Heart like a river: local author keeps ancestor’s Civil War stories...
September 2014
By Peter Vankevich
Islander-author Pat Garber might not be here had it not been for Gen. George Armstrong Custer.
She revealed this Aug. 19 during...
Gaskill takes fig cake bake-off traditional honors, Vankevich innovative
September 2014
A Fig Cake Bake-off and end-of-summer celebration in Community Square Aug. 15 salvaged some of the festivities of the canceled July 4 on...
Ten Thousand Breakfasts: A tale of Wonder by Ann Ehringhaus
Book review by Peter Vankevich
What’s it like to run a bed and breakfast? This is a thought that many have fantasized over. Ann Ehringhaus...
‘A Tale of Blackbeard’ is the talk of Ocracoke
June 2014
By Connie Leinbach
The revival of the play “A Tale of Blackbeard” after a 20-year hiatus is the talk of Ocracoke.
An original musical...
Why nine years later is Katy Mitchell singing the blues?
review by Peter Vankevich
When Katy Mitchell was 15, she entered Ocracoke’s Sound¬side Studios to record her first album, “Baby It’s You,” which was released...
Pockets of culture on Ocracoke
April 2014By Connie Leinbach Along with the highly visible rock, folk and bluegrass band concerts, Ocracoke has hidden pockets of culture.In March, about 20...
Ocrafolk Festival a Delight for All
July 2013
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke Festival organizers were happy when Tropical Storm Andrea skirted Ocracoke after a drenching Thursday leaving sunny weekend weather in its...
Ocracoke’s Artists’ Colony
September
By Philip Howard
“Is there an artists’ colony on Ocracoke?” is a question I frequently hear.
“We do have a number of talented artists and...
Artist Photographer, Ann Ehringhaus
August 2010
By Ruth Fordon
Her love of photography began early. As a child, Ann remembers organizing other children in her neighborhood into scenes that she...