WILMINGTON, NC - Due to high tides expected this weekend,  the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA has announced a time change for this weekends Ghost Ship. Hours for Ghost Ship on Friday, October 8, will be 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm.  On Saturday, October 9, hours will be from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Tickets will still go on sale at 6:30 each night.  For the remainder of the weekends (15 & 16, 22 & 23, 29 & 3 ...

WILMINGTON, NC - One of the most anticipated scares of the season comes, as the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA presents Ghost Ship.  Eight truly haunting evenings, will kick off this Friday Night (October 8) as the hatches crack open with all new unique designs for fear. All who enter this truly frightful attraction will experience a new dimension of terror. Ghost Ship will intensely attack every possible fear a ...

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  Kure Beach, NC- Need something to do with the kids while on their fall break? Sign them up for the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s Reptiles and Amphibians AquaCamp! AquaCamp is a day long, fun-filled camp where children can interactively learn about aquatic animals and the environment.  During the Reptiles and Amphibians AquaCamp campers will learn about the similarities and differences between these two typ ...

(Greenville, NC October 2, 2010): The North Carolina Branch of Give2theTroops announces the 2010 Holidays for the Troops Care Package Collection Drive.  Holiday decorations, foods, cards, holiday CDs and DVDs, and gifts for deployed military are being collected and sent in care boxes to troops serving in combat areas.  Items will be collected until November 25, 2010 and can be shipped or delivered to us her ...

Sneads Ferry Community Theatre will hold open auditions for our November Main Stage Production of "Greetings!" by Tom Dudzick.  Auditions will be held Thursday, September 30th and Friday, October 1st at 7:00 pm, at the Sneads Ferry Community Center, located at 126 Park Lane, Sneads Ferry, NC. There are five characters needed: Two Women; 1 in her 20's, 1 in her 50’s-60’s, Three Men; 2 in his 20’s-30’s, 1 in ...

  Possumwood Acres will be at the Mullet Festival in Swansboro on October 9th and 10th.  We need your donated items, (nature related preferred), to sell at our booth to benefit our birds and animals. If you have something you would like to donate, please contact Karen at 910-389-8527 or email possumgirl@coastalnet.com. ...

  THE AQUARIUM ROCKS! WANT TO SWIM WITH THE FISHES? SHOW US YOUR BEST FISH FACE! Kure Beach, NC – Labor Day always signifies the “official” end to summer. But the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s indoor and outdoor programs continues. We have something for everyone – whether it’s behind the scenes or in the salt marsh. Pre-registration for programs is required and can be made by calling 910-458-7468 ...

  Kure Beach, NC- Baby animals of any kind are sure to put a smile on your face and box turtles are no exception. The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher has created a new exhibit starring five tiny turtles.   Baby turtles were a popular request from visitors, so Aquarium staff created a permanent exhibit within the existing box turtle exhibit to house the turtles, ranging in age from one to two years old.  The baby ...

Q. I found a round, purple, prickly ball about the size of a plum in some rocks at the beach. It looked like a pin cushion. Any idea what it is? A. The best bet is a purple sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata). Surprisingly, sea urchins are related to sea stars and sand dollars. Two types of urchins are common in our waters; the purple urchin with long spines, and the white urchin (Lytechinus variegates) with sh ...