WARSHAW BOOK IS FINALLY ON ITS WAY!!


Advanced copies are on display at local retailers.
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John C. Nelson & Suzannah

JOHN C. NELSON
& SUZANNAH !
will be joined by RON BASS
Ron sings, plays bass, keyboards and guitar.

Cru Wine Bar . 120 Turner . Beaufort
December 12, 2009 . 8:30 - 11:30 pm

Available for Private Parties and House Concerts
Artist Booking: 252-725-0833

PAUL HEE Book

THREE CENTURIES OF SEAFARING
The Maritime Art of Paul Hee

Special limited edition, numbered and signed copies with slip case may now be ordered by calling the Friends of the Maritime Museum. To reserve your copy of this keepsake art book, call the Friend's office at 252-728-1638.

Rocking Chair Bookstore

Overlooking Taylor's Creek, the bookstore specializes in local interest books for children and adults, hard-to-find and collectibles, coastal and marine lore, and works by NC authors. The store also carries bestsellers, audio and used books. Call for special orders and shipping.

400 Front Street 252-728-2671 Email

Net House Restaurant & Oyster Bar

If you're looking for the best classic-Carolina fried or broiled fresh seafood in a typical coastal fish-house atmosphere - the family-owned Net House Restaurant and Oyster Bar is the place to go. Their lightly-battered fish, as David Sobotta writes, "is better than almost any other fish house I've visited."

133 Turner St., Beaufort, NC 252-728-2002

Calypso Cottage

If you haven't been to Calypso Cottage, at the corner of Orange and Cedar in Beaufort, NC, you're in for an unexpected and wonderful treat!

Open since March 2007, Calypso Cottage has brought classic coastal decor and a touch of the Hamptons to the coast of North Carolina.

324 Orange Street Email 252.728.4299
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 to 6 Sun 11 to 5

On The Waterfront - Your Home in Beaufort

This spacious, fully appointed 2-bedroom, 2-bath vacation destination is in the Beaufort, NC historic district and only a four-minute walk from the heart of downtown waterfront boardwalk, shops and restaurants. It is unique in that it is the ONLY downtown vacation rental with no public thoroughfare between you and the water. "Your home in Beaufort" boasts not only a well-stocked kitchen, floating dock and boat slip, but also a large private porch overlooking Gallants Channel. Learn more about all the amenities and BOOK ONLINE at 102Ann.com

Old Burying Ground

Beaufort, NC’s Old Burying Ground is a beautiful fascinating place. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the cemetery was deeded to the town in 1731 by Nathaniel Taylor, 4th owner of the town, from 1725-1733.

The Beaufort Historical Association provides a self-guided brochure, which highlights several of the notable gravesites within the Old Burying Ground. With over 200 stones pre-dating the Civil War, 45 from the Civil War period, and 150 from 1865-1890 and a few from the early 1900s, the Old Burying Ground is a must see in Beaufort.

Pirate in Residence

Captain Horatio Sinbad - Pirate in Residence

Captain Sinbad, a real merchant adventurer, has lived continuously aboard the Meka II for over FOUR decades making Beaufort, NC his home port. If you are in Beaufort, look for the Meka II anchored in Town Creek, seen to your left as you cross the bridge into town. He does, occasionally, take the adventurous aboard ship for "Two Hours Before the Mast". But, then again, you might not find him in port - another adventure always awaits just over the horizon.

Cape Lookout - A Ferry-ride Away

Painting by Florida Artist - Roger Bansemer

Originally built in 1812 and rebuilt in 1859, the 163 foot red brick lighthouse can be seen from 19 miles away. In 1873, the keeper's cottage - large enough to house two keepers and their families - was completed, and the tower painted. Because the four lights on the Outer Banks were so similar, the Lighthouse Board designed striking patterns for each to make them easily distinguishable. On April 14, 1873, Cape Lookout Lighthouse was painted with large checkers that appear as alternating black and white diamonds. Following the traditional day-mark aids to navigation, the black checkers are oriented north and south toward the shallow waters of the shoals and around the headlands, while the white checkers are oriented east and west facing the deeper waters.

