Veterans Day, (originally known as Armistice Day), is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. According to Wikipedia, “Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of […]
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As an internationally published author of the United States Life-Saving Service on the iconic North Carolina Outer Banks, I commend the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) and Museum for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the seven 1874 stations added to the treacherous North Carolina coast. However, the 1874 date in the history of this amazing Service […]
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A non-resident couple who owns a beach box Hatteras Island vacation home has generously donated the entire cost of a half-page ad in the upcoming 2025 Outer Banks Visitors Bureau publication, The Outer Banks Travel Guide. Our OBVB donor asked to remain anonymous, but they clearly expressed a love for the Outer Banks, a passion […]
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For more information on the background of the Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station, click here The dream of rescuing the historic 1898 Oregon Inlet Life-Saving/Coast Guard can become a reality. As with so many things, ideas and visions morph and evolve. My first thoughts were of only using the building as a Visitor Center. My first […]
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For more information on the background of the Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station, click here About the Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station As millions of travelers land upon the famous Hatteras Island by crossing the impressive new Marc Basnight Bridge, (which locals still refer to as the Oregon Inlet Bridge), the visitor sees a beautiful but mysteriously […]
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My wife Linda Molloy and I have done a great number of programs and book signings all over eastern North Carolina, and particularly our home Outer Banks, but one of our all-time favorite venues is the Island Convenience store in Rodanthe, very close to our home. We know them well and appreciate the Midgett/Caldwell family […]
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For more information on the background of the Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station, click here Do you want to be part of the heroic rescue of the 1898 Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station? If so, ‘how to’ will be at the end. But first, a brief background. How the 1898 Station Will Help Hatteras The Outer Banks […]
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Its name is the Outer Banks Coast Guard History Preservation Group. The broad name is to match its broad objective, starting with rescuing the 1898 Oregon Inlet U.S. Life-Saving Service (LSS) Station No. 16. Here is the Oregon Inlet LSS Station’s brief background, or ‘How It Got into This Mess.’ It started in 1988 when […]
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One of maritime history’s most enduring mysteries involves the iconic names of Cape Hatteras, Diamond Shoals, Graveyard of the Atlantic, and the term “Ghost.” There has been much discussion about the possible explanations; there has been little about the actual Coast Guard rescue attempts. Much has been written and told about the famed ghost ship […]
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By James D. “Keeper James” Charlet © 2024 Sitting majestically, solitarily, invitingly – but alone – as millions of travelers land upon the famous Hatteras Island by crossing the new Marc Basnight Bridge, is a beautiful but mysteriously abandoned building. It is, (it was), the Oregon Inlet United States Life-Saving Service Station. It is in […]
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