From Traveler's “We Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department: CALO Boaters and PFD Priorities
Sometimes you just have to ask, “what were they thinking?!”
- By Bob Janiskee - October 6th, 2009 8:35am
Cape Lookout National Seashore
October Offers Lots of Programs at Cape Lookout National Seashore
The folks at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outerbanks of North Carolina have a nice lineup of programs to keep you busy during October.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 27th, 2009 6:00am
Reader Participation Day: Are You An East Coast, West Coast, or Gulf Coast National Seashore Person?
Quick, pick an ocean setting for next summer's national park vacation. Are you heading to the Northeast, the Northwest, or looking South or somewhere else for your destination?
Successful Shorebird Nesting Season Over At Cape Lookout National Seashore
Despite the storms that battered Cape Lookout National Seashore this summer, park officials report that the shorebird nesting season seems to have been successful, with good broods from piping plovers, oystercatchers, terns, and Wilson's plovers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 6th, 2009 7:00am
Cape Lookout National Seashore Marking Lighthouse's 150th Birthday With Juried Art Exhibit
For 150 years, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse has alerted mariners to the shoals off the North Carolina coast. Among the many events Cape Lookout National Seashore is holding this anniversary year is a juried art exhibit open to painters and photographers alike.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2009 8:52am
Cape Lookout National Seashore To Mark 150th Anniversary of Lighthouse This Fall
It could be argued that the two most important jobs along the Eastern seaboard during the 19th century were that of lighthouse keeper and life-saver. The former worked hard to warn ships off shoals, while the latter worked to save those who ships foundered.
Two Boating Incidents in Coastal Parks Have Very Different Outcomes: 7 safe, 4 rescued, 1 missing
Two groups of boaters encountered problems recently at separate coastal parks, but the situations had vastly different outcomes. Seven teenagers in North Carolina fared immensely better than a group of adults in Mississippi. Four members of the latter group spent the night in the water and 1 is still missing.
Cape Lookout National Seashore Looking For Good Homes For 'Shackleford' Horses
If you're a lover of horse history, and wouldn't mind gaining ownership of a "Shackleford" horse, call the folks at Cape Lookout National Seashore.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2009 7:28pm
Fish Camp Cabin Rentals On Sale At Cape Lookout National Seashore
A summer vacation at the beach is hard to beat. And now the folks at Cape Lookout National Seashore are making it more affordable than in recent years.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2009 7:12pm
Are We Properly Caring for Our Ocean-Based National Parks?
There was an essay recently that brought to my attention a startling figure: Even though there are nearly 1,700 marine protected areas in U.S. territorial waters, 99.9 percent of all our territorial waters were open to fishing in 2008.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 8th, 2009 4:01pm
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