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A
Adventure, 50
air show, 370
Albatross, 267
Albatross Fleet, 207, 268, 269, 274
Albermarle Sound, 44
American Windsurfing Tour, 242, 250
Andrus, Steve, 212
Andy Griffith Show, The, 213
aquariums: Diamond Shoals Restaurant, 258; and Jennette’s Pier, 29, 116; and North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, 13, 371, 373–74, 377, 387; and North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island, 13, 189, 214; and Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, 69; and pier fishing, 29, 376
architecture, styles of, 65, 359
arm wrestling, 318
Ash Wednesday storm, 23, 52, 105
asteroids, 45
Audubon: and Baby Elephant Folio, 89; and Pine Island, 77–78, 89, 92; prints of, 89
Austin, Rudy, 297, 297
aviation: and Dare County Regional Airport Museum, 187; and National Aviation Day, 173; and Paul E. Garber First Flight Society Shrine, 115. See also Wright brothers
B
Bald Head Island Lighthouse, 57
Ballance, Alton, 305
Ballast Point. See Pirate’s Cove
Barnes, Ashley, 157
Barnett Graveyard, 269
Barrier Islands, the, 41
Basnight, Marc, 148
Bates, Rhonda, 212, 265–66
bays, unusual. See pocosins
Beach Jumpers, 290
Bear Island, 43, 322, 388, 389, 392, 393
bears, 22, 45, 46, 134, 179, 189, 201
Beaufort, 49
Beaufort Inlet, 44
beavers, prehistoric, 45
beer, 18–19; and Bacchus Wine & Cheese, 84; and Beaufort’s Brewin’ festival, 356; and The Bier Box, 70, 84; and Chip’s Wine and Beer Market, 161, 167; and Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant & Pub, 351; and Growlers To Go, 98; and Lee Robinson’s General Store, 280; and Lost Colony Brewery & Café, 207; and Mill Whistle Brewing, 353; and Outer Banks Brewing Station, 151; and Queen Anne’s Revenge, 354; and Tight Lines Pub & Brewing Co., 367; and Waves Market and Deli, 240; and Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, 163
Beirut Memorial, 391
Bell, Terry, 99
Bender, Jay, 70
bird-watching, 15, 20; and Albemarle Peninsula, 200–1; and bar-tailed godwits, 29; and black rail, 32; and buntings, 37; and Buxton Woods, 252, 25; and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, 32; and checklist, 25; and Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society, 19; and eagles, 22, 138, 189, 20; and egrets, 30; and heron, 201, 30; and ibis, 304, 37; and kayaks, 130, 328, 39; and Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve, 13; and Manns Harbor Purple Martin Roost, 19; and Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, 30; and Monkey Island, 7; and Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, 13; and North Carolina Birding Trail, 193, 252, 37; and Ocracoke, 29; and ospreys, 138, 148, 20; and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 15, 225, 228, 23; and pelagic trips, 27; and pelicans, 295, 295, 296; and petrels, 20, 252; and piping plover, 46, 77, 295; and Pirate’s Cove, 181; and purple martins, 20, 179, 193–94, 195; and recommended reading, 3; and rookeries, 75, 296, 30; and sandpipers, 193, 29; and Sea Gate Woods Preserve, 34; and Springer’s Point Nature Preserve, 303–4; and tundra swans, 45, 45, 200, 304; and Wings of Water festival, 24; and woodpecker, red-cockaded, 20, 45, 201, 322
Birthday Suits/The OBX Store, 102
Blackbeard, 33, 50; and Battle of Ocracoke, reenactment of, 318; and Blackbeard’s Grill & Steam Bar, 350; and Blackbeard’s Lodge, 307; and Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree, 318; and Bogue Banks, 320; and Crystal Coast, 320; and Hammock House, 347; and Legend of Blackbeard, 347; and North Carolina Maritime Museum, 342; and Ocracoke, 282, 299; and Queen Anne’s Revenge, 319, 374; and Sail Ocracoke, 297; and Springer’s Point Nature Preserve, 303–4; and Tale of Blackbeard, A, 313; and Teach’s Hole Blackbeard Exhibit, 293; and Teach’s Plantation, 303–4
Blessing of the Fleet, 267, 280, 370
blimps, 131
Bliven, Herbert, 186, 212
Bliven, Jeremy, 212
boatbuilding, 171, 188, 216–18, 342
Bodie Island, 44, 170, 220
Bodie Island Lighthouse, 56, 56, 117
Bogue Banks, 47
Bonner Bridge, 44, 44
Bowers, Don, 265
Boy Scouts, 293
British Cemetery, 55, 290, 317
Brown, Aycock, 171
Brown, William, 171
Burns, Otway, 343, 344, 390
Butler, Ben, 51
Buxton Woods, 43, 251–52, 255–56
C
Café Atlantic, 310
Camp Lejeune, 391
Canadian Hole, 31, 242, 245
Cannady, Buddy, 171
Cap’n Clam, 273
Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier, 261
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, 52, 56, 57, 252, 255, 271
Cape Hatteras National Seashore: and beaches, 255, 264, 283, 302; and bird-watching, 252, 295; and camping, 21; creation of, 60; and driving, 17, 29, 302; and fires, 26; and Hammock Hills Nature Trail, 303; and NPS rangers, 300; and ramp and beach closures, 246, 302; and snorkeling, 35; and surf fishing, 29. See also Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Hatteras Island and Ocracoke
