The grand success of the first-ever Shuck Hatteras Oyster Festival – held in mid-December 2022 – was somewhat surprising. Featuring two days of music, food, art, and entertainment, the event attracted an estimated 500 attendees during a time of year when the island is typically dormant. As a result of the first festival’s community support, […]
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The annual Christmas Light Festival at the Frisco Woods Campground is underway, and the drive-through or walk-through celebration of lights will be available for sightseers until Friday, December 15. The nightly event, which officially began on Dec. 3, is a self-guided tour of thousands of Christmas lights and displays that range from skeletal holiday pirates […]
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon, December 7, to mark the start of an imminent project to restore, repair, and raise the Double Keepers’ Quarters and other structures at the Ocracoke Light Station. Built in 1823, the Ocracoke Light Station has been closed off to visitors since the last keeper left in 1954, […]
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The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 32nd year in 2023, and the annual event will be held on Saturday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. The parade originated in 1991 with local fire trucks and emergency vehicles, a handful of impressive floats, a mini horse, and a grand finale of Santa Claus riding high […]
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After a year of hard work transforming the grounds surrounding Ocracoke’s historic Island Inn into a public park and common area, volunteers with the Island Inn Commons Landscaping Project have revitalized the site yet again for the holidays, with the addition of thousands of lights. The 1901 Island Inn, (also known as the Odd Fellows […]
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Hatteras Village will host its annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Community Dinner on Tuesday, December 5, starting at 6:00 p.m. The decades-old tradition, which was revitalized in 2019 as a public event, will feature the official lighting of the community Christmas tree in the village triangle, (next to the Hatteras Village Red & White supermarket), […]
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On Sunday morning, December 3, a Green sea turtle nest was found by Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) biologists in the ORV Ramp 49 vicinity of Frisco on Hatteras Island. This newly laid nest represents the latest sea turtle nest ever discovered at the National Seashore, as well as the entire state of North Carolina. […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry continues to run on an amended schedule as of Monday, December 4, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. The amended schedule for Monday is listed below, and is due to a mechanical issue. There is not an estimated timeframe for when the regular winter schedule will […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is running on an amended schedule on Saturday, December 2, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. The amended schedule is listed below, and is due to a mechanical issue. There is not an estimated timeframe for when the regular winter schedule will resume at this time. […]
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The Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) Drama Club will unveil its newest production this weekend, with the opening night of Peter and the Starcatcher scheduled for Friday, December 1, at 7:00 p.m. This is the third community production hosted by the drama club since it was revitalized by CHSS alumni Blake Taft, alongside co-directors Jordan Tomberlin […]
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