June 13, 2009
Inside of NC’s Ocracoke Lighthouse to be renovated - NC Wire: Local & State - News & Observer
OCRACOKE, N.C. — North Carolina’s Ocracoke Lighthouse is getting a new look.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reported Monday that the inside of the 65-foot white lighthouse will be closed for up to six months, probably beginning in early August.
The renovations will include restoration of the metalwork on the 80 steps of the spiral staircase, repainting walls and cast iron and installing new lightning protection.
The historian for the National Park Service Outer Banks Group says the inside of the tower hasn’t been restored since ownership was transferred around 2000 from the Coast Guard to the National Park Service. Historian Doug Stover says the decomposing bricks that leave dust on the floor every morning shows the need for repairs.
The lighthouse was built in 1823.
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April 30, 2009
From WRAL.COM
MANTEO, N.C. — The federal budget includes $3 million to restore the deteriorating Bodie Island Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported Thursday that the money is the estimated amount for a complete restoration of the 1872 lighthouse structure north of Oregon Inlet.
Bodie Island light was damaged when the National Park Service acquired it in 2000 from the Coast Guard. Some of the 205 metal steps in the building were corroded and pieces of cast iron metalwork were missing.
Officials at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore say work should start in August and run about 18 months. The light’s Fresnel lens also will be restored.
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March 6, 2009
The Knights of the Black Flag exhibit was moved from the Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC to the N.C. History Museum. The exhibit showcases many artifacts related to pirates, including the largest collection of artifacts ever exhibited from the shipwreck believed to be Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. Legends surround another compelling artifact on loan from the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.: the alleged skull of Blackbeard! The exhibit will be on view through July 6, 2009.
You can find more information on the N.C. History’s website at ncmuseumofhistory.org
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March 6, 2009
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A South Carolina company that does dive charters and fishery research is the high bidder for a dilapidated light tower located 35 miles from the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
The Star-News of Wilmington reported Thursday that Shipwrecks Inc. bid $515,000 for the Frying Pan Shoals light tower. The tower includes 5,000 square feet of living space and has its own helipad.
Lee Spence, one of the owners, says the company plans to use the prime fishing spot for a sport fishing group, a dive charter business and probably will do fisheries and oceanographic research with two or three universities.
Spence says the company also plans to use part of the tower for a commercial diving school that will be run by the International Diving Institute in Charleston.
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Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.
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March 4, 2009
Frying Pan Shoals, a rusty, abandoned light tower off the North Carolina coast is for sale and the online federal auction has attracted two mystery bidders dueling at more than $500,000 for the relic.
The Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower is nearly 35 miles off the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The former Coast Guard outpost and weather station has been replaced by buoys.
Two bidders who go by the names “Hunley” and “Big Gun” have raised their offers daily. The federal auction will continue as long as one raises their bid by $3,000 each day.
The Coast Guard and state officials have explored the idea of tearing down the tower and dropping it in the ocean as an artificial reef, but that would cost more than $3 million.
Courtesy of WRAL
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January 25, 2009
You can now purchase pictures of you favorite North Carolina Lighthouses from our online store. The pricing is very affordable for photos of such a high quality. We are using SmugMug to host our Photo Store. They are highly respected in the Photography community and their print quality and customer service is exceptional. They also ship your prints very fast, so you won’t have to wait long for them.
4×6 prints can be purchased for as little as $0.57
8×10 prints can be purchased for as little as $5.97
Be sure to check out some of their other print options. They have many different gifts and cards that can be created also.
Please check out the store by clicking on this link, or click the “Gallery Store” link in the header.
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October 29, 2008
From hamptonroads.com:
A sad depiction of the collapsed New Canal Lighthouse may have made
the New Orleans landmark a winner. But unfortunately for the Outer
Banks, it also makes the Bodie Island Lighthouse a loser.
One of the 12 semi-finalists in the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse
Restoration Initiative, the New Canal has been chosen as the one most
deserving of free windows and doors, according to a news release from
Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors.
Read the full article here
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October 28, 2008
From the Star News:
“The N.C. Aquariums proposed pier on the Outer Banks is a step closer to reality, and that could mean good things for Carolina Beach.
The Virginian-Pilot reports that the Nags Head Commissioners have approved plans for the $15 million pier complex on the site of the old Jennette’s Pier.”
“The Aquariums intends to build and operate piers near each of its three facilities, with the pier in Nags Head the first one.
The idea is that they would promote educational outreach on the coast while providing recreational opportunities, primarily for fishermen, that have been disappearing as the state’s piers are torn down or shut their doors.”
To read the full story go to Star News Online.
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October 28, 2008
Celebrate Halloween one day early with the N.C. Aquarium Trick or Treat Under the Sea. The aquariums welcomes trick-or-treaters of all ages on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person for Aquarium Society members and $6 per person for the general public. Children 2 and under are free. Only umbrella strollers will be allowed in the building for this event.
Tickets will be sold on the day of the event from 5 to 8 p.m. Advance tickets that allow priority entrance are available.
For a schedule of events and contact information for each aquarium go to the NC Aquariums website.
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September 20, 2008
Thanks to all who voted for Bodie Lighthouse in the Jeld-Wen window and door repair contest. Your votes paid off, because Bodie is one of 3 finalist in the contest. This is great news for a lighthouse badly in need of repairs.
The link to the contest site is below:
http://www.jeld-wen.com/lighthouse/index.cfm
They also have a video about each of the finalists. Thanks again for your votes!
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