftheAtlantic.com Historic Williamston’s Senator Bob Martin Equestrian Center Catch a horse show, rodeo and other events at Williamston’s equestrian center. Keep your eyes on the action at East Carolina Motor Speedway. Relive history at Fort Branch Civil War Site. Paddle and fish the beautiful Roanoke River, considered one the "last great places" by The Nature Conservancy. Discover the natural beauty of a bird lover's paradise.
Historic Williamston - Martin County Visitor Center www.VisitMartinCounty.com •
Canoe & Kayak Paddle Trails with Camping Platforms
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North Carolina Birding Trail Sites
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Heritage and Ecological Sites
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Somerset Place
Historic Albemarle Tour
Creswell, NC
Somerset Place is a representative antebellum plantation offering an intriguing view of life during the period before the Civil War. Throughout its eighty-year existence as an active plantation (1785-1865), it encompassed as many as 100,000 acres and became one of North Carolina's most prosperous rice, corn and wheat plantations. Somerset was home to more than three hundred enslaved men, women and children of African descent, 80 of whom were brought to Somerset directly from their West African homeland in 1786. These native African slaves had firsthand knowledge of rice cultivation. Members of the enslaved community dug a system of irrigation and transportation canals; built a sawmill, gristmills, barns, stables, work buildings and dwelling houses, and cultivated fields. Since the early 1950s, archaeologists have been uncovering a vast array of artifacts about Somerset Place. Early work focused on the areas around the main house and gardens. More recent digs enrich the African American aspect of the plantation's history and enrich and enhance the known historical record. The result will be the reconstruction of several buildings in the slave community. www.somersetplace.nchistoricsites.org
Somerset Place, 2572 Lake Shore Rd., Creswell, NC, 252-797-4560
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Mattamuskeet Lodge Mattamuskeet Lodge is situated on the south shore of Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina’s largest natural lake. The three-story structure was completed in 1916 as the largest pumping plant in the world at that time. Designed to drain the lake so that the rich lakebed could be farmed, it pulled 1.2 million gallons of water per minute out of the lake. Three different attempts to drain the lake proved costly and the project was finally abandoned, leaving the streets of the New village of New Holland, along with the homes, hotel and other structures that had been built, covered with water. In 1934, the U. S. Government bought the lake and created what is now known as Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Company 424 of the Civilian Conservation Corps converted the building into Mattamuskeet Lodge, a premier hunting destination, which opened in 1937. The Lodge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Safety concerns led to its closure in 2000, but the Lodge is currently undergoing renovations and is expected to be open to the visiting public in 2010. Hunting and fishing opportunities abound at Lake Mattamuskeet. There’s also an abundance of extraordinary wildlife on view, including tundra swans, Canada and snow geese and over 200 species of ducks that make their winter home here. The Refuge Office is open from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, 252-926-4021, mattamuskeet@fws.gov
From fresh water fish, snakes and turtles to ocean fish, sharks and stingrays, the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island has it all. Daily educational programs include environmentalthemed videos, a scuba diving “dive show program” at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., plus animal feedings at 3 p.m. Visitors may also enjoy special craft classes, summer day camps and field trips to salt marshes and the beach. Register by calling 252-473-3494 ext. 232. Visit the newest exhibit, Aquarium Confidential, “a look behind the scenes.” Learn how the aquarist feed and take care of the animals, ask questions, watch baby horseshoe crabs, baby seahorses and a very playful octopus. Build your own aquarium on our interactive touch screens. Explore the “Waters of the Outer Banks” by visiting the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island, 374 Airport Road, Manteo, NC Ph: 866-332-3474, www.ncaquariums.com
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Located on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center is a non-profit educational foundation created for the purpose of preserving Native American artifacts, art and culture. In addition to traditional exhibits and tours, the museum's activities include Native American workshops, Scout badge work, school science projects, Native American studies, programs for the visually impaired, senior citizen seminars and special events such as the annual Inter-Tribal Powwow.
