Ravaged by storms in the late 1800s and seeking opportunity, former Cape Banks islanders and founding residents of Morehead City’s Promise Land neighborhood are to be honored Oct. 26.
Culture & History
Remembrance Marks African Slaves’ Arrival
An event this past weekend at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site featuring Freedmen’s Colony descendants observed the 400th year since enslaved Africans were first brought to America.
North Carolina and the Turpentine Trail
Historian David Cecelski writes about North Carolina losing its stranglehold on the naval stores industry after the American Civil War, forcing workers to follow the “turpentine trail” in search of untapped longleaf pine forests in other southern states.
Event Set to Honor Diamond City’s Legacy
The Diamond City Homecoming set for Aug. 17 is a celebration held every five years to remember the community that once called Shackleford Banks home.
Hundreds Relive Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
Attendees showed the same awe and wonder while reliving the Apollo 11 moon landing Saturday at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, just as when the event took place 50 year earlier.
Event Recalls Drama of Lighthouse Move
Twenty years ago, there was little agreement on how to save the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, but common ground was the theme during Monday’s celebration of the 23-day “Move of the Century.”
Jazz Fest Marks 10th Year With State Support
The state is recognizing as part of its Year of Music the 10th annual Ocean City Jazz Festival, set for July 5-7, as the host community marks its 60th anniversary.
Recalling the Lighthouse Move, 20 Years On
Some folks were opposed and others said the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse would crumble, but the successful relocation project in June 1999 saved the historic structure from the sea.
Iconic Apollo 9 Image of NC Coast Turns 50
The Apollo 9 crew captured on March 12, 1969, a photo of the Outer Banks as seen from space, an image that changed perceptions of North Carolina’s coastal environment.
Festival to Celebrate Waterfowl, Seafood
The inaugural Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival set for later this month is to be a celebration of Hatteras water birds that also showcases local seafood, decoy collectors and bird carvers.
Waterfowl Weekend Set, Despite Damage
The destruction wrought by Hurricane Florence on the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is not getting in the way of Waterfowl Weekend. The annual celebration kicks off Friday, as planned.
Decoy Carvers Guild to Host 31st Festival
Harkers Island School will be filled Saturday and Sunday to the brim with vendors, carvers, artisans and more during the 31st annual Core Sound Decoy Festival, which celebrates waterfowl carving heritage.
Book Revives Memories of Nags Head Woods
The recently reissued 1987 book, “‘Everyone Helped His Neighbor’: Memories of Nags Head Woods,” by Lu Ann Jones and Amy Glass, brings to life an Outer Banks community that is no more.
Blackbeard’s Death: Part Of A Failed Coup?
With the approach of the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard’s death, theories abound about the mysterious pirate, but an N.C. author posits that the killing was part of a failed coup attempt.
Down East, Its Museum Work to Rebuild
Hurricane Florence lashed the communities of Down East Carteret County and the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum that celebrates their heritage, but folks from here and yonder are working together to rebuild.
Our Coast’s History: NC’s Oyster War
Back in the 1880s, as the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery declined from overharvest, out-of-state shellfishermen moved into North Carolina waters, prompting swift response from Tar Heel legislators.
