Book any of our 3,4, 5, or 6 bedroom cottages or a Camellia Guest Room Sunday through Thursday for a minimum of 4 nights and receive 30% off your stay!

Click Here to Book this Package Online or call 1.800.334.3581 to Book Over the Phone.

Offer not valid on existing reservations and may not be combined with other packages or offers. Date restrictions may apply.

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Museum of the Coastal Carolinas:

Monday – Surfing 101 (11:00 AM – classroom instruction only), Surf Fishing (3:30 PM), Odyssey of the Sea Turtle (7:00 PM)

Tuesday – Whale Tales (3:30 PM), Sand Bar Café (7:00 PM). The Sand Bar Café is new this year and is co-sponsored by OIB Surf & Java. Learn something new in a casual, relaxed setting. OIB Surf & Java will provide the coffee and we’ll provide guest speakers on a variety of interesting topics. Call 910-579-1016 for more information or visit our web site for a list of future topics.

Wednesday – Megabites: All About Sharks (3:30 PM), Discovery After Dark (7:00 PM)

Thursday – Who Are You Swimming With? (3:30 PM), Snakes Alive! (7:00 PM)

Friday – Beachy Bingo (11:00 AM), Touch Tank Feeding (3:30 PM)

The Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Admission is free for Museum and Dual (Planetarium) members. Non-member all-day admission is $8 for adults (13-61), $7 for seniors (62+), $6 for children (3-12), and free for children age 2 and under. For more information about summer programs at the Museum, call 910-579-1016 or visit www.museumplanetarium.org.

Ingram Planetarium:

At noon, the Planetarium offers FREE programs on a variety of interesting topics:
Monday – Exploration of Paul Dennis Science Hall
Tuesday – Moons & Tides
Wednesday – Sea Turtle Talk
Thursday – Meteorites: Hits & Misses
Friday – Science in Small Bytes – Different guest presenters will discuss a variety of interesting topics. Call 910-575-0033 for more information or visit our web site for a list of future topics.

Enjoy a show in the Planetarium’s state-of-the-art high-definition Sky Theater. At 11:15 AM, enjoy Legends of the Night Sky for half-price admission. Full-price Sky Theater shows are: Undiscovered Worlds (1:00 — new this summer!), Dynamic Earth (2:00), Oasis in Space (3:00), and Seven Wonders (4:00). All full-price Sky Theater shows are followed by a live star show.

The Planetarium also features Laser Music Shows on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings:
Thursday – Beatles (5:00), Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (6:00), Metallica (7:00)
Friday – Laser Spirit (5:00), Arena Rock (6:00), Pink Floyd’s The Wall (7:00)
Saturday – Beatles (5:00), Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (6:00), Pink Floyd’s The Wall (7:00)
Note: Metallica and The Wall are not recommended for young children.

Ingram Planetarium is located at 7625 High Market Street in Sunset Beach, NC. Admission is free for Planetarium members and half-price for Dual members. Non-member per-show admission is $8 for adults (13-61), $7 for seniors (62+), $6 for children (3-12), and free for children age 2 and under. For more information about summer programs at the Planetarium, call 910-575-0033 or visit www.museumplanetarium.org.

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Filming started May 3^rd  in Wilmington on 16^th and Dawson Street in a burger joint location and on Nun Street in a residential neighborhood. The filming in the Wilmington area is expected to run through June 25th with the final 2 days of filming on June 26th-27th in Niagra Falls. The film is set for release on July 2, 2014.

Melissa McCarthy is not only starring in the film but also making her directorial debut with “Tammy.” This film she co-wrote with her writing partner and husband, Ben Falcone, who is also co-directing.

In the plotline of the comedy, McCarthy plays a woman recently fired from her fast-food job and finds out her husband is cheating on her. The discovery has her hitting the road with her sassy, alcoholic, diabetic grandmother.

Filming for “Tammy” will take place not only in Wilmington but also in Castle Hayne, Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes, and Whiteville.

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It rained a lot the first few days he was here so he stayed around the resort and relaxed.  He hung around the pool, the Tiki Bar, the hot tub and and some other areas.  When the sun finally came out he went to the Museum, the putt putt golf course and to Calabash to see the boats and the fish. He wanted to go kayaking but the water was too rough.

He posed next to Lillah, the statue of the girl feeding the birds on Ocean Isle. The Winds enjoyed having Flat Stanley with us for a few days and we think he really enjoyed the beach! Thanks Riley, Miss Stoll and all of the 4th grade class for sharing Flat Stanley with us!

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We want your best name ideas! We’ve put a form up for you to submit your suggested names. The winner will have the honor of having named the Sea Turtle and will receive a free Winds T-Shirt!

We will accept entries through August 15th, 2013 and then have The Winds’ staff vote on a winner. And don’t worry we will continue to post updates about our turtles and her nests (as well as all of the turtle nests) throughout the season on our blog and on our Facebook page, so don’t forget to follow us on there to hear about the progress.

