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Couples Rekindle the Romance with Secluded Island-Hopping in the Crystal Coast

July 1, 2009

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Jamey Ivey/Kerry Anne Watson
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Couples Rekindle the Romance with Secluded
Island-Hopping in the Crystal Coast

EMERALD ISLE • ATLANTIC BEACH • MOREHEAD CITY • BEAUFORT • CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. - Couples enjoy alone time - all alone time - while exploring the uninhabited natural barrier islands, strung together with 85 miles of silken coastline, along the Southern Outer Banks. Amongst the barrier isles stand unscathed, remote islands situated among nature for lovebirds to explore and discover. Adventurers embark together on a voyage aboard a chartered boat or wander out into open waters in a canoe or kayak-for-two to enjoy the spectacularly crystalline water on the way to their island of adventure.

• Portsmouth Island stands as a reminder that some wild places cannot be tamed.
Contained within the sandy borders of Portsmouth Island lies Portsmouth village, a 250-acre hamlet once known to be a bustling Southern Outer Banks settlement bordered by precious, undisturbed beaches. The village was established by Carolina's colonial government in 1753 and at the peak of settlement contained 505 permanent residents.
• At the southern end of Core Sound, a valuable part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, lies a gem of an island known as Shackleford Banks. The only permanent residents on this nine-mile long island are Spanish Mustangs, locally known as "Banker ponies." The majestic horses, survivors of Spanish galleon shipwrecks, have roamed freely across the miles of pristine beaches for more than 300 years.
• Eye candy for the residents of Beaufort, this picturesque island features a
half-mile interpretive trail on the west side of the Rachel Carson Reserve highlighting the area's indigenous species as well as spectacular vistas of Taylor's Creek and Beaufort on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. The trail meanders through mudflats, uplands and salt marshes, allowing adventurers to experience the various unique environments native to the Crystal Coast.
• A glistening gem visible from Morehead City, 47-acre Sugarloaf Island is part of a string of undeveloped and uninhabited islets permanently under the protection by the North Carolina Coastal Federation.
• The quintessential coastal North Carolina community and official headquarters for Cape Lookout National Seashore along with Cedar Island -- Harkers Island -- or "Down East" as the local colorful characters like to call it, is home to the
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum.
• Lingering in the northern most border of "Down East" Carteret County, Cedar Island, a quaint fishing village weathered with old world charm, gives visitors a taste of rural coastal North Carolina with its ferry service operating as the gateway to the rest of the state's Outer Banks. It is rumored that native Cedar Islander's are the living descendents of the "Lost Colony," which mysteriously disappeared in 1587 from nearby Roanoke Island.

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. Lush maritime forests edge the silken coast like emerald jewels studding a royal crown. The barrier islands take a curious southward curve, blessing the Crystal Coast with beaches that course east and west making it possible to admire the dazzlingly bright sun rise to greet the day and then slip into the shimmering translucent blue waters in the evening during a spectacular North Carolina sunset.

For more information on summer activities in the Crystal Coast call (800) 786-6962 or visit www.crystalcoastnc.org.
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Jamey Ivey
The Zimmerman Agency
(850) 668-2222
jivey@zimmerman.com


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 Couples Rekindle the Romance with Secluded Island-Hopping in the Crystal Coast July 1, 2009 For More Media Information: Jamey Ivey/Kerry Anne Watson The Zimmerman Agency • 850.668.2222 jivey@zimmerman.com Couples Rekindle the Romance with Secluded Island-Hopping in the Crystal Coast EMERALD ISLE • ATLANTIC BEACH • MOREHEAD CITY • BEAUFORT • CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. - Couples enjoy alone time - all alone time - while exploring the uninhabited natural barrier islands, strung together with 85 miles of silken coastline, along the Southern Outer Banks. Amongst the barrier isles stand unscathed, remote islands situated among nature for lovebirds to explore and discover. Adventurers embark together on a voyage aboard a chartered boat or wander out into open waters in a canoe or kayak-for-two to enjoy the spectacularly crystalline water on the way to their island of adventure. • Portsmouth Island stands as a reminder that some wild places cannot be tamed. Contained within the sandy borders of Portsmouth Island lies Portsmouth village, a 250-acre hamlet once known to be a bustling Southern Outer Banks settlement bordered by precious, undisturbed beaches. The village was established by Carolina's colonial government in 1753 and at the peak of settlement contained 505 permanent residents. • At the southern end of Core Sound, a valuable part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, lies a gem of an island known as Shackleford Banks. The only permanent residents on this nine-mile long island are Spanish Mustangs, locally known as "Banker ponies." The majestic horses, survivors of Spanish galleon shipwrecks, have roamed freely across the miles of pristine beaches for more than 300 years. • Eye candy for the residents of Beaufort, this picturesque island features a half-mile interpretive trail on the west side of the Rachel Carson Reserve highlighting the area's indigenous species as well as spectacular vistas of Taylor's Creek and Beaufort on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. The trail meanders through mudflats, uplands and salt marshes, allowing adventurers to experience the various unique environments native to the Crystal Coast. • A glistening gem visible from Morehead City, 47-acre Sugarloaf Island is part of a string of undeveloped and uninhabited islets permanently under the protection by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. • The quintessential coastal North Carolina community and official headquarters for Cape Lookout National Seashore along with Cedar Island -- Harkers Island -- or "Down East" as the local colorful characters like to call it, is home to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum. • Lingering in the northern most border of "Down East" Carteret County, Cedar Island, a quaint fishing village weathered with old world charm, gives visitors a taste of rural coastal North Carolina with its ferry service operating as the gateway to the rest of the state's Outer Banks. It is rumored that native Cedar Islander's are the living descendents of the "Lost Colony," which mysteriously disappeared in 1587 from nearby Roanoke Island. 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. Lush maritime forests edge the silken coast like emerald jewels studding a royal crown. The barrier islands take a curious southward curve, blessing the Crystal Coast with beaches that course east and west making it possible to admire the dazzlingly bright sun rise to greet the day and then slip into the shimmering translucent blue waters in the evening during a spectacular North Carolina sunset. For more information on summer activities in the Crystal Coast call (800) 786-6962 or visit www.crystalcoastnc.org. ### « Back to Releases
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