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Tickets on Sale! Miss Edenton’s 43rd Christmas Candlelight Tour, Edenton, NC
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, historic Edenton always has an exciting calendar of events and places to visit! Edenton is at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
Hello, Tickets for Edenton’s beloved Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour are on sale now!
Don’t wait to secure your tickets and enjoy exclusive access to historic homes beautifully decorated for the holidays. Last year’s sold-out tour broke records for attendance, and this year’s tour is on track to do the same.
This year’s tour will be Friday and Saturday, December 13th & 14th, and will feature homes on the west side of Edenton, including the fabulous 1810 Beverly Hall.
I don’t want you to miss out on one of Edenton’s most popular Christmas traditions! So, make plans to secure your tickets and reserve a room in one of our historic B&Bs.
We can’t wait to see you this Christmas!
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| 101 W Water St, Edenton, North Carolina 27932
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Camden County Events ~ Save the Dates! Dismal Swamp Welcome Station, NC
The Dismal Swamp Route departs the southbound Waterway at MM 7.2 and northbound via the Pasquatank River. Our thanks to Sarah Hill for this invitation from Dismal Swamp Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
Good Morning!
Please save the dates! We’ve got several fall community events planned in Camden County, home of Dismal Swamp State Park, and we hope you will join us to celebrate our local heritage and nature.
*Our Camden Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 21st, 2024 from 10am-3pm at Camden Community Park (125 Noblitt Dr., Camden, NC 27921). We are super excited to kick off the day with a performance from the award winning Camden County Bands along with local live entertainment throughout the day. This year’s festivities will include living history re-enactors from the 1st NC Regiment of the Continental Line from Tryon Palace, as we commemorate America 250 NC. We hope you’ll join us for a great community day filled with craft vendors, petting zoo, local business displays, K9 demos, carriage rides, classic cars, food trucks, antique tractors, axe throwing & so much more!
*The Dismal Swamp State Park (2294 US Hwy 17 N, South Mills, NC 27976) will host their 10th Annual Dismal Day event, October 12, highlighting the swamp’s rich natural & cultural history from 10am-2pm. The day kicks off with a 5K Fun Run/Walk along the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail. Don’t miss delicious food, music, wagon rides through the swamp, paddling on the canal, OBX Lizard Land reptiles, craft & activities celebrating the “Year of the Bear”, and educational exhibits.
If you are interested in being a vendor – please let us know. (Camden Heritage Festival Registration ends 8/30/24)
Additional event information coming soon. Please feel free to share, post & print.
Thank you for your continued support and we hope you will be able to join us!
Many thanks,
Sarah Hill, TMP
Director, Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome CenterChairperson, Camden County Tourism Development Authority2356 US Hwy 17 North, South Mills, NC 27976
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Life on the Water at Albemarle Plantation, Hertford, NC
Albemarle Plantation Marina, a port on the Albemarle Loop and a CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is located just off the AICW on the northern shores of Albemarle Sound on Yeopim River/Creek.
ON THE WATER…AND LOVIN’ IT!
Life on the water means more at Albemarle Plantation.
Water is big at Albemarle Plantation, an authentic coastal community set along the deep blue waters of the Albemarle Sound. This immense coastal estuary is the second largest in America. The water gives life a special energy here.
Could the vast, glittering waters of the Albemarle Sound inspire your next adventure? READ MORE »
143 HIGHLAND PONY DRIVE 2,189 SF • 3 BEDS • 2 BATHS • 3-CAR GARAGE
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UPDATE: LNM: AICW MM 240.7 Onslow Beach Bridge Open during Construction, Camp LeJeune, NC
NC – ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (AICW) – NORTH CAROLINA CUT
Mariners are advised that a construction firm, on behalf of U. S. Marine Corps. Base Camp Lejeune, will continue to construct a new bridge to replace the Onslow Beach Swing Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 240.7, at Camp Lejeune, NC. Construction activities which began in October 2022, are expected to finish in February 2025. The new bridge will remain open to navigation. The navigational channel of the bridge will be unrestricted at all times. Mariners should navigate the waterway with extreme caution and due regard for prevailing conditions on the waterway.
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Good Words for Belhaven Marina, Belhaven, NC, AICW MM 135, Pungo River
Belhaven Marina sits on the northern shore of Pantego Creek south of the Alligator River – Pungo River Canal and is A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
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Take A Cruise of the Albemarle Sound and Experience Edenton, NC!
