July 2014 Text and photos by Ruth Fordon Among the many artisans sharing Ocracoke Island, we are fortunate to have two who make soap. Milk Street Soap and Andromeda Soap follow the […]
Ocracoke soap: homemade, gentle, restorative
Ocracoke baseball teams have great season, await completion of their own ball field
July 2014 By Ruth Fordon Ocracoke baseball fever has returned! More teams and broader horizons fuel the enthusiasm of coaches, players and families. Coach Vince O’Neal talked about highlights of the […]
OCRACOKE BREAKS INTO THE LIMELIGHT ON THE 4TH
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 have no doubt there were not, in fact, […]
Moonlight kayaking: magical moments
Health & WellnessJuly 2014By T.L. GraceI just returned from leading a full-moon kayaking tour and am reminded of how much kayaking contributes to one’s health and wellness, especially on Ocracoke. Sitting in […]
Praise for the Ocrafolk Festival
Editor: Thank you to the organizers and to all of Ocracoke for hosting the Ocrafolk Festival in which it was hard to say if the performers or the audience was having the better time. The […]
The Pelican Family
By Morgan McBride (age 10) We arrived at our house on Ocracoke Island on Sunday […]
Ocracoke School graduates ten seniors
Ocracoke School graduates ten seniors By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke School graduates are, from left, Alin Villaneuva, Alma Flores, Wyatt Norris, Logan Jenkins, Kade Nagakane, Adam Carter, Zoe Huppert, Andrew Tillett, Amanda Gaskins […]
Ambassador Leonard Meeker on the Cuban Missile Crisis
This lecture took place on Oct. 23, 2012 at the Ocracoke library. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union […]
No July 4 fireworks on Ocracoke this year, maybe next
By Connie Leinbach There will be no professional fireworks on Ocracoke July 4, but maybe next. Ocracoke has not forgotten the horrific explosion the morning of July 4, 2009, when, while unpacking […]
Women’s Arm Wrestling Has Most Participants Ever
August 2011 By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke islander Karmen “the Arm” Laton, won the 2013 Women’s Arm Wrestling in June, a benefit for Ocracoke’s radio station WOVV 90.1 FM and the Ocracoke Volunteer […]
