Preserving More Than an Old Home
By Kelley Shinn The village of Ocracoke is no more than a mile long in any direction. It’s hard to get lost. If, by chance, you were to get lost, then there’s no doubt...
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Blackbeard: The Man & The Myth
If you’ve ever heard a pirate story, you know Blackbeard. In fact, that name alone probably conjures up a specific image: something woodcut, ferocious and timeworn. Blackbeard, depicted onboard a ship, or with the...
Preserving Ocracoke’s Maritime Heritage
By Kelley Shinn Ocracoke Island bears witness to a complex and unique history – one of Native Americans, pirates, shipwrecks and small yet significant roles in the Civil War, World War I and World...
Sending a Ship to Sea
Larry Hansen describes himself as a ship’s carpenter, although he may not be the typical carpenter of an Outer Banks vessel. Larry is the carpenter of ships in a bottle. He moved to Colington about...
Opposition to Outer Banks Ferry Tolls Gains Support
It appears as though the fight to keep the Knotts Island and Hatteras Ocracoke Ferries toll free is gaining support. By Kip Tabb Opposition to a proposal from the state legislature that would assess...
Fab Under $50-Like Sand through the Hourglass . . .
By Amanda McDanel – It’s amazing how slowly the days can go by—especially when you are in the “breakfast, drop off, work, laundry, dinner, bath, bed” routine—yet, the years seem to pass in the...
Sandy One Year Later—Anniversary Thoughts
By Kip Tabb – It’s been a year since Hurricane Sandy brushed past the Outer Banks. That day—October 29, 2012—is fading into memory now, becoming a little less clear, a little more indistinct. After...
Pulling the Strings-North Carolina Marionette Theatre Performs Outer Banks Folktales
By Corinne Saunders – “When people think puppets they think: fairy tales, but I don’t want to do fairy tales,” says Deb Kasten, creator and director of North Carolina Marionette Theatre. Instead, she transforms...
The Summer Seven
By Hidden Outer Banks – Seven things you never knew about the Outer Banks. Until now. 1. Step up You have to climb 248 iron steps up the spiral staircase to get to...
Questions But No Answers
By Kip Tabb Standing in for NCDOT Jerry Jennings, NCDOT Division Engineer, Barry Hobbs, Project Manager for the department, presented an update on critical Outer Banks highway projects at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon...