Cape Lookout lighthouse, 52, 56, 57, 332–34, 345
Cape Lookout National Seashore, 14, 60, 332; and Core Banks, 14, 337; and driving, 17; and hunting, 327; and inlets, 44; and ORV, 334; and personal watercraft (PWC), 336; and Portsmouth Village, 294, 302; and shelling, 336; and surf fishing, 14, 29; and swimming, 337; visitor center of, 340, 323, 324; website of, 332
Cape Lookout Village, 335
Capt. Johnny, 195
Captain Bill’s, 357
Caribsea, 374
Carolina Princess, 362
Carolina, 49
Carolinian, 171
Carova, 65
carpenter gothic, 233
Carteret Catch, 350
Cartwright, Andrew, 189
cemeteries: and Barnett Graveyard, 269; and British Cemetery, 55, 280, 285, 290, 317; and Old Burying Ground, 343, 347, and Salvo Day Use Area, 232
Chandler, Frances W., 233
Charles II, 49
Charron, Paul, 207
Cheokee Inn, 140
Cherry Point Air Show, 370
Chicamacomico, etymology of, 232
Chicamacomico Historic Site, 233, 234
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, 13, 53, 53, 225, 231–32, 234
Chicamacomico Races, 51, 232
Chickahauk, 111
Chief Wanchese, 219
chili cookoff, 172
Choeichom, Phongrit “Pok,” 157
chowder, 22, 23
Circle, The, Morehead City, 371
Civil War: and Chicamacomico Races, 51, 232; and Fort Macon, 373; and Fort Ocracoke Historical Marker, 291; and Hatteras Village, 270; and North Carolina Civil War Trails, 24, 195, 232, 270; and Portrait of the Past series, 52; and Roanoke Heritage Art Gallery and Military Museum, 186; and Rodanthe Harbor, 231
clogs, 166
Coastal Studies Institute, 217
coffee, 156
Colington Island, 112
Colleton, John, 112
Concorde, Le, 50
cookbooks, 310
Coree, 46, 47, 332
Corolla, 65–87; and bridge, 63; and life-saving stations, 52; and lighthouses, 56
Cottage Shop, The, 102
Country Girl (headboats), 193, 196, 208
covered bridge, 129
Coyote, 313, 314
Crab Sloughs, 220
crab-shedding, 87, 112
crabs, softshell, 87, 112
Creef, George Washington, 183, 186
Croatan, 46; and Croatoan, 46, 261, 262, 267; and kayak tours, 254; and lost colony, 48–49; and Sir Walter Raleigh, 47; and Tuscarora War, 47
Croatoan National Forest, 37, 363; and bicycling, 390; and Black Swamp Trail, 393; and boat ramps, 390; and camping, 393, 395; and carnivorous plants, 45; and Neusiok Trail, 364; and North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Hiking Trail, 37; and tideland trail, 393
Croswait, Jordan, 171
Crystal Dawn, 197
CSS Albemarle, 51, 51
Culpeper’s Rebellion, 49
Currituck, and Chickahauk, 111
Currituck Beach Lighthouse, 56, 56, 13, 65, 67
D
Daniels, Barry, 171
Daniels, Darrell, 208
Daniels, Joey, 220
Daniels family, 216, 219
Dare, Eleanor, 48
Dare, Virginia, 48, 188 210
Davidson, Christine, 101
Davidson, Courtney, 101
Davis, Buddy, 171, 186, 188
Day at the Docks, 267, 280
Decker, Barton, 236
decoys, 23–24, 330; and The Bird Store, 164; and Captain Henry’s Gift Store, 330; and classes, 69; and Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild Hall, 324; and Core Sound Decoy Festival, 331; and Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center, 324–25, 326; and The Cotton Gin, 169; and Decoys by Nick Sapone, 217; and Down East communities, 227, 320; and Downpoint Decoys, 314; and Loon Day Carving Competition, 331; and North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, 342; and Ocracoke, 289, 292; and Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, 292; and Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, 69; and Roanoke Heritage Art Gallery and Military Museum, 186; and Roanoke Heritage Extended, 212; and Seaside Harkers Island, 330; and Solitary Swan, 100
Diamond City, 372
Diamond Shoals, 41, 251, 252, 254; and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, 13, 252, 254; and charters, 28; and Ghost Ship to Diamond Shoals: The Mystery of the Carroll A. Deering (Simpson), 271; and lightships, 57; and scuba diving, 275; and U-boats, 55
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, 207
Dismal Swamp Canal, 27, 51, 131
dogs: and beaches, 33, 105, 135, 379; and Camp Hatteras RV Resort & Campground, 238; and Cyber Dog USA Holistic Pet Shop & School for Dogs, 169; and Dajio Restaurant and Patio Bar, 309; and dog parks, 92, 124, 138, 238; and Duck Town Park and Soundside Boardwalk, and fountains for, 92; and Emerald Isle beach, 379; and Island Ferry Adventures, 345; and Kitty Hawk beaches, 135; and Kitty Hawk Park, 124; and Lucky Duck’s Guide Service, 327; and Morning View Coffee House, 157; and Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, 138; and Otway House Bed & Breakfast, 329; and Outer Barks, 103; and pet accommodations, 308; and Salty Paws Dog Biscuits, 160; and Seagrass Whimsical Gift Shop, 355; and South Beach Grille, 153; and Southern Shores beaches, 105; and Sting Wray’s Bar & Grill, 240; and The Dancing Turtle Coffee Shop, 278
