“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Except for the ...

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Ocracoke Island is only accessible by car ferry, visitocracokenc.com says. There are three ferry options: The Swan Quarter Ferry to Ocracoke: You can reserve these tickets in advance, which cost $15.

Ocracoke Island is only accessible by car ferry, visitocracokenc.com says. There are three ferry options: The Swan Quarter Ferry to Ocracoke: You can reserve these tickets in advance, which cost $15.

The Cedar Island Ferry to Ocracoke: This ferry is smaller than the Swan Quarter one. Again, be sure to book in advance and it costs $15. Ferries run three times a day.

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WAVY) — The Ocracoke Island Discovery Center has officially reopened. Following Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the center only opened occasionally with temporary exhibits.

Ocracoke Island is only accessible by car ferry, visitocracokenc.com says. There are three ferry options: The Swan Quarter Ferry to Ocracoke: You can reserve these tickets in advance, which cost $15.

HGTV included Ocracoke Island, at the southern tip of the state’s Outer Banks region, on its 50 most charming small towns in America list. “Residents of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, like ...