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NY's Main Beach tops annual survey of best beaches
... FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2011 file photo, lifeguards keep watch over the beach along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Buxton, N.C. Cape Hatteras is number eight on the 2013 list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. ... Comment?
Exploring The Parks: Cape Lookout National Seashore's Historic District
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... Lookout National Seashore, in the southeastern corner of North Carolina. Located south of Cape Hatteras National Seashore , the seashore has several attractions -- the lighthouse, wild ponies and Portsmouth Village -- each requiring separate ... Comment?
Full Moon Tour of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Offered May 24
... ticket will be for day climbing only. A piece of sea whip that washes up on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore is not a plant, but the skeleton of a whole colony of animals. A tiny animal lived in each hole on the yellow, orange or purple ... Comment?
North Carolina dune buggy advocates try a congressional end run to...
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Fans of motorized beach access in North Carolina are hoping that Congress will overturn a public National Park Service planning process with a bill that would re-open parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore to dune buggies and other vehicles. Comment?
Museum upgrade aims to convey rich wreck history
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... in phases, with the incomplete facility opening to the public 10 years ago. Located on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore within sight of the Atlantic surf, strong ocean winds often blow open the front doors. But the building can withstand the ... Comment?
How to move a brick lighthouse
... Lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse tower in North America. The structure is part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina. The Piedras light station has been undergoing some major renovations of its own, under the management of ... Comment?
$475 million in federal Sandy storm aid released
... Refuge, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Cape Lookout National Seashore. The department is also releasing money for historic preservation efforts and investments in ... Comment?
Nature's Toll Road | The promise and plight of N.C. 12
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... gave approval in 1937, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill creating the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The next year, 5,915 acres were set aside on the north end of Hatteras Island as the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Soon ... Comment?
Bodie Island Lighthouse on Cape Hatteras, N.C., opens to public
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For the first time, the 1872 Bodie Island Lighthouse on Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina's Outer Banks is open to the public. Comment?
How to move a brick lighthouse
... Lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse tower in North America. The structure is part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina. The Piedras light station has been undergoing some major renovations of its own, under the management of ... Comment?
Bodie Island Lighthouse Opens to the Public
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... The Bodie Island Visitor Center is about a 15-minute drive from Nags Head, part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Guided tours will run through Columbus Day from 9 a.m. to 5:45 pm. daily ($8 adults, $4 seniors, free for children 11 and ... Comment?
Treasure Your National Park Visits With A Photo Album From Shutterfly
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... at the following park bookstores: Blue Ridge Parkway, Colonial National Historical Park, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Abraham Lincoln ... Comment?
After $5 million renovation, Bodie lighthouse opens
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... the approach to Oregon Inlet, said Patrick Gamman, a ranger and district interpreter for Cape Hatteras National Seashore. When the beacon first opened, keepers and their families led lonely lives, lugging buckets of whale oil and, later, kerosene up ... Comment?
Chronic wasting disease topic of spring Fish & Game meeting
... back to 1979. Over the last 33 years, he has had job assignments across the nation, from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore to the Grand Canyon, to the upper peninsula of Michigan. His first job was as a naturalist in the northern district of ... Comment?
North Carolina: An Iconic Outer Banks Lighthouse is Ready for Visitors Once Again
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... once again to both tourists and locals. A couple years ago the Bodie Island Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore was already going under the knife for a nip and tuck, but the engineers discovered that it was in worse shape than originally ... Comment?
2013 Campground Season Announced
... open Sunday, May 26, 2013 for Memorial Day weekend and closes on Monday, September 2, 2013. Cape Hatteras National Seashore has four campgrounds, all capable of accommodating tents, trailers, and motor homes (up to 35 feet.)Each campground provides ... Comment?
Eastern National And Shutterfly Working To Help You Chronicle Your National Park Vacation
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... at the following park bookstores: Blue Ridge Parkway, Colonial National Historical Park, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Abraham Lincoln ... Comment?
Seasonal ORV Closures In Effect At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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April's arrival has brought seasonal off-road vehicle restrictions at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina so nesting shorebirds and sea turtles will have a measure of solitude. Comment?
... Carolina Aquarium and Roanoke Island Festival Park. The Bodie Island Lighthouse and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and lighthouse are also nearby. Guests staying at the Nags Head Beach Ramada Plaza will enjoy the indoor heated pool, hot tub, ... Comment?
... Outer Banks Alternate, leaving the mainland by ferry to explore places like Ocracoke Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, and Kitty Hawk. With an endless parade of things to do, we'll view lighthouses, shipwrecks, ... Comment?