Significance of Craven County by Author: Edmond
Craven county is a lot of things. Craven County is a county, it's a very historical place. I saw Craven County as just this old people's place when I first got here but after researching deep down of what Craven County really is, it's a lot more than that. Even though I still think it's more for elderly people than young teenagers.
Craven county's downtown is great. It attracts a lot of tourist. Everybody goes downtown new Bern for a lot of things. They may go for food, art,or to see the water at union point. Downtown is an incredible place to go to learn about craven county. It has a lot of facts you can learn about it. It has Tryon palace, the convention center, and many other places. Tryon palace is the second most visited place in craven county. It has a lot of interesting stores that does all kinds of things you may want to see. There are many restaurants here. The most popular right now is the recently built Zaxby's. That was a good idea to put that here because they needed more places. I guess you can say that.
You can just walk around New Bern and see some sculptures just standing there for the public to see. Usually these are the Bears that represent New Bern. Its about 50 sculptured and painted bears in New Bern.
When I mentioned Zaxby's that wasn't the only good place to go! They have a few here in New Bern. 247 Craven, Baker's Kitchen, Beartown Java, Captain Ratty's Seafood & these are only some. Its more. It's not too many of them up class restaurants though. They have little small restaurants that some would say are “country” like Country Biscuit Restaurant, Cow Cafe, Ghent Sandwich Shop, Harvey Mansion and so on.
Downtown New Bern has its own Gallery and Studio. It shows a lot of different art. Actually my one of my teachers is doing a really cool art gallery downtown as a project. It has art by region and nationally recognized artists. It been there since 2005. New Bern Artworks has different paintings that others wouldn't usually have. They also have a lot of works in the fine art, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry. You're an art person? Come on down! Some art is even for sale for you to buy. What’s taking you so long!?
Union Point park is at the point of the Neuse and Trent Rivers. There is a gazebo which can be used for a lot of different things. If your more private about your stuff then you can rent the gazebo out! Also there's the amazing sight you can see from the gazebo. Also there are two boat launches, restroom facilities, fishing pier, picnic tables, grills, and a small playground.
Downtown is also tourist. Tourist come somewhat often. They may come on vacation or just to see what we have to offer. We have a community college here. Everybody here represents bears. If you ask me, this is a wonderful place to retire. If you're young and might get bored, its a way to have fun! But you gotta make your own fun. Its a couple places to hang out and go so its not that bad. I say this because it's quiet and there's always something to do here for old people, but when you're young; after you do everything you get tired of it! But its still a way to have lots of fun here and I know this from experience as a teenager here in New Bern. And that's Craven County!
Authors Note:
This paper I have written has many purposes. One is because it was a school assignment. Another is because I knew Craven County was a very historic place, I just never took the time to see how. Now that I had to it was somewhat fun. Just seeing how much Craven County has to offer under the main streets. What I mean by that is; if you're just driving through Craven County it doesn't seem like much at all but if you go deep down inside you'll find a very interesting historic place. I found out more that I expected to find out when I researched craven county. It has an enormous amount of significance. You can find out about this importance in my paper.
You should definitely get a lot from my paper. You should get more and more understanding of how important Craven County is as you read along. Learn more things about certain places that you didn't already know. If you don't already live in Craven County then you should get a very good understanding of somewhat what it would be like if you were to move to Craven County with the rest of us! Or it should let you know if you wanna check it out or not. Craven County is just great overall. It's amazing for senior citizens that are retired and want to relax, if you're that kind of person then Craven County is definitely for you!