Was ‘The Lost Colony’ really lost or just decamped to Hatteras...
By Peter Vankevich
Scott Dawson is on a mission for the Lost Colony truth.
The native of Hatteras Island, or as he might prefer, Croatoan, has...
Ocracoke and Sable islands: Kindred spirits with shipwrecks, horses and a...
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Note: While preparing a Birds of Ocracoke profile on the Savannah “Ipswich” Sparrow, a...
From the archives: A look at Ocracoke’s first 4th of July...
Since 4th of July events on Ocracoke were canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we thought it would be interesting to take...
Oral history workshop at NCCAT Thursday/Taller de historia oral en el...
Professor Hannah Gill, associate director, Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, will be on...
Sallie Senseney, UNC distinguished alumna, got her start at Ocracoke School
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By Peter Vankevich
Sallie Senseney, a tenth-grade science teacher at her alma mater, Mountain Heritage...
A father inspires a love of Ocracoke
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...
Once secret Beach Jumpers return to Ocracoke Island
Editor's note: We meant to post this in September of 2019, but Hurricane Dorian hit on Sept. 6 and upturned everything.
By Rita Thiel
Clothed in...
From the archives: Coupe Poor Submarine Carolina Man Learns
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This story was picked up by several national news sources, including the Daily Review (Hayward, California) in...
Len Skinner’s legacy: art all around Ocracoke Village
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,...
Decoy fans flock to Ocracoke Waterfowl festival
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...