dolphins (mahi mahi), 27, 154, 204, 272, 356
dolphins, and North Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network, 32
dolphins, and watching: and Barrier Island Kayaks, 392; and Cape Carteret, 390; and Capt. Johnny’s Outer Banks Dolphin Cruises, 195; and Carolina Ocean Studies, 345; and Carolina Ocean Studies, 345; and central beaches, 121, 135; and Crystal Coast Lady Cruises, 345; and Crystal Coast Lady Cruises, 345; and Crystal Coast, 346, 392; and Good Fortune Coastal Ecology Charters, 362; and Hatteras, 270, 273; and Island Express Ferry Service, 336; and Kitty Hawk Watersports, 121, 135; and Lookout Cruises, 345; and Lookout Cruises, 346; and Manteo and Pirate’s Cove, 195; and Miss Bodie Island Dolphin Watch Cruises, 195; and Miss Hatteras, 273; and Morehead City, 362; and Nags Head Dolphin Watch, 121; and Ocracoke, 297; and Paradise Dolphin Cruises, 217; and Rudy Austin, 297, 298; and Sandbar Safari Eco-Tours, 390; and Seabirding Pelagic Trips, 270; and Thicket Lump Marina, 219; and Wanchese, 217, 219
donuts, 97, 167
Down East, 21, 30, 323, 368
Downeast Rover, 194
dunes, 42–43, 59; and Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, 77; largest, 113, and Penny’s Hill, 75; unspoiled system of, 322, 388, 389, 92. See also Jockey’s Ridge
Duplin Winery, 192
E
E. S. Newman, 53, 186
ecotourism: and Albemarle Peninsula, 200–1; and Alice Hoffman Nature Trail, 379; and Alligator River, 200–1; and Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve, 255–56; and Cape Carteret, 390; and Carolina Ocean Studies, 345; and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, 326, 328; and Coastal Studies Institute, 217; and Corolla, 76, 77, 79; and Currituck, 77; and Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center, 131; and eco-cruise, 91; and Good Fortune Coastal Ecology Charters, 362; and Hatteras Island Ocean Center Ecology Park, 270; and Jennette’s Pier, 116, 116; and Jockey’s Ridge State Park, 117; and kayaks, 76, 134, 195; and Museum of the Albemarle, 131; and Museum of the Sea, 252; and Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, 138; and North Beaches, 76; and Oregon Inlet, 171; and Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter, 361; and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 228; and Pine Knolls, 379; and Pirate’s Cove, 193; and Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve, 344, 348; and Roanoke Island, 195; and Sea Gate Woods Preserve, 349; and SUPs, 133; and Swansboro, 390; and Theodore Roosevelt Nature Trail, 379
Edenton, 49
Elizabeth City, 131
Elizabeth I, 47, 47
Elizabeth II, 180, 181, 185, 186
Elizabethan Gardens, 179, 180, 187, 188, 213–15
Elizabethan Rendezvous, 172
escape room, 347
Etheridge, Richard, 184, 184, 186
Explorer (tugboat), 132
F
Fairbanks, Douglas, 290
Fanny, 232
Fessenden, Reginald, 53–54
fig, festival of, 318
fig cake, 305, 310, 318
Fight-N-Lady, 171
Fintastic, 171
Fire on the Beach (Wright/Zoby), 184
First Colony Foundation, 49
First Flight Anniversary, 174
Firth, Russell, 219
fish fry: and Hatteras Village, 225, 278; and Kinnakeet, 249
Fish Walk, The, 359, 364
fishing, and recommended reading, 121, 171, 272
fishing tournaments: and Annual Invitational Surf Fishing tournament, 260; and Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Saltwater Slam, 387;; and Big Rock Blue Marlin Fishing Tournament, 359, 370; and Bob Bernard Open Individual Tournament, 260; and Bogue Inlet Pier King Mackerel Tournament, 387; ; and Capital City Four Wheelers Annual Surf Fishing Tournament, 260; and Davis Island Fishing Foundation Surf Fishing Tournament, 338; and Family Fishing Tournament, 173; and Five-O King Mackerel Tournament, 396; and Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament, 387; and Hatteras Village Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament, 280; and Junior Fishing Tournament, 250; and Kayak Fishing Tournament, 173; and King Mackerel Bluewater Fishing Tournament, 396; and N.C. Ducks Unlimited Band the Billfish Tournament, 370; and Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament, 317; and Pirate’s Cove Big Game Tournaments, 196; and Spanish Mackerel & Dolphin Fishing Tournament, 356
Foreman, Al, 208
Forman, Trip, 236
Fort Macon State Park, 371, 373; and air tours, 344; and beaches, 378; cannons of, 374; and Civil War, 51; and concerts, 322, 373, 385; and kite flying, 377; and recommended reading, 52; and trails, 379
Foster, Ernal, 267
Foster’s Quay, 269, 274
Freedmen’s Colony, 51–52, 179, 189; and bike path, 192; and Civil War Trail sites, 195; and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, 188, 199
Fresnel lens, 56, 67, 117, 271
Frisco Pier, 261
Front Porch Cafe, 156, 167, 208
