This is a help-wanted ad. But first, let me boast a bit. We started The Island Free Press on Sept. 5, 2007. There were three of us — Donna Barnett, Web master and graphic designer, Pam Stoffel, who handled advertising, and I was the editor and publisher. In the last months of 2007, we […]
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Park Service leader talks about DEIS comments and outlines the road ahead
Cape Hatteras Seashore Superintendent Mike Murray said yesterday at a meeting with reporters that the National Park Service received 31,000 public comments on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for off-road vehicle rulemaking. He said about 15,000 of those comments sent by individuals have been accepted by the Park Service and are being catalogued and organized. […]
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Dr. Beach says Cape Hatteras is No. 4 for 2010
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The beach at Cape Hatteras has moved up a notch on Dr. Beach’s Top Ten list of America’s best beaches for 2010. This year the lifeguarded beach near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse ranks No. 4 on the list – up from No. 7 last year and No. 8 in […]
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Frisco Pier unlikely to open this season
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Owners Tod and Angie Gaskill had hoped to re-open part of the damaged Frisco Pier this season, but it seems unlikely now that will happen. In April, there was a lot of activity around the area, as the owners and their family members and friends worked to clean up […]
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Park Service opens two of three lifeguarded beaches on the seashore
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN During the summer months, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore provides three lifeguarded beaches. The beaches are usually open Memorial Day through Labor Day. This year, the lifeguarded beaches at Coquina Beach on Bodie Island and the Ocracoke Day Use Are will open on Saturday, May 29. Paul Stevens, the […]
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A common sense approach to managing sea turtles
Two Hatteras islanders have gotten together to write a blueprint for the National Park Service?s sea turtle management on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It?s entitled ?Sea Turtle Management ? A Common Sense Approach for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.? The 51-page document was submitted by the Outer Banks Preservation Association as part […]
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Ferry runs aground in Hatteras Inlet
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A ferry traveling from Ocracoke to Hatteras ran aground early this afternoon on a shoal between Hatteras Inlet channel markers 8 and 9. The incident happened about 12:27 p.m. in an area in the channel that is apparently shoaling, according to Lucy Wallace, communication officer for the North Carolina […]
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Park Service apologizes for confusion over Ramp 23 closing
The Island Free Press got more than the usual number of letters to the editor when Ramp 23, just south of Salvo, was closed two weeks ago on Friday, May 7, for least tern breeding activity. Most of those who contacted us were fishing on the beach south of Ramp 23 and were really steamed […]
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A national article on beach access that is worth reading
The National Parks Traveler published an article yesterday that you should take the time to read. It is entitled, ?Cape Hatteras National Seashore Dispute Places Birds, Turtles, and Humans on Small Strip of Sand.? It is actually a rather even-handed attempt to characterize the issue of beach access on the seashore. And some of the […]
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….WITH VIDEO AND SLIDE SHOW
Serendipity, the Hatteras Island beach house that has captured the imagination of the public, started a new life this week on the seashore in Rodanthe. It has been relocated, renovated, and redecorated. The house, which was threatened with collapsing into the encroaching Atlantic Ocean during many storms in recent years, has always interested islanders and […]
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