From the Bath Fest Committee

BATH — In the time before cars, trains and airplanes, water was often the easiest — or the only — means of transportation. Bath offered an ideal location for the settlement of North Carolina’s first town with easy access to the Pamlico River and the Atlantic Ocean fifty miles away at Ocracoke Inlet. Bath became the first port of entry into North Carolina due to the trade in naval stores, furs and tobacco.  Bath’s maritime heritage will be showcased at Bath Fest 2015 as visitors explore the life of a sailor in North Carolina’s First Town and First Port. From making rope to touring a sailor’s encampment, visitors will step back in time to discover the past through living history.  

Art meets history at Bath Fest. Activities will  be in Bath at Bonner’s Point with art and craft vendors lining the event area.  Local civic groups will offer a variety of great food. Also, the Cut-Throat Croquet Tournament will be held in conjunction with Bath Fest. The event will be held May 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information call 252-923-3971 or go to www.bathfest.com.