Ocean Isle Beach Blog

We hope everyone enjoyed Day One of the Scavenger Hunt. We will be posting yesterday's winner later today so be sure and check to see if you were the lucky winner! Today's question: What local island was dedicated in 2002 as a North Carolina Coastal Reserve?    Congrat... View the full post »

Happy Friday! Today is the first day of our 3rd Annual Online Scavenger Hunt. Here is today's question: What was the house on top of the Sunset Beach Swing Bridge known as? Email your answer to [email protected] for your chance at a prize. We will post the correct answer tomor... View the full post »

Starting tomorrow Friday the 21st, Sunset Properties will host our annual 10 day online Scavenger Hunt. Check here and our Facebook pages each day for a new question or clue. Responding with the correct answer within the following day will earn you an entry into the daily prize drawing as well... View the full post »

Beach renourishment work will begin this week on the east end of the island.  This $7 million project is scheduled to put another 640,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach strand as part of the Army Corps of Engineering Coastal Storm Reduction Project. The goal is to complete this work by... View the full post »

Looking for something fun to do this coming weekend?  Then try the 12th Home and Garden Show to be held at Sea Trail Conference Center on either Saturday or Sunday for ideas on ways to spruce up your yard and house later this spring. Presented by the Brunswick County Chamber of C... View the full post »

With an open house tomorrow on January 10th, the Museum of Coastal Carolina will be celebrating several new and updated exhibits.They will have a grand opening of an artwork exhibit by Sharon Bowling at noon.  Sharon is displaying a collection of paintings titled "The Marsh" that feature local ... View the full post »

Thinking of heading to Ocean Isle Beach for the Thanksgiving holiday?  You'll find lots of fun events to chose from that weekend, including these scheduled for Saturday November 30th:2 pm: Christmas Parade-floats will move down 2nd Street from their start at the Museum of Coastal Carolina, ... View the full post »

We want to thank our website vendor Visual Data Systems for spotlighting Sunset Properties as part of their 20th anniversary celebration.  You can view the feature on the VDS website.We asked the folks at VDS to create our first website back in 1999 for the company, and added our... View the full post »

You just never know who you might run into at Ocean Isle Beach!  I guess this is proof that EVERYONE needs a vacation from time to time....

Our staff has selected the finalists for this year's Sunset Properties Photo Contest, and we would like your help picking the winner.Visit our facebook page between Sept 13-23, and vote for your favorite photo.  The top vote getter will receive an IPad from Sunset Properties!This was our 14... View the full post »

Looking for something different to do on your next vacation?  Try a kayak tour with local guides through the marsh areas or down the ICW. Cari and Charles 'Rip' Van Winkle run Summertide Adventure Tours, and offer tours for guests at both Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset B... View the full post »

When you next visit Ocean Isle Beach, make time to visit a new shop in town called Ocean Presence.The shop is located right next door to the Sunset Properties office at OIB in the Ocean Plaza shopping center.  It is a gift and presents shop that has some terrific items-we particularly like the ... View the full post »

Interested in a free 7 day stay at Ocean Isle Beach this Fall?  One in an oceanfront home with up to 8 guests invited?  Well, check this link out and enter for your chance to win.This promotion is being conducted by the Town of Ocean Isle Beach as a 'thank you' to all of its visito... View the full post »

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families that lost loved ones at both beaches on the 3rd. The ocean is a beautiful thing that draws all of us to relax, but it is powerful. Rip currents can be common on our shores after storms pass. Be safe-make sure everyone in the family going in the water k... View the full post »

Join the crowd for this year's 4th of July Day Parade on Thursday.The parade lineup begins at 9:30 am in the parking lot at the Museum of Coastal Carolina.  The family parade will start there, and travel left on East 2nd St, take a right onto LaGrange, another right onto East 1st St, a... View the full post »