A great time was had by all at the Down East Christmas Parade! Kudos to the Marshallberg Fire Department for organizing such a great parade! It takes lots of time and devotion to pull this off!!! THANK YOU!! And a big thanks to all those that participated!!
Photos courtesy of Keith Brewer and Hope Montgomery
Heber Guthrie is definitely one of a kind! He loves the kids and he loves boat building.
We're sharing a story here from Carteret News Times - - ENJOY!
Don't forget - tomorrow, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 is the Christmas parade in Marshallberg beginning at 3:00 pm!!!!
The parade route begins at the corner of Marshallberg Road/Moore Street and continues to Star Church Road (across from the Fire Department)! Get there early to get a good spot!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ve arrived Down East – well – wonder no more!!! Down East Council’s project of installing two welcome signs, one at each of the entrances, is now complete! The project took approximately two years to complete, with massive time spent on design, permits from the county and CAMA, fund raising, and coordinating installation!!
Read more about the project, donors, as well as Down East Council on our webpage here.
This is just the beginning of what Down East Council can do to help our thirteen communities. We have been striving to have two representatives from each of our communities at our monthly meetings. We have yet to meet that goal; however, we want to encourage residents in all communities to join us as we move forward with more projects and opportunities to help Down East!
Comments are welcome!
The 29th Decoy Festival is now in the history books! From all accounts it was a tremendous success - - again! If you were unable to attend this year's festival, we have the opportunity to share some of the photographs of the festival by Gordon Allen. Mr. Allen is a landscape-wildlife photographer and he did a fantastic job documenting the carvers as well as their outstanding work. Here we are displaying a small sampling of his photographs of the festival!
Waterfowl Weekend at the Core Sound Museum was a huge success!! Even the rain on Sunday couldn't damped the spirits and excitement of those that attended. It was truly a great time. One of our folks, Dan Williams, captured some of the fun Friday night. Here are a few of his pics!! Hope you enjoy. And if you didn't attend this year, get it on your calendar for next year!!
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus is coming to the communities of Sea Level and Atlantic!! 🎅🏽
Sunday, December 18th starting at 5 o'clock, Santa will depart from Station 2 in Sea Level and make his way through the communities (Sea Level & Atlantic) then will make a stop to Station 1 in Atlantic for a meet & greet.
Santa will stop on the road to your house, as normal, but if you want extra time with Santa, please stop by Station 1.
Please share to get the word out!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Let the activities and celebrations begin!!!
A schedule of the events at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center can be found at this link. The Carver's Guild will have their festivities at Harkers Island Elementary School!
Hope you enjoy all of the activities!!!
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Come for Coffee, Cookies and Conversation!
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Down East Council will hold their monthly meeting Tuesday, December 6 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at Williston United Methodist Church.
Down East Council is a representative group of all thirteen communities in the area with the goal of serving as a unifying voice to promote our livelihood in a growing economy, celebrate and honor the heritage of the people as well as protect our fragile coastal environment. Down East is also unique in that our communities do not have the benefits afforded by being structured like towns or municipalities, and therefore has lacked a means to voice its needs, concerns, and desires for the future. The framework of the council is to have two representatives from each community. Meetings are held monthly and are open to the public.
No area does Christmas decorations like Down East! So let's share with everyone!
Send us your pics of your Christmas decorations - at home, in the community, or at your church!
We'll post all of these pics through the month of December for us all to enjoy!
View our Christmas Pics here!
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The simple stories of life Down East from years gone by are the mot intriguing. Heber Guthrie has a way of telling these stories that makes us want to read more. Heber tells us one of those stories about his family's vacation to the Cape! Read the story here.
Core Sound - there is something about this place, isn't there? When we stop and reflect on this place we call home, we think of so many happy times, families and memories, and livelihoods that have been part of our heritage for several hundred years.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is doing their part is helping preserve this history and culture. If you haven't visited the museum, you have truly missed out on a great experience. So make it a date and visit soon!
One way in which the museum is preserving our history is by telling our stories. As part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration, short vignettes will be presented throughout the year that tell the people and their communities. If you haven't viewed any of these vignettes so far, you can see them here on our website, as well as Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center's website. They are well worth your time!!
One of the many great assets about Down East is definitely the business community. There are well over 300 local businesses from grocery and convenience stores, boating supplies, furniture store, gift shops, recreation-related stores, restaurants/fast food businesses, servicerelated such as construction and landscaping, and many businesses operating without a store front.
