SELLER SAYS: What I Love about Living at the Beautifully Restored Edenton Cotton Mill.

The things I love about Edenton are the friendliness of the people, the historic properties, and the small town flavor. Private homes are opened and decorated every Christmas for the public to view. The Woman's Club hosts Pilgrimage which opens some of the oldest homes to the public. Both events are well worth attending.

Edenton is known as "The South's Prettiest Town" It is located on the Albemarle Sound and a mecca for boating, sailing and all water activities.

The Mill Village neighborhood has block parties, the Cotton Mill itself has get togethers at the pool or in individual condos. Cookouts for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day are always fun. The Mill village itself is great for walking around the streets and seeing all the restored mill houses.

The following restaurants are friendly and great places to eat. Waterman's Grill, Bistro 309, Nothing Fancy, Kristy's and soon to open is a new restaurant on the water near the Chowan River bridge. There is always a crowd of regulars at the Coffee House on Broad St. every morning and Emilo's makes great subs for lunch.

Food Lion has just moved from its old location and opened a new and bigger store in Edenton. Great produce section and a larger selection of inventory. There is a Farmer's Market in town on Saturday mornings.

When we bought the property we were drawn to the proximity to downtown. It is a short walk to the stores and restaurants. It is also a quiet neighborhood, not much vehicle traffic and great for riding bikes.

Edenton has a hospital right in town which is owned by Vidant Medical, Greenville, N.C. There is also a campus of College of the Albemarle in town. COA is a community college with its main campus in Elizabeth City.

We love to kayak and ride bikes in the area. You can put the kayaks in right at the Cotton Mill condos and paddle in beautiful Queen Anne's creek or launch from a ramp on Water St. and paddle in the sound. Bike riding around town if always fun and great exercise.

Living in the Mill Village we have lower electric bills than town. We are served by Dominion Power and we also have natural gas provided by Piedmont Gas Co. Water is included in the HOA dues. Ann R.