About the Sea Turtle Program

The nest adoption helps provide funds for The Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization which provides, through appropriate management activities and education, a safe and protected environment for all sea turtles that frequent the island of Ocean Isle Beach.

Jim and Deb Boyce, Island Coordinators who are licensed by the North Carolina Wildlife Commission, Non-game and Endangered Species section, work with a team of approximately 50 trained volunteers in a year-round effort to protect sea turtles.

Volunteers are especially active between May and late September, when female sea turtles dig their nests and lay their eggs. In addition to identifying and marking nests on Ocean Isle Beach, volunteers also protect hatchlings from predators, transport sick and injured sea turtles to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at Topsail Island, and educate the public about these amazing creatures. For more information, visit www.oibseaturtles.org.

Click Here to Watch a Great Video about NC Sea Turtles

Fill Out the Form Below to Submit Your Sea Turtle Name:

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With rates that include a full hot Southern Breakfast Buffet each day there is no better golf value around!

2013 FREE SUMMER GOLF – 6/01/2013 to 8/31/2013:

We’re talking free green fees for all Winds’ guests on a selection of top area courses FREE. All you pay in, addition to your regular lodging rates, is carts and tax.

Courses include: Azalea Sands, Brierwood Golf Course, Carolina Shores,Cypress Bay, Palmetto Greens, Valley at Eastport, Wedgefield.

After 12:00: Brunswick Plantation, Lockwood Folly

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To book this golf package please call the The Winds Resort Beach Club Toll Free: 800-334-3581 or Email:reservations@thewinds.com

“Its All About Golf At The Winds!”

The Winds Resort Beach Club offers golfers a choice of oceanfront suites overlooking palm trees, subtropical gardens and our breathtaking powder-sand island beach or, for groups, our spacious 4, 5 and 6 bedroom Resort Cottages.

All packages include a Hot Southern Breakfast Buffet and use of all of The Winds Amenities: Three Pools (one indoor), Garden Bar Restaurant and poolside oceanfront Tiki-Bar.

The Winds’ deserves its reputation for being “a golfer’s paradise”, boasting nearly 20 of the “Grand Strand’s” best courses within 8 miles, and close to 100 courses within 30 minutes drive. Golfers love our FREE Summer Golf Program!

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This offer is good on any type of accommodations including rooms, suites and resort cottages. All you have to do is pack a swimsuit and dive in.

Offer not valid on existing reservations and may not be combined with other packages or offers. Date restrictions may apply.

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If you’re into Beach Music you are in luck. All concerts take place in the parking lot at the Museum of the Coastal Carolinas right here on Ocean Isle Beach and best of all they’re FREE! Join us every Friday night from 6:30pm to 8pm!

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5/24/2013           The Entertainers

5/31/2013           Continental Divide Band

6/7/2013             Blackwater Rythm & Blues

6/14/2013           Imitations

6/21/2013           Sea Cruz

6/28/2013          Mark Roberts

7/5/2013            Craig Woolard

7/12/2013          Holiday Band

7/19/2013          Legends of Beach

7/26/2013          Too Much Sylvia

8/2/2013            Atlantic Groove

8/9/2013            Carolina Breakers

8/16/2013          Steve Owens & Summertime

8/23/2013          Sea Cruz

8/30/2013          Band of Oz

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The restaurant is completed with a brand new look. The owner says Beck’s is up and running, just in time for the busy summer season.

The restaurant may look a little different, it has been painted a deeper ocean blue and has been furnished with some new landscaping including palm trees and stone walkways. The restaurant has also changed on the inside too, it is a little smaller but more efficiently designed. It can seat more people and makes better use of the indoor space as well. Beck’s has also added a bar, accessed from the outside, so patrons can order a drink while they wait for their table.

While Beck’s may have changed their look a little, don’t expect anything different than before. It’s still a simple family seafood restaurant with great local food and the same employees (who were employed at the family’s other restaurant Ella’s during the closing.) And one of the few silver linings of the fire is that it didn’t get the Beck’s Original Calabash sign, which stands proudly in front of the restaurant ready to welcome everyone back!

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Space Camp will be held at Ingram Planetarium from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on July 29th to August 2nd. Each day will include hands-on activities that explore different aspects of space exploration. Campers will also view movies related to space exploration in the Planetarium’s state-of-the-art SciDome Sky Theater.  Lunch will be provided daily. The camp is limited to 12 kids ages 7 to 9. Ingram Planetarium is located at 7625 High Market Street in Sunset Beach, NC.

Reef Riders Summer Camp will be held at the Museum of Coastal Carolina from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on August 5th to 9th. The camp will include marine animal care and conservation, beach safety, outdoor excursions, and interactive games. Lunch will be provided daily. The camp is limited to 12 kids ages 7 to 9. The Museum of CoastalCarolina is located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.

For more information or to register your child for the Museum or Planetarium summer camp, call Terry Bryant at 910-579-1016. Each camp is limited to 12 kids ages 7 to 9.

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