Beaufort Artists

Oil Painting by Paul Hee at Tidewater Gallery

One of Beaufort, North Carolina's best kept secrets is the many artists who call this small coastal village home - from painters, print makers, and photographers, to jewelry makers, sculptors and potters. Please click here to go to the Beaufort Artists' site and see more of their work.
TWO UNIQUE HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Histories and Views from.......

DUNCAN HOUSE circa 1817

This old gabled roof Caribbean-style home, with its unique position on the west end of Front Street facing Taylor’s Creek and Beaufort Inlet to the south and Gallant’s Channel and Piver’s Island to the west, has had a front-row seat to centuries of Beaufort, NC history.


PECAN TREE INN

What is now known as The Pecan Tree Inn sits on a lot deeded to the Franklin Masonic Lodge in 1866 by Rebecca Pigot. Hugh Jones converted the Lodge into his private residence in 1900, adding five bedrooms and three beautiful Victorian porches. Being one of the larger buildings in Beaufort, NC, the Franklin Lodge doubled as a schoolhouse. Subsequent years saw it used for Sunday school, a tea house, a doctor's office and an apartment house.

Eddy Myers Real Estate 800-321-9240 Email

Harbor Specialties Main Shop on Middle Lane

What began as one Beaufort shop has evolved and grown into three shops. The Main Shop and the Harborshop face Middle Lane. The Vera Bradley shop faces Craven Street - but all are in the same "complex." The stores are your one-stop choice for anything nautical—from clothing to coastal art and home décor. Custom monogramming is a unique service at Harbor Specialties—adding that touch of elegance to most any product sold in the stores.

The Royal James Cafe

Since 1946 there’s been a café at 117 Turner Street in historic Beaufort, North Carolina – making it Beaufort’s oldest business in continuous operation.

Today boaters traveling the coast make sure they plan a day or two in Beaufort to enjoy the many walk-to restaurants—including savoring a long-anticipated cheeseburger at the Royal James. You will find what is traditionally boasted as the “Best Burger in Beaufort,” as well as local peel & eat shrimp, Boar’s Head deli sandwiches and homemade tuna salad. Don’t forget another favorite—the yummy shrimp burger.

Handscapes Gallery

Handscapes Gallery began about 19 years ago in the historic sailing village of Beaufort, North Carolina. Currently Handscapes Gallery represents over 180 artists. In 2003 and 2004, it was named to Niche Magazine’s list of top 100 galleries. It is and has always been the goal at Handscapes Gallery to promote the American Craft movement and its artists and to provide the public with beautiful hand-made goods. The gallery also feels a responsibility to help educate people to the unique value of handcrafted items.

HANDSCAPES GALLERY WEBSITE

Tierra Fina


Patti Davis opened the first Tierra Fina on the west end of Front Street. Several years ago she relocated the shop to its current Turner Street location and expanded the Tierra Fina product lines. Ceramic House numbers are popular items at Tierra Fina. Several styles can be seen and purchased in the store or can be seen online and ordered by calling Patti toll-free at 1-877-504-2789

252-504-2789 Toll-free 1-877-504-2789

Beaufort Restoration Grounds

In 1960 a few local citizens formed the Beaufort Historical Association, not only to help celebrate the town's 250th birthday, but also to initiate plans and guidelines to preserve the aging, but historically important structures in town. After property was purchased, houses and historic buildings were acquired and moved to the site. Below are a few of the buildings on the site.

Volunteers in period dress provide tours for three of the buildings on the site.

Friends of the NCMM

The "Friends" work with the museum by underwriting new projects, purchasing equipment, funding educational and public awareness programs and acquiring land and facilities needed for expansion.

Their combined effort offers programs such as Build a Boat in a Day, Sailing Programs, Beaufort Oars, Junior Sailing, Sea Scouts, Summer Science School and much much more.

The "Friends" organization acquired thirty acres of waterfront in Beaufort, and plans to help the museum develop this property. The “Gallants Channel Annex” will provide new and exciting ways for the public and scholars to experience maritime history.

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Visit...the FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM website

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