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 […]
Historical article: Wahab to Hunt with New Decoy
Quaintest Town in America on a North Carolina island: A view from 1923
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 […]
Coupe Poor Submarine Carolina Man Learns
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. […]
From the archives: Ocracoke’s first 4th of July celebration
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 […]
Tabby finds home in seacoast town
For Ocracoke news, click here Editor’s note: The Observer likes to find old stories in papers all over the country that report on the island. The following item from a Salem, Oregon, […]
100 years ago: How Ocracoke celebrated a Fourth of July
For Ocracoke news, click here. Editor’s note: The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, during World War I. The year before, amidst much talk that the U.S. […]
One hundred years ago: Indian runner duck eggs for sale
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Raising chickens for eggs on Ocracoke is popular these day. We found this advertisement by islander M.L. Piland in the Washington Progress (Washington, N.C.) […]
How an albatross got to Portsmouth Island
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Visitors to Portsmouth Island may notice a photograph in the school exhibit of a teacher and two students with a large seabird. It is […]
The Ocracoke boy who grew up as a girl: ‘Vera’ Charles Williams
The story below is from the Charlotte News Friday Sept 23, 1921, page 18. Boy Likes Girl Life The Best Young Williams Decides to Go Back to Ocracoke and Simple Life Norfolk, […]
