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Ghosts of the Coast Alive in Historic Crystal Coast

October 27, 2009

EMERALD ISLE • ATLANTIC BEACH • MOREHEAD CITY • BEAUFORT • CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. -- North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks, known as the Crystal Coast, provides history buffs a glimpse into its mysterious past by encountering its "Ghosts on the Coast" this fall. Encompassing historic towns steeped in swashbuckling pirate tales, romantic mysteries, maritime heritage and wartime triumphs and tragedies, visitors experience attractions from the haunted houses of Beaufort and legendary ghost-soldiers at Fort Macon to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, which bared witness to many of the 2,000 ships that sunk in the "Graveyard of the Atlantic."

A sampling of the spooky sites on the Crystal Coast include:
* The Old Burying Grounds in Beaufort enshrouded by ancient live oaks and weathered tombstones dating back to 1731 are the final resting place of soldiers of the Revolutionary War, famous privateers and even a young girl buried in a keg of rum
* Visitors search for soldiers who haunt the top of Fort Macon, a five-sided fort that served during the Civil War and World War II, as well as Blackbeard's crew in the 1700s after they sunk and abandoned the legendary Queen Anne's Revenge
* Historic Beaufort, founded in 1709 and celebrating its 300th birthday this year, is dotted with Victorian mansions from the 1700s including the haunted Hammock House, where ghostly activity has been seen from a young lady hung by Blackbeard from a live oak tree, three soldiers found buried under the porch and a mistress pushed down the stairs
* Mysterious wild Spanish Mustangs are the only permanent residents of Shackleford Banks, a nine-mile long island where these survivors of Spanish galleon shipwrecks, have roamed freely for more than 300 years
* History comes alive at the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, commemorating its 150th birthday in 2009, warned passing ships of dangerous coastal waters where a hidden graveyard of more than 2,000 vessels made their final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic.

A variety of lodging options on the Crystal Coast suit every lifestyle and budget from seaside cottages and massive beach mansions to oceanfront hotel accommodations and coastal bed and breakfast inns. A sampling of accommodation rates for the fall include the Inlet Inn: $85/night and Pecan Tree Inn Bed & Breakfast: $110/night both in Beaufort, Holiday Inn Morehead City: $105/night, Sheraton Atlantic Beach: $154/night and Bluewater GMAC's eight-bedroom oceanfront rental, Sand Dollar: $3,595/week.

Dangling like a delicate strand of pearls off the coast of North Carolina, the favored Atlantic beach destination of generations represents one of the only remaining natural barrier island systems in the world. The Islands are strung together with 85 miles of silken coastline along the southern Outer Banks, 56 miles of which are in the protected Cape Lookout National Seashore. Miles of shimmering water reflects countless tiny suns during the day and shatters the moon into a thousand pieces at night.

Guests interested in experiencing Ghosts on the Coast in NORTH CAROLINA'S CRYSTAL COAST call (800) 786-6962 or visit www.crystalcoastnc.org
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Press Kit Attractions At-a-Glance Accommodations Dining Saltwater Activities Island Hopping Festivals Releases Resources Image Library Archives Search Contact News @lerts Consumer Website	Releases Ghosts of the Coast Alive in Historic Crystal Coast October 27, 2009 EMERALD ISLE • ATLANTIC BEACH • MOREHEAD CITY • BEAUFORT • CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. -- North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks, known as the Crystal Coast, provides history buffs a glimpse into its mysterious past by encountering its "Ghosts on the Coast" this fall. Encompassing historic towns steeped in swashbuckling pirate tales, romantic mysteries, maritime heritage and wartime triumphs and tragedies, visitors experience attractions from the haunted houses of Beaufort and legendary ghost-soldiers at Fort Macon to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, which bared witness to many of the 2,000 ships that sunk in the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." A sampling of the spooky sites on the Crystal Coast include: * The Old Burying Grounds in Beaufort enshrouded by ancient live oaks and weathered tombstones dating back to 1731 are the final resting place of soldiers of the Revolutionary War, famous privateers and even a young girl buried in a keg of rum * Visitors search for soldiers who haunt the top of Fort Macon, a five-sided fort that served during the Civil War and World War II, as well as Blackbeard's crew in the 1700s after they sunk and abandoned the legendary Queen Anne's Revenge * Historic Beaufort, founded in 1709 and celebrating its 300th birthday this year, is dotted with Victorian mansions from the 1700s including the haunted Hammock House, where ghostly activity has been seen from a young lady hung by Blackbeard from a live oak tree, three soldiers found buried under the porch and a mistress pushed down the stairs * Mysterious wild Spanish Mustangs are the only permanent residents of Shackleford Banks, a nine-mile long island where these survivors of Spanish galleon shipwrecks, have roamed freely for more than 300 years * History comes alive at the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, commemorating its 150th birthday in 2009, warned passing ships of dangerous coastal waters where a hidden graveyard of more than 2,000 vessels made their final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic. A variety of lodging options on the Crystal Coast suit every lifestyle and budget from seaside cottages and massive beach mansions to oceanfront hotel accommodations and coastal bed and breakfast inns. A sampling of accommodation rates for the fall include the Inlet Inn: $85/night and Pecan Tree Inn Bed & Breakfast: $110/night both in Beaufort, Holiday Inn Morehead City: $105/night, Sheraton Atlantic Beach: $154/night and Bluewater GMAC's eight-bedroom oceanfront rental, Sand Dollar: $3,595/week. Dangling like a delicate strand of pearls off the coast of North Carolina, the favored Atlantic beach destination of generations represents one of the only remaining natural barrier island systems in the world. The Islands are strung together with 85 miles of silken coastline along the southern Outer Banks, 56 miles of which are in the protected Cape Lookout National Seashore. Miles of shimmering water reflects countless tiny suns during the day and shatters the moon into a thousand pieces at night. Guests interested in experiencing Ghosts on the Coast in NORTH CAROLINA'S CRYSTAL COAST call (800) 786-6962 or visit www.crystalcoastnc.org ### « Back to Releases
	Year 2010 For More Media Information Jamey Ivey The Zimmerman Agency (850) 668-2222 jivey@zimmerman.com