This has probably been the worst winter of surf that we have had here on Hatteras in a long time. Add to that the fact that the water temperature was dipping into the low- to mid-40s in mid-December, and it makes for a long winter for surfers. The best waves of the winter were on […]
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It is no secret that Hatteras Island is rich in history. From the “Lost Colony” that may have inhabited the island hundreds of years ago, to the German U-boats that lurked off the coast just decades ago during World War II, ask any local for a good story, and, chances are, they will have no […]
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The morning of Saturday, April 2, was windy but sunny on the Buxton beach at the Old Lighthouse site. The air and ocean water temperatures hovered in the mid-50s. But that didn’t deter 11 brave swimmers from taking a dip in the ocean to raise funds for the island’s local teen organization, Locomotion, the Cape […]
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is open for climbing April 15-Oct. 10 The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open for climbing from April 15 – Oct. 10. The first day of climbing the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse for the 2011 season is Friday, April 15. Climbing hours will be 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily in […]
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National Parks Traveler, a magazine-style website that covers the National Park system and the National Park Service on a daily basis, had to backtrack today and issue a statement on an April Fools? Day story about the beach access situation at Cape Hatteras that was yanked from the site this morning after just a few […]
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