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Family Fun Awaits at Battleship Alive!

Dec 1, 2015 - Battleship Alive! is a great, interactive event in Wilmington for the whole family. Taking place this coming ... Read More

Oct 22, 2015 - A short 30 mile drive will get you to the 51st Cape Fear Fair & Expo at ... Read More

Oct 13, 2015 - With Halloween fast approaching, I thought I would let you know about 2 fun things that you ... Read More

May 28, 2015 - Don’t forget about the other watery fun that can be had on our barrier islands. Our salt ... Read More

Apr 30, 2015 - Fishing photo by: Lsuff Get ready for the Far Out Shootout which begins on Friday, May 8th ... 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 16, 2015 - Local resident and real estate expert Anne Arnold was selected to receive three awards in recognition of ... Read More

Mar 26, 2015 - The Turtle Trot 5Ks are starting very soon! These 3.1 mile run/walk events are fun for the ... Read More

Mar 16, 2015 - Brusnwick County is set to give away 1,000 smoke detectors this Saturday. In a move that is ... Read More

Feb 9, 2015 - Don’t miss the hearings regarding offshore wind turbines. Concerned citizens who are active in local decisions should ... 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.