Location: Hwy 12, Frisco, NC Hours: 11a.m. - 5 p.m. Open: Tuesday - Sunday. (Monday by appointment only)
Website: http://www.nativeamericanmuseum.org/index.htm Tel: (252) 995-4440 Contact: admin@nativeamericanmuseum.org
The Scuppernong Gazette Columbia, North Carolina’s favorite magazine. Enjoy the northeastern Inner Banks and beautiful Tyrrell County. www.ScuppernongGazette.com
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Pocosin Arts Folk School & Gallery
Columbia, NC
Pocosin Arts Folk School is a nonprofit educational arts organization whose mission is to expand understanding of the relationship between people and place, culture and environment, through the production and exhibition of the traditional arts of the people of the Pocosin region of eastern North Carolina’s Inner Banks. Pocosin Arts offers a variety of studio classes and workshops for children and adults throughout the year; exhibits traditional arts of eastern North Carolina cultures: Native, European, African, Vietnamese and Hispanic; exhibits artwork of regional artists whose focus represents in some way the cultural and/or natural heritage of the region; and, it’s within walking distance to a coffee house, www.pocosinarts.org restaurants, an ice cream shop, other Main Street attractions and a B&B. Also nearby, the Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge and a designated National Recreation Trail.
Columbia, North Carolina, on the Scuppernong River, features one of North Carolina's most picturesque waterfronts. Columbia offers protected, deep-water anchorages along the town docks and marinas. The romantic boardwalk inspires couples to fall in love. In addition to the beautiful Scuppernong River, Tyrrell County is bordered on the north by the Albemarle Sound, the East Coast's largest estuary, and to the east by the Alligator River.
Hertford, NC
Where the Carolina Moon Shines Bright
Folks in Hertford have a quality of life that most people only dream of: quiet, friendly and safe, where everyone knows everyone else by first names. Visitors will be able to experience small-town, southern living at its best. If you like boating and canoeing, you’ll be thrilled exploring the Perquimans River, which runs from one end of the county to the other, offering over 100 miles of shoreline. These paddling excursions allow one to explore pristine Inner Banks waterways and landscapes and view wildlife and birds along the river and creeks. Read more about Hertford and the Inner Banks here:
http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/e107_files/downloads/2006-fall.pdf or call 252-426-5657.
Featuring all the best of North Carolina’s Inner Banks in Swan Quarter’s favorite magazine. Read the new issue here:
www.swanquarterly.net
13 From the Hamptons to the Inner Banks: Our Interview with Ingrid Lemme Ingrid Lemme and her husband Sunny are from New York. They bought a house in the small coastal village of Swan Quarter, North Carolina, and were welcomed by the friendly people there. Ingrid and Sunny have come to love the Inner Banks. Ingrid works on Long Island, New York, where she hosts her own television show. Ingrid's award-winning “American Dreams” show is videotaped overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Montauk, Long Island, at the Gurney’s Inn Resort and Spa. The show is aired in prime-time to five million households on Hamptons TV® and is watched throughout New York, New Jersey and the Westchester, Connecticut area. Recently, IBX Lifestyles had the great pleasure of interviewing Miss Lemme. IBX Lifestyles: You are the host of a very popular show in the Hamptons. You also publish a magazine there. How did you get into the media business? Ingrid Lemme: I had always wanted to be on TV, so one day I wrote a script for my talk show “American Dream” and suddenly found myself on a Hamptons television station. I’ve been hosting my TV show for twelve years. Six years ago we launched a glossy resort magazine. I even co-hosted a weekly radio show for a while. The listeners loved my German accent. IBX Lifestyles: Ingrid, how did you come to be introduced to the Inner Banks region? Ms. Lemme: Through the Internet. Around eight years ago I came across an advertisement for waterfront land in North Carolina. And because Inner Banks real estate is inexpensive, relatively speaking, we bought a rather large piece of land on the Albemarle Sound in Tyrrell County, close to the historic town of Columbia. We bought sight unseen—can you believe it?! Our son Dominic moved to Columbia four years ago and shortly after that I saw, once again on the Internet, a little Victorian house for sale in Swan Quarter, Hyde County. It was a fixerupper for a great price. We had visited Swan Quarter before, so we knew the area. In fact, we had passed the lovely house (that become ours) in the car on the way out of town. Ingrid (r) interviews “Sopranos” star Aida Turturro IBX Lifestyles: Clearly, you’re not one to sit about and watch the grass grow. You bought a house in Swan Quarter and began renovating it, and you’ve launched not one but two Inner Banks websites (one for Columbia and one for Swan Quarter) and then two Inner Banks magazines: one for Hyde County (the Swan Quarterly) and another for Tyrrell County (the Scuppernong Gazette). What’s next for you as you continue to put down roots here?
