Winnie Blount, matriarch of one Black family on Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
Among the unusual street names on Ocracoke is one named Winnie Blount Road, which is off Cedar Lane alongside the bank.
Across the...
New Ocracoke United Methodist minister arrives
By Peter Vankevich
It was a beautiful Sunday morning just before 10 a.m., the Fourth of July.
On the lawn outside the Ocracoke United Methodist Church...
The island’s craft brewery, 1718 Brewing Ocracoke, opens Saturday
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By Connie Leinbach
As word got around the island on Saturday after 1718 Brewing, Ocracoke's craft brewery, opened at noon for...
Reggae visits Ocracoke
By Peter Vankevich
For years, islanders have seen – and many have gotten to know -- a constantly smiling, charming person of a stunning appearance:...
Dare Wright’s ‘Ocracoke in the Fifties’ chronicles Ocracoke scenery, history and...
By Connie Leinbach
Just as Ocracoke in the 1950s welcomed New Yorker Dare Wright, Wright herself welcomed islanders to the Big Apple.
A fashion model and...
Who are Nubbin, Ikey D and the Poker Players?
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Who is “Mark,” and why does he have a path on Ocracoke?
Where’s the poker game on Poker Players Lane?
Streets...
Art and marine science converge in Val Kells’ illustrations
Editor's note: Val Kells is partnering with Candice Cobb and and Melanie Wall of Bread & Butter Screen Printing to sell T-shirts. All profits...
Ward Garrish has an alternative theory about the Lost Colony
Update: Ward Garrish died December 14 at his home on Ocracoke His obituary can be read here.
By Pat Garber
The story of the Lost Colony,...
Ocracoke Station and Beachcomber Campground sold
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By Peter Vankevich
The Ocracoke Station & Beachcomber campground is under new ownership and plans are...
Farewell and thank-you potluck for Pastor Susie
By Peter Vankevich
After two years at the Ocracoke United Methodist Church, Pastor Susie Fitch-Slater will return to her home church, Bethany United Methodist...












