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...
Historical article: Wahab to Hunt with New Decoy
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The Second annual Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...