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November OBX Park News: Honoring American Indian Heritage, Sea Turtle Scoop, Inspiring Junior Rangers, and more!
Your November E-news preview: Last month, I had the honor of presenting at the National Park Friends Alliance conference in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted by the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This yearly event is always inspiring and a great way for us to learn from park partners around the country who are working like us to protect and enhance these special places.
At the conference, I shared the story of how we’ve worked with our park partners in Dayton, Ohio, to end the “rivalry” between our states about who can truly claim to be first in flight and to better tell the story of the Wright brothers’ hard work and determination. This partnership is how we created the Wright Route – a new way to experience the story of the Wright brothers from Ohio to North Carolina, with aviation highlights along the way. 
In addition to this fun partnership, this year we helped Wright Brothers National Memorial launch the Wright Flight Academy in partnership with First Flight High School. Students are currently beginning to learn how to build an FAA-certified airplane in a new workshop that was built at the park. Check out the first of a series of videos we’re helping the park produce to document this inspirational new program! As the holiday season kicks off, we are so grateful for your continued support and look forward to wrapping up another successful year of caring for our Outer Banks national parks with you!
See you in our parks,
Jessica Barnes
Director
Outer Banks Forever
This month, national parks around the country are honoring Native American Heritage Month, and our Outer Banks national parks are joining them! Years before the arrival of Europeans, the land now known as the Outer Banks was home to American Indians who honored and cultivated the unique resources of these barrier islands. In fact, two Outer Banks towns you’re likely familiar with, Manteo and Wanchese, are named for members of the Carolina Algonquian.
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Here at Outer Banks Forever, our mission is to protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks, now and forever – which means preserving them for future generations! One way we do this is by supporting and promoting our parks’ Junior Ranger programs throughout the year.
To learn more about the Junior Ranger programs offered at our national parks and how to become a Junior Ranger (yes, programs are open to the young and young at heart!), read on! Learn More 
While human visitors flocked to the Seashore this summer, over 370 sea turtles also made their way here to nest. We are thrilled to share that more than 25,000 hatchlings (like this rare Leatherback, at right) began their journey to the ocean this year and that you helped us raise $28,987 to protect and enhance the Seashore and the vital sea turtle habitat it preserves!
Check out our Sea Turtle Scoop to learn more about the 2023 nesting season. Learn More 
Giving Tuesday is almost here (Nov. 28)! This day of giving is celebrated around the world each year following Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. We’re inviting you to join the global movement and give back to our Outer Banks national parks!
We’ll also be joining our friends at Swells’a Brewing Beer Company from 4 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 28 to celebrate our national parks and our community!
If you’re in town, we’d love for you to join us at Swells’a! If you can’t join us in person but would like to make your gift early, you can do so by clicking the button below. Make Your Gift Today It’s never too early to get started on your holiday shopping! Did you know you can give gifts to your loved ones while at the same time giving back to our Outer Banks national parks? Check out our gift ideas below to learn more. 
Adopt A Pony: Legend has it the Ocracoke ponies arrived in the Outer Banks with shipwrecked explorers in the 16th or 17th century, and they’ve called the island home ever since. Now you can help these beautiful and unique ponies by symbolically adopting one this holiday season! Click here to adopt a pony or to support the herd. 
Shop Our Online Store: Did you know you can find all your favorite Outer Banks Forever merchandise (like these adorable Orville and Wilbur Wright teddy bears!) in our online store? Your purchase helps ensure that future generations continue to have the opportunity to learn and create memories at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Click here to shop! Support Our Business Partners: We’re so grateful to the small businesses that have partnered with us in our mission to protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks, now and forever. You can support them AND our Outer Banks national parks by shopping their merchandise! 
Amabile Co.: Amabile Co. provides beautiful sustainable products that create awareness, funds, and connections for local people to organizations focused on cleaning the waters they call home. The waters we share with the world will be safe and clean for all life, present and forevermore. Our friends at Amabile Co. have designed special bracelets (like this one pictured at right) just for us! With your purchase of an “OBX Forever” bracelet, 5% is donated back directly to us.
Additionally, if you would like 10% of your purchase from Amabile Co. to support Outer Banks Forever, select “NC – Outer Banks Forever” from the “Water Protecting Partners” dropdown menu at checkout. Click here to shop all of their unique designs!
Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co.: Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co. was founded alongside a passion for giving back to the planet. Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co. is here not only to sell outstanding coffee, but also to donate a portion of profits to organizations that ensure the survival and protection of our wonderful marine life and the ecosystems in which they live. Our friends at Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co. have committed to donating 5% of gross sales directly back to us!
