Spotted on Ocracoke: The cannonball jellyfish
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By Peter Vankevich
In the last few weeks someone walking along Ocracoke’s beaches, especially at Springer’s...
Was ‘The Lost Colony’ really lost or just decamped to Hatteras...
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By Peter Vankevich
Scott Dawson is on a mission for the Lost Colony truth.
The native...
Islander sends his nightly taps into the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d38hLE7Jpgc
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By Connie Leinbach
Gary Davis began to choke up as he talked about why he...
New Ann Ehringhaus exhibit down east
“Living on the Core,” a photography/poetry show by Ocracoke photographer Ann Ehringhaus, is on view through September at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum on Harkers...
Gary Mitchell would like the world to agree–at least on love
By Peter Vankevich
Gary Mitchell says he’s not a prolific songwriter, but one of his songs speaks to the times and has gotten more airplay...
First aid for fishing injuries
August 2010
By Ken DeBarth
We all expect everything to work out well. We expect to catch fish, have a good time, and return home safely....
Joebell flowers on Ocracoke
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By Pat Garber
One of the first things I remember from my early years at...
Dale Russell and the rusty chains
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By Peter Vankevich
This headline is not about a music group.
Conventional wisdom says one...
Remembering artist and Ocracoke Island friend Doug Hoover
By Connie Leinbach
A beloved off-island artist, Douglas W. Hoover, 52, of Archdale, Guilford County, died Aug. 14 of natural causes in the Hospice Home...
New CD salutes Ocracoke’s cowboy heritage
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich
To listen to Streets of Laredo that appears on this album, click below.
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Ocracoke Island is not the Wild West,...