Getting hungry for Thanksgiving? Make sure to check out this week's beach report to find out what restaurants will be open for the big day and where to get a jump start with Christmas activities.

Santa is coming to Town! Save the Date! The 13th Annual Duck Yuletide Celebration is right around the corner! Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 2, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Town park. We will have live music, games, crafts, tasty treats, the lighting of the crab pot tree and a visit from the big guy himself: Santa! Enjoy some great restaurants and shopping in Town before and after the event. There is something for everyone on your list here in Duck! Thank you goes out to our generous presenting sponsor TowneBank.

Come one, come all to the Ocrafolk Opry Thanksgiving Show! Friday, November 24, the Ocrafolk Opry will features Martin Garrish, Dallas Mason, Fiddler Dave, Gary Mitchell, & Jenny Hargrove. The show is at Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater, School Road, Ocracoke. Door opens at 7:30 PM, show runs 8-9:15 PM. Tickets available at the door or online at www.ocracokealive.org until they sell out. See you there!

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Fishing Report -- So far, BLACK DRUM, SEA MULLET and PUFFERS. Sunny, windy and cool. Winds NE at 16 knots. Low tides 6:30 a.m. and 7:22 p.m. High at 12:43 p.m. Some wind-blown surf rolling in. Pictured is instructor Meredith Fish, who show students from Mattamuskeet how to catch plankton samples with a cone shaped net.

It's biscuit season!! A must have for Thanksgiving, give us a call and get your order in now for Kelly's Original Sweet Potato Biscuits. With country ham or plain, they'll disappear like magic. Call us today at (252)-441-4116.