Blackbeard

Ocracoke has a big weekend coming up starting Thursday night--Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree honoring the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard's demise off Ocracoke on Nov. 22,...

By Connie Leinbach Fair weather brought thousands to Ocracoke Halloween weekend to bask in Blackbeard’s wake. The third annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree in honor of the...

To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach In 300 years since his demise, Blackbeard has become the best-known pirate in history, and...

The popular Blackbeard flag flown today was never Blackbeard’s flag, according to irrefutable evidence. If the notorious pirate captain saw it, he wouldn’t know whose it was. Likely, he would have thought the design to be unnecessarily elaborate.

For Ocracoke news, click here The island is preparing for yet another pirate invation this Friday to Sunday (Oct. 27 to 29) for the Blackbeard’s Pirate...

By Richard Taylor Fair weather and large crowds went hand-in-hand contributing to a successful 2017 Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree during Halloween weekend, Oct 27 to 29. A...

Are the history books correct about what happened when Blackbeard met his demise off Ocracoke Island at the hand of British Royal Navy Lt....

Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree is setting up today. By Connie Leinbach Mary Read was one of two well-known women pirates in the late 1600s, and Michelle Murillo...

Pirates of all kinds will invade Ocracoke for a full weekend of events Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 during the Third Annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree. Ocracoke has...

To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here. “Ahar, Chester!” says Blackbeard from beyond. “You’re me newest mate for me ship!”    Eighty feline hopefuls from...