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, historic Edenton always has an exciting calendar of events and places to visit! Edenton is at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
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Welcome to our news, We are super excited to announce the arrival of the Albemarle Queen to our hometown harbor. This beautiful paddle steamer arrived in Edenton at the end of April and is now available for events! Let us know how we can help you create a memorable event on this historic paddle steamer.
We are also announcing the launch of our new website and an upgrade to Room 11 – The Loft, a beautiful king suite in the Satterfield House. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the updates.
We hope to see you soon,
Susan and the team at Inner Banks Inn
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Spend some time on the water and immerse yourself in a historic tour of the beautiful Albemarle Sound. We invite you to unwind in Edenton, our charming harbor town in North Carolina’s Inner Banks. Named one of America’s 20 Best Small Towns by Travel + Leisure, Edenton offers a captivating blend of romance, history, and adventure.
Harbor Cruise & Relaxation: Cruise along scenic Edenton Bay and Albemarle Sound with Harbor Towns Cruises, then retreat to the luxurious comfort of your Inner Banks Inn accommodations.
Uncover Edenton’s Legacy: Embark on a captivating Historic Harbor Towns cruise and discover Edenton’s legacy as North Carolina’s first capital and international port. Catch a glimpse of the iconic lighthouse that once guided ships into the Roanoke River.
Dive into history: Delve into Edenton’s rich past at the home of Penelope Barker, a fearless leader of the Edenton Tea Party and the town’s other historic sites.
Book your Edenton escape today and experience the perfect blend of romance, history, and adventure!
Learn More New Website Announcement
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website, featuring beautifully updated wedding and rooms pages! Explore our elegant wedding packages designed to make your special day unforgettable, and discover our luxurious rooms and suites, perfect for a romantic getaway or a relaxing retreat. Visit us today and start planning your dream wedding or next stay with us! Visit our new Website The Loft – at Satterfield House
Our recent updates to The Loft include new flooring, new furnishings and many upgrades. The room comes with a king bed, spacious sitting area, queen futon sofa bed, and desk. It is the perfect space for guests that are looking for extra space or are coming for a long term stay in Edenton. If you are a business traveller, writer, or artist looking for a place to create or work, you will love this room upgrade. View the updated Loft Discovery Tour Package with Albermarle Plantation
Are you looking for your next forever home? Come explore Inner Banks Living at Albemarle Plantation. Check out the Discovery Package and enjoy a two-night stay at Inner Banks Inn, a round of golf, and a $50 dining certificate. Our former GM, Miles, is now a part of the real estate team and is waiting to guide you through the process. You can book your Discovery Tour Package through Albemarle Plantation or call 800-523-5958.
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Host your next North Carolina corporate event or retreat at The Inner Banks Inn. From small, intimate meetings to large full-day meetings with breakfast, lunch, and dinner to a multi-day corporate offsite, our inn’s award-winning chefs and event staff will leave you amazed. Select from a number of meeting spaces, and you don’t need to worry about a copier, fax, VCR, overhead projector, or light secretarial duties; we can cover them for you. Request a Proposal Rave Reviews
Amazing place to stay “There is nothing I can say bad about the Inner Banks Inn. From the people, the food, the accommodations and the quaint town of Edenton (a hidden gem). The suite I stayed in was perfect! The king size bed was VERY comfortable and the best nights sleep I have had in a very long time. The breakfast each morning was wonderful. The avocado toast was VERY good. I look forward to returning and staying longer.”
Christine, Tripadvisor
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🌟 Exclusive Summer Savings on Bald Head Island! Cape Fear River, NC
Bald Head Island, a place where there are always memories to be made, adventure to be had and it is home to Bald Head Island Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
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Behind NC coast’s range lights, buoy depots, gas works – David Cecelski
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Cape Lookout Bight Channel dredging complete, near AICW MM 205, Beaufort, NC
Cape Lookout Bight is a wonderful, natural harbor formed by Cape Lookout’s curve of land. This superb anchorage, one of the most popular in North Carolina, The channel between Harkers Island and Cape Lookout Lighthouse has been widened to 100 feet with depths ranging from 7 to 9 feet. This is good news for cruisers wishing to anchor in Cape Lookout Bight southeast of Beaufort.