We at Down East Community News want to highlight what is available in our communities. We have a Business Directory on our site that we will be keep as current as possible. Please look through the directory and help us ensure all Down East businesses are included! The listing is free because our goal to promote our business community!
We encourage you to let us know if a business has not be included - any and all businesses!
But most importantly - patronize these businesses!!
A great time was had today at Core Sound Museum as Santa and Mrs. Claus visited from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm and were available for pictures with the children - both young and old! Santa and Mrs. Claus looked especially nice this year too!!
The children also had an amazing opportunity to visit Santa Land. There they had snacks, wrote letters to Santa, worked on various crafts, and the kids were able to pick out a gift for their mom or dad! It truly was a wonderful time!!
The museum was humming with excitement as several volunteers were decorating the entire museum!! It was a wonderful day!! Let the holidays begin!!!!
The gift shop was also open with tons of great items for those on your shopping list. Make the Core Sound Gift Shop your first stop when you begin your Christmas shopping this year!
Core Sound Museum is a place that belongs to all the people Down East that is preserving our heritage through various displays, oral histories, and video presentations. The newest display just erected honors the permanent collection donated to the museum by Eugene Willis and his grandson Tommy Salter. The pictures below give you a tiny view of the artifacts. To truly appreciate this display and many others, you need to visit the museum yourself!
Heber Guthrie, Harkers Island native, has a tremendous ability to tell a story about times gone by. You can find some of those stories in our website. This latest short story describes how folks from the Island took care of their boats in a storm.
"Many fishermen on Harkers Island lost their boats in storms due to no safe harbors."
Read the rest of the story on our "Tell Me Some Stories" page!
Great Things Happening Down East!
It’s the season where we have so many things going on - - it’s the Holiday Season!!! Check out the calendar – so much is going on!
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Friday, November 18:
Friends of the Down East Library will host BINGO 5:30 – 9:30 at Core Sound Museum.
Come join the fun!
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Saturday, November 19:
Friends of Scouting will host a Chicken & Pastry dinner, 11:00 am – 6 pm at the Scout Hut in Davis
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Core Sound Museum Christmas Open House
Here’s a message from the Museum!
Hey Moms and Dads! Don’t forget that the Christmas Open House at the Core Sound Museum is Saturday, November 19. There will be great deals in the Museum Store and Santa’s Workshop is going to open at 10 am. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive at 11 am for pictures!
The Workshop is a chance for children ages 4-11 to make some crafts, write letters to Santa and get a snack from Mrs. Kringle’s Kitchen.
“Elf-Mart” will also be open for children to choose 1 gift for either Mom or dad in exchange for a non-perishable food item or a monetary donation. All food and money collected will be given to a local food bank.
Come help others while taking care of some of your Christmas shopping!
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Williston United Methodist Church
Complete your day of fun and excitement by attending a musical concert at the Williston United Methodist Church at 7:00 pm. The Anchormen will be in concert and you are assured of hearing wonderful music!
AND SO THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!!
Sarah D. J. Rawson Lifesaving Crew to be Remembered November 12
The 387-ton, three-masted schooner Sarah D. J. Rawson, with a crew of seven, sailed from Georgetown, SC for New York with a full cargo of lumber on 2 February 1905. While standing under short canvas in a SSE gale at 5:30 PM on the 9th, the vessel stranded in the breakers on the south side of Lookout Shoals. She became a total loss. As soon as the schooner struck the master gave orders to take in sail. While the crew reformed this work, a heavy sea swept the decks and carried Jacob Hansen, a Norwegian seaman, into the surf. He soon disappeared.
Had it not been for the brave lifesaving crew of Cape Lookout Station, all hands might have been lost. The fate of the Sarah D. J. Rawson and her crew would never have been known but for the unflinching heroism of the crew of the Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station. Each was subsequently awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for extreme and heroic daring in saving life from the perils of the sea. Those awarded for their rescue of the six crewman on Sarah D. J. Rawson included Keeper William H. Gaskill, Surfmen Kilby Guthrie, Walter M. Yeomans, Tyre Moore, John A. Guthrie, James W. Fulcher, John E. Kirkman, Calupt T. Jarvis, and former Surfman Joseph L. Lewis. Go to this link to read more about this event/
From the United States Coast Guard Record
Congressman Walter B. Jones and members of the United States Coast Guard will join with families of this LSS crew to remember this historic event. The program will begin at 11 am with a special reissue of these Lifesaving Medals followed by a luncheon for families and visitors. Please RSVP Core Sound Museum @ 252.728.1500 by Wed, Nov 9th if you would like to join us for lunch. Everyone is invited.
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