The owner of Artworks Florida Classic Fresnel Lenses has been busy reproducing the 1,008 prisms and hundreds of other mechanisms and components as part of the project to restore the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Park Historical Architect George Jaramillo to discuss work
“Elevating Stations: Preserving the Ocracoke Light Station Double Keepers Quarters,” next in the “Science on the Sound” free lecture series, is Thursday at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus.
Superintendent’s warning to coastal commission rings true
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Dave Hallac had told the Coastal Resources Commission last week that Rodanthe homes were apt to fall this weekend. It took fewer than 48 hours for the first to collapse.
Another Rodanthe house crumbles into ocean, more at risk
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials have temporarily closed the beach at Rodanthe as hazardous debris from the sixth fallen oceanfront house this year spreads.
G. Albert Lyon made millions but loved Gooseville Gun Club
A 1957 Sports Illustrated profile would dub him “The Commodore of Bimini,” but that was after the prolific inventor and successful businessman had enjoyed the simple pleasures of a sportsman’s life on the Outer Banks and his Gooseville Gun Club in Hatteras Village.
Buxton folk relieved at Corps action, ask why not sooner?
Corps of Engineers officials told Hatteras Island residents this week that work is ongoing and a formal advisory board on cleanup at the petroleum-contaminated National Park Service beach could help information flow, but some here wonder, why did it take so long?
CRC to consider reinstating Jockey’s Ridge protections
North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission members are expected this month to consider adopting rules to reinstate Jockey’s Ridge as an area of environmental concern.
Oregon Inlet Marina to undergo 5-month paving project
The kayak launch and access to Oregon Inlet Campground’s RV dump station will be closed beginning Dec. 9 for about two months while paving takes place.
Corps sets Nov. 4 presentation on Buxton petroleum cleanup
The presentation set for 7-9 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Fessenden Center will include information regarding a restoration advisory board related to the cleanup at the former defense site.
Army Corps to hold meeting on Buxton excavation progress
Army Corps of Engineers subject experts are to be on hand Nov. 4 for a meeting to update the public on excavation work at the former military site at the Buxton Beach Access.
Second Rodanthe house in 24 hours falls into ocean Friday
A second house, which was damaged by the debris from the first, fell into the ocean in Rodanthe Friday night.
Another house collapses in Rodanthe; 8th since 2020
The collapse of the house at 23001 G A Kohler Court early Friday morning is the eighth house collapse in Rodanthe on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches over the past four years, and the third this year
Work gets underway to pinpoint Buxton pollution source
Corps of Engineers contractors are to start work Friday near Old Lighthouse Beach in an intensified effort to find the source of intermittent fuel odors and oily soil first exposed more than a year ago by storm erosion.
NC 12 to return to off-season speed limit, close briefly
Travelers using N.C. Highway 12 on the Outer Banks should expect the return to off-season speed limits Monday and expect a short delay in Rodanthe early Tuesday morning.
‘Strong petroleum smells’ lead to expanded beach closure
The odors Thursday prompted Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff to temporarily broaden the closed area of Buxton Beach near a former military and Coast Guard site.
Team to study erosion’s impact on Ocracoke transportation
This multiyear study aims to answer questions on adaptation and mitigation strategies to improve transportation reliability and management of natural barrier island processes.
