An Elegant Tern. Photo by Bob Lewis By Peter Vankevich It was early Thursday, Sept. 25, at Cape Point on Hatteras Island. As Bob Lewis focused his long lens on a Black Tern, he noticed in the ...

Thanksgiving weekend will be busy on Ocracoke with several events detailed below. Turkey Trot to precede turkey feasting Nov. 27 The 2025 Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning begins at 1718 Brewing ...

John Van Coutren shows the area where the Jolly Roger Restaurant will be rebuilt. By Connie Leinbach The Jolly Roger, located on Silver Lake Harbor, will have a new look and should be back in ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Nov. 3:Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm. Livestreamed in the Community Center. See agenda below. Wednesday, Nov.

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The Ocracoke Community Pool Association will hold a “Ride for the Pool” Bike-a-thon at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. The ride will begin and end at the Ocracoke School circle where registration will ...

Ocracoke’s Mexican community invites all to experience one of their culture’s signature remembrances, Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, in a gathering from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in the ...

We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

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