fulgarite, 42
Futrell, Glenn, 181
G
G.A. Kohler, 234
gamefish Junction, 272
gardens: and Beaufort, 341, 342, 349, 356; and Coastal Gardening Festival, 173; and Coastal Home and Garden Show, 370; and Corolla Village, 67; and Elizabethan Gardens, 179, 180, 188, 213–15; and Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center bird garden, 262; and Harvey Sound Access rain gardens, 137; and Koru Village Meditation Garden, 246; and Manteo High School rain garden, 198; and Morehead City Curb Market, 367; and My Secret Garden, 213; and Outer Banks Arboretum and Teaching Garden, 114, 173; and Pelican House, 381; and Roanoke Island Inn, 202; and The White Doe Inn, 203; and Tryon Palace 360
Garrish, Irvin, 289
Gere, Richard, 202, 233
ghost tours: and Beaufort Ghost Walk, 347; and Beaufort Pirates Revenge Ghost Float, 347; and Blackbeard, 33; and Ghost Tours of the Outer Banks, 196; and Haunted Webb Memorial, 347; and Ocracoke Ghost and History Tour, 301; and Port City Pirates & Ghosts Tour, 347; and Village Craftsmen, 285, 293; and Waterside Theatre Backstage, 211; and The Whalehead Club, 68
go-karts, 13, 73, 85, 125, 262, 377, 391
golf, 30
grapes, 45–47, 162, 192–93
Grave Digger Dungeon, 163
Graveyard of the Atlantic, 41, 52; and life-saving stations, 231, 234; and recommended reading, 105; and SCUBA diving, 35; and shipwrecks of, 116
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 13, 225, 267, 271, 271
graveyards. See cemeteries
Gray, Tami, 273
Gray’s Department Store, 102
Green, Paul, 210
Grenville, Richard, 47
Griffith, Andy, 211
Grove, The, 371
Guide to Sea Kayaking in North Carolina (Landrum), 195
H
H20BX, 124
Halloween storm, 52
Hamby, Greg and Linda, 139
hammocks, 102
Hammocks Beach State Park, 322, 388, 389; and camping, 393; and Civil War, 51; and kayaking, 392
handicapped, and visually impaired, 262
handicapped access: and A. S. Austin Company, 275; and Atlantis Lodge, 380; and beach wheelchairs, 18, 135, 136, 137, 255, 275, 333, 337, 379, 380; and Beaufort, 337; and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 264; and Colington Creek Inn, 139; and Croatan National Forest Campgrounds, 364, 365; and Days Inn Oceanfront Wright Brothers, 142; and The Elizabethan Inn, 205; and Emerald Isle, 375, 379; and Harborlight Guest House, 394; and Harkers Island, 332–33; and horseback riding, 273; and Jockey’s Ridge State Park, 117, 139; and Kill Devil Hills, 135; and Nags Head, 136; and Outer Beaches Realty, 247; ; and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 228, 230; ; and Town Creek Water Access, 347; ; and Tranquil House Inn, 202–3
hang gliding, 110, 117, 127, 128, 173
Harriot, Thomas, 188, 199
Harkers Island, 323
Harris, John, 128
Hatteras clam chowder, 22, 23
Hatteras Development Co., 267
Hatteras Inlet, 44
Hatteras Island, 223–80; and “whaleheads,” 43; and Buxton Woods, 43; and Civil War, 51, 52; and Croatoan, 46, 49; and lost colony, 48–49; name, meaning of, 46; and wireless, 54
Hatteras Saltworks, 167
Hatteras Village, 267–80
Hawks, John, 360
High Return, 171
Hines, Jesse, 160
Hines, Whitney, 160
Hird, Barbara, 172
HMS Bedfordshire, 55, 290
homestead, 251
Hornigold, Benjamin, 50
horses, 71, 72–73, 76, 262; and Bob’s Wild Horses Tours, 70; and Corolla Outback Adventures, 70; and Wild Horse Adventure Tours, 70; and Wild Horse Fund museum, 67, 69, 72; and Back Country Safari Tours, 75; and Banker horses, 64, 70; and boy scouts, 293; and Carova, 13, 65, 65, 66, 77; and Carrot Island, 339, 348, 352; and Cedar Island, 326, 329; and Corolla Wild Horse Fund, 70; and Corolla Wild Horse Museum, 72; and Corolla Wild Horse Mustang Store, 85; and Diamond City, 332; and Driftwood Ranch, 263; and Equine Adventures, 263; and Equine Country USA, 392; and Frisco, 262–63; and Hatteras Island Horseback Riding, 273; and Hatteras Village, 273; and Ikey D, 304; and Island Farm, 189; and Island Ferry Adventures, 345; and KittyHawk.com website, 128; and Morning Star Stables, 300; and Ocracoke Pony Pens, 292, 292; and Ocracoke, 300; and Outer Banks Riding Stables, 326; and pony penning, 72; and private mustang preserve, 75; and Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve, 344, 348; and recommended reading, 335; and Shackleford Banks, 13, 322, 335, 335, 336, 337–38, 337; and Shackleford Wild Horse and Shelling Safari, 346; and Timothy O Tillett Homeplace Bed & Breakfast, 219; winged, 39, 151, 165
Howard, William, 282
hunting: license for, 31; and Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, 30; and North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 74; and Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, 292; and Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, 64, 69; and recommended reading, 75, 171
hurricanes, 12, 31
Huse, Nancy, 212
I
