8.8- Dawson's Creek Bridge at dusk

Today's pictures are from the mouth of the nearby Dawson Creek, where it enters the Neuse River.

The bridge is on the road between Oriental and Minnesott Beach, which is where one catches the ferry across the Neuse to get to Beaufort or to Havelock, where the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station resides.

Crabbing, shrimping and fishing are really heating up around the area the last month. Creeks and river are teeming with catches.

For my readers from outside of Pamlico County, yes, this is the "Dawson's Creek" that gave name to the TV show... The show's screenwriter, Kevin Williamson ("Scream," "I Know What You Did Last Summer"), grew up right here in Oriental, NC.

Though the "Dawson's Creek" TV show takes place somewhere on the New England coast, it is purportedly based on Williamson's experiences in and around Oriental as a youth. Coming full circle, while the TV show is supposed to take place in New England, it was mostly filmed in in Wilmington and Durham, North Carolina.

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