Tag: Ocracoke

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'Tis the season for love! Valentine's Day this year is all about romance on the Outer Banks. Your favorite seaside destination is perfect for a romantic couples' getaway. Whatever you plan to do on Valentine's Day, we know all the things to do to make it extra special.Rent a beach houseTo start off

The Ocracoke Express, aka Martha's Vineyard Express waiting for passengers.They danced a jig and jumped through some hoops, but somehow the Ferry Division of NCDOT managed to get a high speed passenger ferry for the Hatteras/Ocracoke run. When construction began on the Ocracoke Express at US

Blackbeard the Pirate. His death 300 years ago marked the end of the age of piracy along the southern coast of America.300th Anniversary of Pirate's Death Commemorated by StateNovember 22, 1718—the day Blackbeard the

New Passenger only Ferry to Be in Service by SummerWith the introduction of a passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village this summer, it looks as though the ferry division of NCDOT got things very right.The only way on or off Ocracoke Island is by water, and for the past five years the

We didn't have a total eclipse of the sun on the Outer Banks. Somewhere around 80%, so it wasn't immediately noticeable on the ground. The light though that does filter through at that point has an odd quality to it. A little bit dull, a little bit yellow, it's still sunlight, but different.The real...

Solar eclipse. The moon passing over the sun. Image colors from multiple camera filters.We didn't have a total eclipse of the sun on the Outer Banks. Somewhere around 80%, so it wasn't immediately noticeable on the ground.

Generator leaving Ocracoke after power was restored on Friday.Mandatory Evacuation Lifted Sooner Than ExpectedJust nine days after a construction accident cut the line carrying power to Hatteras Island and Ocracoke, repairs

Digging for the severed cable at the south end of the Bonner Bridge construction zone. Photo, Outer Banks Voice.The news just came out a little while ago, that Hatteras Island is being evacuated. This is a manmade catastrophe,

Chef Donny King, Ocean Boulevard, at the 16th Annual Signature Chef's Auction.As a reminder of how great it is to be associated with the Outer Banks, the 16th Annual Outer Banks Signature Chef's Auction is perfect. Held on