Away From the World OBX

12/03/2024

Here's a vote we can all agree on. Currently in second place. Vote Daily!

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: Vote for your favorite new museum!!

10/08/2024

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09/20/2024

08/15/2024

Today we celebrate the courage of Carolista Fletcher Baum, who on August 15, 1973, took immediate action to save the sand dunes we now know as Jockey's Ridge State Park.
While her three children played on the dunes on a regular basis, on Aug 15th, 1973, the unexpected arrival of bulldozers threatened the landscape of the dunes. In protest, Baum stood in front of a bulldozer to stop the removal of sand. From that moment, a new movement ignited to save the dunes and in 1975 Jockey's Ridge was officially designated a state park.
We are forever grateful for the courage it took to preserve and protect this significant geologic feature in the Outer Banks!

Save the date for the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration of Jockey's Ridge State Park June 5-8, 2025!

Please consider joining this movement by becoming a member or making a donation today at https://friendsofjockeysridge.org/join/

07/30/2024

07/18/2024

Have you heard of Hatteras Island's infamous "Cora Tree"?

The legend of the witch tree in North Carolina tells the scary tale of Cora, an accused witch who disappeared before they could light the match to burn her at the stake.

06/28/2024

😂

How To Pronounce NC Towns (Like a Local)

Hurricane season officially began yesterday so prepare ye self.

