Jean Skipper talks with islander Ruth Toth. Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Former North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti once remarked that Ocracoke is the perfect place for those ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Peter Vankevich The Silver Lake Motel & Inn and the former Jolly Roger Pub & Marina was sold at an auction on July 29 ...

By Peter Vankevich Philip Howard is on a high-energy creativity roll. In 2024 he published “Ocracoke Island Eccentrics, Innovators and Free Spirits,” a collection of features on some of the more ...

Loggerhead sea turtle nest excavation at the Pony Pens beach on Ocracoke Island, July 28, 2025. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Visitors and residents on Ocracoke Island are invited to join ...

Events will be updated as needed. Monday, July 28Ocracoke Community Library: Used Book Sale continues during public hours: M-F, 3-7 pm; Saturday 9 am to 1 pm. Tuesday, July 29Ocracoke Community ...

Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a trek around the United States (following 70-degree weather) and will report back from time to time their reflections. This is their eighth ...

After a brief mid-week respite from the steamy summer conditions, eastern North Carolina will see a return of warm and muggy weather to close out July. A combination of highs in the 90s and high ...