Ms. Lemme: First of all let me assure you that nobody can do all that alone. Our son Dominic is the one who took on the renovation project of our house, and we basically helped him when we could come down every couple of months. The magazines (online and in print) my daughter-in-law Neli and I produce together. She is the one who gathers ideas, does the footwork for the editorials and even takes most of the photos. IBX Lifestyles: Ingrid, you represent all that we hope to see more of here in the Inner Banks. Someone like you, moving to the region, bringing your talent, vision and energy, it’s an affirmation of the unique and exquisite life that one can find here. You and Sunny are great additions to the Inner Banks family. Ms. Lemme: Thank you very much for the lovely compliment. Actually, I had planned to start this year by taping a set of six “American Dream” shows right here in Swan Quarter, the intention being to promote the Inner Banks—and especially Lake Mattamuskeet—as the perfect eco-travel destination, to my Tri-State audience in New York. Unfortunately, the Inner Banks shows were cut from the show’s budget. I do have great hopes for 2010 and, in the meantime, we continue to promote our precious region one magazine at a time. People read our Inner Banks magazines all over the U.S., and believe it or not, in Germany and France. Sunny and I very much want to belong, and we want to be assets in these communities. But we also want to learn from the ways of the people who work and live here and appreciate the Inner Banks, its history and natural beauty, folks whose families have been stewards of the region for hundreds of years. IBX Lifestyles: We’re not the first, and I’m sure we won’t be the last to say to you, Welcome to North Carolina’s Inner Banks. Thank you for making your new home here. Ingrid’s Swan Quarter “fixer-upper” in January’s snow
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Aurora Fossil Museum Fossil & Sharkteeth Collection, Mineral Display, Native American Artifacts, Fossil Festival in May, Gift Shop, “Finders-Keepers” Fossil Hunt!
Email: aurfosmus@yahoo.com; www.aurorafossilmuseum.com; 252-322-4238; Admission Free! 1409 National Park Drive, Manteo NC 27954
Manteo, NC
www.thelostcolony.org
See America’s Number One Outdoor Drama, a true and compelling unsolved mystery of America’s beginnings, at Waterside Theatre in Manteo on Roanoke Island. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green’s The Lost Colony tells the story of the events leading to the disappearance of the English colonists who settled here over 400 years ago. The production features music, dance, drama, riveting action and special effects, with lavish costumes and sets designed by five-time Tony Award-winner William Ivey Long. Performances begin in early May and end in mid-August, Mon.-Sat. evenings. Exclusive behind-thescenes tours are available. Backstage Tours are offered nightly during the production season.
Lost Colony Box Office: boxoffice@thelostcolony.org; 252-473-3134 (May-August)
Historic Murfreesboro Murfreesboro's Historic District contains outstanding examples of houses and commercial buildings constructed in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. A wayfarer passing here in the spring of 1860 wrote flatteringly of the attractive homes. "As a general thing," he noted, "the country villages of our state are far from presenting a thriving cultivated appearance...but the citizens of this borough may well challenge any section...to produce a place of the same size containing more handsome residences." The writer knew nothing of Murfreesboro's past, but intuition provided him with a sure sense of the stamp of history on the texture of the community. That same sense of history occurs to many visitors today.
Murfreesboro Historical Association, 252-398-5922; www.murfreesboronc.org
Go wild in a place where you will find more wildlife than people. Discover fascinating history. Enjoy five rivers, 12 creeks, two lakes and the largest freshwater sound in North America, the Albemarle! This Inner Banks destination has enough attractions to enchant any traveler. Access to all of this is found in Washington County and its three towns - Plymouth, Roper and Creswell. They are the gatekeepers to a vast treasure trove of history, heritage and natural beauty.
