Bland Simpson has a new book out on the sound country of North Carolina. Inner Islands has lots of good tidbits and tales in it and insightful nice reflections on how the ways along the water–and the islands themselves–have changed. Good B&W photos by Ann Clay Simpson.
He toured around a bit with Capt. Dennis Chadwick, [...]
Finally got the film together of Eddie Willis’ technique. In this clip he’s moving along a line of crab pots in a little area of Core Sound he and his family have worked for generations.
Here’s a description from a recent story I wrote about development Down East:
Eddie Willis adjusts his course a bit then steps [...]
These photos are from a recent visit to the Cape Lookout National Seashore. They were taken along the path behind the park ranger station at the tip of Harkers. Worth a visit—especially at low tide when you can really see the salt marsh bottom from a walkway that extends a couple of hundred feet into [...]
Here’s the article in the Indy that came out of the trips Down East.
High tide on the sound side
Waterfront property. No zoning or impact fees. Low taxes. Must sell. It’s not hard to understand why the Inner Banks are booming. How they’ll grow is harder to figure.
By Kirk Ross
You don’t have to tell Carolyn Mason [...]
Got in Captain Dennis Chadwick’s trusty old number and headed out with Coastkeeper Frank Tursi last week for a tour of Core Sound and to meet up with crabber Eddie Willis. The sound is still the cleanest of our coastal waters but it is threatened by upstream stormwater runoff and will surely be affected by [...]
Got a whirlwind education on growth issues confronting Down East over the past several days.
Got up early last Thursday, June 1 and drove down to Harkers Island. Never been there. Used to go through the area a good bit on the way to the Cedar Island ferry. The place feels like somebody’s home.
The event I [...]
Heber Guthrie learned his craft from his father Chancellor and his uncle, legendary Harkers Island boat builder Julian Guthrie. Heber’s been building boats since he was 14—some 40 years ago. In the photo he’s working on a sailing skiff with a sprit. Had to look that one up. From an English sailing dictionary:
SPRIT. A [...]