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BODIE ISLAND
Nearly every corner of the Bodie Island Light Station site will soon be buzzing with restoration projects.
Three historic buildings that were on the oceanfront off the highway were relocated last week to the station’s entrance road in preparation for rehabilitation.
And workers this month [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Moonlight tours of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be offered this Saturday ( 8/16/08 ). There will be two tours 8pm and 9pm. Guests will use flashlights to navigate the 257 step spiral staircase.
How to obtain tIckets:
Full Moon Tour tickets, limited to the first 60 purchasers, must be purchased in person, in advance, at the [...]

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Bald Head Island is celebrating
National Lighthouse Day August 1-3!
There’s something fun for everyone
all weekend long.
Learn how to be a pirate, Treasure Hunts,
Even Pirate invasions!
You don’t miss the extravaganza!
Click here for more information
or go to
www.oldbaldy.org

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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is opening for the season on Friday April 18th. It will be free to climb on the first day.

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Harkers Island, N.C. — The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that “Open House” tours of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse have been suspended for public safety reasons. Superintendent Russel J. Wilson said that an engineer’s inspection conducted this month revealed significant deterioration to the integrity of the tower’s circular stairway.
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From hamptonroads.com:
“The Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the largest single attraction in Currituck County, opens for the season Monday.
Built in 1875, the 162-foot tall lighthouse attracts about 100,000 people annually and helps fuel the Currituck Outer Banks tourism industry.”
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