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Ride the Tide is This Saturday!

May 11, 2015 - The Ride the Tide Kayak Float & Race is on Saturday, May 16th. If you haven’t registered ... Read More

May 8, 2015 - For over 15 years the teachers at the Brunswick Reading and Speech Center have been helping to ... Read More

Apr 21, 2015 - With spring in full swing, the shrubs are flowering, the azaleas are blooming, and temperatures are on ... Read More

Apr 9, 2015 - If you are planning a wedding, holding a memorable event, or simply want to capture those magical ... Read More

Apr 3, 2015 - Brunswick County has rebounded from the economic crash that hit the U.S. in 2009 and now the ... Read More

Feb 18, 2015 - Government leaders of Brunswick, Pender, and New Hanover counties are combining efforts to ensure that more jobs ... Read More

Feb 9, 2015 - (They are open for off-season!) When you are hungry and searching for a great home-style meal Archibald’s ... Read More

Feb 4, 2015 - Warming Brunswick County Homes (WBCH) was started by Linda and Michael Roth of Shallotte, North Carolina. Their ... Read More

Feb 3, 2015 - A nonprofit made up of banks, engineers, architects, home builders, and utility companies has raised money to ... Read More

Jan 26, 2015 - If you are looking for something to do this weekend, then consider heading over to have fun ... Read More

Did You Know:

The first person believed to have set foot on present day Brunswick County was Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazano in 1524.
The first “marketing campaign” for Brunswick County was published in 1666, in London, in the form of a pamphlet penned by Robert Horne.
Brunswick County is a popular destination for birding enthusiasts. Here bird watchers can spot warblers, painted buntings, bald eagles and several kinds of sparrows.
During the Revolutionary War, Brunswick Town was burned to the ground by British troops.
The Shallotte River was originally called the “Charlotte River.” Somehow, over time, the pronunciation was altered.
If you stay out late at night on the beach during the months of May through October you can witness baby sea turtles “boiling” out of the sand and walking into the ocean for their first time.
Edgar Allen Poe composed some of his writings while spending a summer in Brunswick County.
The first “stud book” in America – a publication with information on the pedigrees of horses – was made in Brunswick County by James Harrison.