Visit
Knotts Island
Take a scenic ferry ride from
mainland Currituck to Knotts
Island. You will see wildlife in
abundance in this small, rural
community, but don’t let the
remoteness fool you.
There is a winery and
an orchard where families
can pick their own peaches,
grapes and apples in season.
Mackay Island National
Wildlife Refuge, on the
north end of the island, is a
birder’s paradise and home to
160 species. The refuge also
supports white-tailed deer,
raccoon, mink, muskrat, otter,
fox, bobcat and opossum.
There are observation points
along the roads and almost
10 miles of hiking trails
throughout the refuge. Most
trails are suitable for bicycles.
Along with the Currituck
Knotts Island Ferry, the island
can also be reached via the
back roads of Virginia Beach
to Marsh Causeway on the
north end (State Route 615).
800-BY-FERRY • www.ncferry.org
For information on Mackay
Island National Wildlife Refuge
and the Charles Kuralt Trail,
call 252-429-3100 or visit
www.fws.gov/mackayisland
22On the Mainland
Vineyards
Famed writer, Robert
Louis Stevenson, wrote
“Wine is bottled poetry.”
Currituck visitors can
sample poetic bliss and
some of the East Coast’s
finest wines. Nestled
among the fertile
fields of the Currituck
Mainland are two
vineyards producing
wonderful wines. Well
worth a day trip, the
Currituck wineries
are great places to
sample wines and find
unique gifts. Sanctuary
Vineyards, located
in Jarvisburg, is the
closest vineyard to the
Beach. Open for tours;
tastings are free. Among
the winery’s award
winners is its double
gold medal blackberry
wine (NC State Fair). In
addition to its dessertstyle
wines, Sanctuary
Vineyards also features
a number of classic
varietals.
Knotts Island
is home to Martin
Vineyards, offering a
number of selections,
including dry reds,
dry whites and classic
sweeter wines of the
coastal plain.
Sanctuary
Vineyards
Visit the winery, take
a tour and sample fine
wines from coastal vines.
Open 7-days a week.
7005 Caratoke Hwy.
Jarvisburg, NC 27947
252-491-2387
www.sanctuaryvineyards.com
Martin Farm
and Winery
Take a leisurely ferry ride
to Knotts Island and have
a picnic on the bay.
213 Martin Farm Ln.
Knotts Island, NC 27950
252-429-3564
www.martinfarmand
winery.com
/www.ncferry.org
/mackayisland
/www.sanctuaryvineyards.com
/www.martinfarmand
/winery.com