The summer of 2024 marks the first time that the public can explore the inner workings of the Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station, thanks to the launch of weekly Friday tours that are part of a year-long 150th anniversary celebration. In 1874, the first seven Life-Saving Stations (LSS) were constructed along the North Carolina coastline, from Currituck […]
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The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) held its monthly public meeting on Thursday, July 11, and urged attendees to keep the momentum going by continuing to demand action at Buxton Beach. An initial email and letter-writing campaign was launched in March, and the BCA is hoping that a second wave of letters, emails, phone calls, and […]
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Take a look around the Outer Banks landscape, and you’ll notice a recurring theme when it comes to the homes that make up the region’s barely-above-sea-level communities – stairs. With a few notable exceptions in the high-and-dry areas of maritime forest, most of the residences on Hatteras Island are perched on pilings. It’s an unusual […]
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The Buxton Civic Association will hold its monthly public meeting on July 11 at 7:00 p.m., and while there have been no concrete remediation actions along Buxton Beach since a pipe was removed in May 2024, both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the National Park Service (NPS) have conducted various testing efforts […]
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The 15th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament is scheduled for October 23 to October 26, 2024, and tournament organizers state that the 500 available spots are already filling up fast for this popular annual event. “So far, we have more than doubled the number of anglers already signed up compared […]
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Our co-founder and editor, Irene Nolan, had a tradition of posting an annual list of beach etiquette guidelines for new visitors around the first few weeks of summer. First published decades ago when she was the editor of the former Island Breeze, Irene’s guide was a smart and timely list of the dos and don’ts when […]
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The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will hold its monthly public meeting on Thursday, July 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the old Buxton Volunteer Fire Department Building next to Burrus Field. The public meeting is an opportunity for the community to learn about recent updates and developments for the ongoing environmental and public safety issues at […]
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Visitors and residents who love discovering Hatteras Island’s talented artists have three opportunities every week to experience what the local arts scene is all about. With the summertime return of the Tri Villages Market, Avon Farmers Market, and Old Trent Market, the island is brimming with shopping activity Tuesdays through Thursdays until Labor Day Weekend, […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The annual 2024 Hatteras Village Golf Cart Parade, held on Thursday, July 4, was another big success, with 56 entries participating in this year’s procession. The annual parade began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation, and the inaugural event attracted less than a dozen carts that […]
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The Avon Fishing Pier will once again host the fireworks display on Hatteras Island, which is scheduled to launch on Thursday, July 4, at 9:15 p.m. The fireworks display, permitted by and in cooperation with the National Park Service, launches from the end of the Avon Pier. The ensuing show, presented by the contractor PYROSTAR, […]
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