Halloween with Friends -- The Education Department has gone all out for this party! There's bingo, pumpkin bowling, mummy wrap, arts and crafts plus fishing, food and music! Check out the photos!

Happy Halloween from Ride the Wind! The shop is open til 6 today!

We’ve got an update on the ferry situation- “Good news! While NC12 on Ocracoke remains CLOSED, The North Carolina Ferry Division will be running the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry TODAY to help people get to Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree! Departures are from Hatteras at 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:45 p.m. and 5 p.m., with departures from Ocracoke-Silver Lake at 9:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Fares are $15 round trip.

Weekend service will be determined after we know more about the status of NC12.”

No fish yet, but plenty of #ghouls and #goblins around just like Tonja's West #Virginia cousin Tanya (pictured)! Water temp 63 degrees. There's a fresh west breeze at 17 knots. Low tide 9:14 a.m. and 9:52 p.m. High tide 3:23 p.m.

Introducing our new mascot, our black male lab Scupper! What's in a name? Scupper is obvious to some as a nautical term for a hole or opening in the transom of a boat to let water on deck escape but, Scupper is also a nod to the Scuppernong grape which is the NC State Fruit and is also the first known cultivated grape in North America, of which the original vine is located right here in Manteo. As always, our deck is dog friendly!

Happy Halloween Y'all -- Be sure to stop by and "sea" all the skeletons hanging around. They are "reel" scary. Thanks for the props #bootytreats