Tel. 252-793-4804 www.visitplymouthnc.com & www.gowildnc.com tourism@washconc.org Read more about the Historic Albemarle Tour and Inner Banks history, culture and recreation : http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/news.php?extend.2
15 Historic Albemarle Tour: Where will your group stay? EASTERN 4-H ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER This 250-acre site faces beautiful Bulls Bay and includes woodlands, meadows, pocosin forests, wetlands, creeks and rivers. Boardwalks, nature trails and boat piers provide easy access to many wonderful adventures. The state-of-the-art facility offers climate-controlled living quarters with private showers, while the outdoors provides an optimal background for recreation. Music and art centers and a well-equipped science lab offer year-round experiences in fun and learning for all ages.
Eastern 4-H Environmental Education Conference Center 100 N. Clover Way, Columbia, NC 27925 Phone 252-797-4800 www.eastern4hcenter.org info@eastern4hcenter.org
www. ChefPias.com Pia Van Coutren was born in North Africa of Greek heritage. As a child, she lived among many ethnic groups. Consequently, over time she mastered the finer techniques of Italian, Indian, French, English, Arabic and American cooking. Chef Pia’s grandmother was also a big influence via her own Greek and Turkish recipes. Chef Pia invites you to join her at her two restaurants—Pia’s at New Bern and Pia’s at Washington—located in two of our most beautiful Inner Banks towns. You’ll enjoy an eclectic array of international food, brilliantly prepared by the master Chef herself.
Free “Dessert for Two” when dining at Pia’s in New Bern or Pia’s in Washington, now through May 1, 2009. Present a copy of this ad or give your server the code IBX09 when you order. Enjoy one of Pia’s luscious homemade desserts soon.
New Bern, 2909 Trent Road, 252.636.0086 Washington, 156 W. Main Street, 252.940.0600
16 Historic Albemarle Tour: Other Exciting Adventures Await
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=41630
http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/ index.cfm?id=41660
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge Cape Hatteras National Seashore http://www.nps.gov/caha
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=41631
http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/ index.cfm?id=42630
Wright Brothers National Memorial http://www.nps.gov/wrbr
North Carolina Ferry System Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=51580
Jockeys Ridge State Park http://www.jockeysridgestatepark.com
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=42530
Merchants Millpond State Park http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/memi/ main.php
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=42540
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=42535
Swan Quarter National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm? id=42532
http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry
17 Eastern North Carolina Film Commission News Inner Banks Film Wins Festival Awards The Eastern North Carolina Film Commission is pleased to announce that the film “Death, Taxes...and Chocolate!” won Best Original Screenplay and Best Comedy Feature at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2008. Actress Catherine Trail won Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the film, and Bud Dowdey was nominated for the Best Director award. “When Dr. Andrea Levinson Stern brought her screenplay to us, we knew that this was something special,” said Frank Dooley of the ENC Film Commission. “We’re proud to have been involved in the project from its inception.” “Death, Taxes...and Chocolate!” was written, produced and filmed entirely in the Inner Banks. “The success of ‘Death, Taxes...and Chocolate!’ shows once more that the Inner Banks region is emerging as one of the best places to film in the U.S.,” said Mr. Dooley. “What an extraordinary calling card this film is for the region, and for indigenous entertainment production.”
ENC Film Commission Welcomes New Board Members The ENC Film Commission is pleased to welcome four distinguished professionals to its board of directors.
