The 14th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament was held on October 25-28, and the popular surf fishing tournament had a record-breaking year for both attendance and the number of red drum caught over three days of fishing. The tournament has actually been around for decades – (most recently, it was […]
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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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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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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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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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The native wild horses or “Banker Ponies” of Corolla, Ocracoke Island, and the Shackleford Banks are world famous, but few Outer Banks horse lovers know that Hatteras Island once had a wild horse population all its own, with roots that were tied to the same descendants of Spanish shipwrecks from hundreds of years ago. In […]
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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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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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American white pelicans have been spotted at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, making the fall an ideal time for birdwatchers and nature photographers to catch a glimpse of these rare visitors, as well as other migrating species that flock to the refuge in the off-season. White pelicans are big and eye-catching visitors to Pea […]
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The Orionids meteor shower, one of the fall’s most famous night sky spectacles, is expected to rain down its greatest number of meteors this weekend, October 21-22. The Orionids, which typically peak during the middle of October, are considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year. Orionid meteors are known for […]
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