This year marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of 63 foreign sailors, who died while protecting the U.S. coast during World War II. Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy and National Park Service will come...
Lydia Downs, a Masters candidate at East Carolina University working on the cultural meanings and preservation of a native American canoe in North Carolina, will focus on the Coharie Tribe in North Carolina to tell the story of their newly repatriated dugout canoe. The program is...
Allyson Ropp, a doctoral student in the Integrated Coastal Studies Program at East Carolina University, explores the histories of some of the vessels lost along Wimble Shoals and northern Hatteras Island, as well as the overall near shore and offshore wrecking trends of the area. The...
JR Shanty Co, comprised of wife and husband team Julianne Laird and Richard Workman, is an instrumental and vocal folk duo, which performs traditional sea shanties and songs of the sea. Featuring instrumentals on guitar and cello, these lifelong music educators energetically share the history...
The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway stretches the length of North Carolina’s 200-mile barrier islands. The unique maritime culture shared by the 21 coastal villages led to the road’s designation as a National Scenic Byway in 2009. The route is entered from the north at...
In the late sixteenth century, over 100 English and Welsh men, women, and children did not “walk away through the dark forest”, in a shroud of mystery and fantasy. In addition to first-hand accounts from Sir John White and Sir Thomas Harriot, there is significant...