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In 1953, a 72-mile stretch of the Outer Banks from Nags Head to Ocracoke Island was set aside as the nation's first National Seashore. Today, most of Hatteras Island remains protected by that designation and is a one of the country's most visited National Parks. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore encompasses some of the most historic and environmentally fragile real estate in the world and is a paradox in many ways.



The Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci set foot on the beach here in the 16th Century. Four hundred years later, the wreckage of ships destroyed by German U-boats washed up on the same beaches. Blackbeard the Pirate once terrorized shipping from his base at Ocracoke. Today, the only terrifying aspect of a trip to that beautiful island is a wait at the ferry docks.

Wind and water shape the island's dunes and inlets, and yet a maritime forest at Buxton provides a calm oasis. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, tallest in the nation, was nearly claimed by the Atlantic Ocean but was rescued in the nick of time in 1999 by moving the entire structure away from the sea.


But perhaps most importantly is the fact that Hatteras Island is one of the last places on earth where you can go on the Fourth of July weekend and stake out a stretch of beach to call your very own.

Sunday Drive: Point Reyes Getaway San Francisco Chronicle Lighthouse: From Visitor Center, exit to Bear Valley Road. Turn left and go 1.7 miles to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Turn left and drive 18.7 miles to ... and more »

Extreme geography in easternmost West Quoddy Head MiamiHerald.com ``There is so much more interest in lighthouses now.'' One common question: If the easternmost point in the US is called West Quoddy Head, where's East ...

Weird, Wicked Weird: Fog dogs. Ghost stories. Weird Maine Lighthouse 101 with ... Lewiston Sun Journal A lighthouse keeper who couldn't take it anymore, who picked up an axe. Splintered the piano. Killed them both. Jeremy D'Entremont tells the tale behind one ...

National Parks Traveler (blog)

Fall Spectacular: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Mirror of Time National Parks Traveler (blog) Among the most striking touchstone to the past are a half-dozen outstanding lighthouses, the greatest number in any single national park, now all on the ...

Maine Open Lighthouse Day set for Sept. 18 Foster's Daily Democrat AUGUSTA, Maine — Twenty-five ocean, river and island lighthouses will open to the public on Sept. 18 for the second annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day. ... and more »

Letter: Portland Is To ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette While your writer is correct that Portland is much more than the tourist stereotype of "lobster, lighthouses and LL Bean," it is, blissfully, ...

Wherefore Art: Gallery and museum listings for Sept. 2-12 Green Bay Press Gazette “Ghosts — Haunted Lighthouses of the Great Lakes” exhibit. Four galleries offer scale-model boats and ships, historical photographs, exhibit on salvage ... and more »

New York Times

With Keepers Obsolete, Lighthouse Duties Fall to New Set of Stewards New York Times The women are keepers of a lighthouse, nine miles from the nearest town, on an uninhabited island at the treacherous convergence of Lake Michigan and Lake ... and more »

Five spectacular views from your cruise ship stateroom Ventura County Star Only consider this voyage if you like bald eagles, lighthouses, the color green and rubbing elbows with ferries, freighters, and other cruise ships as they ... and more »

Leave summer behind with tour of autumn foliage Chicago Sun-Times These 21 gem-like coastal islands and 12 miles of mainland feature half a dozen scenic lighthouses. You can take a ferry from here to Madeline Island and ...

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