History
Who were the first people to inhabit Emerald Isle?
Native Americans
True/False, Emerals Isle was named best beach in North Carolina.
True, Emerald Isle was named the Best North Carolina Beach in 2018 by USA Readers’ Choice Awards.
True/false, a 60 lb. Bass was caught at Emerald Isle
False, it was caught at Hatteras Island Surf
How far is Emerald Isle form Raleigh? (Closest Guess Wins)
150 miles
How many rocking chairs are at town hall?
13
When did colonial settlers arrive in Emerald Isle:
1500s, 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, or 1900s?
1700s
How many beach access public points are there? (Closest Guess Wins)
Over 75
True/False, a four pound sea mullet, which is the state record, was fought at Bogue Inlet Pier.
True
How wide is Emerald Isle?
1/2 a mile wide
How many public parking spaces are there? (Closest guess wins)
350
When did the first people inhabit the island
1 AD
How long is the island?
21 miles
True/false. A record holding cobia (type of fish) was caught at Emerald Isle weighing 103 lbs.
True, it was caught in 1988
About How many people come every summer? (Closest Guess wins)
50,000 People
Emerald Isle is part of the Crystal _____.
Coast
When did emerald isle officially become a town? (Closest Guess Wins)
1953
How much shore line is there?
12 miles
What is the most likely fish to be fought right now at Emerald Isle?
Flounder, with a 23.53% catch rate
When was the bridge to Emerald Isle built? (Closest guess wins)
1971
What is the town motto?
“Nice Matters”
How did Emerald Isle get its name?
When the first devolper was flying over the island, the land appeared as a solid green gem in the middle of a sea of sparkling water from this bird's eye view. He looked down and said, "This place shall be known as Emerald Isle.
What is the average temp. of the water in July? (Closets guess wins)
80
A record winning sail fish was caught at emerald Isle
False
How many miles of street are there? (Closest guess wins)
46.3 miles
About how much is Emerald Isle is built?
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
90%