Inlets and Sounds, 43–45
Inner Banks, 45
Iron Men, 49
Iroquois Confederacy, 47
Island Cookbook, The, 310
Island Time, 187
J
Jean Dale, 325
Jockey’s Ridge, 42–43, 55, 110, 113
Jockey’s Ridge State Park, 13, 117; and bird watching, 20; and Crabby Clinic, 122; and hang gliding, 127, 173, 174; and kayaking, 132; and kite festival, 173, 174; and oyster roast, 172; and trails, 37, 139
“Jolly Rogers,” 187
Jones, Rees, 73
Jones, Sam, 289, 304, 307
K
Karole, Tom, 95
kayaks, 15, 18, 21–22, 29; and Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, 69; and sea kayaking, 195, 327, 392. See also kayak fishing
kayak fishing: and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, 328; and Emerald Isle, 378; and Hatteras Village, 275; and Ocracoke, 300–1; and Pea Island, 229; and Roanoke Island Outfitters, 195; and Swansboro, 390; and tournament, 173
Kelly, Mike, 147, 151
Kill Devil Hills Life-Saving Station, 67
King, Donny, 146
Kinnakeet, 242
Kinnakeet Fish Fry, 249
kite competition, 173
kite festival, 172–73, 174, 386, 387
kiteboarding, 14, 31, 128, 231, 232, 236, 237, 245; and competitions, 132, 241
Kitty Hawk, 13, 47, 110–12, 114–15
Kitty Hawk Kites, 128
Kitty Hawk Land Company, 104
Knapp, Joseph P., 79
Knight, Edward, 68
Knotts Island, 79, 79
kombucha, 19
Koru Village Restaurant, 242
Kowalski, Gail, 166
L
Labrador Current, 41, 272
Lachine, Johanna and Justin, 152
Landrum, Pam Malec, 195, 197
Lane, Diane, 202, 233, 235
Lassiter, Wes, 212, 266
Latino de Ocracoke, Festival, 318
Laura Barnes, 116
Lawson, John, 48
Legacy, 171
Lewark’s Hill, 43
Lewis, Brady, 325
lifesaving stations, 52–53, 53; and 1878 Kill Devil Hills, 65, 67; and architecture, 233; and Caffey’s Inlet, 87, 87, 89, 95; and Cape Lookout, 294, 332, 335; and Chicamacomico, 225, 231, 232, 234, 241; and Kitty Hawk, 114, 145; and Little Kinnakeet, 233, 243; and Oregon Inlet, 228, 229; and Pea Island, 53, 184, 186, 236; and recommended reading, 54
lighthouses, 52, 56–57, 56–57; and Bald Head Island, 57; and Bodie Island, 56, 117, 134, 170; and Cape Hatteras, 56, 57, 224, 225, 251, 252, 255, 271; and Cape Lookout, 56, 57, 322, 324, 332, 332, 334; and Currituck 56, 64, 65, 67, 85; and Fresnel lens, 56, 67, 117, 271; and Oak Island, 57; and Ocracoke, 56, 57, 282–83, 289, 291–92; and Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, 57; and Roanoke Marshes, 186–877, 194; and screw-pile, 57, 57, 186–87
lightships, 57
live oaks, 43
Lois Joyce, 116
Long, William Ivey, 211
Loop Control Station, 55
Lords Proprietors, 49
Lost Colony, The, 14, 47–49, 176, 214
Lost Colony, The (drama), 59, 176, 180, 210–11, 214; and Manteo, streets of, 183; and recommended reading, 214; and Waterside Theatre Backstage Tours, 179, 211
Lost Colony Center for Science and Research, 49
Lost Colony children’s show, 196
Lumbee River, 47
Lunden, Bob, 139
Lunden, Mae, 139
M
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, 27, 79
mackerel, 27–28; and Albatross Fleet, 274; and Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Saltwater Slam, 387; and Bogue Inlet Pier King Mackerel Tournament, 387; and Cape Hatteras, 272; and Drum Stick, 298; and Emerald Isle, 375; and Five-O King Mackerel Tournament, 396; and Harkers Island, 326; and King Mackerel Bluewater Fishing Tournament, 396; and Rodanthe, 231; and Spanish Mackerel & Dolphin Fishing, 356
Manteo (chief), 47–48, 176
Manteo (city), 14; and beer, 18; and Buddy Cannady, 218; and Kill Devil Rum, 209; and Mother Vine, 176, 192; and Warren O’Neal, 188; and Outer Banks History Center, 105; and purple martins, 20; and recommended reading, 214; and screw-pile lighthouse, 57, 57; and WWII, 55
marlin, blue, 211
Mattamuskeet, Lake, 20, 47, 179
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, 304
mattingly, Antoinette Gaskins, 250
Maynard, 282
Maynard, Robert, 50
maze, 179
McMullan, Philip, 49
meal wine, 295
Meekins, Theodore, 183, 203
Meka II, 339, 339, 343
Midgett family, 55, 231
Midgett House, 234
Midgett, Mac, 235
Midgett, Neva, 204
Midgett, Rasmus, 53
Midgett, Rusty, 258
Midgett, Sheldon, 171, 188
Midgett, Timothy, 272
Midgett’s Hammock. See Pirate’s Cove
Midgette, Mattie (Pridgen, Nellie Myrtle Midgette), 115, 118
mini-golf: and Bogue Banks, 377 ; and Buxton, 253, 259; and Caope Carteret, 391; and Corolla, 73, 80, 85; and Frisco, 262; and Grass Course, 73; and Jockey’s Ridge, 42, 43, 113; and Nag’s Head, 125
Mirlo, 53, 231, 241
Mirlo Beach, 224, 231
Miss Hatteras, 273
Miss Oregon Inlet, 28, 122, 171
Mitchell, Billy, 261
Molasses Creek, 266, 293, 313, 314
Monkey Island, 75, 76
Morehead, John Motley, 320
Mother Vine, 39, 45, 176, 192
motocross, 393
motor courts, and Sea Foam Motel, 144
mud bogging, 392
murals, 148, 207, 342
muscadine, 39, 191, 192–93, 213