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Erick Yates Green, filmmaker, documentarian, film professor;
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Bernard Timberg, filmmaker, author, documentarian, film professor;
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Henry Hinton, President, Inner Banks Media;
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Harvey S. Wooten, CEO, IBX Homes and Land, LLC
“These people bring stellar credentials and broad experience to our board,” said commission director Frank Dooley. “With the addition to our team of two accomplished filmmakers, a regional radio and television professional and a noted community leader, we’re poised to expand the reach and scope of our work and continue to grow indigenous entertainment production across eastern North Carolina. Learn more about filmmaking in eastern North Carolina:
www.filmeast.net
Filmmakers Document Life in Eastern NC ENC Film Commission board members Erick Green and Bernard Timberg “open a window to rural North Carolina counties through documentary film.” Read this new article from East Carolina University’s “Pieces of Eight” writer Christine Neff: www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/ news/poe/2009/309/filmmakers.cfm
2009 Blu Moon Independent Film Festival Magnolia Arts Center and the Eastern North Carolina Film Commission to host regional festival for student filmmakers. The Blu Moon Independent Film Festival seeks submissions for its 2009 event. Student filmmakers of all ages with films of all genres are encouraged to submit for awards and cash prizes. Submissions are free but limited to one per filmmaker or group. All submissions must be ten minutes in length or less and be received by April 27, 2009, at 5:00 PM. Pre-screening will take place April 28 through May 2. The red carpet final screening will be held on May 2 at 7:00 PM at the Greenville Museum of Art. The top ten films will be shown as finalists at the awards ceremony. These films
will then compete for a Grand Prize, Viewer’s Choice Award and additional category prizes, including comedy, drama, documentary and K-12. NOTE: Winners will be rewarded with a screening at the Reynolda Film Festival, at Wake Forest University, as well as a screening on state-wide arts channels. Please complete the submission form available at: www.blumoonfilm.com/ news/call-for-submissions-2009/ Send DVD entries, along with the submission form, to: Blu Moon Film Festival, 1117 Bryson Drive, Greenville, NC, 27834. For full contest rules and prize information, please visit our website: www.blumoonfilm.com/
The Eastern North Carolina Film Commission The Eastern North Carolina Film Commission provides an array of services to make film, television and entertainment production across the Inner Banks as trouble-free as possible.
Learn more about filmmaking in North Carolina’s Inner Banks: www.filmeast.net
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Call for Entries
Sister City Film Festival, New Bern
ECU Film Festival, Greenville
NEW BERN, N.C. — Filmmakers are invited to submit featurelength and short films for the Sister City Film Festival in scheduled for May.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University will host its first film festival on Friday, April 24th, from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., and on Saturday, April 25th, from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m., at Hendrix Theater.
Submissions will be accepted from March 1 to May 1.The free admission festival is scheduled for May 23 at the Athens Theatre, 414 Pollock St. in downtown New Bern.
The deadline for submission is March 27th. Films will be selected by a committee consisting of ECU’s School of Communication students, faculty members and members of the Greenville community.
Films of any style, addressing any subject matter, may be submitted. All entries must be no longer than two hours and should be the exclusive intellectual property of their creators. The entry fee is $7 per submission.
“East Carolina University emphasizes diversity. We are looking forward to receiving diverse films from all over the country,” said Michael Tierno, the festival’s director. Admission to the festival is $10 for the general public and free for ECU’s 27,000 students.
To submit an entry, please mail a non-returnable copy of your film on DVD to the Sister City Film Festival, 300 Toler Rd., Ernul, NC 28527. Entries should include the film's title, creators' contact information and a brief synopsis not to exceed 100 words for publication in the festival program. Checks for the entry fee should be made payable to Sister City Film Festival.
Filmmakers can visit www.eastcarolinafilmfestival.com for complete submission information, including a downloadable application. To submit a film, mail a completed application, along with the $10 fee and a DVD screener, to:
Submission does not guarantee acceptance into the festival.
