150th Anniversary Commemoration

9:00 AM Flag Raising with Piper Ryan Leigh and Bonnie Pugh Somers (Descendant of Benjamin Pugh-Keeper of the 1874 Station)

9:00 AM Chicamacomico open for Tours

9:30 D. Christian Thompson will give a porch talk about research and restoration of the 1874 Station

11:00 AM Kevin Duffus will present “Unheralded Heroes: The Cape Fear Life-Savers of 1893 at the RWS Community Building

12:15 Grab lunch on your own or from one of the Food Trucks on the lawn of the Community Building.

1:15 Beach Apparatus Drill (Rescue Drill)

2:30 M/C Carl Smith CDR USCG (ret)

         Presentation of Colors by Camden HS USCG Jr ROTC

         National Anthem sung by Caitlyn Gray

         Invocation Reverend Pam Stoffel

         Welcome CHA President Larry Grubbs

         Representing  Local Surfmen Descendent Jackie Wenberg

         NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Education Curator Ben Wunderly

         NPS Superintendent Dave Hallac

         Master Chief Christopher Hinote (The USCG Ancient Keeper)

         USCG District 5 Commander RADM John “Jay” Vann (Keynote)

Patriotic Music will be provided by members of the CHSSCS band. The USCG will conduct a Flyover during the afternoon.

4PM Recitation of Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts/Tolling of the Bell ends Program.

This event is supported by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.

8:15 AM CANCELLED DUE TO DEBRIS ON THE BEACH: Outer Banks Sporting Events will offer a “Surfman’s Challenge” Fun Run on the Beach: see their website (obxse.com) for details.

8:30 AM Breakfast at the RWS Community Building ($15/person: limited to 100) Admission in advance through Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.

9:00 AM Flag Raising/Chicamacomico open for Tours

 USCG Auxiliary will have an information booth throughout the morning, along with Sammy the Sea Otter.

Ocean Rescue and SARS Demonstrations have been cancelled due to debris.

There will be static display of USCG helicopter and motor surfboat and of equipment used in Water Rescue.

12:00 Lunch on your own or from the Food Trucks

1:30 Choose your History Tour

Hatteras Island (Little Kinnakeet LSS-Sun 1:30 only, Hatteras Light, Native American Museum, Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum-Mon only, Lost Colony Museum

Upper Beach (Bodie Light, Kitty Hawk LSS {Black Pelican Restaurant}, Jockey’s Ridge State Park, Wright Bros Memorial)

Manteo (NPS Freedom Trail, Richard Etheridge Grave, History Center (Mon Only),

 Pea Island Cookhouse Museum (Sun Only 3-5)

Raindate for Sunday Programs

Continue Choose your History Tours

NB Unanticipated operational needs of the USCG take precedent over demonstrations and displays. Suggested Tour Sites, to the best of our knowledge, will be open for visitation as indicated above. Calling to confirm is recommended.