This article was originally published in the October 2010 Ocracoke Observer By Pat Garber; photos by Barbara Adams …If such a place there be, an island in the sun, where horses […]
From the archives: Remembering Mr. Bob, an Ocracoke pony
Russell Newell: 1933-2017, developer and poet/song writer
Editor’s note: You can listen to Katy Mitchell perform Russell’s well-known song “Clam Rake” at the bottom of this article. Ocracoke has lost one of its more colorful characters. Russell Newell […]
Ocracoke School alumni gather to celebrate new inductees
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Potter Garrish made his annual visit to Ocracoke early this year and was the oldest to attend the Ocracoke School Alumni Association banquet. Garrish […]
Island historian, Earl O’Neal Jr.: 1929-2017
Island historian and raconteur Earl O’Neal Jr., 87, died May 26 in the McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, S.C. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 24 in the Ocracoke United […]
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.) […]
International friendship and water blend in 75th British Cemetery Ceremony
This story won third place in News Feature Writing in the 2017 N.C. State Press Assn. editorial competition. By Connie Leinbach This story was updated 5/16/2017 to correct who takes care of the […]
The Ocracoke School 1973 Yearbook: innovation for school and community
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Old magazines or newspapers can be fascinating sources for the culture of prior times, and so are school yearbooks. Such is the case with […]
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 […]
Ocracoke native Ellen Marie (Fulcher) Cloud dies
Ocracoke native Ellen Marie (Fulcher) Cloud, 76, of Morehead City, died Saturday, Dec. 3, in Carteret Health Care. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, in the Core […]
Living amidst hurricanes: A look at historic storms
Hurricane Matthew, which passed by Ocracoke as a tropical storm in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 9, will supplant the “great Atlantic hurricane of 1944” as the storm that brought […]