1. Beaufort: NOT Ba-you-furt or Bo-Fort, it’s Bofurt.
2. New Bern: NOT New BORN, it’s NEW Burn.
3. Bertie County: NOT Birdy County, it’s BerTEE.
4. Wilson: NOT will-SON, it’s Wultzun or WILT-son.
5. Conetoe: NOT Cone Toe, it’s Ku-knee-ta.
6. Bodie Island: NOT BO-Dee, it’s Body.
7. Iredell County: NOT Ire Dell, it’s Iredull.
8. Roanoke Rapids: Not Row-a-Noke, it’s RoanoKRAPids.
9. Edenton: NOT Edinton; it’s Eden-ton.
10. Corolla: NOT Corolla (car), it’s Ka-raw-la.
11. Duplin County: NOT Dublin, it’s DOO-plun.
12. Tyrrell County: NOT TIE-Rell, it’s Tair-uhl.
13. Kure Beach: NOT Curry, it’s Cure-y.
14. Camp Lejeune: NOT Lee-June, it’s Luh-shzoon.
15. Rodanthe: NOT Rode Anth, it’s Roe Dan Thee.
16. Manteo: NOT MAN-tee-oh, it’s MannyO.
17. Cashiers: NOT an actual cashier, it’s KASH-erz.
18. Currituck: NOT Curra-tuck, it’s CurrY-tuck.
19. Durham: NOT DUR-ham, it’s Der um or Durm.
20. Mebane: NOT Me Bain, it’s Meh-Bin.
21. Tarboro: NOT Tar-Borough; it’s Tarber.
22. Garner: NOT Gardner, it’s GarrrNer.
23. Angier: NOT An-Jeer, it’s An-jur.
24. Wendell: NOT Wendle, it’s Win-DELL.
25. Castalia: NOT CAST-A-LEEAH, it’s CAST-ALE-YAH.
26. Raleigh: NOT Raw-Lee, it’s Rah-Lee.
27. Kinston: NOT Kin-STON; it’s Kin-sten.
28. Fuquay-Varina: NOT ; it’s Few-kway Va-REE-na
29. Salisbury: NOT Sals-berry, it’s Sawls-Berry.
30. Appalachian: NOT Appa Lay Chun (university and mountains), it’s Appa Latch Un.
31. Cherryville: NOT Cherry Ville, its chur vull.
32. Hickory: NOT Hick-Kory, its hick ree.
33. Rocky Mount: NOT ROCKY mount, it’s rocky MOUNT.
34. Pembroke: NOT Pem-Broke, it’s pem-brook.
35. Burgaw: NOT burGAW, it’s Burr-gaw.
36. Mt. Airy: NOT Mount Airy, it’s Mounairy.
37. Topsail: NOT TOP-sail, it’s Top-sul.
38. Williamston: NOT William-Ston, it’s Wim-stun.
39. Shallotte: NOT Sha-lot, it’s Sha-loat.
40. Carteret: NOT Car-turret, it’s Carter-it.
41. Wanchese: NOT WAN-chessy, it’s Won CHEESE.
42. Zebulon: NOT Zeb-yoo-lon, it’s Zeblin.
43. Fayetteville: NOT Fay-ETT-ville, it’s Fed Vul.
44. Lucama: NOT Loose-ama, it’s loo-KAH-ma.
45. Nashville: NOT Nash-VILLE, it’s Nash-vul.
46. Varina: NOT Va-Rine-Ah, it’s Va-Reena.
47. Scotland Neck: NOT Scotland Neck, it’s Scotluneck.
48. Moyock: NOT Moy-yock, it’s Mow-yock.
49. Greenville: NOT Green-VILLE, it’s Greenvuhl.
50. Neuse River: NOT New See, it’s Noose.
51. Ahoskie: NOT A-hose-key, it’s ah-Ha-ski.
52. Farmville: NOT Farm-ville, it’s Fahmvuhl.
53. Whiteville: NOT White-ville, it’s Wide-vulh.
54. Albemarle: NOT Alba-Marley, it’s alba-marl.
55. Bahama: NOT Ba-ha-ma, it’s Bu-hey-muh.
56. Bethel: NOT Beth-El, it’s Bethul.
57. Washington: NOT WashingTON, it’s LITTLE Washnun.
58. Plymouth: NOT Ply-mouth, it’s Plumuth.
59. Vanceboro: NOT Vance-Borough, it’s Vants-burr.
60. Beulaville: NOT Beulah-ville, it’s Byoo-la-vul.
61. Ocracoke: NOT Okra-Croak, it’s Ocra-coke.
62. Rutherfordton: NOT Ruth-er-ford-Ton, it’s Ruff-ton.
63. Hampstead: NOT HAM-stead, it’s ham-STEAD.
64. Selma: NOT Sell-ma, it’s Sail-muh.
65. Windsor: NOT Wind-Sore, it’s Wun-Suh.
66. Snow Hill: NOT Snow-Hill, it’s Snow-HEEL.
67. Forsyth: NOT Four-Syth, it’s Fur-SYTH.
68. Leland: NOT Lee-Land, it’s LEE-lan.
69. Chowan: NOT Ch-WON, it’s CHO-Juan.
70. Goldsboro: NOT Golds- Burrough, it’s golds-burra.
71. Henderson: NOT Hender-son, it’s Henna-Sun.
72. Cashie (actually a River): NOT CashEEE, it’s Cash-Eye.
73. King: NOT King, it’s Kang.
74. Denton: NOT Den-ton, it’s DEN-TUN- sounds like didn’t.
75. Mooresville: NOT Morres-VIL, it’s Mors-vuhl.

You’re welcome.

06/04/2024

How this thing ends up back in the same spot every summer and where he goes in the winter is a mystery to me but really cool to see the Wanchese Marina resident manatee back again.

05/19/2024

Our street is named after this ferry. We ❤️ OBX history!

🚣‍♂️🛶⛵️⚓️It's . 🚣‍♂️🛶⛵️⚓️

Today we feature the Annie L Vansciver. She was a steamship that had a very eventful life. It spent the latter portion of its life as a ferry making a 4 and a half hour trip to the Outer Banks. Taking a ferry used to be the fastest way to get out to the Outer Banks, and that was the case in the 1920s when Annie could be found in NC waters. That all changed in 1930 when the Wright Memorial Bridge opened, replacing a 4 and a half hour ferry ride with as little as a 30 minute drive. Just four years later Annie made her last trip due to the changing times.

The 294 ton steamer was built in Philadelphia in 1897 for commercial use. The name Annie L. Vansciver was its original name, a prominent family from New Jersey, but that wasn’t the only name the vessel possessed. In 1918 Annie was sold to the U. S. Navy and served as a transport vessel in Boston under the name USS Samoset. After its service the steamer was sold in 1922 to the North River Line and reclaimed its original name.

📸 Photo Courtesy of Museum of the Albemarle.