music: and American Music Festival, 367; Fort Macon Summer Concert Series, 385; and Beach Music Shop, 16; and Beachcomber Campground, 30; and Beaufort Music Festival, 356; and Bluegrass Island Trading Co., 21; and Down East Folk Arts Society Concert Series, 368; and the Fourth of July Celebration, 241; and Morehead City, 368; and Ocrafolk, 293, 313, 314, 317; and Outer Banks Forum for the lively Arts, 161; and Roanoke Island Festival Park Concert Series, 21; and streaming, 28; and Tale of Blackbeard, A, 299; and Theater of Dare, 211
mustangs, 75
N
Nags Head, 55, 58, 113–14; and recommended reading, 101, 119
Nags Head Cottage Row Historic District. See Unpainted Aristocracy
Native Americans, 46–47; and Coree tribe, 46; and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, 199; and Frisco Native American Museum, 262; and grapes, 45; and Kitty Hawk, 111; and Legend of Two-Path, The, 185; and Long Point Recreation Area, 363; and the Lost Colony, 48, 176; and New Bern, 46; and Roanoke Heritage Art Gallery and Military Museum, 186; and Roanoke, 176; and shellpoint, 328; and Tuscarora Tribe, 328; and Wanchese, 216; and Woccon tribe, 46, 282. See also Croatan and Manteo
Nelson, Steve, 256
Network for Endangered Sea Turtles, 32, 46
New Bern, 52, 360
Newell, Leni, 386
newspaper, 145
Nights in Rodanthe, 202, 232, 233, 235
Nixon, Francis, 55
North Beaches, and border fence, 63
North Carolina Aquariums, 17, 189, 373–74; and Alice Hoffman Nature Trail, 379; and Holiday Adventure Camps, 377; and piers, 29, 116, 376; and Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area, 371; and Trick-or-Treat Under the Sea, 214, 387
North Carolina Maritime Museum, 13, 339, 342; and Blackbeard, 33; and Friends of the Maritime Museum, 345; and shells, 36; and Summer Science School, 347; and Whales and Whaling Symposium, 356
Nuzzo, Matt, 236
O
O’Neal, Buddy, 244
O’Neal, David, 314
O’Neal, Farris, 298
O’Neal, Francis, 310
O’Neal, Kathleen, 314
O’Neal, Ronnie, 298, 300
O’Neal, Ryan, 298
O’Neal, Warren, 171, 187, 188
Oak Island Lighthouse, 57
ocracats, 299
Ocracoke brogue, 283
Ocracoke Inlet, 43
Ocracoke Lighthouse, 56, 57
Ocracokers (Ballance), 305
Ocrafolk, 313, 314
Oden’s Dock, 267, 274
Old Burying Ground, 342, 343, 344
Old Gray House, The, 251
Oregon Inlet, 14, 22, 44, 110, 170, 283
Oriental, 228
outback. See Carova
Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum in Mattie Midgette’s Store, 115, 115
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, 23, 64, 65, 69, 72
Outer Banks History Center, 105, 184, 185, 188
Outer Banks National Scenic Byway, 34, 225, 227, 326
overwash, 41
oysters, 220
oyster shells, 46, 285, 291, 295, 305
oyster shooter, 310
P
Pamlico Sound, 28, 44;; and canoe tours, 229; and dolphin- and whale-watching, 297–98; and family fishing, 274; and Hammock Hills Nature Trail, 303; and hunting, 300; and inshore charters, 28; and kayaking, 238; and snorkeling, 35; and Verrazano, 47; and wind gypsies, 31, 231, 232, 238, 245
parasailing: and Beaufort, 347; and Bogue Banks, 377; and corolla, 73, 76; and Duck, 90–91; and Hatteras Village, 274; and KittyHawk.com website, 128; and Manteo, 197; and Nags Head, 125, 134, 135; and Ocracoke, 299
Parsons, Roy, 313, 314
Patterson, Brian, 270
Paul E. Garber First Flight Society Shrine, 115
Pea Island, 44
Pea Island Life-Saving Station, 53, 184, 186, 236
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: and birding, 15, 20, 225, 228; and snorkeling, 35, 230
peaches, 79
Pearl, Carlen, 146
Penny’s Hill, 43, 76
Pepsi-Cola, 360
Peters, Bill, 140
Peters, Veda, 140
Pilot Town, 282
Pine Knoll Shores, 47, 371–87
piping plover, 46, 77, 295
pirates, 33, 50; and Beaufort Pirate Invasion, 356; and Blackbeard’s Grill & Steam Bar, 350; and Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree, 318; and the Crystal Coast, 320; and Flying Pirate Half-Marathon & Pirate Expo, 173; and ghost tours, 347; and Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 271; and H2OBX, 124; and Horatio Sinbad, 343; and Invasions of Beaufort and Ocracoke, 343; and Jolly Roger Restaurant & Bar, 151; and Legend of Blackbeard, 347; and Little Pirate Adventure Cruise, 272, 273; and mini golf, 125; and Museum of the Sea, 252; and North Carolina Maritime Museum, 339, 342; and NPS rangers, 252, 300; and Ocracoke, 282; and Ocracoke Community Library, 287; and Pamlico Jack’s Pirate Hideaway, 152; and Pirate Adventures of the Outer Banks, 196, 225; and pirate festivals, 173, 343, 356; and Pirates of Chicamacomico, 240; and Pirate’s Republic, 50; and the Revenge, 347; and Roanoke Adventure Museum, 185; and Rob Temple, 314; and Sea Gypsy, 196; and Stumpy the Pirate Cat, 212; and Teach’s Hole Blackbeard Exhibit, 293; and Teach’s Hole Pirate Specialty, 317; and Top Dog Café, 240. See also Blackbeard
Pirate’s Cove, 181, 211
plants, carnivorous, 45, 363, 364, 393
