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 ....a premier destination for paddlers, birders, and nature lovers, young and old. Chowan County offers beautiful paddling trails, birding by canoe and kayak, a fascinating variety of historical sites, paddler-tourist friendly restaurants. Overnight accommodations are also available to fit every taste and budget from elegant B&B’s and inns to public camping platforms along the river. Whether you come for a few hours or a few months, we know you’ll feel, as we do, that Chowan County is a paddler's paradise.
It’s easy to combine love of nature and history when you visit Chowan County. Most of the county’s historic attractions are within an easy walk of Downtown Edenton. Start at Colonial Waterfront Park on beautiful Edenton Bay where you will find canoe/kayak rentals, a convenient floating dock, a protective harbor, playground and bathrooms. While you’re in Edenton, check out the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse, finest Georgian courthouse in the south and a National Historic Landmark, still being used for the purposes originally intended. Just a couple blocks away (walking or paddling!), there’s the Barker House, Hayes Plantation and historic Cotton Mill Village. For more suggestions on historic sites, click on historic and cultural points of interest. |
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