East Carolina Film Festival, Central Ticket Office Mendenhall Student Center Greenville, NC 27858-4353 252.328.5763; tiernom@ecu.edu
Small Towns, Big Ideas Case Studies in Small Town Community Economic Development The Small Towns, Big Ideas project began in mid-2006 when the University of North Carolina School of Government partnered with the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center to identify and document small towns that are implementing successful or innovative approaches to community economic development. Follow the links below to learn more about creative small town entrepreneurship across North Carolina’s Inner Banks. Ayden: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cednc/stbi/cases/ayden.php Columbia: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cednc/stbi/cases/columbia.php Edenton: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cednc/stbi/cases/edenton.php Farmville: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cednc/stbi/cases/farmville.php Scotland Neck: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cednc/stbi/cases/ scotland_neck.php Washington: http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/cednc/stbi/cases/washington.php
Follow this link to read more about the many creative ways in which Inner Banks towns are emerging as centers for entrepreneurship and leading edge economic development: http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/page.php?25
Bertie County Peanuts We’re asked a lot about what makes our peanuts so darn good. Aside from our years in the business (we’ve been at this since 1915), and our hours of nurturing peanut plants in the field, we need to give a lot of credit to Mother Nature. Bertie County is located in northeastern North Carolina (close to the Virginia border), and we’re surrounded by the beautiful Inner Banks waterways. These waterways create a perfectly rich fertile, sandy soil just right for growing some of the best peanuts in the country. That’s why we like to say that “our secret’s in the soil.” During our ninety years in business we’ve seen a lot of changes. What started out as a farm supply business, Powell & Stokes, has now gone a bit “nuts”. And, we think that those who started it all, Luther Powell “Mr. Luther” (pictured) and Jonathan Stokes “Uncle John”, would be proud. No one could have imagined—back when Jack Powell, Sr., (or “Papa Jack” as everyone called him) started cooking his now famous blister fried peanuts in his popcorn popper—that we would start a peanut company that today ships Bertie County Peanuts (and all of the delectable peanutty concoctions we’ve created) around the U.S. and the world! Today, our family’s fourth generation is in the business. We all still love it when our farmer friends and Bertie County neighbors come in to buy their supplies and they take the time to sit and visit and talk weather and crops while munching on peanuts. We believe in our peanuts and are proud of our many products. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Bertie County Peanuts is NOT among the companies that have been asked by the FDA to hold or recall their peanut-containing products due to the ongoing salmonella investigation.
Just a sampling of the many ways our peanuts are prepared: Blister-Fried, Boiled, Sea Salt & Black Pepper, Roasted in the Shell, Red Hot Hexalina, Honey Glazed, Peanut Brittle, Roanoke River Trail Mix, Chowan River Trail Mix, & more!
Order our products @ www.pnuts.net/?r=IBX&p=IBX09 Use code IBX09 with purchase of $20 or more and receive one jar of Blister Fried Peanuts FREE!
Welcome to North Carolina’s... Inner Banks? Here are a few reasons why Inner Banks towns are becoming magnets for retirees, entrepreneurs, artists and crafts persons from around the world...
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23 Inner Banks Year-Round Events Calendar This list, by no means exhaustive, comprises a representative sample of festivals and special events featuring the best the Inner Banks has to offer in food, music, arts, crafts, fishing, boating, history and fun. JANUARY The Capture of Fort Fisher, Kure Beach (910) 458-5538 Wine Maker’s Competition, Ocean Isle Beach (910) 287-2800 FEBRUARY Civil War Living History Day, Elizabeth City (252) 335-1453 Freedmen's Colony Celebration, Manteo (252) 475-1500 MARCH Coastal Home and Garden Show, Morehead City (888) 899-6088 Southport Spring Festival (910) 454-4451 APRIL Civil War Re-enactment, Fayetteville (910) 483-4469 Jazz & Blues Fest, New Bern (252) 633-1861 Wine and Food Festival, Beaufort (252) 728-5225 Farmville Dogwood Festival (252) 753-5814 MAY MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, Havelock (866) WINGS-NC Paddle for the Border, Great Dismal Swamp (252) 335-5330 Wooden Boat Show, Beaufort (252) 728-7317 Southeastern Spring Meet Antique Car Show, New Bern (252) 637-2319 N.C. State Championship Regatta, Beaufort (919) 510-9325 Spring Bird Hike, Gatesville (252) 357-1191 JUNE Summer Festival Washington, Heart of the Inner Banks (252) 946-9168 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, Morehead City (252) 247-3575 Old Homes & Gardens Tour, Beaufort
(252) 728-5225 JULY Battleship Blast, Wilmington (910) 251-5797 Summer Arts & Crafts Show, Beaufort 252-726-3354 AUGUST N.C. Watermelon Festival, Murfreesboro (252) 398-5922 Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival (910) 327-0432 Winterville Watermelon Festival (252) 756-1068
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SEPTEMBER Ayden Collard Festival, Ayden 252-746-7080 Annual Garden Spot Festival, La Grange (252) 527-1131 Summer Indian Festival, Hertford (252) 426-1425 Muscadine Harvest Festival, Kenansville (910) 290-1530 OCTOBER King Mackerel Tournament, Southport (910) 457-5787 Heritage Festival, Ahoskie (252) 332-5146 N.C. Seafood Festival, Morehead City (252) 726-6273 Scuppernong River Festival, Columbia (252) 796-1371 Chili Festival, Havelock (252) 447-1101 N.C. Oyster Festival, Shallotte (910) 754-6644 N.C. Yam Festival, Tabor City (910) 653-2031 NOVEMBER Pecan Harvest Festival, Whiteville (910) 642-4299 Oriental Folk Festival, Oriental (252) 249-3670
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DECEMBER Hope Plantation Open House, Windsor (252) 794-3140 Candlelight Tour Weekend, Edenton (252) 482-2637
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If there is a key event that you would like to promote on our website, send an electronic copy of the announcement to: info@ibxhomes.com.
