Oriental's History Museum in Oriental, North Carolina offers a fascinating trip back into yesteryearn with permanent collections of artifacts from the Steamship Oriental. They also have old school memorabilia, fishing and boating artifacts, World War II artifacts, and Indian dugout, a lumbering exhibit, Harker's Island skiff and projectors from the old theatre. There are fossils too, and they now boast a whale vertebrae, shark's teeth and more which is on loan from the Aurora Fossil Museum. Oriental's History Museum is handicapped accessible, admission is free and tour groups are welcome by appointment, and tour brochures include historic walking tours and the historic House Plaque Program recognizes and honors historic homes and buildings with a plaque or marker, the museum has over 2000 items in their collection dating back to the mid 1800's.READ MORE

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Three Bears Quilting in Oriental, North Carolina is an award winning professional quilting business with the studio located in the grounds of the historic Cartwright House Bed and Breakfast. Home to their Gammill Optimum long arm machine interfaced with a Statler Stitcher, at the quilting cottage they quilt everything from wall hangings and baby quilts to king-size quilts. Services they do in the studio include edge to edge, border to border, custom quilting, stitch in the ditch, specific designs in specific areas, applique and paper piece outlining, separate borders and sashings and background fill. Three Bears Quilting also offer quilt trimming, basting, a wall hanging sleeve, binding, backing prepare, and embroidered quilt label and more, contact them for all your specific needs, their work is amazing.READ MORE

Cartwright House Bed and Breakfast in Oriental, North Carolina is a beautiful and stylish inn of distinction built all the way back in 1903 and all rooms have private baths stocked with organic bath products. In the mornings after a comfortable night's rest, awake to a sumptuous and delicious full breakfast organic coffees and teas, hot chocolate, juice, fresh fruit, homemade muffins, and hot egg creations, and at the end of an eventful day enjoy happy hour with complimentary wine, beer and soda brings enjoyed on the large wrap around verandah or enclosed sun porch. Cartwright House Bed and Breakfast offers a memorable stay in themed rooms, the Crow's Nest feels like you are in a ship captain's stateroom as they say and there's the River Room with cottage feeling, the Love Nest and Irir for romantic getaways or honeymoon couples, and the Garden Room on the porch with courtyard views. There's even a quilting studio, and the area offers many wonderful attractions and activities.READ MORE

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Grace Harbor Watersports in Oriental, North Carolina offers sailing classes for beginner and experienced sailors with all instructors American Sailing Association (ASA) qualifiedm and a great time is guaranteed, you can even combine a vacation while learning to sailing or advancing your sailing skills. They offers bareboat charter sailing lessons for beginners and advanced sailing lessons while you liveaboard and enjoy a relaxed, beautiful and easy going environment, plus their Miami location offers catamaran sailing classes in winter. Grace Harbor Watersports has ladies only group sailing classes too, and they also offer specialized charters in Greece with skippered charters, and welcome all to come enjoy guided paddleboard and kayak tours. Their yacht concierge service will stock and provision your vessel for your sailing adventures, and includes pre-launch preparation packages, preventative maintenance inspections and post outing cleaning packages. They also do yacht brokerage and offer new boater training and orientation courses.READ MORE

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