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Zeke’s Island Adventure

Zeke’s Island is another N.C. State coastal preservation area that lies in the lower Cape Fear River a short boat ride from Carolina Beach, NC! A small marine forest covers this island and hiking, swimming, birding, sunbathing are just a few of the activities available to you. It’s a great place for a family picnic also. A truly unique piece of land here in our river, it plays host to many birds and aquatic animals.

Call (910) 262-3474 For More Info!

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Well,…. Be careful out there!The US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) is currently managing a project that is dredging portions of the intercoastal waterway in the vicinity of Freeman Park. The dredge spoils are being placed on the Freeman Park beachfront. This project will continue during day and night hours throughout the end of March and most of April.

There are several life safety issues that are associated with the dredging operations, and the Town is working with the ACOE to ensure patrons of Freeman Park stay away from all contractor activities. Please avoid work areas at all times.
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I’ve already been hearing them. They definitely sound different!

We seem to have them around here every year.

He came and explored the early Cape Faire River on this voyage!On March 25, 1524, an expedition under Giovanni da Verrazzano anchored off the coast of North Carolina.

The voyage marked the first European exploration of the North Carolina coast. Verrazzano sought a northward sea route to Asia’s lucrative markets on behalf of Francis I of France.

Usually identified as a native of Florence, Verrazzano was a navigator before being commissioned by King Francis to look for a new route to Asia in 1523. He reached the North American coast with one of his four original vessels sometime in March 1524, first spotting land in the Cape Fear region. It is unclear where along the North Carolina coast that Verrazzano and his crew first made contact. Cases can be made for Brunswick and Onslow Counties as well as Carteret County. The Bogue Banks area fits his description of land trending east. The geography convinced him that the Outer Banks were an isthmus beyond which lay the Pacific.

After leaving what’s now North Carolina, Verrazzano explored the coasts of New York, Rhode Island, and Maine. He returned to France convinced that these more northward shores were part of one continent distinct from Asia.
Although he was the first European to explore much of the North American coast, his findings were not immediately followed up on by other explorers.

Marker located in Carteret County, NC: www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=C-59
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He came and explored the early Cape Faire River on this voyage!

After the tragedy in Maryland with the bridge collapse there will be hundreds if not thousands of commercial ships scrambling to find a port to unload and reload in. Wilmington will be going crazy with big ships 24/7/365 and so will the commercial truck traffic! Just a heads up for the next coming months! Be even more careful out there….. on the river and the roads! ... See MoreSee Less

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Yep and we have bridge troubles too

Just mentioned this to the wife today.

Thank you for this! Good to be aware

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