GUIDE - Corolla Light Resort

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Corolla Light
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Corolla Light A RESORT VILLAGE
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Welcome!
the history of
In 1984, when Richard Brindley purchased 240 acres of land
stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Currituck Sound, he
had a vision. He would develop a community in which the
amenities were plentiful, the homes were welcoming, and most
importantly – the development would complement its natural
surroundings. Today that community is Corolla Light, the
premier resort of the Outer Banks.
When Mr. Brindley envisioned the development of his property,
he saw all owners and guests sharing enjoyment of the beautiful
surroundings. To that end, he built two oceanfront swimming
pools and three piers for sunset-watching. He built bulkheads
on the sound front property, and created a five-mile nature
trail. When he added landscaping throughout the resort, other
developers thought he was crazy. They told him people come
to the beach to see sand, not grass. “You may be right,” Mr.
Brindley responded, “but I believe the owners will have the best
of both. They will have the ocean and the beach and will also
have the advantage of flowers, shrubs, and manicured grass
areas.”
Of course, Mr. Brindley knew that preserving the natural beauty
of the land wasn’t going to be enough to turn Corolla Light into
the premier resort that it is today. He also envisioned amenities
that would surpass any resort area in the Carolinas and would
be exclusively for the resort’s owners and guests. Today those
amenities include swimming pools on both the oceanfront
and the sound; outdoor playgrounds, basketball, tennis, and
shuffleboard courts; and an indoor sports center with clay tennis
courts, racquetball courts, an Olympic-sized heated swimming
pool, fitness equipment, and more. During the summer, several
trolleys serve the development providing transportation from
one area to another. The Corolla Light staff offers a full day of
activities for visitors of all ages.
Mr. Brindley’s unique vision made Corolla Light what it is today
– a world-class resort that has it all. From the very young to the
young at heart, from sun-seekers to nature lovers, Corolla Light
truly has something for everyone.
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– From the General Manager
Welcome! On behalf of the entire staff at Corolla Light, I’d
like to welcome you to our award-winning community.
We’re glad you chose us as your vacation destination. Our
well-trained staff will do everything they can to ensure that
you and your family have the most relaxing and enjoyable
vacation possible. Please don’t hesitate to contact a staff
member if you need any assistance during your stay.
While you’re here, please take a moment to fill out the
guest survey you’ll find in your check-in packet. We ask
all guests to complete a survey so that we can use your
feedback to better serve you. We truly appreciate hearing
what you think we’re doing right and what you think we can
do to improve. Guest surveys can be returned to any staff
member, or to the desk attendants at either the oceanfront
complex or the Sports Center.
Thank you again for choosing Corolla Light. We hope you
continue to visit us for years to come!
Sincerely,
Don Cheek
CLCA General Manager
Wristbands...
We ask that you wear your Corolla Light wristbands at all times
during your stay. The wristband is your free ticket for the use of the
amenities on the resort, such as the swimming pools, basketball
and volleyball courts, and the Richard A. Brindley Sports Center.
Your wristband also allows you to ride the trolley throughout the
resort. When participating in activities on the resort you must have
a Corolla Light wristband. By wearing your wristband, we can be
assured that the amenities are being used by owners and guests.
So please help us keep Corolla Light an award winning resort
by wearing your wristband.
Richard A. Brindley
Sports Center
•State-Of-The-ArtFitnessRoomWithTreadmills,Stair
Steppers, Recumbent Bikes, And Total Body Trainers
•FullSizeWeightRoomWithFreeWeights,
Circuit Weights And A Multi-Station
•AerobicsRoomForFitnessClasses
•25-YardHeatedIndoorPool
With Lap Lanes
•12PersonHotTub
•FreeWirelessInternetService
•PingPongTables
•RacquetballAndWallyballCourts
•TennisAndRacquetball
Equipment Rentals
•TwoIndoorClay
Tennis Courts
•TennisProOnStaff
•NewlyRemodeledMen’s
And Women’s Locker Rooms
(Summer 2013)
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and competitive financial products, delivered with the kind of service
that makes you feel like family. And like family, we work hard
to help our members achieve their goals and our neighbors thrive.
