North Carolina Lighthouses

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse opening for season

feedback — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:14:17 +0000

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

Morris Island Lighthouse Repairs

feedback — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:06:24 +0000

The Morris Island Lighthouse in South Carolina is undergoing some renovations that should help protect it from further erosion. For quite some time, the Morris Island Lighthouse has been surrounded by water. Taylor Brothers Marine Construction is installing a wall around the lighthouse. Some pictures from the construction project can be found here.

Cape Lookout Lighthouse Climbs suspended for public safety

feedback — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:44:31 +0000

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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Currituck Beach Lighthouse reopens Monday

feedback — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:42:01 +0000

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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Bodie Lighthouse snubbed again in federal budget

feedback — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:44:33 +0000

From hamptonroads.com:

Year after year, the Bodie Island Lighthouse has been in line to get funding for a complete restoration. Each time, it has been shoved aside.

Shut out once again in the federal budget that was signed by President Bush on Dec. 26, the 136-year-old tower is showing its age, with corroding metalwork, broken windows and inadequate electrical wiring.

"I don’t know what’s going to happen," said Bett Padgett, president of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, a nonprofit group that supports preservation of lighthouses. "Since it keeps continuously getting yanked out of the budget, I’m afraid that the National Park Service is going to have less and less money."

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North Carolina Lighthouse Forum

feedback — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:17:25 +0000

We have added a forum where you can ask you questions about North Carolina Lighthouses. You will need to register before you can post a message, but the registration is very easy. Please visit the forum and register when you get a chance. You can also click the Forum button above. Thanks!

Please visit our MySpace page

feedback — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:49:22 +0000

We have created a MySpace page that will provide a new way to share information about Lighthouses in North Carolina and the Carolina Coast. If you have a MySpace page, please add us as a Friend.

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Cape Lookout’s Next Open House

feedback — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:18:34 +0000

From the National Parks Service.

November 3, 2007 - Cape Lookout Lighthouse will be having another open house for it’s Anniversary
On November 1, 1859 - Cape Lookout Lighthouse began operations.

Reservations accepted on Wednesday, October 17, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Please be aware that, due to high demand, climbing reservations fill up within two hours on the reservation day.

For reservations call 252-728-5766. This number is for reservations only.

Bodie Island Lighthouse reopens after repairs

feedback — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:51:40 +0000

From hamptonroads.com:

The base of the Bodie Island Lighthouse
will open to the public Tuesday for the first time in three years,
thanks to a $100,000 emergency restoration project recently completed,
the National Park Service announced Friday.

The lighthouse closed to visitors in 2004 after chunks of cast iron
fell from the balcony and top window, the park service said in a news
release. Guided by volunteers, visitors can walk inside the old oil
house and get a view of the tower’s winding staircase from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The lighthouse will not be
open for climbing.

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Tour information for the Oak Island Lighthouse

feedback — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:21:59 +0000

I have not yet climbed the Oak Island Lighthouse, but now that it is open for climbing, I am ready to do it.

The Oak Island Lighthouse is open for tours every Wednesday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm until September 6th. Please visit the following site for more details:

http://www.oakislandlighthouse.org/tours.htm