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 […]
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 served the holiday for generations. Scouring the […]
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, which disappeared more than 400 years […]
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. […]
Both island churches celebrate anniversaries this year and the Ocracoke United Methodist Church will be the first one to celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sunday (July 8). Worship begins at 11 a.m. […]
This article appeared in the Wilmington Morning Star, July 6, 1914. We can’t vouch for all of the facts in this article, but we have no doubt there were not any delinquent […]