That’s our idea of a true community bank.
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Show your kids a real social network.
Reconnect with the ones your love on the northern Outer Banks of North
Carolina. Tucked away just north of Corolla lie 12 miles of pristine beaches so
remote that they’re only accessible by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Nothing but
serene shoreline, cool Atlantic Ocean breezes, secluded beach rental homes,
and wild Spanish mustangs.
Enjoy your time on the Currituck Outer Banks,
where the perfect beach vacation is our specialty.
www.VisitCurrituck.com
Call 877-287-7488 for a free visitor’s guide, and start planning your escape today!
Currituck OBX Visitor’s Center
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500 Hunt Club Drive
Corolla, NC 27927
252-453-9612
Corolla Light Amenities
on the oceanfront
• TwoOceanfront3Ft.To5Ft.
Swimming Pools
• FiveLightedOceanfront
Walkways And Gazebos
• OneHeated1Ft.To4½Ft.
Training Pool
• ShowerStation
• LightedSandVolleyballCourt
• OceanfrontGiftShop
• SailClothsForShade
• PlaygroundFor3-5Year
Old Age Group
• PoolsideGazeboSnackBar
• LightedFullCourtAndHalf-Court
Basketball Courts
• PlaygroundFor5-12Year
Old Age Group
• OceanfrontGrilleRestaurant
• FourLightedShuffleboardCourts
• OceanfrontGolfCartTrolley
• HandicappedAccessiblePool
Deck
• 1,200Sq.Ft.PuttingGreen
• BabyPool
• TwoHorseshoePits
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The Northern Beaches’ Only Oceanfront Dining Experience
The
OCEANFRONT GRILLE
AT COROLLA LIGHT
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252.453.4748
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Reservations Encouraged
Large Parties Accommodated
Kids Welcome!
Family Friendly Cuisine Featuring Our Signature Crabcakes,
Our Mouth Watering Steaks, Plump Oysters, Fresh Tuna
Or One Of Our Popular Seafood Or Mixed Grill Creations.
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Things
hings To Do On The
• SoundfrontSwimmingPoolAndBaby
Pool With Mushroom Fountain
soundside
• SoundfrontPiers&Gazebos
• Self-GuidedDiscoveryTrail
• SoundfrontEcologyTrail
• NatureTrail
• FishingPond
• Crabbing
• OutdoorFitnessStations
• FourthOfJulyFireworks
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A Fun Time
ime For ALL
at Corolla Light!
Corolla Light has a host of fun activities for kids of all
ages. Children of similar ages are grouped together
for maximum fun and there are activities that the
entire family can join in together. There’s always
something fun to do at Corolla Light.
• Bingo
• SandSculptureContest
• WallyballTournament
• VolleyballTournament
• PoolsideTriviaContest
• WelcomeParty
• OutdoorMovieNightwithFREEPopcorn
• Tie-DyeT-Shirts
• NightSwim
• WaterBalloonToss
• BikePhotoScavengerHunt
• FourthofJulyBikeParade
• SurfClinic
• StandUpPaddleboardClinic
• FamilyPortraitNight
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FISHING FUN
WE DO
FISHINGS!
For The Whole Family!
CHARTER
LARGEST Selection Of Tackle On The Northern Beaches!
Come See Our Newly Renovated Corolla Light Shop!!
Friendly, Local Fishing Knowledge • Rod & Reel Rentals
Crabbing Supplies • Surf Fishing Classes Available
Family Fishing & Crabbing Trips On The Currituck Sound In Corolla
1/2, 3/4 & Full Day Ocean & Sound Charter Trips For Up To 6 People
Now At 2 Locations!
