Advice and help, not pies, for a new island homeowner
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Editor's note: During his recent visit over New Year's Day, Michael Lydick got his wish (see below)...
Holiday lights shine brighter this year for service dog Addie
By Rita Thiel
Addie, the 2-year-old Norwegian Elkhound and service dog to Ocracoke Islander Rich Canino, underwent successful double cataract surgery on Dec. 12 at...
Christmas traditions Ocracoke style
By Rita Thiel
Douglas fir trees for Christmas may be the norm elsewhere, but on Ocracoke where there are no fir trees, cedar tress have...
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,...
Mindfulness: Changing how your mind works
Text and photo by TL Grace West
Most of us are familiar with the often-used quote “all you can count on is change.”
However, we hold...
You Me Us is forged in love
By Rita Thiel
“You Me Us,” the jewelry shop at Oscar’s House B&B, reflects a lot of love--the love Robin Macek, proprietor and jewelry artist,...
Hyde County’s amazing civil rights protest
Editor's note: This story was first printed in the October 2018 Ocracoke Observer.
By Pat Garber
More than Fifty years ago, on the first day of...
Oscar’s House Bed & Breakfast has new owners
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By Peter Vankevich
Chad and Robin Macek have taken a leap and fulfilled a fantasy many visitors have...
Collectors flock to Dave O’Neal’s Downpoint Decoy Shop
By Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke’s first Waterfowl Festival on April 21 in the school gym will celebrate renowned island carver Dave O’Neal.
When you step inside his...
Treasures abound for N.C. Shell Club
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
“You walk the beach and you find treasures,” said Jan Reaves about her avocation of shell collecting.
That about sums...