Click here for Cape Lookout dredging, beach nourishment work complete
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As temperatures rise, stay away from algal blooms – Coastal Review
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May OBX Park News: Meet Your Ranger, Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest, Pony Birthdays, and more!
Your May E-news preview: 
April was a month of celebration as we reflected on the impact you’ve helped us make in our Outer Banks national parks over the past five years. We are grateful to everyone who came out to Swells’a Brewing for our birthday party – it was great to see so many of our supporters together, and we officially kicked off our new partnership with Duck Donuts (more details coming soon)!
Last week, I attended the Friends Alliance spring meeting, a virtual gathering of national park partners from around the country. As we learned about topics ranging from environmental justice to how the National Park Service plans to commemorate America250 in 2026 by focusing on inclusive storytelling, I was reminded how special and unique it is that we have three amazing national parks right here in our backyards. As I talked to my colleagues around the country one thing was clear – our national parks need our support now more than ever. We will continue to celebrate our fifth birthday this year and look ahead to what we want to accomplish in the next five years as our parks continue to face challenges ranging from budget cuts to environmental changes. We’ll be looking to you to learn what you want to see us achieve in our parks, and ways you think we can continue to grow our impact as we work to protect and enhance these special places. Stay tuned! See you in our parks, 
Jessica Barnes
Director
Outer Banks ForeverSupport Our Parks 
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! This month, we’re pleased to introduce you to Mike Anderson, Lead Interpretive Ranger at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site!
Mike’s days are busy as he gives ranger programs, assists visitors, and plans projects and events for the park.
In his free time, Mike enjoys listening to tunes from Broadway musicals, watching “The Crown” and “Jeopardy!”, and 3-D printing movie prop replicas from Star Wars and Marvel movies! Meet Mike 
It’s our favorite time of the year – Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest season is here! Each year, hundreds of sea turtles make their way onto the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore to lay their eggs.
Through our Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program, you can symbolically adopt one of these active nests!
Here’s how the program works:
- Donate: Give a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more to reserve your 2024 sea turtle nest. Your gift will help us fund important projects that protect and enhance the Seashore and the vital habitat it preserves. You will receive a confirmation email for your donation.
- Receive your nest assignment: Sea turtles typically start to arrive in May and June, and will continue to arrive until September. As nests become available, you will be assigned your sea turtle nest and receive an adoption certificate by either mail or digitally with initial information about your nest. Please keep in mind that if you reserve a nest in May, you may not receive your initial information until late May, June, or even later depending on how many early adoptions are received.
- Wait patiently for your nest to hatch! When your nest hatches later this summer or fall, you will receive a personalized update in the mail with information park rangers collect about your nest including the number of hatchlings that made their way out to sea.
A note about honorary/memorial gifts: If you choose to adopt a nest in honor or in memory of a loved one and provide an honoree’s mailing address on your donation form, a letter with nest information and a certificate will be mailed directly to your honoree. Your honoree will be notified of your gift and will receive a certificate when their nest is assigned, not at the time you make the gift. Please keep this in mind if your gift is time-sensitive.
NEW in 2024 – digital certificates are now available! If you would like to receive an electronic certificate or send an electronic certificate to an honoree, click the box “send certificate digitally” on the donation form and provide an email address.
Read our frequently asked questions for even more information about our Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program!
Please note: No individual or group that participates in this program can claim ownership of a sea turtle nest, eggs, or hatchlings. Nature is also unpredictable. If your adopted nest is lost to a weather event or damaged by some other means, we will assign you a new nest that may or may not be shared with another individual or group. For the safety of the sea turtles and in alignment with National Park Service guidance, your nest’s exact location will not be shared until after it has hatched.
Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest Join us in celebrating the Ocracoke ponies who have May birthdays!
Did you know you can help these beautiful and unique ponies by symbolically adopting one or supporting the herd? Your support helps cover the costs of their ongoing care and feeding. When you Adopt A Pony or support the herd with a gift of $50 or more, you will receive an adoption certificate and a picture of your pony or of the herd to keep!Note: Our park staff will host a public meeting about the Ocracoke ponies at the Ocracoke Community Center (999 Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke, North Carolina) on Tuesday, May 21, from 1 to 2 p.m. At the meeting, our park staff will seek input on the development of a management plan for the ponies and assistance in identifying issues, concerns, and opportunities. For more information on the meeting, click here. 