Plymouth, 51, 57, 200–1
pocosins, 45
polar plunge, 172
Pool, W. G., 55
Portsmouth Village, 294, 294, 332, 335–36
Potato Festival, 131
Poulos Christmas lights, 174
Powhatan, 48
Priscilla, 53
privateer, 339
Pullen Drew, 52
Q
Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), 33, 50, 320, 342, 374
R
Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve, 344, 347, 348
Rachel Carson Nature Trail, 322
Raleigh, Walter, 45, 47. See also Lost Colony
red drum, 14, 250
Reel Action, 273
Rescue Men, 184
Rigged Up, 171
Roanoke Island, 176–222; and Alligator River Wildlife Refuge, 200; and Baum bridge, 58; and bird-watching, 193; and boatbuilding, 171, 188, 218; and Civil War, 51, 189, 195; and Dare County Regional Airport, 187, 190; and Freedmen’s Colony, 189; and Island Farm, 189; and lighthouse, 57, 57; and Mother Vine, 39, 45; name, meaning of, 46, 176; and Native Americans, 46–47, 176; and North Carolina Aquarium, 189; and overwash, 41; and Pioneer theatre, 183, 210; and recommended reading, 214; and Roanoke Island Maritime Museum, 181, 186, 197; and top ten activities, 179; and John White, 47; and wireless, 54. See also boat building, Elizabethan Gardens, and Lost Colony
Roanoke Island Festival Park, 13, 180–81, 185; and children’s shows, 196; concert series of, 210; and Elizabeth II, 186; and John White, 47; and Manteo boardwalk, 198; and special events, 213–14; and Wanchese, 176
Robbie’s Way, 304
Robertson, Kim, 232
Robinson, Rob, 146
Rodanthe, 224, 231–41; and life-saving station, 52; and Nights in Rodanthe, 202, 235
Rosell, Gee Gee, 260
rum, 32, 112, 209
Run Hill, 42–43
S
S curves, 224
sailboarding. See windsurfing
sailing lessons: and Avon Harbor Sailing, 244; and Friends of the Maritime Museum, 345; and Kitty Hawk Watersports, 120; and Nor’Banks Sailing & Watersports center, 91; and Outer Banks Sailing Program, 186, 197; and Windfall Sailing School, 299
Salt Pond, 252
Salter Path (CD), 379
Sanctuary Vineyards, 39, 162, 162, 169
sand dollars, 301, 336
Sanderling Resort, 87, 87, 89, 93, 93; and bird art, 20; restaurants of, 95; spa of, 90
Sanitary Fish Market, 357, 365, 367
sassafras theory, 48–49
Saunders, W. O., 59
Scarborough, Cathy, 315
Scarborough, Donna, 258
Scarborough, Phil, 202
Scarborough, Rick, 171, 218
Scarborough, Sally, 202
Scott, Megan, 99
SCUBA diving: and Atlantic Beach Diving, 377; and Atlantis Charters, 377; and Beaufort, 347; and Cape Lookout, 337; and Capt. J. T.’s Wreck Diving, 274; and Discovery Diving Company, 347; and Dive Hatteras, 274; and Diver Down Diving Charters, 377; and Hatteras Island coast, 230; and Hatteras Village, 274–75; and lessons, 197; and Manteo, 197; and Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 274–75; and Morehead City, 363; and Olympus Dive Center, 363; and reef dives, 377; and Roanoke Island Outfitters and Dive Center, 197; and shark dives, 377; and U-boats, 35, 275; and wrecks, 35, 132, 230, 377
scuppernongs, 39, 45, 79, 192–93
Sea Gypsy, 196
Sea’Scape, 194
seafood festival, 173, 361, 370
Seagull, settlement of, 43
Segway, 75, 128
shad boat, 131, 131, 186, 195
Shell Castle Island, 52, 282, 296
Shell Point, 327, 328
shells. See Oyster shells; Shell Point; shells, and collections; shells, and shelling; shells, and shops; and wampum
shells, and collections: and Cape Lookout Lighthouse & Keepers’ Quarters Museum, 334; and Hampton Inn and Suites Outer Banks Corolla, 78; and North Carolina Coastal Federation, 361; and North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, 342; and Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum, 115
shells, and shelling, 35–36: and Cape Lookout National Seashore, 336–37; and Cape Point, 336; and Core Banks, 336; and Family Water Adventures, 273; and Good Fortune Coastal Ecology Charters, 362; and Hammocks Beach State Park, 392; and Happy Hour catamaran, 272; and Ocracoke, 301, 302; and recommended reading, 34; and Sand Dollar Island, 362; and Sandbar Safari Eco-Tours, 390; and Shackleford Banks, 336, 338, 345, 346; and Shackleford Wild Horse and Shelling Safari, 346
shells, and shops: and Absolutely Outer Banks, 169; and Captain’s Cargo, 317; and Michael’s Gems and Glass, 166; and Pirates Chest Gift Shop, 317; and Roanoke Heritage Extended, 212; and Sandcastles, 250; and Shipwreck, 172; and Sunsational Designs Gallery and Beads of Paradise, 266
Shelly Island, 224
shipwrecks, 52–53; and air tours, 190; as building material, 113, 307; and Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 225, 270, 271; and kill-devil rum, 209; and Laura Barnes, 116; and Lois Joyce, 116; and Museum of the Sea, 252; and The Webb Library, 359; and USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve, 115–16; and USS Monitor, 52. See also SCUBA diving
Shona, 369
Silver, John, 212
Simpson, Bob, 323
Sinbad, 171
