Scallywag's Escape

10/11/2026

10/02/2026

08/17/2026

Book your last minute beach vacation at OIB!
Six Nights - Aug 21-27 - available now! 🌴⛱☀
Five Nights - Aug 30-Sept 4 - available now! 🌴⛱☀
Steps from the beach, dock your boat or throw in a kayak or a fishing line on the canal, enjoy spacious outdoor patios and decks in the heart of beautiful Ocean Isle Beach NC.

08/07/2026

First come, first serve! Aug 16-27 available now! 🌴⛱☀
Book your 10-DAY last minute beach vacation!
Visit our Airbnb or VRBO page, and Book your dream vacation at Ocean Isle Beach!
Steps from the beach, dock your boat or throw in a kayak or a fishing line on the canal, enjoy spacious outdoor patios and decks in the heart of beautiful Ocean Isle Beach NC.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/51648984
https://www.vrbo.com/2325020

08/06/2026

Las tortugas

Last night was a powerful reminder that use of white artificial lighting in beachfront homes impacts the lives of the wildlife that call the shore their home. 🐢💚

Just before 11:00pm, about ten minutes before the moon was scheduled to rise, DNA #30 hatchlings emerged. The horizon was dark over the ocean and the brightest light they detected came from inside a nearby beachfront home.

The result? Confused baby sea turtles walking in circles and heading away from the ocean they instinctively seek.

Thankfully, under the direction of our amazing beach supervisor Vicki K Schroeck and help from spectators, we were able to guide every hatchling to the water after approx. 30 minutes of patience and encouragement. It was incredible to witness our collective group of sea turtle enthusiasts working together. The success of this nest truly took a village!

But here’s the sad reality: if the hatchlings had emerged later in the night, with no one present, mostly cloudy skies hid the moonlight and they would have followed the white lights away from their ocean home and the results could have been…🥺.

This is why “lights out” or replacing beachfront white lighting with amber lighting during sea turtle nesting season is so important. A single indoor white light can change the course of an entire nest.

We are thankful for the support of our spectators, especially the young girls vacationing with their family from Pittsburg, PA, who sat with us two nights in a row and got to experience listening in to the hydrophone to document the frequency and length of the sound of “waterfalls”. Everyone who helped gave these tiny flippered travelers the start they deserved. 🐢💚

Last night was an extraordinary Topsail Turtle Project conservation success story!

This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Topsail Island by KBSTRRC is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, ES Permit 26ST05.

08/06/2026

Sounds fun

🐠🌊 Dive into the fun at our Under the Sea End of Summer Party! 🐚🧜‍♀️

Join us and the Museum of Coastal Carolina next Wednesday, August 12th, from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM at Town Center Park for a fun-tastic morning celebrating the end of summer! ☀️🌴

This FREE family event will be filled with ocean-inspired fun, including:
🎨 Under-the-sea crafts
🎲 Games
📸 Fun photo opportunities
🍧 Popsicles
🐙 And so much more!

🧜‍♀️ Vicki Paints • Face Painter will also be joining us! Face painting will be available for an additional fee.

Grab your little guppies, wear your favorite beach or ocean-inspired outfit (costumes encouraged! 🐠🐬), and come make some unforgettable summer memories with us!

🌊 We can’t wait to see you under the sea! 🌊

04/02/2026

Summer trash pickup schedule.

🌞Summer Sanitation Schedule begins this week!
⚫️Trash is picked up twice a week (Tuesday & Friday).
♻️Recycling is picked up once a week (Tuesday ONLY).
‼️Please place your trash in your polycart the night before the scheduled pickup day and take it the roadside. This is especially important to do on Thusday nights so that the trash can be emptied before the next renters arrive on Saturday. Thanks!

04/02/2026

Yay, best beach

💛🏆🩵Thank you to everyone who voted Ocean Isle Beach as the #1 BEST BEACH once again! Thank you to everyone in our community who make the Town of OIB such a wonderful place to live, visit, work, and play! 💛🏆🩵