Corolla Light Town Center • Shoppes at the Currituck Club
(252) 453-9500 or (252) 453-9690
Check Out Our Daily Fishing Reports At: www.corollabaitandtackle.com
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Corolla Light
S E RV I C E S :
PHONENUmBERS
Richard A. Brindley
Sports Center ........................... 252.453.4565
(tennis/racquetball/walleyball reservations)
Administrative Office ............ 252.453.2455
Administrative Office Fax .... 252.453.3134
Owner/Guest Services.......... 252.453.4565
Owner/Guest Services Fax .. 252.453.3800
OceanfrontPoolDesk........... 252.453.4465
SoundsidePoolDesk ............. 252.453.8507
PoolOffice ................................ 252.453.6427
Oceanfront Grille ................... 252.453.4748
Security ...................................... 252.202.6313
Maintenance*........................... 252.453.2981
* For any concerns regarding your rental cottage,
please contact your real estate company.
• TROLLEY SERVICE – The trolley provides
transportation throughout the resort for Corolla
Light owners and guests. There are 19 trolley
stops throughout the resort from oceanfront to
sound side. Due to the limited parking on the
resort, we encourage you to use the trolley. Your Corolla Light wristband is
yourtickettousethetrolley.Thetrolleyrunsapproximatelyevery20-25minutes.
The open-air trolley will not run in inclement weather. There is a handicapped
accessible trolley with a wheelchair lift available. There is also a golf cart trolley
toprovidetransportationtotheoceanfrontpoolsor5oceanfrontgazebosforour
oceanside guests.
• SECURITYPATROL–Corolla Light provides day and night security for your safety.
CallSecurityat(252)202-6313withanyconcernsyoumayhave.Pleaseseeany
one of our professional security officers for any problems that might occur during
your stay at Corolla Light.
• TVCHANNEL20–Channel20istheprivateTVchannelofCorollaLight.Tune
into Channel 20 for information about activities on the resort. Channel 20 has all
the important phone numbers and information you will need during your stay at
Corolla Light.
• WEBSITE–Visitourwebsiteatwww.corollalightresort.comforinformationabout
Corolla Light and the amenities we offer for our guests and owners.
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse
On December 1, 1875 The Currituck Beach
Lighthouse filled the remaining “dark space” on the
North Carolina coast between the Cape Henry and
Bodie Island lighthouses.The red brick of the 162’
tall tower was left unpainted to distinguish it from the
other coastal beacons.
Not long after construction of the tower was
completed, a Victorian-style duplex dwelling was
built on site and three lighthouse keepers and their
families moved in. The keepers were responsible for
“keeping” the oil lamp inside the first-order Fresnel
lens burning every night, making sure the red flash
panels rotated around the illuminated lens so mariners
could identify the tower, and watching for shipwrecks.
Before switching to kerosene in the 1880s, keepers
burned lard oil. In the early 1920s, the principal
keeper’s house from the Long Point Light Station in
Currituck Sound was also moved to the site.
The lighthouse was automated in the late 1930s,
keepers were no longer needed and the houses were
vacated. For decades the structures were untended
and fell into disrepair. In 1980, JohnWilson, greatgrandson of the last principal keeper to live in the
house (Homer Treadwell Austin) formed the Outer
Banks Conservationists (OBC) to save and renovate
the larger house. A decade later the organization later
received permission from the Coast Guard to renovate
the tower and open it to the public. OBC now owns the
lighthouse,thankstotheU.S.LighthousePreservation
Act of 2000 and much public support. The lighthouse
remains an active aid to navigation and is one of only
a few working lighthouses in the United States that
still uses its original, first-order, Fresnel lens.
The light station includes a brick tower and vestibule,
restored keepers’ quarters, cisterns, a museum shop,
and brick walkways.
