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2008 HAPPENINGS

Luncheon meeting at Golden Corral Restaurant
   4060 Arendell St. Morehead City, NC
     Dutch treat lunch 11:30 AM,   Program starts at noon
     Meetings are normally held the first Wednesday of the each month. No meeting in May.
     The public is invited. No reservations are required

Luncheon Programs:

May—no meeting

June—Jeff Vinton, PhD has traveled to the Pacific Rim and developing nations around the world educating people on the latest procedures in oral surgery

July—Lionel Gilgo, Beaufort will talk about growing up on Portsmouth Island.

Aug—Kevin Duffus will discuss Nazi u-boats sinking ships off the outer banks in WWII

Sept—Ben Casey, Arapahoe will discuss life on the waterways

Oct—David Nateman, PhD and Director of the NC Maritime Museum will talk about heritage tourism

Nov—Russell Wilson, superintendent of the Cape Lookout Nat’l Seashore will speak on his park service experiences

Concerts at the Fort

Summer Concerts & Ice Cream Social Sponsored by Parker Pontiac—Buick—GMC and Parker Honda of Morehead City.

     All concerts at the fort are FREE and start at 7 PM and end at 8 PM .
        Bring lawn chair or blanket. Picnic Baskets (non-alcoholic) welcome.
                        Click here for photos from previous Concerts

Summer 2008 Concert Schedule

June 6 -- The Carteret Sunshine Band (large orchestra)
June 20 -- Unknown Tongues (cajun/zydeco)
June 27 -- The Mac and Tammy McRoy Band (bluegrass)
July 11 -- Morehead Brass (small orchestra)
July 18 -- Dick Cumberland and Stephen Franckevich (jazz, pop)
July 25 -- The Carteret Grays (Civil War-era)
August 8 -- The Bogue Sounds (celtic)

Daily Fort tours April 15 through October 15
        weekdays: 10, 11 am - 1, 2, 3 pm (weather permitting)
        weekends: 11 am, 1, 3 pm (weather permitting)
                   Call 726-8598 for time of tours and special events

NOTE: Tours will also be available between Christmas and New Years

Nature tours and talks
Call 252-726-3775 for schedule

Musket firing demonstrations and living history

1st North Carolina Volunteers will be doing living history at the fort this year on: September 22-23. The program goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day as an ongoing presentation, with different segments at 30 minute intervals.

Admission is free.

Cannon firing demonstrations
by the Fort Macon Guards

Civil War reenactments
1st North Carolina Volunteers

       A Civil War Reenactment will be performed throughout each day, starting with the April 14 1861 capture of the Fort by the Beaufort Harbor Guards at 10 AM. Captain Josiah Pender will demand the surrender of the United States fort from the its lone caretaker, Sgt.William Alexander.
        Throughout both days, there will be flag talks, uniform talks, women’s dress talks, musket firing and lots of military drilling.. The public is invited to come to Fort Macon between 10 and 4 and re-live some of its history. There is no charge.

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This page last updated November 9, 2007