Quaintest Town in America on a North Carolina island: A view...
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...
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...
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...
Tabby finds home in seacoast town
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Editor's note: The Observer likes to find old stories in papers all over the country that report on the island....
100 years ago: How Ocracoke celebrated a Fourth of July
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Editor's note: The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, during World War I. The year...
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...
How an albatross got to Portsmouth Island
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By Peter Vankevich
Visitors to Portsmouth Island may notice a photograph in the school exhibit of a teacher and two students...
The Ocracoke boy who grew up as a girl: ‘Vera’ Charles...
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...