By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke’s first Waterfowl Festival on April 21 in the school gym will celebrate renowned island carver Dave O’Neal. When you step inside his Down Point Decoys Shop, you may […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here By Connie Leinbach The Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) took a giant leap Thursday night and agreed to buy the Island Inn property to save […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach John Simpson looks forward to decorating the Ocracoke lighthouse with Christmas wreaths each year. The activity connects him to the iconic structure through his […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Although many details need to be worked out, a proposal to purchase the iconic Island Inn could have it fully in the community’s hands […]
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, […]
For Ocracoke news, click here By Margie Brooks After the July power outage on Ocracoke and Hatteras, Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief Jeffery Stotesberry was so concerned about Ocracoke’s Bread of […]
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the July print edition of the Ocracoke Observer. By Gael Hawkins Ocracoke is special to so many people, and some have memorials in their names in […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
