 U.S.A.
- North Carolina
PINEHURST
has engendered more than 600 courses in the state
 on
the Atlantic coast
The North Carolina seashore has roots as deep
as the nation's. It's home of the first English settlement in 1723 and the Wright Brothers
on their spindly but first motorized aircraft took off from the dunes at Kitty Hawk.
Pre-revolutionary America History abounds in different places like Bath, Beaufort,
Elizabeth City, New Bern or Wilmington. The region's economy is based on farming
(tobacco), fishing and tourism.
Admire the dunes at the sunset and visit the long barrier
of islands known as the Outer Banks illuminated by historic lighthouses sparkling like
gems in the night. And play golf on sandy and windy courses reminding the best old
Scottish or Irish links.
Ocean, lake, marsh or river, water is everywhere
here. But it is so popular with traveling golfers, that thousands
of misdirected balls disappear each year in the water hazards
of the North Carolina seashore golf courses. From the north
to the south of the Outer Banks and along the inland sounds,
there are more than eighty courses. All the big-name are here,
from Ross to Nicklaus, Fazio to Pete Dye. Just make your choice
depending on the place you want to see or stay:
- at New Bern in Carteret County
- at Beaufort on the Crystal Coast
- at Wilmington and the Cape Fear
- at Wilmington and the Cape Fear
Almost at the southern end of the North Carolina
Atlantic coast, Cape Fear inherited its name from the marauding
pirates giving chase to commercial ships looting their holds
and striping the passengers… to the current excitement
of the modern film industry. In fact the Cape Fear River conducts
to Wilmington, one of the historic city and harbor of the
State. It is said that the Italian Verrazano was the first
navigator to come out on reconnaissance of the coast in 1530
and the local history is rich with stories of Indians, explorers,
settlers and war heroes. And the 19th century, Wilmington's
port was the largest cotton exporting place in the world.
Today Wilmington and the Cape Fear Coast has evolved into a tourist resort area with light
industrial and manufacturing districts that makes it attractive to people looking for
quiet and charm places but also to filmmaking which has become an important part of the
local economy. Downtown Wilmington with the revitalization of historic cafes, shops, art
galleries and theatres is the most popular location for television movies and series and
naturally for tourists.
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Lookout lighthouse
Beach at Wilmington
Water is everywhere
The USS Norh Carolina stays
on the opposite side
of Wilmington's waterfront
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