It's Monday June 8, 2026

Fulcher’s Seafood has operated in Oriental for decades. Fulcher’s operates a fleet of fishing boats – they are the large trawlers you see in the Oriental harbor (or looking at HarborCam – the boats you see to the right).
But until last year Fulcher’s never had a retail location – their customers are restaurants and grocery stores all over the East Coast. In 2007 they took a tiny building on Hodges Street, added a colorful paint job… brought in coolers of fresh fish… and “downtown” Oriental had a seafood store.
If you stop by you’ll find Jeff, Buddy – and lots of coolers. While the store was closed in January and February – it reopened in March.
| Laura Turgeon and her husband Gil Fontes live in Oriental. When they are not out looking at boats Laura and Gil are often seen with drawing instruments or paint brushes in hand. More of Laura's work can be found at her site LauraTurgeon.com. |

