Snow, snow and more snow in Ocracoke!!

Well, Ocracoke Island is a white out today. Heavy snow coming down. Ferry stopped running. everything covered in white. Winter comes to Ocracoke Island.

The Ocracoke Lighthouse... brighter than ever!

At dusk on the evening of Wednesday, March 3, the Ocracoke Lighthouse beacon will once again be visible from the village of Ocracoke. The lighthouse, originally constructed in 1823, received significant restoration work during the past four months and the light is ready to be turned on once again. The work included repairs to historic metalwork, new glass in the lens room, and lightning protection measures to the structure.

Ocracoke in the snow

Here is what Ocracoke looked like in the snow today. This doesn't happen often and as I write this the sun is out and most of this mornings snow has melted. Enjoy!

This fall and winter the NPS has been making repairs to the Ocracoke lighthouse
The repair work includes Renovation of metal work on the interior and exterior; Correcting the lightning protection and Painting the interior of the lighthouse.

Lighthouse View

This is one of my favorite rentals on Ocracoke Island. Like a fantastic view of the lighthouse? Located right on Ocracoke Harbor is Harbor View condo Ocracoke Harbor view website The best part of this comfy-chic condo on the Lake? The tiki bar! or maybe the sunsets. I can't decide. This a a great place to relax and unwind. Make your fall reservations today.

The Ocrafolk Festival June 5-7 2009

One of my favorite things about Ocracoke Island is the local music. The first weekend in June every year is the Ocrafolk Festival. It is a wonderful weekend of music outdoors under the live oak trees with storytelling and art. It begins this year on Friday night June 5th with a community pot luck dinner fallowed by an auction. Music will fill the air for the next two days and this wonderful event is free. For more information about this event or to become an Ocrafolk sponser see their website: Ocrafolk Festival
This beautiful painting of the Ocracoke Lighthouse by multi-talented artist Kitty Mitchell is this years Ocrafolk artwork and it will be available on posters and Tshirts at the festival.
See you there!
For more Ocracoke events see our Ocracoke Island calendar of events