Winnie – May 3 Winnie is the youngest member of the herd, born in 2018 to her parents, Sacajawea and Captain. She spends her time learning from mom and exploring her island home. The next time you visit the Ocracoke Pony Pens, come say hi!
Jobelle – May 7 Jobelle is the daughter of Ocracoke ponies Jitterbug and Rayo. She was named by the Ocracoke School students; “Jobelle” is the local name for the gaillardia flowers (commonly called “blanket flowers”) which are found throughout the Outer Banks!
Captain – May 9 Captain is a chestnut stallion who was named after the late Captain Marvin Howard, a local Ocracoke Island resident who founded the first — and only — mounted Boy Scout troop in the United States. The boy scouts were responsible for taming and caring for the wild pony herd in the 1950s.
Maya – May 24 Maya is a paint mare who was born in 2000. She has four siblings in the herd and is known to be the tallest and most vocal pony in the Ocracoke herd!
Adopt A Pony 
Remember or honor the special people in your life who shared or share your love of our Outer Banks national parks. When you choose the “Donation Dedication” option when you donate, we will send a special acknowledgment to the individual or family you chose notifying them of your thoughtful gift. Learn More 
Want to dive deeper into the history and biodiversity of our amazing Outer Banks national parks? As a visitor to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, you can enrich your visit by attending our parks’ ranger programs! Ranger programs are open to visitors of all ages — from the young to the young at heart. No matter your interests, ranger programs offer something for everyone!
To stay up to date with programs and events, check out our parks’ online calendars below: - Cape Hatteras National Seashore: www.nps.gov/caha
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: www.nps.gov/fora
- Wright Brothers National Memorial: www.nps.gov/wrbr
If you’re in the Outer Banks on June 1, come join our friends from the Dare County Trails Committee, Dare County Parks and Recreation, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site for a walk/hike to celebrate National Trails Day! National Trails Day is an annual event that celebrates the importance of trails in our lives — bike trails, walking trails, multi-use paths, ADA trails, canoe and kayak trails, and more!
- Date: Saturday, June 1
- Time: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Location: Meet at the North End Parking Lot on Roanoke Island. Options for a 1.3 mile and a 2.5 mile walk/hike are available. For more details, click here to see the map.
Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and walking/hiking shoes and sunscreen, and don’t forget your water and bug spray! To RSVP for the event on Facebook, click here. Photo Credits: Haley Heard – Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Mike Anderson, E. Moses – National Park Service.Connect With Us!
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Albemarle Plantation – New Homes with Never Before Pricing! Albemarle Sound, NC
Albemarle Plantation Marina, a port on the Albemarle Loop and a CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is located just off the AICW on the northern shores of Albemarle Sound on Yeopim River/Creek.
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LNM: AICW MM 246, Live Fire Drills, New River Restricted Areas, NC
NC – NEW RIVER – CAMP LEJEUNE – NOTICE OF LIVE FIRING AND TRAINING EXERCISES
Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Live firing and training:
Mariners traveling in Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway through this area can expect a delays of about one to four hours during the below times. Range Control Boats, from Camp Lejeune, NC monitor Channel 16 VHF-FM and the working Channel 82 VHF-FM. Range Control can be reached at 910-451-3064 or 4449. Camp Lejune MILOPS 06 – 12 MAY 2024.
1. The restricted areas in the Atlantic Ocean east of the New River Inlet as shown on National Ocean Service Chart US5NC14M, will be closed to navigation up to 15 nm seaward because of firing exercises during the following periods:
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. 08 MAY 24 LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (24 MEU, NSFS)
8:00 A.M. – 11:59 P.M. 09-10 MAY 24 LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (10TH MAR-G-7)
Restricted areas in the new river, as shown on National Ocean Service chart US5NC14M, that will be closed to navigation because of stone bay rifle range firing exercises during the following periods:
Stone Creek Sector 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily
Stone Bay Sector 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily
West of the 77 (deg) 26 (min) Longitude line.
The restricted areas that may be closed to navigation because of firing exercises during the following periods:
Traps Bay Sector 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily
Courthouse Bay Sector 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily
Stone Bay Sector 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily
East of the 77 (deg) 26 (min) longitude line.
