Island Daze Vacation Rental, Oak Island NC

08/16/2024

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July from your artists at the Franklin Square Gallery.

Artist/creator unknown.

06/20/2024

I'm digging Cape Fear Radio, a new station based right here in BrunsCo, check it out!
https://cape-fear-radio-inc.broadcast.radio/about

06/16/2024

great idea, great cause!

05/06/2024

wow, 1st turtle nest in OKI of the season

05/06/2024

looking forward to it!

🚨 We’re back! 🚨 Catch the supersized 2hr premiere of Monday, June 3rd at 9/8c on 🥳 This season we’re bringing epic surfside renovation to Oak Island, North Carolina! oh, and was there too 😆🙌🏼

04/28/2024

03/22/2024

after 20 years, time to replace the front deck boards, railing & joists - great job Matthew & Chris Bowfin Builders !

02/26/2024

Thanks to concerned folks taking action when seeing wounded pelican for weeks and Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter for helping and advocating

“Somebody please make this stop,” pleads an animal rescuer on Oak Island.

02/22/2024

Love Franklin Square Gallery, have bought many things for myself as well as for gifts for others, always wonderful art from local artists.

02/11/2024

we already know this right, but nice to see good press for the Brunswick Islands!

Here’s what you need to know about planning a trip to North Carolina’s Brunswick Islands, including where to say, what to do, and the best time to visit.

01/18/2024

I always look forward to Dean's creations . . . . . . https://lifeinbrunswickcounty.com/guardians-of-the-dunes/?fbclid=IwAR3nFV9hBSN_rbUVtH1MfHNDb_AkUhFo_OgrCuuPqTuLeXhHn0u1qnoLOpE

Dean Russell’s driftwood art attracts attention on the dunes of Oak Island.

12/20/2023

We had a few obstacles but overall, we had a great season! 2023 was our third-highest number of nests on record! We have had record-breaking years two years in a row! This season we were #1 on the leaderboard on seaturtle.org, and we were third in NC for the number of nests per beach...Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout beat us! We are so very blessed to be able to help protect and care for the sea turtles that visit our beautiful island! Thank you to those of you who care and continue supporting our efforts! You are Appreciated!
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*This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Oak Island is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST01).

12/16/2023

seen on Caswell Beach today, Merry Christmas!

11/22/2023

A OKI resident, business owner and Angel

What started as her family's Christmas project became the inspiration to start a group that's headed fundraisers, toy drives and more

11/19/2023

WOW, Long Beach sure had a thumpin' social/dance scene going on in the '40's and '50's!

Courtesy of the State Port Pilot.

11/10/2023

arriving just after 5pm, we were just able to catch last night's sunset and the mild temperature made a shower outside later on enjoyable for early November.

10/06/2023

when in OKI, don't short change Davis canal and other vistas, the oceanfront is great, but beauty abounds all over the Island!

09/13/2023

Rather than putting oysters on ice, a local group wants to use broken hockey sticks to build oyster habitat by hanging stick-made reefs from docks.

08/30/2023

a little humor to break the anxiety, be safe everyone!
I hope to be able to drive down tomorrow &start my vacation, or else have 5 days to clean up!

08/14/2023

So good!

"It has to be fun. Or we won't do it."

08/07/2023

I've climbed the OKI lighthouse several times!

It's National Lighthouse Day! We're pretty partial to our local beacon, the Oak Island Lighthouse, just past our front gate and also visible from our beach access.

The Oak Island Lighthouse, the last lighthouse to be built in NC, was completed in 1958. During construction of the tower, a temporary concrete mixing plant was set up at the site and operated continuously for six days. The concrete was poured into a movable form that was slowly raised by jacks at the rate of one foot per hour. The three bands of color that give the tower its distinctive daymark also speak of modern innovation and durability. For the first forty feet of the tower, workers poured natural gray cement. In forming the next fifty feet they used a mixture of white Portland cement and white quartz aggregate, and for the final fifty feet they mixed black coloring with the cement. The result is a monolithic tower with three bands that never need repainting! There is no spiral staircase as found in most older lighthouses, but instead a series of ships ladders with a total of 131 steps to the gallery level.
The characteristic flashing pattern for the light is four one-second flashes every 10 seconds and was updated in 2020 by the Coast Guard to rotating LED lights - the first lighthouse in the US to use these new, brighter lights!

Stop by this local beauty on your next visit!

07/30/2023

always a fun event, for participants and spectators

07/22/2023

amazing!
FYA, the first boil happened recently with 71 hatchlings, and at current count there are 114 nests on the island!

06/18/2023

summer time is calling me.....come on down to OKI!

Great beach music sh****ng song. I'm in no way affiliated with The Catalinas. But, I figure I can at least put their website link on here for them, since i...

06/13/2023

I so remember the Frying Pan Lightship moored at the foot of Howe Street in the 1970's. Very cool photo of both beacons together!

In 1964, the Frying Pan Tower replaced the lightship, Frying Pan. Prior to this, lightships had been utilized since the 19th century to mark the end of Frying Pan Shoals.

A big thanks to our friends at The State Port Pilot and The NC Maritime Museum at Southport for sharing this fascinating piece of history!