The Shores at Spooners Creek Marina in Morehead City Waterfront, North Carolina, has permanent slips for rental and sale for your keel, and limited overnight dockage is available, so come spend the night with them in one of the most beautiful spots on the Carolina coast as they say. Deep water slips vary in size from 40 feet up to 60 feet, and the docks are state of the art floating piers, with amp services, re-fueling and marine pump-out equipment available. They also have elegant three bedroom condominiums with stunning views, some for sale and some available as rentals. The Shores at Spooners Creek Marina also has a chapel ideal for weddings in beautiful surrounds, and the the harbor is protected from wind and sea by land on all sides, they have clean restrooms with large handicapped shower, a clubhouse, a limited number of lift slips with six month rentals available and are ideally located close to golf, beaches, shopping, dining and much more, it's the best place to dock and transients are welcome.READ MORE

The Haunted Webb Memorial in historic Morehead City, North Carolina, welcomes you to the scary and the unknown if you dare with your paranormal expert leading you on an after-hours paranormal investigation inside one of the Crystal Coast’s most haunted buildings. Don't forget your camera, with all the paranormal activities that go on in this building, chances are you might capture ghostly images, send them in for publication on the website. Join a real investigation using varying paranormal equipment inside this very old house built more than a hundred years ago, and learn about the history and the past of Webb Memorial. Watch for genuine evidence on the EVP,EMP meter and other ghost sensing equipment, this tour is a very hands-on experience that you'll never forget. READ MORE

Blue Ocean Market in Morehead City, North Carolina, offer popular selections of the freshest local seafood possible to restaurants and customers, they also carry various non local items including crab legs, salmon, lobster tail, and chopped clams. They also ship overnight to restaurants not in the area and supply sustainable seafood everyday, and usually always have grouper, mahi, tuna, clams, oysters, sea scallops, crab meat, fresh and frozen local shrimp, plus try to keep wahoo, snapper, sheep head, swordfish and soft shell crabs. Blue Ocean Market are well known for the freshest local fish in Eastern North Carolina, and truly care about delivering a high quality product, they also have T-shirts and frozen products, come try the best. READ MORE

Happy Cow Ice Cream in Morehead City, North Carolina, has been scooping up smiles since 1913 and was opened by Taylor McCullen when she was just 14 years old, because her dad taught her, nothing in life is free and to work for what she wanted. Now after a few years, they have expanded to serve coffee, frappes, smoothies and tea. Come support Taylor with her incredible drive, vision and hard work, the products are great too, you'll back. Happy Cow Ice Cream is open in summer and Taylor and staff look forward to meeting you for scoops of smiles and great beverages.READ MORE

70 West Marina in Morehead City, North Carolina, is located at the heart of a boater's paradise and has a reputation for impeccable service, they are a full service marina well equipped to handle all your boating needs. It's all here they can do anything from engine repair to bottom painting, with staff on hand 7 days a week to tend to your boat, and certified technicians and mechanics are available for Volvo and Yamaha engines, they also have an on-site parts department. Dry storage is available, and 89 octane gas that is Ethanol Free, they will start your boat before you arrive and ensure it's ready to go with unlimited ins and outs, and there are slips and work racks available with power and water, two forklifts and an indoor air conditioned waiting area. 70 West Marina offer new and pre-owned boats for sale and offer way more than the others, their retails store on-site has shirts and sweatshirts, boating safety gear, bait, tackle, cleaning supplies and a huge inventory of boating accessories, every you'll need for your day out on the water, so come today and walk away prepared your your boating adventures.READ MORE

