Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station needs your help to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Life-Saving Service in North Carolina

The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is spearheading the 2024 celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Life-Saving Service in North Carolina, and the public’s help is needed to make this statewide milestone a success. The Rodanthe landmark already has support from the National Park Service (NPS) and the Black Pelican Restaurant – one of the original […]

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A new Frisco Pathway is on the horizon, as Groundbreaking Ceremony is held for the first, privately-funded stretch of the project

Though there’s a long way to go before a complete 7.6-mile pathway is installed throughout the villages of Buxton and Frisco, the owners of the Frisco Woods Campground marked an important and initial milestone by breaking ground on the first stretch of sidewalk on Monday morning, October 30. “This is something that we’re paying for […]

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New Stella Maris Chapel on Ocracoke Island will be dedicated on Tuesday, October 31

After several years of planning and hard work, the new Stella Maris Chapel on Ocracoke Island will be dedicated on Tuesday morning, October 31. Part of the Diocese of Raleigh, Bishop Luis Zarama will consecrate the Chapel, while Rev. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS, Provincial, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, and Fr. Fred Smuda, OSFS (Pastor) […]

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Community Open House highlights the progress on the Island Inn & Commons Project

The ongoing progress of the Island Inn & Commons project on Ocracoke Island was celebrated at an outdoor event on Wednesday, October 25, that attracted roughly 100 attendees. The years-long project, which is spearheaded by the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), is a large undertaking with multiple partners and volunteers who are working to transform the […]

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With 378 nests reported, 2023 is a busy sea turtle nesting season for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The sea turtle nesting season is winding down, but with 378 nests recorded along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2023 boasts the third-highest number of turtle nests reported since data collection began. The top three years for sea turtle nesting activity within CHNS have all occurred within the past five years, and are as […]

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More than $20,000 raised for Frisco-Buxton Pathway at Fall Festival

Saturday’s Fall Festival at the Frisco Woods Campground raised $20,455.50 for the Frisco-Buxton Pathway, which brings the total of funds raised from the site’s annual spring and fall events to $110,500. “That $110,500 is how much we have raised from [festivals] like these since 2021,” said Frisco-Buxton Pathway Committee member Stacey Saunders. “Last year, we raised […]

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Hatteras Village Park’s Sea Breeze Nature Trail reopens after much-needed repairs

The Hatteras Village Park’s Sea Breeze Nature Trail reopened in mid-October after a series of much-needed repairs were conducted to make the trail safer for all visitors. The Sea Breeze Nature Trail first opened around 2011 as a snapshot of Hatteras Village’s maritime forest and salt marsh environments, and the wildlife that frequents the area. […]

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