15-03-2025
Bogue Inlet Pier opens for 2025 season
EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — In Emerald Isle, The Bogue Inlet Pier opened for the 2025 season Friday, Mar. 14, 2025.
'First day for the 2025 season. This is my 53rd year here,' Owner Mike Stanley said. 'It's been a long time, but it's been a lot of fun and you meet a lot of people and we have a really good time.'
The Bogue Inlet Pier is a top spot for locals around Emerald Isle. It's a great place to hang out on the Emerald Isle beach, catch fish, and enjoy a walk on the pier.
'We haven't changed a whole lot, we've been consistent over the years. We have the fishing pier and of course, the beach is amazing in Emerald Isle,' Stanley said. 'We have a restaurant, ice cream shop, all of our convenience store stuff for people to come too. Just come down, get a beer and walk on the pier and have a good time. It doesn't cost anything to walk on the pier either.'
The pier is opening in conjunction with the island's Saint Patrick's Day Festival. Stanley said the pier will get even busier as they head into the spring and summer months.
'This place will just all of the sudden take off, and we will have a busy winter. There's been a lot of people here this winter,' Stanley said. 'We won't feel a whole lot of difference probably sometime until June and July when it really explodes.'
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