Ocracoke Alive is in the process of planning the Winter Activities Community Calendar, which will be running mid-January through the end of March. Last year, the organization offered ...

Tuesday, Nov. 11Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board, 5:30 pm. Community Center. Wednesday, Nov. 12Ocracoke Preservation Society’s Fall Membership meeting 6 pm in the Ocracoke Community Center.

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 ...

Morning ferry ride to Hatteras by C. Leinbach won third place in Spot Photography in the NC Press Association 2023 newspaper contest. Ferry service to Ocracoke can change at any time due to shoaling, ...

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 ...

The 2025 Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning begins at 1718 Brewing Ocracoke. The 2024 Turkey Trot. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The 10th annual 5K Turkey Trot on Ocracoke Island will take ...

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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 ...

Stella Maris Chapel: Sunday afternoon Mass time varies. Go to Masstimes.org and type in the zip code: 27960 ...

The popular Blackbeard flag flown today was never Blackbeard’s flag, according to irrefutable evidence. If the notorious pirate captain saw it, he wouldn’t know whose it was. Likely, he would have ...