Village Craftsmen

06/02/2026

We got about half of the beach ghost fire stories in this evening before we had to run off the beach to avoid this storm! It was a spooky evening for sure!

06/01/2026

We are so honored to be a part of the June 2026 Our State magazine. Cailyn and Chris and Lara were lovely folks to work with!

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On an island along North Carolina's coast, a family of storytellers preserves local lore and neighborly traditions, beginning with one iconic thoroughfare.

05/31/2026

May your day be as bright and cheerful as this basket of plants on the Village Craftsmen fence! These guys make me cheerful inside every time I see them! ❤️

05/30/2026

Join us on the beach through OcracokeBeachFiresNC.com on Monday nights to hear island stories of ghosts, shipwrecks and other spooky tales. It’s a perfect setting for eerie stories and an island experience not to be missed!

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We've still got some spots available for your group to join us at the Ghost Story Beach Fires this Monday June 1. Come hear Amy and David spin some Ocracoke yarns, and you just might learn a little bit about our favorite island! Get your s'mores fix, fun for all.
Sign up at www.ocracokebeachfiresnc.com.
Thanks!!

05/30/2026

Fun Fact Friday, Episode 22: House supplies in the 1800s. You never quite know when you are renovating a house what surprises you might find!

Philip lives in his grandfather's 1865 house. We he renovated it in...

05/29/2026

Here is important ferry information for planning your Hatteras/Ocracoke ferry trip. This schedule will last for about a month (check the ferry division website for any updates) starting tomorrow, May 30, 2026.

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Hatteras Ferry Route to Run Alternate Schedule During Dredging Operation
HATTERAS – The N.C. Ferry System’s Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry route will be switching to an alternate schedule May 30 as a critical dredging operation gets underway in Sloop Channel.

Sloop Channel provides the entryway to the route’s South Dock terminal on the north end of Ocracoke Island.

As of May 30, the schedule will be as follows:

Hatteras-Ocracoke: 5:30 a.m., 6 a.m., 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Ocracoke-Hatteras: 6:30 a.m., 6:45 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

The dredging operation, performed by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor, is expected to take about one month to complete, depending on weather conditions.

Once the dredging is complete, the Hatteras vehicle route will return to its full summer schedule.

For real-time text or email updates on weather or mechanical delays, sign up for the Ferry Information Notification System at www.ncdot.gov/fins

05/29/2026

Guess what I remembered to make today…😊

05/29/2026

05/27/2026

Ocracoke may look like a sleepy town on the map, but there is so much to experience while you are here!

05/25/2026

Can you believe that I forgot to post a Fun Fact Friday on May 22? I also forgot to make a fig cake for Fig Cake Friday, so it must have been a busy week in other parts of my life. My apologies to everyone (Jean in particular) who was looking for either or both of those. In any case, I will make up our Fun Fact Friday (technically episode 21) here with an older video of Philip talking about the wreck of the Black Squall on Ocracoke in 1861. And, stop by this coming Friday for a taste of fig cake...I promise we will have one this time!

Philip Howard tells the tale of the Black Squall on Ocracoke Island...