History on Hooves
By Meg Puckett When I was a little girl I would spend hours daydreaming about what it would be like to have my own beach pony. A fearless, salty little thing I could spend...
Category: History
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...
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...
The Gould House: A Home for the Ages
Today’s Manteo has a special kind of charm that draws visitors from all over, but the quaintness that makes it a favorite destination to so many is nothing new. In fact, Manteo’s first big...
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...
Whalebone Junction: Crossroads of the Outer Banks
By Michelle Wagner At one time, it was simply referred to as “the end of the road”—a sandy intersection where several roads merged together at the southern end of Nags Head. It was long...
St. Andrew’s: A Century by the Sea
There is a panorama — possibly taken in the 1920s with a $2 Kodak camera — that depicts old Nags Head from sound to sea. It shows a virtually barren landscape that’s dotted with...
