EAST TAWAS, MI -- Lake Huron’s Tawas Point has been aglow since 1853 when schooners carried lumber from Detroit to Buffalo, ...

All season long, people gather at the NPS boat loaunch area to watch the sunset on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer A new year begins on Ocracoke and we reflect on some of the ...

From the iconic surfing waves to sun-warmed dunes, there’s much to be uncovered on the shoreline of North Carolina. NC’s ...

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest in the United States at about 208 feet tall.

Since the Island Free Press (IFP) was launched 18 years ago, it has become an annual tradition to look back on the stories ...

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has issued this update on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Restoration project. In September 2023, the National Park Service awarded a $19.2 million contract to ...

Forget about your holiday shopping, your many December obligations, and trying to get work done in double time. Remember, there’s a birthday to celebrate: The Cape Florida Lighthouse turns 200 years ...

Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Tuesday, Dec. 16, liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Amazon Leo 4 mission. Original story: ...

Over the last few weeks, volunteers have braved bitter winds and freezing temperatures to patrol Cape Cod’s bayside beaches at night, sweeping their flashlight beams along the last high-tide line ...

A Connecticut-based sailboat sank 260 nautical miles off the shore of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The boat began taking on water and made a distress call to the ...

Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday. According to the Coast Guard, watchstanders at Sector North ...

Five people aboard a sinking vessel hundreds of miles off Cape Hatteras in North Carolina were rescued Thursday by the Coast Guard. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City ...