Please visit http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/page.php?25 to access previous issues of the IBX Newsletter.
Inner Banks Tourism Resources Beaufort www.originalwashington.com
Hoke www.raefordhokechamber.com
Pamlico www.pamlicochamber.com
Bertie www.windsor-bertie.com
Hyde www.hydecounty.org
Pasquotank www.discoverec.com
Brunswick www.ncbrunswick.com
Jones www.co.jones.nc.us/recreation.htm
Pender www.visitpender.com
Camden www.camdencountync.gov
Lenoir www.kinstonchamber.com
Perquimans www.visitperquimans.com
Carteret www.crystalcoastnc.org
Martin www.visitmartincounty.com
Pitt www.visitgreenvillenc.com
Chowan www.visitedenton.com
Nash www.rockymounttravel.com
Tyrrell www.visittyrrellcounty.com
Columbus www.discovercolumbuscounty.org
New Hanover www.cape-fear.nc.us
Warren www.warren-chamber.org
Craven www.visitnewbern.com
Northampton www.northamptonchamber.org
Washington www.visitwashingtoncountync.com
Currituck www.visitcurrituck.com
Onslow www.onslowcountytourism.com
Wilson www.wilson-nc.com
Duplin www.duplintourism.org Edgecombe www.tarborochamber.com Gates www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com Greene www.greenechamber.com Harnett www.visitdunn.com Hertford www.hertfordcounty.com
If you would like to add your organization to our list of Inner Banks Tourism Resources, or if you would like to make changes to the information provided here regarding your community, please contact us via email at:
info@ibxhomes.com.
Next Issue: Summer 2009 On the previous page you’ll see a photo of our friend Ray Ellis preparing to shoot an Inner Banks scene. Now, flip to the back page to see the finished product. Experience more of Ray and Susan’s extraordinary work here in the Inner Banks: this link will take you to a beautiful video, a three-minute “day in the life” of North Carolina’s Inner Banks. Enjoy. http://www.ibxlifestyles.com/page.php?26
Learn more about the Inner Banks! www.YouTube.com: search “Inner Banks Waterfront”
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The Eastern North Carolina Film Commission provides an array of services to make film and television production across the Inner Banks as trouble-free as possible. In coordination with the North Carolina Film Office and the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the ENC Film Commission offers all the information and access to services that film and television producers need to mount production here in North Carolina’s Inner Banks.
“IBX Lifestyles” is a publication of the IBX Foundation, Inc., IBX Ventures, the Eastern North Carolina Film Commission and IBXhomes.com and IBXlifestyles.com.
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Special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for providing photography, copy and graphics for this issue: Ray & Susan Ellis @ Footpath Pictures, Ingrid Lemme @ Scuppernong Gazette, Judy Jeannette, Margie Brooks @ Historic Albemarle Tour, Henry Hinton @ IBX Media, Dr. Andrea Levinson Stern, Josh Armstrong @ Magnolia Arts Center, Chris Schwing, Kevin Mills, Kara Craig, Rebekah Eastep, Laura Williamson, ENC Film Commission, IBX Foundation, Inc.., Feather Phillips & Suze Lindsay, Russ Haddad, Elizabeth Evans, Elizabeth City Area CVB, Bill Russ @ NC Division of Tourism, Pedro Beildeck, Mark Pillsbury, Brandon Shoaf and Jon Powell @ Bertie County Peanuts. If we have missed anyone, please accept our apologies and contact us at: info@ibxhomes.com