Wilmington, North Carolina celebrates life and culture on the Cape Fear River at the 30th annual Riverfest October 3 - 5, 2008. The three-day, family-friendly festival features fun for all ages with activities beginning Friday evening and continuing through Sunday. Enjoy live entertainment, a street fair with more than 200 arts and crafts, exhibits, visiting ships, food vendors and many other special festival events and activities. Read more...

Halloween is just about a month away and much of the fun has already started. If you are looking for some spooky, creepy and all around spirited Halloween fun, there are casketfuls of great choices in the Southeast. From special Halloween events at major theme parks, like Kings Dominion's Halloween Haunt (pictured) to ghoulish ghost train rides, costume contests, street festivals and more, visit Halloween Fun in the Southeast for some very scary and not so scary ideas.

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^{Photo of Kings Dominion's Freakshow in 3D (guaranteed to freak you out): Courtesy of Kings Dominion}

True living legacies of European and American history, the pony-sized wild horses of the southeastern United States coast seem to possess a special mystique that intrigues and enchants thousands upon thousands of visitors each year. Living among the salt marshes, dunes and maritime forests of only a few places in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, these small, sturdy and independent horses have survived for centuries of generations against many odds and can still be enjoyed today.

If you are planning a wild horse outing, be sure to review these important safety tips, and if you would like a little inspiration for your trip, enjoy these wonderful wild horse photographs.

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^{Photo Credit: Courtesy of Currituck County Department of Travel and Tourism}

Following a disappointing inaugural season, the owner of Hard Rock Park, HRP Myrtle Beach Holdings, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and the Park will be closed for the rest of the season. The world's first rock n' roll theme park, Hard Rock Park opened just this past spring in Myrtle Beach, North Carolina. Despite the ongoing difficulties, Hard Rock Park's management has announced that they intend to re-open for the 2009 season.

I visited Hard Rock Park in August and found it to be creative, smart, clean, fun and a great addition to Myrtle Beach. I, for one, hope that the attempts to restructure and re-open are successful.

Related Article - About.com's Guide to Theme Parks has more details about the current situation and offers his thoughts about Hard Rock Park.

^{Photo Credit: © 2008 George Alexander, licensed to About.com, Inc.}