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7720
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In the July of 2006, an armada of grand sailing vessels reminiscent of bygone days will dock at Beaufort and Morehead City. The arrival of the ships is the culmination of the 2006 Americas' Sail competition. Americas' Sail stages competitions every four years to promote tall ships and traditional sailing worldwide. The 2006 competition begins in Brazil. The stopover in North Carolina is the only one planned for the United States. Powers gives a preview of what visitors will see when the ships arrive.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Winter 2006, p14-19, il Periodical Website
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7880
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The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores has been closed to the public for nearly three years during its $25 million expansion. The aquarium reopened on May 19, 2006. In comparing the old and new structures, the largest display increased from 12,000 gallons to 306,000, square footage from 29,000 to 93,000, and the full-time staff from fourteen people to forty-five people. The aquarium has broadened its focus, and the new theme is “North Carolina's aquatic life from the mountains to the sea.” Five galleries showcase the state's major aquatic zones. The attendance is projected to double from 250,000 to half a million.
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The White Oak River, comprising one of North Carolina's smallest river basins, flows fifty miles, passing through several coastal counties on its journey to the sea. Powers discusses this natural treasure and the people who are working to keep it that way.
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5936
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Powers discusses these fascinating collectibles, which are really seeds from tropical vines, plants, and trees. They fall from rain forests into waters that carry them into the ocean. From there the beans float hundreds of miles, taking months, sometimes years, to reach shore. Cape Lookout is a prime area for sea bean searchers.
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No road leads to what used to be the town of Lukens. The only way to get there is to take a barge. This used to only be used to bury people in the cemetery that remains there, but now former residents congregate there every May to reminisce.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 2003, p12-14, il, por Periodical Website
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4450
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There are around one million crab pots in state waters. Each year, through storms, boat props, and other mishaps, 10 percent break loose. Unfortunately, the pots continue catching blue crabs. Between eleven and twenty-five blue crabs die in each loose pot per season, a significant loss to the industry. In 1994, Irene Hooker began work on a crab pot with strings that dissolve after a season. Her work will ultimately cut blue crab losses from loose crab pots.
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4104
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A shipwreck found off Beaufort on November 21, 1996, tantalizes researchers with the possibility that it could be Blackbeard's flagship, the QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE. Many of the more than 350 items brought to the surface are from Blackbeard's era, giving support for the theory, but definitive evidence has yet to be found.
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The village of Portsmouth on North Core Banks, a once bustling fishing village, stands uninhabited since the last residents left in 1971. The village, founded in 1753, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains twenty structures, including a post office, church, and several cemeteries. Around 700 people visit Portsmouth each month in warm weather.
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Jessie Lee Babb Dominique was born in Portsmouth on August 2, 1927. She was the last child born in the village, which at that time numbered around 100. She recounts her memories of island life, including the arrival of the mailboat. Her mother, sister Marian Gray Babb, and aunt Elma Dixon were the island's last residents. They left in 1971.
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5777
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People who have never learned how to use tools and how to convert a scale drawing into a full-size pattern can learn through courses taught in Beaufort by the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. The author shares her experience in learning these skills through application in building and launching a nine-foot craft, the WATER LILY.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Winter 1999, p20-23, il Periodical Website
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3735
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In 1916, Mattamuskeet Lodge opened as a pumping station to drain Lake Mattamuskeet. The project failed by 1932. From 1937 to 1974, it was a waterfowl hunting lodge, then shut down until the mid-1990s. Now it is coming to life again as an environmental center.
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3935
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Founded in 1994 by Feather Phillips with a grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Pocosin Arts is a combination of studios, workshops, and gift shop that seeks to showcase the creativity of Tyrrell County's artists and craftspersons.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 1998, p24-26, il, por Periodical Website
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3566
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Carved duck decoys on Harkers Island once helped residents attract a food source. Now decoy carvers, including Curt Salter and Carl Huff, have raised the traditional utilitarian decoy to an art form and cottage industry.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Nov/Dec 1997, p10-15, il Periodical Website
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2321
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Frustrated over regulation by state and federal agencies of the commercial fishing industry, wives, mothers, sisters, and sweethearts have formed advocacy groups that have become an effective, unified political voice for the state's watermen.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , May/June 1995, p16-19, il Periodical Website