Ocracoke island is lit up with holiday lights, and judges for the Island Celebration competition made their choices Saturday night.
The event is held every December by the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association. Three anonymous judges selected the winners, who receive the glory of winning in one of five categories, designated by signs placed in front of their properties.
“These are magical displays that remind me of the kindness of Ocracoke and its people,” said one judge about the many displays by island residents and businesses.
Another judge noted that the island is lit up with the Christmas spirit.
“I never knew it was so beautiful here this time of year,” the judge said.
Receiving honorable mentions were the homes of Trudy and Tammy Austin along Lighthouse Road and Mandy and Rick Jones.
In addition to the many residential and business displays, the Island Inn Commons area is festooned with thousands of lights that will remain up until after the New Year.
Benefitting the Ocracoke Health Center,“Lights of Love,” a display of more than 170 luminarias in honor of loved ones past and present, graced the Pony Island Inn lawn.
The following are Island Celebration winners.
Other notable displays are as follows:
Teresa Still along Old Beach Road. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer
