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Cruising towards the island of  Ocracoke, the ferry is surrounded by an aggressive flock of seagulls.  The sea salt spray fills the air as the birds scavenge around for leftover food and fish churned up from the underside of the commuter boat. The roundtrip Hatteras/Ocracoke route is the most popular of the seven itineraries that operates along the Carolina coastline. Lasting 45 minutes, the…

Approaching the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the colossal granite sculpture was the first monument that came into view.   The shrine had been erected at the location of the first engine-powered flights on Carolina’s natural sand dunes in the year 1903. Since Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first airplane in 1903 at Kill Devil Hills, the field of aviation has…

North Carolina communities scramble to protect shorelines as erosion eats away at homes – CBS News Watch CBS News Communities in North Carolina are scrambling to protect their shorelines as rising sea levels and erosion threaten homes, with many lost in the past few years. Skyler Henry has more. Source link

Standing at the base of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, I noticed the impressive, ominous tower of bricks reaching 158 feet towards the Carolina sky.  My family and I had stopped at the historic Corolla Village to climb the 214 steps that leads to the gallery deck for phenomenal views of the North Carolina coast. We could see the lighthouse from our summer rental home and the children were…

Miss North Carolina USA organizers stripped that title from their recently crowned winner, claiming on Wednesday that she had failed to uphold the pageant’s “standards and values.” Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, will not represent the Tar Heel state at the 75th annual Miss USA 2026 pageant on Aug. 27 in Miami, according to Blaize Productions, organizers of the North Carolina competition. Instead,…