Another book of colorful Ocracoke characters
Book Review
By Peter Vankevich
Philip Howard is on a high-energy creativity roll.
In 2024 he published “Ocracoke Island Eccentrics, Innovators and Free Spirits,” a collection...
Pat Garber’s latest book traces her family’s Southwest roots
By Peter Vankevich
Pat Garber’s goal as a young girl was to grow up and have lots of stories to tell, and that she has...
An islander’s memoir of loss, hope and redemption
Ocracoke Islander Kelley Shinn has spent the last 32 years exploring that harrowing ordeal, which has now been turned into a memoir, “The Wounds That Bind Us,” published by West Virginia University Press and available at Books to Be Red.
Ocracoke Community Multicultural Celebration to be held on Nov. 1
The Ocracoke Community Multicultural Celebration, a new event celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Ocracoke Island, will take place from 1 to 3 p.m....
For Ocracoke on the eve of Earl
By Sarah Shellow
We mounted our bikes: hers, cotton-candy pink; mine, a scratched and dirty blue. She had on pedal pushers which showed her calves,...
Book review: ‘Save Our Sand Dunes’
By Peter Vankevich
Picture this movie-worthy scene.
On the morning of Aug. 15, 1973, Carolista Baum stood in front of a bulldozer at Jockey’s Ridge in...
The Ocracoke Square Dance: a living tradition
By Philip Howard
The OcraFolk Music and Storytelling Festival in June, the Ocracoke Independence Day celebration on July 3, and the Ocracoke Fig Festival in...
Ocrafolk Festival hits a high note
Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich
The three-day Ocrafolk Festival went out, to riff on American poet T.S. Eliot, not with a whimper but...
Ocrafolk Festival set for June 7 to 9
The 2024 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival will be held on the grounds of the Berkley Manor June 7 to 9.
The 24th annual celebration...
Vince O’Neal continues generations of decoy carving
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
When visiting Vince O’Neal’s workroom on Cedar Road, in addition to work benches and tools of the craft, one...