Click here to shop all of their coffees! Photo & Image Credits: Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Giving Tuesday, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, America’s National Parks, Amabile Co. Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co.Our mailing address is: Outer Banks Forever802 Colington RdKill Devil Hills, NC 27948-8086
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Why We Are Thankful to Live in 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,
As we look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with our families and friends, we reflect on how blessed we are to live in Edenton!
There are so many reasons why we are thankful to live in Edenton, and we invite you to experience how great this place is by visiting us during this holiday season.
We can’t wait for you to experience the festive celebrations and holiday spirit that you’ll find when you visit our community.
So, why not book one of our beautiful B&Bs, all decked out for the holiday season, and experience for yourself why we are so thankful to live in Edenton?
We can’t wait to see you soon!
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Frank Stick finds success, designs signature Banks cottage – Gilbert M Gaul
Frank Stick plays with his dog outside a Flat Top cottage in 1950. Photo: Charles Brantley ‘Aycock’ Brown and courtesy of the Maud Hayes Stick Collection at the Outer Banks History Center/North Carolina State Archives.
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A future tied to tourism: Stick presses for national park by Gilbert M Gaul
Fourth in a special series: Frank Stick’s Outer Banks development dreams.
The Stick family, from left, Maud, David and Frank, pose at beach resort. Photo courtesy of the Maud Hayes Stick Collection at the Outer Banks History Center/North Carolina State Archives
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Lil’ Pirates Menu at “The Salty Crab” Restaurant, Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC AICW MM 131.5
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, Dowry Creek Marina is owned by the Zeltner family who want to roll out the red carpet to transients, offering whatever you might need during your visit. This highly praised and transient friendly marina lies off the AICW/Pungo River north of Belhaven, NC. See Salty Crab.
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‘Catastrophic crisis’: Imported shrimp flood US market
Shrimp imports are overwhelming domestic shrimp producers and driving prices for locally sourced shrimp to record lows, prompting demands that the federal government declare a fishery resource disaster.
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Fuel Dock Open 8am-7pm, Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC AICW MM 131.5
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, Dowry Creek Marina is owned by the Zeltner family who want to roll out the red carpet to transients, offering whatever you might need during your visit. This highly praised and transient friendly marina lies off the AICW/Pungo River north of Belhaven, NC.
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Today’s Coastal Review: Scuttled Confederate ship had served both sides in Civil War
A print of the USS Fanny under attack by the CSS Raleigh, CSS Curlew and CSS Youngalasaka, from Harper’s Weekly, Oct. 19,1861.
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Relax and Unwind at Oriental Marina, Oriental, NC, AICW MM 181
Oriental is home to longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, Oriental Marina and Inn, lying on the eastern banks of inner Oriental Harbor. See Event Schedule.
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‘Faith In the Future’: Troubles befall Virginia Dare Shores by Gilbert M Gaul
Guests arrive at the Virginia Dare Shores Pavilion in the 1920s. Photo likely by Frank Stick and courtesy of the Maud Hayes Stick Collection at the Outer Banks History Center/North Carolina State Archives
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The USS North Carolina’s Next Battle, Wilmington, NC
America’s most-decorated battleship from World War II helped win the war in the Pacific. Now, the USS North Carolina is fighting for resiliency amid rising water levels.
The USS North Carolina sits along the Cape Fear River. (Julia Wall for The Assembly)
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‘Millions Have Been Made’: Frank Stick changes careers by Gilbert M. Gaul
Second in our series: Frank Stick was looking to land more than a few bluefish when he visited the Outer Banks in the 1920s, the illustrator and sportsman saw opportunity here.
Frank Stick is shown fishing along the New Jersey coast in the 1920s. Photo courtesy of the Maud Hayes Stick Collection at the Outer Banks History Center/N.C. State Archives
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A special time to remember the 1896 E.S. Newman rescue
Joan Collins, second from right, and members of her family, from left, Patrick Jefferson, Deborah Jefferson, Marshall Collins, and far right, Sharon Warner, are shown onboard the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge at the Baltimore Shipyard with Lt. Zackary Kearney, the vessel’s commander. Photo: Sharon Warner
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AIWA October 2023 Newsletter
Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and safe. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.
AIWA October 2023 Newsletter
All eyes on Washington, DC a they pass a Continuing Resolution and select a new Speaker of the HouseWith the recent movement by the House of Representatives to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, Congress has offered us all more questions than answers in the coming weeks. The good news for us is that Congress did pass a Continuing Resolution that has funded the government through November 17th. For now, work continues on waterway projects with funding from FY23, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and additional supplemental funding. We look forward to progress on the FY24 appropriations bills prior to our annual meeting November 13-15, but we need to identify a new Speaker of the House first.
