The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for climbing this year beginning Wednesday, April 26. Standing nearly 165 feet tall, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the third lighthouse to serve this area. Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143. Pro tip: Tickets sell out quickly, so create your www.recreation.gov account prior to the date you intend to purchase tickets. Learn more about climbing lighthouses at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/lighthouseclimbs.htm. A climbing season at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is unlikely, due to restoration efforts. [...] Seashore News | Full Article
For the first time in a decade, a leading theater company is paying a visit to Hatteras Island to stage a big city-worthy musical, and to work with the talented students of the Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) Drama Club. The Hurrah Players, an acclaimed non-profit theater company out of Norfolk, Virginia, will be staging a one-night-only production of Finding Nemo Jr. on Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and the community is invited to come out to the CHSS auditorium to catch the show. “This show is really incredible,” said CHSS Drama Club Director Blake Taft. “It’s the East Coast premiere of the show, because before this production, Finding Nemo Jr. had only been adapted for the stage in Disneyland in California.” The upcoming visit by the Hurrah Players is notable for a range of reasons. For one thing, Hatteras Island visitors and residents will be among the first in the world [...] Island Features | Full Article
Are you a buyer looking for some good news in this rapidly changing real estate market? The February Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) statistical report has one very interesting stat for Hatteras Island in 2023. Median sale prices so far YTD are down 17%. This comes with some caveats, however, as it reflects a very limited number of closings. But there have been quite a few sales this year where the final price was $400k or less. Median Sales Prices Are Down In areas like Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, home prices are up YTD but it’s important to remember that we are dealing with a very small sample size so far in completed sales. In two months there were a total of 35 sales on all of Hatteras Island. Sales Volume Has Slowed Significantly This graphic is for all OBX areas, but you can see that home sales are less than half of what they were in 2021 when we had more [...] Real Estate | Full Article
After a winter of various repairs and updates, the Rodanthe Fishing Pier will reopen for the 2023 season on Saturday, April 1, per a recent update. There has been a wave of improvements at the Rodanthe Pier over the past few years, which includes a new ramp that was installed in 2020, and a number of structural repairs that were necessary after various nor'easters, including a November 2021 storm that led to severe damage at the end of the pier. “[This year], we made some structural repairs to the end of the pier and replaced some deck boards,” stated Terry Plumblee, pier owner and manager. “[We] also updated our lights with LED lighting.” Once open, the pier’s scheduled hours will be from 7:00 a.m. until dark. For more information on the Rodanthe Pier, including hours of operation and recent catches, visit https://www.rodanthepierllc.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/RodantheP [...] Fishing | Full Article
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