Shipwrecks at Ocracoke
August 2011
By Pat Garber
While walking the Ocracoke beach the other day, just north of the pony pens, I stopped to study a configuration...
Ward Garrish has an alternative theory about the Lost Colony
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,...
Artists of Ocracoke- Elizabeth Parsons, Folk Artist
August 2009
By Ruth Fordon
Just past the Ocracoke Lighthouse and before the corner to Springers Point Trail, look to your right and you will see...
One hundred years ago: Indian runner duck eggs for sale
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By Peter Vankevich
Raising chickens for eggs on Ocracoke is popular these day. We found this advertisement by islander M.L. Piland...
A Trip to Portsmouth Island with the Austins: More Than Just...
July 2013
By Pat Garber
Off the coast of eastern North Carolina lies the remote island of Portsmouth, renowned for birds, seashells, and history. Accessible only...
Beach discovery is a prehistoric portal in time
Editor’s note: Spellings of Croatan and Croatoan appear in this story. Neither is definitive.
May 2015
By Pat Garber
Standing on the shore of Ocracoke Island and...
Irvin Garrish: Renowned island son
By Connie Leinbach
Irvin Garrish would have been amazed to see his name pop up on GPS for the major thoroughfare through Ocracoke named after...
Old salt Captain Woody Outlaw recalls his seafaring days
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...
Joe Burrus, The Last Ocracoke Lighthouse Keeper
August 2010By Philip Howard
The most recognizable symbol of Ocracoke Island is the lighthouse. This simple 75 foot tall...
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...