Two structures housing portable toilets near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton burned to the ground last night. Hatteras District Ranger David Carter said that the fires were reported to Dare County Communications about 5 a.m. this morning. In addition to the Park Service, Buxton Volunteer Fire Department responded, but the structures were pretty much […]
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Several weeks ago, I wrote an article about a part-time Hatteras Island resident and his plan for a fishing pier and ocean center in Hatteras village. Eric Kaplan of Charlottesville, Va., who also has a home in Frisco, is the man with the vision for the Hatteras Island Ocean Center. Kaplan?s idea is that the […]
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The National Park Service has pushed back its target date to implement a final special regulation for off-road vehicles on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore until Feb. 15. The date has been pushed back numerous times as the Park Service, local governments, pro-access groups, islanders, and visitors try to come to terms with the contentious […]
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Frank Jakob of Salvo was fishing on the beach in the tri-villages about mid-afternoon on Thanksgiving Day when he came across a group of beachgoers trying to help a stranded dolphin back into the water. Jakob called Dare County Communications, which said it would notify the National Park Service and the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, […]
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If you eavesdrop on conversations among Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders, you will hear some variation of the question, ?How did it get to be the holidays already?? It seems as if one day we were in the homestretch of a hot, steamy summer, and now Thanksgiving is tomorrow with a plethora of holiday events just […]
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The fourth part of our report on The Island Free Press Survey: Hurricane Irene Response focuses on visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke. Some 623 of them took the time to fill out the survey and to send us their comments ? 39 pages of their comments can be read by clicking on the link at […]
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For the most part, non-resident property owners on Hatteras and Ocracoke are happier with the preparation for and response to Hurricane Irene than residents said they were. The major points of contention with the non-resident owners were the length of time before they were allowed on the islands, especially Hatteras, to inspect their properties and […]
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If all goes the way that Eric Kaplan sees it going, Hatteras Island may have a new fishing pier in the near future. Kaplan is the driving force behind the just recently conceived Hatteras Island Ocean Center, which would be a fishing pier for southern Hatteras Island – and much more. Kaplan’s idea is that […]
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Hatteras Island residents took the Dare County Commissioners to the woodshed and beat them up a bit on their response to Hurricane Irene. The residents were somewhat more kind to Dare County Emergency Management. In addition, residents did not have much good to say about the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
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