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North Carolina’s National Seashore
By Linda Tancs
Managed by the National Park Service, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is the United States’ first national seashore, which preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island. Boasting more than 70 miles of shoreline, it’s particularly known as a place for exceptional shelling (like Scotch bonnets and helmet conchs) thanks to shallow ocean floors. It supports a rich diversity of plants and animals, including threatened or endangered species like the piping plover, seabeach amaranth and sea turtles. Four campgrounds are located across the Seashore, providing an immersive experience of the barrier islands; two of them are open year round.
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Lighting the Way in North Carolina
By Linda Tancs
Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest operating light station in the nation (surpassed by New Jersey’s Sandy Hook Lighthouse). Built in 1823, the need to preserve its structural integrity prevents climbing, but the exterior views are just as enchanting. For interior views, you can visit four other lighthouses adorning the Outer Banks: Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras (the tallest lighthouse in North America), Currituck Beach and Roanoke Marshes. The lights, however, aren’t the only things sparkling at night–tiny dinoflagellates kicked up in the beaches along Cape Hatteras National Seashore glow with a blue-green light.
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