Media Release For Immediate Release December 6, 2023 Chicamacomico Historical Association and Dare Arts Announce Second Historical Arts Project To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and the Lifesaving Service on the North Carolina Coast, Dare Arts and the Chicamacomico Historical Association have teamed up to host the second Chicamacomico Shakes Exhibit [...]
1874 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. Photo by Joy Crist. October 2024 will mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Life-Saving Service along the North Carolina coastline, and multiple local and national organizations, (including the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site), are already planning a celebration of this milestone along the Outer Banks. The United States Life-Saving [...]
History came alive at the former Wood Island Life Saving Station this past weekend; some local eateries got to showcase their stuff; and we were again reminded why Kittery, Maine, is such an awesome place to live. But oddly enough, this story starts in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Last month, our family embarked on a road trip [...]
The Chicamacomico Team at the Wood Island Life-Saving Station in Maine. Photo from John Griffin. Volunteers are listed below. A team of local volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe gave a special performance 700 miles away from home at the annual U.S. Life-Saving Service [...]
The Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment team. Photo by Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site. The volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in Rodanthe are taking their impressive outdoor show on the road. Larry Grubbs works to load the 1,000-pound beach cart into a [...]
Cadet is rescued Those were the words used by Master Chief Lyn Dupree, (USCG ret.) to describe the last day of the Coast Guard’s Jr. ROTC Leadership Academy held June 12 – 16 at Base Elizabeth City. 70 Cadets, (high school students), from Delaware, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina had spent the week [...]
Volunteers take visitors back in time to the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station’s heyday during the Beach Apparatus Drill. Photo by Don Bowers The Lost Colony in Manteo may be the best-known live entertainment option on the Outer Banks, but Hatteras Island has its own historic outdoor drama that has been a weekly event for decades, and which [...]
The first-ever Shuck Hatteras Festival is coming to the Tri-villages on December 16-17, and the event is a shellabration of community, music, and of course, oysters. The festivities kick off on Friday, December 16, at the Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA Resort with live music by renowned local band The Yacht Dogs, and local delicacies by Cousin’s [...]
Chicamacomico Station built in 1911 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Museum is pleased to be nominated for Best Tourist Attraction in the Coastland Times Annual “Best of” Contest. You can vote for us (We hope you do!) at the Coastland Times and scroll to “Tourist Attraction” under the Activities tab. The contest will close on [...]
Sailor gets rescued Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Museum is the most completely restored Lifesaving Station in the United States. It is committed to preserving the buildings and the stories of the men who served here and in other stations along the coast of Hatteras Island, Dare County, and North Carolina. The descendants of the surfmen [...]
