December 22, 2013
Instead of telling you about Beaufort at Christmas, maybe we’ll just show you:
Wreaths with red ribbons are the standard for Christmas in Beaufort, these are along Moore Street [Read more…]
A Rainy Saturday Gift Idea…
December 14, 2013
What to do on a cold, rainy, Saturday afternoon when you can’t be in Beaufort enjoying the deals at Front Street Grill’s last day of the 2013 season?
Seems like the perfect time to test drive my new Carolina Shuckers’ oyster knife.
The new knife along side some Chadwick Creek oysters from Locals Seafood
A few weeks ago I finally purchased the Carolina Shuckers’ Ole Big Boy oyster knife that I had had my eye on for some time. Until today I hadn’t had the chance to put it to work other than as a bottle opener:
Preparing to rip the top off a Corona Light!
…a task the knife handles with ease. It has become my new favorite bottle opener!
As we’ve said in the past both here and here, eating fresh North Carolina seafood is one of the best ways to Bring Home Beaufort. [Read more…]
Looking Over Gallant’s Channel
Gallant’s Channel is the strip of water that essentially forms Beaufort’s western border.
If you’ve ever driven into town from the west, you’ve driven right over it, and if you’ve ever stayed a few nights at the Beaufort Inn, you have likely gotten to know Gallant’s Channel well. [Read more…]
Could Oysters Save the World?!
Could oysters save the world?
How’s that for a provocative title?
I love oysters – raw, lightly steamed, fried, stewed, just about any way possible. Because we couldn’t be in Beaufort this weekend, and it was a beautiful cloudless blue sky fall day, we set up in our own backyard with some fresh, right out of the water, North Carolina oysters.
We brought home a little Beaufort with own little family backyard oyster roast. [Read more…]
3 Ways to Bring Home Amazing Beaufort Seafood
Just yesterday, the 2013 North Carolina Seafood Festival concluded across the water from Beaufort in Morehead City, North Carolina.
North Carolina Soft Shell Crabs from Locals Seafood
A few weeks ago we wrote about 10 Ways to Bring Beaufort Home.
Number 2 on that list was one of the best ways we know to Bring a little Beaufort Home – eat great food no matter where you are. For any Beaufort lover, great food just has to include fresh North Carolina seafood. That’s just the kind of food that was celebrated during the seafood festival and the kind of food that is plentiful in Beaufort. [Read more…]
Beaufort’s Best Time of Year!
As we said in our last post, fall is our favorite time of year along North Carolina’s coast, especially in Beaufort.
Why? [Read more…]
10 Ways to Bring Beaufort Home
Just a few more days of summer left.
We’ve had a busy one (as you can tell from our less than frequent posts), but we’re looking forward to our favorite time of year in Beaufort.
From late September into October and November the crowds thin, the prices come down a bit, the weather is often wonderful, the water warm, the fishing great…what else can we say?!
Note the clear weather and the shorts in the photo…that’s the second weekend of November, 2012!
Fall is simply one of the best times to visit Beaufort.
But…there’s always a but.
What happens if you can’t spend as much time as you’d like in Beaufort? [Read more…]
Beaufort 1961
July 28, 2013
Recently, we came across this wonderful YouTube video of a family’s visit to Beaufort in 1961. It’s a great trip into the past and particularly interesting to see several boys hanging around the sign for an earlier incarnation of the Inlet Inn. [Read more…]
When to see great boats in Beaufort!
Visitors to Beaufort will likely see beautiful boats almost anytime, but particularly during warm weather. Even during the cooler months interesting boats are the rule. Strolling the boardwalk is a great time to do a little day dreaming, imagining what it might be like to own one of those amazing boats that regularly visit Beaufort.
The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves!
June 18, 2013
Yesterday, the popular travel blog, Vagabondish featured a post on the wreck of former Beaufort resident and infamous pirate Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Check it out. [Read more…]
