The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in 2025. Photo by Joy Crist By James D. “Keeper James” CharletNorth Carolina’s iconic Outer Banks are famous for numerous things – most are nationally famous, ...

Take a hike with Nantucket Walkabout, which offers year-round hikes focused on nature and wildlife. Schedule a private floral workshop with Hafsa and Co., one of the island's best-known florists. Grab ...

Dare County is pleased to announce that a new plaque designating Roanoke Island as the first Purple Heart Island was installed at the Dare County Veterans Memorial site in Manteo (300 Queen ...

One of the most tranquil coastal spots in North Carolina is this island nature reserve. Walk through old oak trees, swim in ...

Readers’ photos celebrate sunrises and sunsets, when the light is the most pleasing. Fifty-one photos were sent in; here are ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3, 1983.

Snow on Ocracoke Island at 5:00 a.m. “Snow is still falling over Hatteras and Ocracoke, and we’re expecting that to happen for the next few hours after sunrise, before it tapers off late this morning, ...

Photo by Don Bowers for the Island Free Press ... “Snow is still falling over Hatteras and Ocracoke, and we’re expecting that to happen for the next few hours after sunrise, before it tapers off late ...

Heavy snow falls onto the Florida Welcome Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Pensacola, Fla. (Luis Santana /Tampa Bay Times via AP) ...

A celebration of life at sunrise on the Ocracoke beach will be held at a later date. Barney would like to give his heartfelt thanks to island hospice nurse Mary Jane Cougan and all the members of the ...

Daniel Patrick Isbrecht, born on January 4, 1985, in Greenville, NC, passed away on January 19, 2025, in Ocracoke, NC, at the age of 40. Daniel graduated from Cape Hatteras High School and pursued ...

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with scientists, and it's about to vanish once again – if it hasn't already ...