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Albemarle Sound
Kitty Hawk, Currituck County, Camden County, Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton, Columbia, Plymouth
The Albemarle Sound, 55 miles from east to west, is the largest freshwater sound in North America. A favorite recreational fishing ground and a popular place for cruising, sailing and all water sports. It is also part of the IntraCoastal Waterway. For more info: Albemarle Sound
Alligator River Canoe and Small Boat Trail
Fairfield, Hyde County
This 21 mile trail is part of the Albemarle Region Canoe and Small Boat Trails System. It is made to order for the endurance canoeist who wishes to test himself. This beautiful stream winds through brackish marshes with picturesque snags left from a former forest. It is composed of three section, the first from the access off North Carolina Highway 94 to the landing at Kilkenny located on State Road 1322 in Tyrrell County. The second section continues on to another access located on North Carolina Highway 94 near the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Hyde County. The third continues up either New Lake Fork or the headwaters of the Alligator River. Sections 2 & 3 cross the Intracoastal Waterway, which during certain times of the year is heavy with yacht traffic. Hyde County
Alligator River
Columbia, Hyde County
Columbia on the Scuppernong
Columbia
This 35-acre district consists of a collection of buildings dating from the 19th century to World War I. Architecture styles range from Victorian to Craftsman, Tudor Revival to Romanesque. Self-guided tour. Tyrrell County Tourism
Columbia Theater Cultural Resources Center
Columbia
The CTCRC is housed in the renovated Columbia Theater, a former movie palace that had fallen into disrepair. The focus of the CTCRC is on human interaction with the environment on the upper Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula, especially as witnessed through the heritage of farming, fishing, and forestry. Exhibit areas filled with artifacts from these three ways of life help tell the story of how people have utilized the region's resources through the centuries, while a variety of antiques, memorabilia, other items show visitors some of the common household needs and business wares of eras past. Perhaps the most unique exhibit in the Theater is an animatronic figure called ''Hunter Jim,'' who talks about the sporting heritage of Tyrrell County. The Columbia Theater has added an antique and gift shop. ## The Columbia Theater Cultural Resources Center is a local history museum housed in the old movie theater in downtown Columbia. Exhibits focus primarily on the history of the four major enterprises traditional to the northeast region of North Carolina - farming, fishing, forestry, and hunting. Other displays feature artifacts from local domestic life and industry, photographs, some Native American items, and some equipment originally used in the Columbia Theater. partnershipforthesounds.org
Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve
Columbia
Located approximately 15 miles south of Columbia, the Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve is the largest single property and the first inland site in the North Carolina Coastal Reserve. The site maintains habitat for special concern, rare, threatened or endangered species including the red wolf, bald eagle, red-cockaded woodpecker Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons and American alligator. ncnerr.org nature.org
The Walter B. Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds
Columbia
Located on the Scuppernong River, the facility includes a visitor center, wildlife exhibits, Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge film and nature store (The Bears Den). partnershipforthesounds.org
The Palmetto-Peartree Preserve
Columbia
The Palmetto-Peartree Preserve encompasses 9,732 acres bordered by the Albemarle Sound and the Alligator River. The preserve was established to preserve the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. There are three interpretive walking and bird watching trails on the preserve. palmettopeartree.org
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Columbia
Located in Washington, Hyde and Tyrrell counties. In 1990 the Conservation Fund donated land to the US Fish & Wildlife Service. This led to the establishment of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, covering 111,000 acres. The refuge includes portions of the Scuppernong and Alligator Rivers. Visitors may observe a variety of wildlife, birds, natural vegetation and beauty. Facilities include restrooms, the Walter B. Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds visitor center, free parking and picnic area. Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge recreation.gov
Pocosin Arts
Columbia
Exhibits and classes. Open studio experience with weaving, pottery and paint your own dinnerware. Retreat workshops combining field and studio experiences which promote understanding of the Pocosin environment and its people. ## Pocosin Arts is a private educational organization whose mission is to connect culture to environment through art. Pocosin Arts serves the northeast region of North Carolina with a gallery, studios, classes and workshops, permanent and rotating exhibits, a gift shop, and special events focusing on but not limited to folk arts including dance, music, pottery, weaving, and carving, as well as drawing, painting, and sculpting. pocosinarts.org
Red Wolf
Columbia
Information, artifacts and merchandise dealing with red wolves. Seasonal howling safaris on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. redwolves.com
More about the Red Wolf at ARNWR
Scuppernong River Preserve
Columbia, Creswell
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Scuppernong River
Columbia
Scuppernong River Interpretive Trail
Columbia
A 3/4-mile loop through a pristine bottomland swamp along the Scuppernong River. Interpretive signs explain the workings of the blackwater swamp ecosystem and encourage visitors to look, listen and learn while they stroll through nature's garden. partnershipforthesounds.org
