It's Tuesday February 11, 2025


Lady Susie Gets Some Paint | February 9, 2025 Mushrooms on Pine Cliff Trail | February 7, 2025
Sailpack Regatta Coming Mar 29-30 2025 | February 4, 2025

Collegiate sailors visit Oriental again in 2025… the Sailpack Regatta is set for March 29 & 30. See below:
Chinese New Year 2025 Parade Views | February 2, 2025

HarborCam | February 2, 2025 Year Of The Snake Meets The Dragon | January 31, 2025

The new Chinese New Year is the Year of the Snake. While that may sound slithery, the Year of the Snake is all about shedding bad energy. The snake brings about transformation and new beginnings. (Laura Turgeon drawing)
Oriental celebrates the Chinese New Year Saturday with a running of the Dragon on Hodges St at 2p.
Josh Kali & Skookum Depart Beaufort Inlet | January 29, 2025
Tuesday Josh Kali & SV Skookum departed Beaufort Inlet, bound for Antigua (Josh raised sail when he was beyond the channel). Look closely & you’ll see multiple dolphins surface next to the boat… Josh responds with a happy salute to the sky.
Skookum Sailing | January 26, 2025

This is SV Skookum, a 19 ft Mini Globe race boat. Monday she departs Oriental. Sunday from noon til 4p you can visit Skookum and her skipper (and builder) Josh Kali… at Oriental’s town dock.
Polar Plunge - a drawing by Laura | January 25, 2025

Today brave souls take part in the 2025 Polar Plunge… it’s 2p at Oriental’s “Miniscule” John Bond Beach. Polar Plungers get Freezin’ For A Reason… it all raises $ for Pamlico County Special Olympics. Few will be as well prepared as this polar plunger. (Laura Turgeon drawing)
Drone Snow View | January 24, 2025 Snow Seating at Lou Mac Park | January 23, 2025
Redneck Snow Blower | January 22, 2025
Snowman Future? | January 20, 2025

Could this be the scene Wednesday morning (after snow Tuesday night)? Might could. The town dock snowman is a file photo, from February 2015. But snow is in the forecast… read below.
Freighter Oriental Leader | January 18, 2025

Our fair village was named after a boat… the steamer Oriental (she sunk off the Outer Banks in 1862). So when one sees another boat named Oriental, TownDock photographers take notice. The freigher Oriental Leader, spotted at anchor at Cowichan Bay, BC (it’s a bit west of Oriental, NC).
(click pic for more Oriental Leader views)

Trawler Chastity Brooke Departs | January 13, 2025

Trawler Chastity Brooke departs. (Seamus Bartlett photos. Click photo for more Chastity Brooke views)

A recent visitor to the town dock, a catamaran named Pisces. (Ben Casey photos… click pic for more views)

A flock of swans depart corn fields about 3 miles north of Oriental off Highway 55. (Ben Casey photos. Click pic for another view.)
The Dragon Welcomes In 2025 | January 1, 2025

The New Year’s Eve Dragon draws in excellent mayhem. Dragon Master Jim Edwards and Mayor Sally Belangia lead the Dragon through the happy chaos on Hodges St. (Ben Casey photos – click pic for more dragonesque views)

Dragon Needs a Lair for 2025 | December 30, 2024

If you touch the Dragon on New Year’s Eve, it’s said to bring good luck. But for the Dragon to make the runs (and bring luck in the new year), it needs a place to stay. That’s where you come in. Become a Patron of the Dragon and help the Dragon stay in its lair. All Dragon Patrons slots for 2025 are full. Thank you.
New Years Dragon In Action | December 27, 2024

The New Year’s Eve Dragon in action (from the 2023 Dragon run). New Years Eve is Tuesday the 31st… the Dragon is getting antsy.
Tippy No Flippy | December 26, 2024

Monohull or catamaran? It’s sometimes a semi-religious debate. Cat owners may point out they don’t heel (tippy). A recent visiting monohull gave a name to their side of the debate: SV Tippy No Flippy. (Jennifer Smart photo)
Christmas Fireplace 2024 | December 24, 2024
Christmas Lights - Vet Office | December 17, 2024

Winner in the “Light Up Oriental” contest, best business. It’s the lights at Oriental Village Veterinary on Broad St. (click pic for more views. Joe Clark photos.)
Luminaria On The Bridge | December 16, 2024
Lighted Paddlers Flotilla | December 14, 2024

Lighted Kayak Flotilla Tonight | December 13, 2024

Friday night at 5p, the Lighted Kayak Flotilla and lighting of the Christmas Star. It’s all at the harbor / town dock on Hodges St. (file photo from the 2023 flotilla)
Labyrinth Lights | December 12, 2024
Lady Deborah Reflects | December 10, 2024
Christmas Dinghy | December 8, 2024
Paul & Santa Want You In The Parade | December 5, 2024
Parade Master Paul Fairbank and Santa invite you to enter the 2024 Spirit Of Christmas Parade. It’s Saturday Dec 14, 1p.
You can enter the parade, the registration form is right here.
Fog On Adams Creek | December 2, 2024
Ferry Binoculars, 25 cents | November 29, 2024

On the Minnesott Beach / Cherry Branch ferry, you can take in the magnified sights. You’ll need a quarter.
Bike Riding Turkey | November 27, 2024

Turkeys pedal too. The 2024 Turkey Pedal is Thanksgiving morning, starting at 9a. It’s a leisurely ride around Oriental, past the boatyards and marinas. No registration is needed, and no special equipment or skills; just you and your bike. Just show up on Hodges Street by The Bean / town dock a few minutes before 9a. (Laura Turgeon drawing)
Sunrise On Adams Creek | November 25, 2024
Catamaran Naia Underway | November 21, 2024

A 44 ft catamaran, familiar locally as “Misto” …. has a new crew and a new name. Meet the Swiss crew of SV Naia, in The Shipping News.
Dolphins aboard Naia | November 20, 2024

Dolphins, on a door. They are aboard a 44 ft catamaran named Naia, in The Shipping News.
Fisher 25 Elizabeth | November 19, 2024
Sunrise, Neuse Anchorage | November 17, 2024
SV Innamorata | November 16, 2024

Visiting the town dock, SV Innamorata II, an Oyster 46. While the vessel hails from the UK, her name is Italian. “Innamorata” translation: sweetheart, in love. (click pic for more Innamorata views)

November’s full moon is a Beaver Supermoon – it reaches peak illumination on Friday. A “Supermoon” means that it will appear bigger and brighter than most full moons. Why is it called a “Beaver Moon”? Some say because this is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges for the winter.
This Beaver Moon is from the hand of artist Laura Turgeon.
Freighter Norway Pearl | November 13, 2024

Offshore, this would be an uncomfortable view to behold. It’s much calmer if you’re just cruising by the Morehead City docks. Freighter Norway Pearl is registered to Nassau, Bahamas. (click pic from more freighter views)

