(This article is republished from an August, 1999, special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) In 1870 when it was built, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was 1,500 feet from the ocean. By 1919, the ocean had advanced to within 325-350 feet of the tower and by 1935, it [...] Island Features |  Full Article

It’s hard to put into words what the lighthouse means to the islanders and visitors alike who come from all over to gaze at (and climb) this magnificent structure. As kids, we would climb it all the time, day and night, (it was open 24-7 until 1976). We were the unofficial tour guides to the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

  (This article is republished from an August, 1999, special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) They are engineers and laborers, historic preservationists and stone masons, designers, inventors, and jacks of all trades. They are northerners, southerners, and Hatteras Islanders. They are the men who have moved the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Liberty Christian Fellowship in Colington recently honored one of its long-time members during a special Sunday morning service. Senior Pastor Scott Hobbs had asked local blues musician Bill “Mojo” Collins to perform a couple of worship songs as special music during the service. Collins chose to perform his original work “Love Divine” that was written [...] Island Features |  Full Article

On June 17, 1999, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse began a journey rather than guided one. Over the course of 23 days, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was relocated 2,900 feet to where it stands today because of the threat of shoreline erosion, the park service website states. When Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was completed in 1870, the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Adapting to living with rising seas, larger, slower, rain-dumping coastal storms, flooding and extreme heat is going to take forward thinking, collaboration and money. “The planning for resilience, there’s no right way to do it,” said Jessica Whitehead, chief resilience officer of the recently formed North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resilience. Whitehead moderated the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

There’s a simple reason Mary Ellen Riddle has scheduled a series of hurricane talks at the Graveyard of the Atlantic. “It’s the season,” she says. The museum, located at 59200 Museum Drive in Hatteras, will host Documenting Disaster: Weather Dictates the Way of Island Life Hurricane Talk Series on June 20, July 18 and Aug. [...] Island Features |  Full Article

  The Outer Banks is home to an array of natural beauty, from the long stretches of wild beaches, to the calming waters of the sound, to all the many varieties of marine life. People come from all over the world, year after year, to enjoy all the treasures that these miles of sand have [...] Island Features |  Full Article

There’s no lack of excitement on Ocracoke Island this Independence Day. The festivities kick off Wednesday, July 3, with the famous Ocracoke Square Dance and a fireworks show over beautiful Silver Lake Harbor. The fun continues July 4 with a full day of activities, featuring the Sand Sculpture Contest, newly-added island-wide scavenger hunt, a traditional [...] Island Features |  Full Article