Oak Island
Designated Tree City, USA, Oak Island is home to both a Bird Sanctuary and a Sea Turtle Sanctuary. Both are popular destinations for tourists and residents alike. Also, Oak Island is also the only North Carolina town to operate a greenhouse for growing sea oats and other native beach vegetation. The town also maintains The Oak Island Nature Center and Ocean Education Center.
The city of Oak Island is actually the incorporation of two long-standing communities, Long Beach and Yaupon Beach. Leaders from the neighboring towns saw it fit to incorporate to reduce expenses of the tiny ocean-side communities in 1999.
The majority of the businesses in Oak Island are geared toward the thousands of tourists that visit the island every year, though recently some national retail and restaurant chains have opened on the island, providing for the every-day needs of island residents. Today, the island is a favorite for retirees seeking that idyllic beach town.
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