The lighthouse tower and grounds are open to the
public spring through late fall, weather permitting, 9
a.m.until5p.m.(anduntil8p.m.onWednesdays/
Thursdays in the summer). Admission to the grounds
is free; a fee is charged to climb the lighthouse (214
steps to the top). Children 7 years old and younger are
admitted free of charge with a climbing adult ($7 per
person/cashandchecks).Call252-453-4939orvisit
www.currituckbeachlight.com for more information.
Corolla Schoolhouse
The Corolla Schoolhouse, which opened in the late
1890s to support the families of lighthouse keepers
andlifesavingstationsurfmen,closedin1957when
the village population became too small to support it.
For the decades following, children in Corolla spent
hours getting to school by boat or bus. In August 2012
the Corolla Schoolhouse opened as a school once
again.NowtheWater’sEdgeVillageSchool(WEVS–
pronounced“waves”)itacceptsupto30K-6children
for its mixed-grade, project-based, free charter school.
Corolla Light is a Charter Donor to the school and
welcomes the school children for visits to our facilities.
If you have the heart of an educator or love being
connected to the Corolla community, please consider
cutting out your BoxTops (the Corolla library collects
them), volunteering, or contributing to the school.
Seewww.WatersEdgeVillageSchool.comortheirpage
on Facebook for more information.
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Corolla Chapel
Corolla Chapel is an inter-denomination church and one
of Corolla’s most-treasured historic buildings. Tucked
away behind the Currituck Beach Lighthouse on the
soundsideofoldCorollaVillage,itisoneofthequaintest
andcharmingchurchesyouwilleversee.Builtin1885
and recently moved so that it could accommodate its
growing attendance. The century-old chapel still has
its original interior walls and ceilings and is furnished
with many of the original items including its pews, pedal
organ, pulpit and pulpit chairs.
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Fun For
the adults
• FitnessClasses
• GolfTournaments
• 3-on-3BasketballTournament
• TennisLessonsandClinics
• FreeThrowContest
• PoolsideChippingContest
• BigDaddySplashContest
• HorseshoeTournament
• CornholeTournament
• EarlyMorningBeach
Workout
• TennisTournaments
Looking for things to do while staying in Corolla?
Whalehead in Historic Corolla has events, tours, and
children’s programs throughout the year. Come join us!
Annual Events
Easter Eggstravaganza
Good Friday at 1pm
Outer Banks Music Festival
Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend
Under the Oaks Arts Festival
Mid June (or Wed./Thurs. after Father’s Day)
Summer Concert Series
Tuesdays 6-8pm July and August
Wine Festival
Wednesdays 3-7pm June thru mid-October
Christmas in Corolla
Weekend prior to and after Thanksgiving &
Christmas week
Specialty Tours
Moonlight Ghost Tour
Wednesday & Thursday at dusk
Tippling at Twilight Tour
Thursday evenings
Fun For Kids!
Magic of Light
Mystery of the Old House
Winnie the Pooh Story Time
Let’s Talk Tiffany
(children’s programs held weekday
mornings in the summer and weekends
during the school year)
Whalehead in Historic Corolla - Route 12 North, Corolla, NC 27927 - (252) 453-9040 - www.whaleheadclub.org
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Wild Horse Tours
With Corolla’s First Guide Service!
Celebrating 50 Years of Northern Beach Tours
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Off-Road 4WD Adventures - Established in1962
From our beginning 50 years ago as BENDER’S BEACH SERVICE to today’s COROLLA OUTBACK
ADVENTURES, we have taken great pride in guiding visitors on tours along the remote beaches
North of Corolla. Enjoy our exclusive access to the Wild Horse Sanctuary on acres of land
donated by our family. Learn about the fragile ecosystem, and listen to local folklore as you’re
guided by seasoned veterans for the highlight of your vacation.
1150 Ocean Trail - Next to the Corolla Post Office
Contact Us: 252.453.4484 - [email protected]
On the web at: CorollaOutback.com - Information & Tours Available All Year
Activities For
• 3-On-3BasketballTournament
the kids
• FreeThrowContest
• HomerunDerby
• RaceCarRace
• PingPongTournament
• Arts&Crafts
• KidsNightOut
• TennisLessonsAndClinics
• HairWraps
• SwimLessons
• OutdoorPlaygrounds
• TrainingPoolAtTheOceanfront
Book your vacation today.
