Blockade Runner Beach Resort

The Blockade Runner Beach Resort is uniquely located on Wrightsville Beach Island, North Carolina’s accessible outer-bank.

The Resort has the luxury of facing the Atlantic Ocean with its white sandy beaches and clear water, as well as facing the Intracoastal Waterway with a perfect view of the sunsets. The Resort offers most water activities and their staff is available 24 hours a day to assist you with planning your visits to local shopping, dining, theater, historic sites, golf and much more!
Wrightsville Beach is described in the Waterway Guide as “one of the world’s most beautiful beaches.”

The Blockade Runner offers  guests a variety of outdoor amenities including the Sea Escape Beach Bar with an outdoor pool, beach volleyball court, sunbathing, surfing (and surf  lessons!), swimming, and Ocean Front Dining on the Patio. The East Restaurant is a local favorite for it’s superb cuisine and smoke-free atmosphere.

The Blockade Runner Beach Resort is the only smoke-free hotel on Wrightsville Beach. They also feature a Health Spa with a varitey of the best workout equipment that is available 24 hours a day! The Resort offers Intracoastal, Oceanfront, and Oceanfront with a Private Balcony rooms with your choice of two queen beds or one king size bed, which are each tiled for beauty and cleanliness. All Rooms have 37? Vizio HD LCD televisions.

Children 12 and under stay free! For our business travelers we offer Complimentary High-Speed Wireless Internet throughout the entire Resort!

Shell Island Resort

The perfect choice for Wrightsville Beach Hotels or Wrightsville Beach vacation rentals, Shell Island Resort provides lodging directly on the Atlantic Ocean.

Every suite is an oceanfront suite at Shell Island Resort. Overlooking more than 3,000 feet of beautiful Wrightsville Beach, each full-service suite sleeps from four to six people and includes one bedroom (one King Bed or two Double Beds), one and a half baths and a great room that includes the living area with full size sleeper sofa, dining area and a kitchenette.

Every suite is individually owned and distinctively decorated, providing all the amenities you expect. Open the door to your own private balcony to let the sea breeze in and bring the beach just a bit closer.

Sounds of Summer Concert

Don’t miss this! Big Al Hall & The Marching Rams will hit the stage at 6:30pm this Thursday, 07/08/2010 in the Wrightsville Beach Park at 1 Bob Sawyer Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Bring a picnic and enjoy a music-filled day in Wrightsville Beach Park. Sponsored by WECT and hosted by Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation. In the event of rain, concert will be held the following Thursdays. (See Summer Concert schedule here)

Alex Hall, or Big Al, was raised and educated in the bread basket of traditional old time and string band music. The border between western Virginia and North Carolina is home to the oldest and most popular fiddle conventions and traditional music festivals in America. It was at these festivals he learned the traditional songs and tunes handed down through the generations. Here, also, he found other like-minded young people who saw the raw beauty in the ancient music. Alex quickly saw and felt a likeness between the energy of the Alt-rock and punk music popular at the time and the rowdy moods of the old time string bands. This connection is one that seemed far-fetched then but one that many make today.

Shortly after college, Alex started his first old time bands. These projects help to launch the musical career of many of the most popular artists in the genre. Finding his way to Nashville he began to focus on songwriting. After Nashville, Alex made his way to Wilmington, NC. It was here that he teamed up with local rockers Kevin and Lincoln and began to combine modern sounds with old. After adding their friend Jones on upright bass they started recording Alex’s original material as well as new takes on traditional songs. The band has two new records coming out in 2010.

Big Al Hall has gathered a devout fan base with his high energy shows and earnest songwriting. When the band plays the acoustic jammers, metal and punk rockers and music lovers young and old all turn out to dance, clap and sing along with Big Al Hall.