http://oak-islandnc.com Oak Island NC Vacation and Real Estate Planning Guide to Hotels, Resorts, Motels, Vacation Rentals, Golf Courses, Golf Packages, Shopping Weddings, Dining, Attractions, Real Estate Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:13:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Old Baldy Lighthouse and Smith Island Museum of History (on nearby Bald Head Island) are staging a weekend day pirate extravaganza event in conjunction with National Lighthouse Day. It is a short drive and ferry boat ride to the island from Oak Island and it looks to be great ... http://oak-islandnc.com/the-pirates-are-coming/ The 1st Annual Cape Fear Flounder Classic will be held at the Southport Marina on Saturday, July 31st. This event is being organized as a fundraiser for the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce.  Following the prize structure of the Chamber’s very popular U.S. Open King Mackerel ... http://oak-islandnc.com/1st-annual-cape-fear-flounder-classic/ Beachrentalsdirect.com enables owners to rent their house or condo themselves. Renters come out ahead by not having to pay reservation fees and other add ons. Some owners rent their property completely themselves while others are using it as a supplemental advertising vehicle to get more renters and ... http://oak-islandnc.com/beachrentalsdirect-com/ The Oak Island Lighthouse was completed in 1958. It was once the second brightest light in the world. The total cost of construction was $110,000.00 (it would be millions of dollars today!). The lights are 169 feet above the water. The structure is 148 feet tall, but it stands on ... http://oak-islandnc.com/the-oak-island-lighthouse/ Here are three videos showing a Turtle laying eggs, eggs hatching and baby turtle making his (or her) way to the ocean! This time of year the Turtles are coming ashore at Oak Island to lay their eggs - you can help by observing the rules at the bottom of ... http://oak-islandnc.com/sea-turtles/ Local surfers Mike and Ben Powell have once again ruled the waves the in the NSSA Collegiate Surfing Championships in Dana Point, CA! Michael Powell took 1st Place and his brother Ben Powell 3rd Place NSSA Nationals Mens Division! What a way to represent the Oak Island / Brunswick County NC ... http://oak-islandnc.com/local-surfers-rule-in-ca-again/ Local Author and Illustrator Miller Pope has spent a lifetime as an artist meanwhile gathering a encyclopedic knowledge of history on a local as well as global level! Now he has retired and is sharing all his knowledge and talent as an artist in a series of books that are ... http://oak-islandnc.com/local-author/ With the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico some people are concerned that it might come here to Oak Island in NC. However, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have told state officials the possibility is remote. All NC beaches are open at this time and ... http://oak-islandnc.com/chance-of-oil-in-nc-remote/ BANK OWNED...Very nice 2nd row home with wonderful ocean view!! This 3 bedroom 2 bath home offers a large family gathering room with a great ocean side deck. h/c outside shower with changing area, storage underneath, plenty of parking, master suite with private balcony upstairs, hurricane shutters, ... http://oak-islandnc.com/featured-property/ A direct descendent of Roger Moore, who built the original Orton Plantation home in 1725 is the new owner of the antebellum plantation house and the gardens! Louis Moore Bacon, who now resides in London but was born in Raleigh, has purchased almost the entire 5,000-acre property – including the historic ... http://oak-islandnc.com/descendent-buys-orton/