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Rainy Afternoon on Harkers Island

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Undeterred by looming clouds and the threat of rain, passengers board the Island Ferry Express Thursday at Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Harkers Island visitor center to head to South Core Banks for a glimpse of the lighthouse, which is closed to climbing this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Though the lighthouse is closed, some services are available in addition to the passenger ferry. The Harkers Island visitor center and store are open as well as the Keepers’ Quarters Museum. The ferry service from Beaufort is available but the Beaufort visitor center on Front Street is closed.

South Core Banks, Shackleford Banks and North Core Banks are open for camping vehicles or tents, shelling and fishing allowed.

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About Jennifer Allen

Born and raised in Swansboro, Jennifer Allen graduated from Appalachian State University in 2002 and picked up a second degree from UNC-Charlotte the following year. She joined the staff of the Carteret County News-Times in Morehead City in 2005 and completed her master's at UNC-Wilmington in 2008. Jenn spent nine years writing and editing at the News-Times before joining the staff at the Town of Beaufort in 2014, where she served as public information officer and town clerk. On June 1, 2017, Jenn came aboard as assistant editor for Coastal Review. She has also written for Our State Magazine and other regional and statewide publications. She lives in Morehead City with her husband James and their pups, Zaphod Beeblebrox, or Z, Octavius, but for short, they call him Gus, and Ivy Harriet.

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