Name: Captain Charlie: Former teacher highlights history on Cape Fear River during excursions
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Description: Charlie Schoonmaker is a former teacher whose classroom is now the sea. He routinely takes people on his 24-foot boat and points out the fascinating history up and down the Cape Fear River.

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Charlie Schoonmaker is a former teacher whose classroom is now the sea. He routinely takes people on his 24-foot boat and points out the fascinating history up and down the Cape Fear River.

CAROLINA BEACH, CLOUDY SKIES THERE. BUT FOLKS ENJOYING THE WATER. WELL, HISTORY IS NOT JUST IN TEXTBOOKS. IT'S ALSO ON THE OPEN WATER. TONIGHT WE FIND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER OFF THE COAST OF CAROLINA BEACH. SCOTT MASON MEETS CAPTAIN CHARLIE. IN NORTH CAROLINA. THERE IS HISTORY ALL AROUND THE EVEN ON THE WATER. >> THE CAPE FEAR WILL JUST GO SLOWLY THROUGH THE HARBOR AND >> HOW'S THAT? WELL, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. BUT RAMP IT UP. CHARLIE HAS SO MUCH DETAIL ON RAMP. >> IT'S A LIFE THAT'S ALL YOU CAN FLY. HE'S HERE WITH HIS FAMILY AND SO MUCH HISTORY WHERE WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF US IS AN AREA THAT'S CALLED THE HIGH. DO YOU MEAN >> THIS? WE KNOW INDIANS USED TO COME TO FOR POW WOWS BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A PREDOMINANT. >> FROM METAIRIE POINTS TICKING OFF. THIS IS US. THAT IS NATURAL. THAT IS 70 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THE SEA AND SO MUCH TO SEE. THEY JUST SITTING THERE HAVING A GOOD TIME. BROWN PELICAN 40 YEARS AGO, THEY WERE ALMOST EXTINCT. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? HEY, YOU'VE COME ALL THE WAY BACK. HOW CAN YOU NOT ENJOY WATCHING SOMETHING LIKE THAT? IT'S THE WATCHING THE OBSERVING AND LEARNING THE FASCINATION OF IT ALL. >> THAT BUBBLES INSIDE CAPTAIN CHARLIE PIRATES WERE BLACK PEERS SHOWN THE FEAT CALICO JACK, ALL THESE PARTS PLY THESE WATERS. CHARLIE GREW UP NEAR CHARLOTTE WHEN I CAME TO COLLEGE DOWN HERE AND WENT OUT ON SOME OF THESE BOATS AND COMPANIES, BIG SALT WATER FISH. >> THAT'S SORT OF A RUINED. UH, REALLY? AND IM. ACTUALLY, IT INSPIRED ME. AND WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT GOING UP AND DOWN THIS RIVER. IT IS AN EXCITING TOUR. CHARLIE SPOON MAKER WAS A TEACHER FOR MANY. IT'S JUST THAT HIS CLASSROOM HAS CHANGED. THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY TO TEACH THEM A LOT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, THE ECOLOGY AND JUST HAVE FUN ON THE WATER TO DO SO. THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT WORK. >> WORK THE DECISION WORK. ALTHOUGH CAPTAIN CHARLIE IS A TOUR GUIDE. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES FULL TIME. >> OFTEN WITH HIS GRANDSON AND HE IS THE YOUNGEST LICENSE MIGHT IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE FIRST FIRST ME I CAN'T BELIEVE. I MEAN, THIS MAY BE A LOT OF CRABS SHRIMP. HE HAS SLIPPED INTO A TIDE. WATER CREEK JUST. >> PLANTATION DATES FROM AROUND 17, 20 ORTON PLANTATION AND THE ORGAN FAMILY CEMETERY. YOU CAN SEE THE COLUMN BARIUM 0 BURIED IN BRICK STRUCTURES. THE STORIES THEY COULD TELL. AND THEN AGAIN, WE GET VIEWS LIKE THAT IN FRONT OF US AND THAT BIG SHIP HEADING DOWN THE RIVER AND TO THE NATION. IT'S ONE WONDERFUL WAY TO WITNESS HISTORY. IT'S FUN TO JUST BE OUT HERE. CHANCE LIKES IT, TOO. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE. BETTY'S BEEN MARRIED TO CHARLIE. 53 GREAT DAY TO BE OUT WHAT AND ADVENTURE. I MEAN, LOOK AROUND. IF YOU CAN'T RELAX OUT HERE AND ENJOY THIS, YOU NEED THERAPY. HAHA. >> WELL, THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE MY THERAPY. CAPTAIN CHARLIE KEEPS HIS BOAT AT THE CAROLINA BEACH STATE PARK MARINA. >> NOW THE BOAT IS CALLED TAK

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Captain Charlie: Former teacher highlights history on Cape Fear River during excursions 

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