This collection of photographs captures what historian David Cecelski calls “a rare view of the behind-the-scenes work that was necessary to maintain a functional system of navigational aids on the North Carolina coast.”
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Researchers shed light on Native Tribes’ English encounter
A two-day program in Manteo last week brought together researchers who study the Indigenous people of the late 16th century in what is now northeastern North Carolina and their short-lived relationship with colonists.
‘As Long as a Star Can Be Seen’: 1864 Plymouth Massacre
Historian David Cecelski, who recently gave the keynote address at an event commemorating the Plymouth Massacre of April 1864, shares his remarks from that day.
‘People’s museum’: Hatteras Islanders welcome reopening
After decades of work to establish a maritime museum in Hatteras, villagers were there to celebrate the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum reopening Monday with a new exhibit gallery awash in centuries of dramatic maritime history.
Southern Shores’ Flat Tops attract peak attendance for tour
Record numbers came out Saturday to tour the remaining few modest, single-story block homes that are a reminder of simpler times on the Outer Banks.
Estuarium to get cooking with new Seafood School exhibit
The Washington-based environmental education center’s new exhibits will highlight the estuary’s role as a nursery for marine life and have a Cooking Classroom with a view of the Pamlico River to host programs on how to prepare key species.
Hatteras museum to reopen, Beaufort boat show ahead
N.C. Maritime Museums system is readying for the reopening of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras and the annual Wooden Boat Show in Beaufort this weekend.
‘Save Our Sand Dunes’ recalls fight to save Jockey’s Ridge
The newly released children’s book is about the history of Jockey’s Ridge and the Baum family who spearheaded the campaign to save the landmark 50 years ago.
Sunset Beach a ‘sweet spot’ near Wilmington, Myrtle Beach
Unlike Outer Banks beaches, Sunset Beach is a relatively new attraction, having made a name for itself in the last 70 years.
Ocracoke festival aims to keep alive carving traditions
Organizers are putting the final touches on the sixth annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival scheduled for the third weekend of April in the Ocracoke School gymnasium.
Author documents investment fraud involving Buffalo City
Buffalo City, a now-abandoned Dare County logging town notorious for moonshine production during Prohibition, also featured in a huge life insurance company fraud case in the 1910s, author and retired forester Bill Barber has revealed.
As timber declined, Buffalo City loggers made ’shine
Recently detailed by “When Ghosts Made Moonshine” author Chris Barber, loggers in the remote, deeply forested northeastern region of North Carolina supplied highly regarded whiskey to speakeasies up the East Coast during Prohibition.
Land of the longleaf pine through a conservationist’s lens
Historian David Cecelski, using photos by his friend and conservationist Tom Earnhardt, illustrates the abundance and rich diversity of the photos of Green Swamp Preserve’s carnivorous plants and other wildlife.
Most coastal state parks report visitor growth in 2023
North Carolina State Parks recently announced that attendance grew by 4% statewide last year, with most of the nine sites on the coast contributing to that growth.
Hertford’s quiet, rural setting, rich history add to its appeal
The seat of Perquimans County incorporated in 1758 and has never had more than 2,500 residents.
‘Rich Lands of New River’: Town retains ‘postcard’ charm
Though references to Richlands can be found in the early Colonial period, the Onslow County community began to grow in the early 1900s when it gained a railroad connection.
