Ocracoke History

By Connie Leinbach Long gone voices from Ocracoke’s past will be heard describing life here during World War II in a special presentation by North...

By Connie Leinbach The Ocracoke Light Station is the heartbeat of the island and should be preserved. So said Mickey Hoggard via her neighbor Trudy Austin....

By Connie Leinbach Duck decoys made on Ocracoke are some of the most unusual ever crafted. That’s the assessment of Chase Luker of New Holland on...

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...

To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here Note: While preparing a Birds of Ocracoke profile on the Savannah  “Ipswich” Sparrow, a...

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...

Professor Hannah Gill, associate director, Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, will be on...

To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich Sallie Senseney, a tenth-grade science teacher at her alma mater, Mountain Heritage...

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...

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...