Cape Chronicle Newsletter - October 15, 2020

Cape Chronicle

October 15, 2020 | Issue 64

Photos of the Week

Juvenile bald eagle resting on Ocracoke Island's South Point mudflats.

This 1893 photo of Cape Hatteras Light Station was likely taken following a storm event. The rubble of the original 1802 lighthouse (destroyed in 1871) can be seen to the right of the double keepers' quarters.

This 1893 photo of Cape Hatteras Light Station was likely taken after a storm event. The rubble of the original 1802 lighthouse (destroyed in 1871) can be seen to the right of the double keepers' quarters.

Seashore Updates

The Seashore experienced a 42% increase in recreational visitation last month compared to September 2019. [News Release]
Recently, a shipwreck believed to be the George W. Wells was unearthed on Ocracoke Island. Seashore Interpretive Ranger, Dave Kent, traveled to Ocracoke to film a short video about the rediscovered wreck from 1913.
The remainder of seasonal off-road vehicle routes reopened this morning. The routes can be accessed via ramps 23, 34, 38, 49, 55, and 68. Go to http://go.nps.gov/beachaccess for updated beach access information.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse was first lit on October 1, 1872. Over the years the lighthouse was home to 41 lightkeepers and their families who would share the work of maintaining the station.

Feeding time at the Ocracoke pony pen.

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