Grey Point sector 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily
Farnell Bay sector sunrise to sunset daily
Morgans Bay sector sunrise to sunset daily
Jacksonville sector sunrise to sunset daily
2. The target bombing area N1/BT-3 impact area in the Atlantic Ocean east of the new river inlet as shown on national ocean service chart US5NC14M, may be closed to navigation because of firing exercises during the following periods:
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. 08 MAY 24 LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (24 MEU, NSFS)
8:00 A.M. – 11:59 P.M. 09-10 MAY 24 LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (10TH MAR-G-7)
3. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, inland waters in the Browns Island Inlet area between Bear Creek and Onslow Beach, may be closed for firing exrcises during the following periods:
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. 08 MAY 24 LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS
(24 MEU, NSFS)
8:00 A.M. – 11:59 P.M. 09-10 MAY 24 LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS
(10TH MAR-G-7)
4. Due to unexploded ordnance on Browns Island and in the adjacent waterways and marsh areas, Browns Island is off limits to all unauthorized personnel. Vessels may transit the surrounding waters, however no vessel shall bottom fish or anchor.
5. Mariners traveling on the western side of the new river between Stone bay and Farnell Bay should be aware that there are numerous sign poles without working lights and are leaning or submerged as a result of Hurricane Florence and present hazards to navigation. These poles once had signs denoting areas of caution around the Stone bay rifle range and Verona Loop firing ranges.
5A. Signs are located along the stone bay, grey point and Farnell Bay sectors of the New River. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is working to replace these signs.
6. Range control boats, MCIE-MCB CAMLEJ North Carolina monitor channel 16 VHF-FM (156.8 mhz) and the working channel 82 vhf-fm(161.725 mhz). Range Control can be reached by phone at 910-451-3064 or 4449.Be the first to comment!
Firm to start driving test piles for new Alligator River bridge – Coastal Review
With a closed vertical clearance of 14ft, the 2.8-mile bridge across the Alligator River has had lengthy closures to undergo repairs several times in recent years and, with a closure mandate in winds over 25 knots, Alligator River Bridge was almost always an “event” on ICW cruises, events that lead many southbound cruisers to be quests of Elizabeth City Mariners Wharf and guests of the Rose Buddies. See “The Legend of the Rose Buddies” Monument.
The Lindsay C. Warren Bridge over the Alligator River swings open for a pleasure craft. Photo: NCDOT
Click here for Firm to start driving test piles for new Alligator River bridge
CoasalReview.orgSee also Federal grant to accelerate Alligator River bridge project, AICW MM 84
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LNM: Old House Channel Daybeacon 19 Missing, Pamlico Sound, NC
OLD HOUSE CHANNEL DAYBEACON 10 (LLNR 28270 [35°44.1890N / 075°36.7301W, 35.736484 / -75.612168]) IS MISSING.
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April OBX Park News: Meet Your Ranger, The Wright Flight Academy, Board Member Spotlight, and more!
Your April E-news preview: 
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since we started our work to protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks.
We officially launched Outer Banks Forever during National Park Week in April 2019. Check out our founding Board of Directors (pictured above) at one of our very first meetings at Wright Brothers National Memorial – each of them has stayed dedicated to our mission and we’ve added three amazing new board members since then!
While many of you are newer to our Outer Banks Forever family, some of you have been on this journey with us from the beginning! We appreciate every person, family, business, and foundation that has supported our work over the last five years. This month I want to give a special shout out to those of you who gave that first year and have continued to give almost every year since: 
Sally and Charles Ayers
Bonnie and Wayne Barnes
Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy
Christie Graf
Becca Haque
Kimberly Harris
Bridget Hart
Kevin and Michele Kissling
Erin Krohl
Cat and Charlie Lineberry
Laura MuellerNancy and Jim Myers
National Park Foundation
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
Dr. Paul and Amy Orser
Tom Phalen
REAL Watersports
Daniel Schmoyer and Kim Finch
Megan Shelley
Julie and Dan Shuren
Richard Stillman
Joan WattsIn addition to these amazing supporters, our Forever Founders have played a key role in helping us get to this point. Their generosity allowed us to give more than $460,000 to our Outer Banks national parks last year for projects like Pathways to Your National Parks at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the new Freedom Trail at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. We have more in store this year to celebrate YOU and the many ways you’ve shown your love for our parks! We hope to see you at our fifth birthday party on April 27 with our friends at Swells’a Brewing where we’ll also announce a new local partner who will be providing sweet treats!
