Watch out for the Bears! New Bern Bear Town Bears in New Bern NC
I wanted to take a walking tour while in New Bern and one tour that piqued my interest was "New Bern Area Bear Town Bears". There are over 50 bears in the to be found in the New Bern area, I decided to search for the "Downtown Bear Town Bears." Why are there bears in New Bern you may ask? Here is a quote from the brochure that explains everything. "New Bern was settled in 1710 by Swiss and Palatine German immigrants led by Baron Christoph DeGraffenried. The new colonists named the settlement Bern, the capital of Switzerland and hometown of their leader. Many years before New Bern was settled, Bern, Switzerland was founded by a group of hunters who named the city after the first animal they came upon on their hunting expedition ... A bear. "Bern" is the old Germanic word for bear and the bear came to be the symbol of the city." After enjoying a delicious breakfast at the Aerie Bed and Breakfast I headed out map and camera in hand ...