Sinbad, Horatio, 339, 343, 343, 356
skatepark, 129, 132, 197
Skirt Chaser, 171
skydiving, 197
Slick, Earl, 87
Smith, Gary, 75
snorkeling. See SCUBA diving
Somerset, Henry, 49
Sound Feet Shoes, 102, 167
Southern Shores, 104–6
Sparks, Nicholas, 345
speedway, 125, 389
Sportsman Boatworks, 171
stand-up paddleboarding, 129
Stark, Billy, 263
Stewart, Ben, 212, 213
Stewart, Kathryn, 212, 213
Stick, David, 104, 105
Stick, Frank, 59, 104, 213
“stick style” Queen Anne, 65
storms, 12, 23, 41, 52, 224
Stormy Petrel II, 270, 273
Stuart, Watson, 74
Stumpy the Pirate Cat, 212
submarines. See U-boats
Sugarloaf Island, 361, 362, 364, 370
SUP, 129
surfing, and competitions, 132; and “The Buddy” Longboard Classic, 387; and ESA Eastern Surfing Championships, 173
swan calling, 74
swans, 20, 20, 30, 45, 45; and Albemarle Peninsula, 200–1; and hunting, 74, 300, 327; and Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, 304; and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 228
Sweet Home Alabama, 42
T
Taste of the Beach, 24, 149, 172
TCOM, 131
Teach, Edward. See Blackbeard
Temple, Rob, 297, 313, 314
Thanksgiving storm, 23, 52
Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area, 371, 379
Tillett sisters, 148
Tillett, Lorraine, 219
Tillett, Omie, 170–71, 188
Tillett, Sambo, 170–71
Tillett, Tony, 171
Titanic, 271
Topsail inlet, 49
Torpedo Junction, 55. See also Diamond Shoals
Trent, 261
Trophy Hunter, 171
Try My Nuts, 102
Tryon Palace, 360
Tuna Fever, 171
Turek, Eve, 100, 165
turtles, 46; and beach closures, 29, 255; and Bob Perry Road, 129; and Bodie Island Lighthouse, 117; and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 300; and Cape Point, 337; and Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, 77; and Hatteras Island Ocean Center Ecology Park, 270; and kids, 73; and Network for Endangered Sea Turtles, 32, 46; and North Carolina Aquariums, 190, 374; and Ocracoke, 295, 302; and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 228; and Sandy Run Park, 138; and Seabirding Pelagic Trips, 270
Tuscarora Indians, 46, 47, 328
Twiddy, Doug, 67
U-boats, 54–55, 54; and British Cemetery, 290; and County Regional Airport Museum, 187; and diving, 36, 275; and Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 271; and lightship, 57; and Loop Shack Hill, 290; and Mirlo, 53; and North Carolina Aquarium, 374; and Ocracoke, 283
Under Pressure, 274
Unpainted Aristocracy, 55, 58, 110, 113, 115, 118, 119
USS Huron, 115, 132
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63, 114
USS Monitor, 52, 189–90, 270, 271, 274
V
Verrazano, Giovanni da, 47
Village News, The, 145
Virginia Dare Trail, 59, 111, 118
visually impaired, 262
W
wampum, 46, 176
Wanchese (chief), 9, 47, 176
Wanchese: and boatbuilders, 218; and fishing charters, 14; and name of, 216
Wanchese Fish Company, 216
wash woods, 41
Wash Woods Coast Guard Station, 68
watermelons, 98, 395, 396
waterpark, 124
wavesailing, 242, 245
weather bureau building, 267, 267, 270
Weatherford, Carole, 184
Whalebone Junction, 113
Whalehead Club, 13, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 86
“whaleheads,” 43
Whales, 32; and North Carolina Maritime Museum, 342; and Pamlico Sound, 297–98; and Seabirding Pelagic Trips, 270; and Whales and Whaling Symposium, 356
When the Water Smokes (Simpson), 323
White, John, 47, 48–49, 282
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, 14, 219, 222, 272, 273
Wild Horse Fund, 67, 69, 70, 73, 85
wildfowl art, 89
Williamson, Thomas, 206
wind shadow, 42
Windmill Point, 132, 304
windmills, 18, 151, 188, 189, 304
windsurfing: and American Windsurfing Tour, 242, 250; and Avon, 31, 242; and Canadian Hole, 225, 245; and Fox Watersports, 254; and OBX-Wind.com Windsurfing Festival, 250
winged horses, 39, 151, 165
wireless, 54
Woccon, 45, 282
“Wococon,” 282
wolves, red, 45, 190, 200
woodpecker, red-cockaded, 20, 45, 201, 322
World War I, 186, 261
World War II, 35; and Beach Jumpers, 290; and Dare County Regional Airport Museum, 187; and Fort Macon State Park, 373; and Frisco airport, 261; and Ocracoke Community Library, 287; and Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, 292; and U-boats, 54–55, 283, 290
Wright, David, 184
wright, Jacob, 162
Wright, John, 162
Wright brothers, 108; and Black Pelican Oceanfront Restaurant, 145; and glider, replica of, 127, 128; and Kill Devil Hill, 43; and Kill Devil Hills Life-Saving Station, 67–68, 145; and Kitty Hawk, 114–15, 119; and Orville’s birthday, 173, and Wilbur’s birthday, 172
Wright Brothers National Memorial, 13, 53, 53, 58, 59, 112; and Paul E. Garber First Flight Society Shrine, 115; and special events, 173–74; and Wilbur Wright’s Birthday, 172
Wright Memorial Bridge, 59, 63, 104, 111
Y
yaupon tree, 46, 291
Z
Zimbabwe, sculptors of, 369
Zoby, David, 184