See you in our parks,
Jessica Barnes
Director
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Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! This month, we’re pleased to introduce you to George S. Jaramillo, Historical Architect for our Outer Banks national parks!
A typical week can take George anywhere from inside the Wright Brothers Monument assessing the granite stones to climbing up the Ocracoke Lighthouse.
He can also be found searching through the countless volumes of research materials in park archives including maps, station logs, photographs, and other primary resources. In his free time, George enjoys road trips to nearby locales or far off sites — be they eccentric historic sites, enjoying local food fare, or visiting roadside museums, secluded natural areas, or cities!
Meet George 
This content is brought to you by our National Park Service partners.We’re getting back to the basics with the foundations of flight in our second installment of the Wright Flight Academy!Watch the video and follow along as students from Dare County Schools learn about the fundamentals of flight through a site tour, ranger presentation, classroom sessions, and completing their own coupon books.Over the next two years, these students will build their very own, two person “flying machine” on the very grounds where brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved their world-changing first flight on December 17, 1903!
We’re proud to support this program by sponsoring this video series created by Rayolight Productions. As videos are made available, we’ll be adding them to our YouTube channel, sharing them on Facebook, and including them in our monthly e-newsletters.
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April is our birthday month, and to celebrate, we’d like to introduce you to Trip Forman, President of our Board of Directors and co-founder of REAL Watersports, Watermen’s Bar & Grill, and Watermen’s Retreat! Trip has been a member of our board from the very beginning, and he and his team at REAL Watersports have donated $30,000 to support our Outer Banks national parks, especially Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which he calls home.
Meet Trip 
We love hearing your stories from our Outer Banks national parks! Colleen Minard is a former National Park Service ranger who has spent many years visiting the Outer Banks with her family.
She is also supporter of our Pathways to Your National Parks project!
Colleen (pictured far right, with her family) sent us her story about why Cape Hatteras National Seashore is so special to her and why she chose to honor her parents with a memorial gift to Pathways to Your National Parks. Learn More 
National Park Week is almost here! This year, National Park Week will take place from April 20 through April 28. Highlights for the week include:
- Entrance Fee Free Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial: April 20
- ParkRx Day: April 20
- Earth Day: April 22
- National Volunteer Week: April 21-April 27
- Empowering Our Future Conservation and Climate Stewards Online Event: April 24
- National Junior Ranger Day: April 27
Ocracoke Island Beach Cleanup – April 20
- Where: Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach Access
- When: 1 to 3 p.m.
- Details: National Park Service rangers will be on site to complete volunteer paperwork and hand out beach cleanup supplies like trash bags and gloves. Make sure to wear comfortable work clothing and sunscreen. Don’t forget your water and any snacks you may need!
We’ll be celebrating our fifth birthday at Swells’a Brewing on Saturday, April 27, and you’re invited! There will be a food truck from 5 to 9 p.m., live music from 6 to 9 p.m., and we’ll soon be announcing a new local partner who will be bringing sweet treats to enjoy!
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Sea turtle nesting season is almost here! Through our Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program, you can symbolically adopt an active sea turtle nest on Cape Hatteras National Seashore! You will receive an official adoption certificate by mail and information about your specific nest when it hatches later this summer or fall.
Our 2024 Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest season opens to the public on May 1, so mark your calendars!
Here’s how the program works: - Donate: Give a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more to reserve your 2024 sea turtle nest. Your gift will help us fund important projects that protect and enhance Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the vital habitat it preserves. You will receive a confirmation email for your donation.
- Receive your nest assignment: Sea turtles typically start to arrive in May and June, and will continue to arrive until late August. As nests become available, you will be assigned your sea turtle nest and receive an adoption certificate by mail with initial information about your nest. Please keep in mind that if you reserve a nest in May, you may not receive your initial information until late May, June, or even later depending on how many early adoptions are received.
- Wait patiently for your nest to hatch! When your nest hatches later this summer or fall, you will receive a personalized update in the mail with information park rangers collect about your nest including the number of hatchlings that made their way out to sea.You can read our frequently asked questions for even more information about our Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program! If you have additional questions, please reach out to Nicole Erickson, our Development & Adoption Programs Manager, at nicoleerickson@obxforever.
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