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 ...

By Peter Vankevich The Silver Lake Motel & Inn and the former Jolly Roger Pub & Marina was sold at an auction on July 29 for $4.1 million to the ABC Family, LCC, a property management company, located ...

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 r… ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Posts about Ocracoke news written by C. Leinbach and Pete Vankevich ...