Old Christmas has roots on Hatteras Island due to its isolated nature, and subsequently, the stubborn nature of its inhabitants. Great Britain changed calendars dropping 11 days from September in 1752, leaving “New Christmas” on December 25th, and Old Christmas – the first Saturday after The Epiphany – about 11 days after the new Christmas [...] Island Features |  Full Article

  “Who’d a thunk it?” A fresh shrimp recipe in January? There have been BIG “shrimp boat cities” in the ocean this winter and they are bringing in impressive catches.  Fresh shrimp is in the fish houses now at a great price! Nobody remembers anything like it.  It is the talk of the docks! So, [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Federal and state money to help Ocracoke and Hatteras recover from Hurricane Dorian has been slow getting here, but one Outer Banks nonprofit has been moving far more quickly than any government agency to provide relief where it can. Jeff Byard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery, [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation has an unusual patient in its care — a puffin found in the woods in Buxton this weekend. The small seabird usually associated with more northern locales was found back on Rocky Rollinson Road over the weekend. Atlantic puffins are an unusual site around the Outer Banks, especially onshore. They generally [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Rodanthe will once again be the home base for a local tradition that’s older than the village itself with the upcoming celebration of Old Christmas on January 4. Held at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, this full-day affair is a celebration of the island’s deep holiday roots with plenty of fun and entertainment to go around. [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The water was warmer than the air on Ocracoke on New Year’s Day prompting about two dozen islanders to take a refreshing dip on day-one of 2020. Children and youth dashed about at the airport ramp beach while many of the adults tried to stay as clothed as possible before the 2 p.m. charge into [...] Island Features |  Full Article

On the first Saturday afternoon in September, crews were cutting their way through broken pines and restringing the electric lines leading to Dare County Regional Airport on the northern end of Roanoke Island. Doors and windows were wide open at the small aviation terminal to draw in some kind of breeze while a handful of [...] Island Features |  Full Article

What a way to end the year! On December 29, 34 sea turtles were returned to the ocean from the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island and the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores! Volunteers from N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) went along for the ride on the Stormy Petrel II to make sure these turtles got back to the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

What better way to bring in the New Year then with Old Christmas in Rodanthe, North Carolina! Discover the centuries old tradition celebrated every year in this episode of “This Month in Outer Episode,” produced in collaboration with the Outer Banks History Center, and now airing on Current TV Government Channel 191 and available for [...] Island Features |  Full Article