In the meantime, below is a chart showing the current funding for the AIWW/IWW and NJIWW in the president’s budget and House and Senate bills.
AIWA ANNUAL MEETING
November 13-15, 2023
Wilmington, NC, Aloft HotelRegistration & Sponsorship InformationOne month to go until the AIWA Annual Meeting on November 13-15. Early registration and the hotel room block ends on October 13.
The agenda has a number of great topics, but we wanted to highlight the keynote address by Colonel Brad Morgan, District Commander of the Wilmington District. We are excited about his participation and all of our federal partners!
In addition, we will host a panel led by Dr. Todd Bridges on Nature Based Solutions, and American Cruise Lines will share information about the recent completion of their coastal catamarans specifically designed for inland waterways. Plus much more!
More information is available on the annual meeting website here. Please make your plans soon to join us in Wilmington. We look forward to seeing you next month!
From our Partners at U.S. Coast Guard:
Updated information regarding waterway closures at Causton Bluff Bridge near Thunderbolt, GeorgiaSpecial Notation: In September, the AIWA and numerous waterway stakeholders were informed about closures to the waterway due to construction at the Causton Bluff Bridge near Thunderbolt, Georgia. Through meetings and communications with the Georgia DOT (GADOT), project contractors, and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the GADOT made modifications to their construction plan to allow for increased transiting times for recreational and commercial users. We are grateful to everyone who worked on the modifications and increased openings. Below is a notice from the USCG and graphic depicting the schedule for openings. The Coast Guard is revising a temporary safety zone encompassing the Causton Bluff Bridge, on the Wilmington River, Savannah, GA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters for the planned demolition and removal of structural components of the original bridge, in preparation of the construction of a new span. This rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Savannah or a designated representative.
On September 15, 2023, the Coast Guard published a temporary interim rule (TIR) with requests for comment. The TIR established a temporary safety zone encompassing the Causton Bluff Bridge, on the Wilmington River, Savannah, GA. When the rule was published, the Coast Guard immediately began receiving comments on the safety zone posted on the docket and emails sent directly to the Coast Guard. In order to address the concerns raised by the commenters, the Coast Guard made the determination not to enforce the original TIR until an updated enforcement schedule could be published through a new TIR. This new TIR takes into consideration the 24 comments received thus far on the previous TIR and revises the existing safety zone to provide the public with a schedule that equitably balances the needs of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GA DOT) and the waterway users.
- Dates: This temporary interim rule is effective without actual notice from October 3, 2023 through November 30, 2023. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from October 2, 2023, until October 3, 2023. Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before October 18, 2023.
- Public Participation and Request for Comments: We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking and will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal Decision-Making Portal. To do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023–0466 in the search box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this document in the Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If you cannot submit your material by using the Federal Decision-Making Portal, call or email the person in the point of contact below for alternate instructions.
- Point of Contact: If you have questions on this rule, call or email LTJG Anthony Harris, Office of Waterways Management, Marine Safety Unit Savannah, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 912–652–4353 ext. 240, Anthony.E.Harris@uscg.mil.
– U.S. Coast Guard District Seven
The graphic above shows the times when the Causton Bluff Bridge area will be closed for transiting (shown in red). The graphic was created by Ted Arisaka and has been reviewed by Georgia DOT for accuracy. Join the AIWA, Support the Waterway! 
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Nonnative apple snails, zebra mussels found in NC waters
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Wharf pilings and sawdust: Visiting Hyde’s lost villages, Hyde County, NC
Drawing from maps created by a teacher and his students, historian David Cecelski aims to get a feel for the lumber mill villages in Hyde County that have long since disappeared.
Hyde County road map, 1936. Lake Mattamuskeet occupies the map’s center-right section. The Pungo River forms the county’s western boundary. The body of water to the south and southeast is the Pamlico Sound. We can see the southern part of the Alligator River in the map’s upper righthand corner. Courtesy, State Archives of North Carolina
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Edenton’s history ‘an everyday part of life’ for its residents, 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.
The 1758 Cupola House is at 408 S. Broad St. in Edenton. Photo: Eric Medlin
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North Carolina’s first state record puddingwife wrasse
If you know what a puddingwife wrasse is, you are a true angler!
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LNM: Alt ICW MM 7, Long Term Deep Creek Bridge Replacement, Dismal Swamp Canal, NC
Our thanks to Sarah Hill, Director of Dismal Swamp Welcome Center, for this notice.
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