The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is a non-profit fishing tournament held every year in Morehead City, North Carolina which has to date donate over 3 million dollars to charity. The Big Rock, is not a rock at all, but a series of ledges, peaks and plateaus where reef fish reside and attract the bigger fish that marlin feast on over 8-10 miles of the East Coast, and is considered the premier spot for marlin fishing. The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament has grown from humble beginnings and small prize money to a huge event today, with increased sponsorship and participation, and have led the way in the establishment of conservation standards that other tournaments later chose to model. It is literally the super bowl of fishing, with a huge purse but that's not the true drawing card, all billfish captains want to be crowned Big Rock Champions, so book for this year and that one lucky catch it’s a Gulfstream fishing tradition that has no equal.READ MORE

Reel Country Sport Fishing Charters in Morehead City, North Carolina, are a family friendly operation and offer half day nearshore, three quarter and full day offshore charters, as well as Gulfstream and tournament charters aboard the 58 foot Carolina. All tournament grade tackle and permits are provided and the boat features the latest in electronics, and experienced crew will put you on the fish, just bring your own food and drink. Reel Country Sport Fishing Charters offers trolling for Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish in the near shore waters, and trolling for King Mackerel, Cobia, Barrcuda and Mahi in Season among the Offshore wrecks, Artificial Reefs and live bottom, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Blackfin Tuna and King Mackerel in the Gulfstream and more up along Cape Lookout, so as they say quit wishing, let's go fishing.READ MORE

Hand and Spirit in Morehead City, North Carolina, say life is good... massage makes it better, and they offer wellness oriented therapeutic massages to strengthen your inner core, encourage a sense of well-being and healing, and soothe your senses. There are so many benefits of massage including pain and tension relief, increased circulation, improved skin tone, relaxation, alleviation of muscle, joint pain and swelling, promotes healthy sleep and reduces stress and anxiety, as well as strengthens the immune system and improves energy and alertness. Your North Carolina Licensed Massage Therapist also has an art studio, and creates garden guardians and indoor sculptures, plus teaches aromatherapy, herbal medicine and energy medicine at Carteret Community College. Hand and Spirit offers special package deals, has gift certificates and products including high quality essential oils from Oil Lady Aromatherapy products. They promote whole body, mind and spirit healing and individualised treatments may include aromatherapy, bio-mat state of the art technology, sound vibration through singing bowls, therapeutic massage, reiki energy work and Shamanic guided meditation, come discover a new healed you.READ MORE

The North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City, is a not-for-profit organisation that holds a wonderful annual festival, the first weekend in October, to celebrate and recognise the importance of seafood to eastern North Carolina. There's fun and free entertainment the whole weekend, and you won't go hungry, they serve everything from traditional “Down East” Clam Chowder, Shrimp Burgers and Charcoal Mullet to Sea Urchin on a stick, Calamari and Marinated Eel and much more. Enjoy the Habitat for Humanity Fish Fry, the 100 individual booths sponsored by restaurants, civic organizations, school groups and churches all featuring their own interpretation of the bounty of the sea, you certainly won't go hungry. The North Carolina Seafood Festival's main goal is to promote the seafood industry on the Carolina coast, and to educate the public about seafood as well as boost tourism and recreation, establish a scholarship program for educational pursuits and more. But serious stuff aside, the festival is about fun, interactive exhibits and demonstrations, along with live animals, storytelling, seafood sampling and much more, not to be missed.READ MORE

The History Place in Morehead City, North Carolina, promotes the history and culture of the people of Cateret County, and related areas and the 12,000 square foot facility houses museums, exhibits, a gallery with displays, research library, conference classroom, an auditorium banquet hall, museum store and offices. The Infusion Cafe steeped in history is a proper tearoom located inside the museum and share their knowledge of the teas and coffees they carry with over 100 world infusions and numerous freshly roasted single origin coffees, they also serve lunch, and host exciting dinner theatre every third Saturday. The History Place houses interesting and extensive collections including textiles, period clothing, furniture, military memorabilia, glassware and artwork, and the library houses more than 10,000 books and publications and photo files documenting the history. The History Place can be reserved for weddings, receptions and other special events and occasions, and they offer special guided tours to schools for free, they welcome donations and entrance is free to the public.READ MORE