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Lots of youngsters are honing their biking skills on our narrow roads- including some still on training wheels. Please- drive with care and observe our 20 mph (or less) village speed limit.
Easter Sunrise Services on the beach- an uplifting experience.
For additional info on Ocracoke happenings and places, see www.ocracokevillage.com. Here find contact info for charter fishing- you'll love it! For exceptional coverage about beaches, Park Service, Hatteras and Ocracoke, see www.islandfreepress.org
Just a few steps down the road from The Cove is Springer's Point, a 30 acre maritime forest under the stewardship of the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust- solitude, beauty and history all at once.
Here's a thrill for you- horseback riding on the beach! Well tended horses, expert staff. Call 252-921-0383 for details.
On 14 May, 1942, the antisubmarine trawler HMT Bedfordshire was torpedoed and sunk with all hands off Ocracoke. Four bodies of the crew were subsequently found and interred on the Island. The site, the "British Cemetery", later ceded to the British Government, is tended with care by U.S. Coast Guard personnel. Each May, this year the 7th, there is a memorial ceremony with representatives of the several involved services participating
WOVV- Ocracoke's Village Voice at 90.1 FM- is coming!
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