The Trawl Door

Waterfront dining, delicious food and service with a smile.  The Trawl Door Restaurant on the Oriental Harbor, under new ownership, is the newest-old restaurant in town.  Yes, newest-old is a bit of a contradiction, but the Trawl Door is a piece of Oriental history...

20th Annual Tarpon Tournament

The always popular Oriental Tarpon Tournament celebrates 20 years this weekend and the anglers are all hoping that the elusive Tarpon cooperate today and tomorrow so they can cash in on a piece of the $200,000 purse!  And new for this year, the Inshore Slam for Trout,...

Drum Citations

Blair and Bill Gillespie, the birthday boy, came home this morning with 4 Red Drum citations from 41″ to 46″.  The honey hole was found and the fight was on…..poles bowed, sweat dripping, and monster drum landed!  Now that’s one heck of a...

New Water Aerobics Schedule Starts TODAY!

We’ve had such a great time with our water workouts this summer that we’ve decided to extend it through September.  Effective today, the water aerobics classes at the Arlington Place clubhouse will be on Thursdays and Mondays from 3:30 to 4:15.  Brenda,...

Dragon Boat Festival This Weekend!

The Dragon Boat Festival once again paddles it’s way into Oriental this weekend, August 10th – 12th. Although only in it’s 3rd year, the Dragon Boat Festival is attracting some top teams going from 9 teams in year one to a couple dozen teams for the...

New Financing Options up to 95%!

You’ve heard the stories of what your neighbors/family/friends have been through, or maybe you have stories of your own.  It’s definitely not easy dealing with banks these days, so we are working to simplify that process for you.  Coastal Heritage...