Emerald Isle

Emerald Isle - The jewel of the Crystal Coast of North Carolina Emerald Isle is a great place to Live, Visit, Rent, or Invest. Crossing the bridge over the ICW is your first thrill as your views of Bogue Sound stretch for miles in both directions. On display are one of the best boating destinations in the country. Sailing, Kayacking, Sking, Fishing, or just going for a boat ride is available in the Blue-Green seas. Once you reach the Island miles and miles of white sand beaches await you. Emerald Isle is a town of mostly single family homes with several nice Condo complexes and a few hotels. A quiet family beach with just enough shopping and restaraunts.

History of Emerald Isle  - The Western most thirteen miles of the Bogue Banks barrier island of the Southern Outer Banks was purchased in 1951 from Mrs. Anita Fort Maulik of Philadelphia. The total purchase price of $350,000, the largest ever recorded in CarteretCounty at the time. This area was later named EMERALD ISLE.

Where did Emerald Isle get its name? Could it have been that the developers were all Irishmen? Possibly, they were all jewelers? Maybe they were taunting jealous friends who were green with envy? Some even mentioned that the water is more green than blue. Others said that phosphorus deposits left behind on the beach by lapping waves created a green glow about dusk each day. These all sound like possibilities, but none are correct.
When the original developers were contemplating the purchase of this undeveloped half of the island, a consultant from Florida was hired to advise them. This consultant asked to be flown over the property to gain a perspective on how development might occur. With no development at the time and appearing from the air as a solid green gem in the middle of a sea of sparkling water, he looked down from the heavens and said, "This Place Shall be Known as Emerald Isle".

What's To Do?

Swimming, fishing, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, boating, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, shell hunting, duck hunting and all things aquatic, sightseeing, shopping, golf and much, much more.