ocracokepreservationsociety.org; 49 Water Plant Rd, Ocracoke, NC 27960; 252) 928-7375 Visit the Ocracoke Pony Pen The Outer Banks are well known for having wild horses. Ocracoke is home to a herd ...

The first Ocracoke lighthouse was built on Shell Island and was destroyed by lightning in 1818. The oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina, the present Ocracoke Lighthouse sits on a ...

Roanoke Island and Hatteras Island. You'll also find Ocracoke Island farther south, but it's not as accessible and less visited. Every area has sparkling stretches of beaches and affords plenty of ...

On Monday at 2:04 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a high surf advisory valid from 8 p.m. until Tuesday 5 p.m. for Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.

This series is about lighthouses, and the remarkably beautiful places where they are located. It offers viewers the opportunity to rediscover the romance and history of these fabled structures.