The Kure Beach Fishing Pier is one of the oldest continually operated fishing piers in the United States. ... like much of Southeastern North Carolina, was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

While the Wilmington area is blessed with a multitude of piers, this 711-foot structure on Pleasure Island offers some of the ...

KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) - More than 2,200 people call Kure Beach home and it is a popular family destination for beach vacations. But the town also attracts thousands of people with fishing rods and ...

PBS Charlotte takes you out to the pier at Kure Beach for a little NC fishing history -- and one family's history of rebuilding the pier, storm after storm. Aired: 10/03/23 Rating: NR ...

A Danish ship captain, one of the East Coast’s oldest fishing piers, a World War II mystery and the magnificent mid-Atlantic – Kure Beach has it all. Since becoming a municipality 75 years ago ...

Just before Memorial Day, the StarNews asked readers which of the 11 Wilmington-area beaches is the best, and they had the ...

The bike and pedestrian projects in Kure Beach are part of a plan adopted by the town council in 2022. Here's an update on the status of the projects.

KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) - If you were able to find an empty space Friday morning on the Kure Beach Pier, there was a better than average chance you’d be standing close a person grinning from ear to ear.

The Kure Beach Pier's history started with L. C. Kure, who built the first pier in 1923. His grandson, Mike, has owned the pier since 1984. The current Kure Beach Pier is 750-feet long and 22-feet ...