Featured Stories
Clam Chowder Cook-Off a hit with islanders and visitors
By Connie Leinbach
Austin Daniel is collecting a lot of Clam Chowder Cook-off trophies.
His “Shut Your Clam Mouth” chowder captured the most votes in the...
Ocracoke must speak up about ferry priority passes
The Ocracoke Observer devotes considerable coverage to the island’s ferry system. Some readers may even think we have covered the subject excessively.
The ferries are...
NCDOT proposes $10 Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry toll; transportation board seeks delay of Jan. 1 implementation
By Joy Crist, Island Free Press
The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is recommending a $10 one-way toll for standard vehicles traveling between Hatteras and...
Hyde County launches ferry toll resource website
The Ocracoke Observer is taking a survey regarding possible loss of a priority, to take it, click here.
Hyde County has set up a webpage...
If you lost your priority pass, would you have to move off Ocracoke? Take...
If you, as an Ocracoke resident, were to lose your priority pass for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, would the resulting difficulty in travel to and...
General Island Information
The Ocracoke lighthouse was 200 years old in 2023. Photo: C. Leinbach
Island Images
A Snowy Owl over the Ocracoke dunes. Photo: P. Vankevich
Snowy South Point Road. Photo: P. Vankevich
Another amazing cloud seen on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach
An Ocracoke canal. Photo: C. Leinbach
The Ocracoke ponies. Photo: P. Vankevich
Ocracoke summer surf. Photo: C. Leinbach
The Island Inn Commons in bloom. Photo: C. Leinbach
Sunset cruise on the Pamlico Sound. Photo: C. Leinbach
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