And you can start
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• Corolla’s BEST Pizza
• Hoagies, Fresh Salads
& Prepared Foods
• Expanded &
Renovated With
Additional Seating
• Full Bar – Great
Selection Of Beers
• Dine In, Carry Out
& Delivery
Call For Carry Out or Delivery! 252.453.4666
Located At: 110 Corolla Light Town Center • Corolla
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Just For
• 3-on-3Basketball
Tournament
• FreeThrowContest
teenagers
• TexasHold‘EmTournament• CornholeTournament
• TennisTournament
• VolleyballTournament
• GolfTournament
• PingPongTournament
• WallyballTournament
• TennisLessons
Focus on the Beach:
Clean,PristineandSafe
Boasting the only junior lifeguard program on the northern Outer Banks, the only weekly kids’ ocean safety
program, and the only ocean rescue-hosted 5k fund-raiser, and maintaining the local lifeguard Olympics
championship title for over a decade, Corolla Ocean Rescue continues to make waves while ensuring the
safest beach environment possible through public interaction, observation, and education.
Leave Only Footprints- For the upcoming summer seasons, the emphasis will be on safety as well as preserving
the pristine and attractive attributes of the beach. Currituck County has teamed up with Corolla Ocean Rescue
to support local community organizations in encouraging patrons to pack out everything. While patrons
are already invited to use trash receptacles at the walkovers, the County has mandated that all personal
belongings be removed nightly.
ToughSoulsRunBarefoot-CorollaOceanRescue’s5kfundraiserallowstheorganizationtokeeptheSEAL’s
program free of charge and open to all. The race is held on the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend and
weaves through Buck Island and Whalehead Subdivisions with a mile of the course on the beach. The race is
open to all ability levels.
LifeguardforLife-Thejuniorlifeguardprogramwillrunone4-daysessioninJune,andone4-daysessionin
July.
July.Itisopentokidsages8-13andemphasizestheoceanenvironment,firstaid,physicalfitness,andCorolla
maritime history.
SafetyEducationandAquaticLearning-EveryTuesdaybeginninginmid-June,thelifeguardshosta2-hour
mini-oceansafetycampforkidsages5–13.Theprogramisfreeandopentothepublic.
More information on any of these programs can be found at
www.CorollaOceanRescue.com
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Tennis
at Corolla Light
We are proud to offer eight lighted outdoor
tennis courts located throughout the resort for
Corolla Light owners and guests. Four outdoor
courts are clay surfaced and four outdoor courts
are hard surfaced. We also have two indoor
clay tennis courts located at the Richard A.
Brindley Sports Center.
Open Year
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7 Days a Week
Lunch &
Dinner
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Featuring Family Style Pasta Bowls
Traditional & Specialty Pizzas
Burgers & Salads
In season we offer a wide variety tennis lessons,
clinics, and tournaments for owners and guests
of all ages and playing levels.
Hot, Cold & Specialty Sandwiches
Bar & Food Specials
Dinner Specials Nightly
Everything is made to order.
Your patience is appreciated.
Parties of 10 or more please call for reservations.
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For more info, check out the tennis page at:
www.corollalightresort.com
817 Ocean Trail • Monteray Plaza • Corolla, NC 27927
Next to the movie theater
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Franklyn St. and Strong Ct.
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on East Side
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Center & Pool
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Join in the fun on this one-of-a-kind off-road expedition
to see the wild horses of Corolla in their natural habitat!
Our knowledgeable guides will take you on a tour that
highlights the local ecology and shares stories of local
legends & lore. Experience the salt, sea and air in our
new open air safari-style trucks, with air-conditioned
seats available in the cab.
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1/2 mile North of Currituck Beach Lighthouse
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