Professor Hannah Gill, associate director, Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, will be on the island with a team of students and […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich Sallie Senseney, a tenth-grade science teacher at her alma mater, Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, on Oct. […]
By Everett Long III In 1946, my father, Everett Long Jr. of Frankford, Delaware, started our family’s love for Ocracoke Island. He landed his plane on Ocracoke for the first time in […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here This story was picked up by several national news sources, including the Daily Review (Hayward, California) in which it was published July 18, 1930. […]
By Rita Thiel Finding the essence of an artist is a difficult, if not impossible, task, as the heart of many artists lies deep within, exposed only through their art. Len Skinner […]
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich As David Styron watched decoy carvers fashion duck heads from small blocks of wood in the decoy-carving contest during the recent Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival, it reminded […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and more, click here The Second annual Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday. The event is presented by the non-profit Ocracoke […]
By Peter Vankevich Dan Robinson always loved the outdoors. Growing up in Beaufort County, he and his friends did just about everything outside, but he especially loved duck hunting, leading to a […]
By Peter Vankevich Island native Chester Lynn has always loved old articles on Ocracoke. Lynn owns Annabelle’s Florist and Antiques on Back Road and loves to talk about old Ocracoke with his […]
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Woody Outlaw still vividly remembers the night he saved a ferry boat captain. Outlaw, a native of Wanchese, is a true “old salt,” having begun his […]
