LOCATING THE LIGHTHOUSES 



The Cape Lookout Lighthouse 



CURRITUCK 



The Currituck Light, off N.C. 12 

 near Corolla, is open Easter weekend 

 through Thanksgiving. Fee: $3. 

 Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. except 

 Sunday. For more information: 919/ 

 453-8152. 



BODIE ISLAND 



The Bodie Island Light, off N.C. 12 

 near Nags Head, is closed to visitors, 

 yet still operates its light. Free. A 

 visitors' center on the site is open five 

 days a week. Volunteers are available 

 to give talks on the tower. For more 

 information: 919/473-2111. 



CAPE HATTERAS 



The nation's tallest lighthouse, off 

 N.C. 12 near Buxton, opens its doors 

 Memorial Day for the first time since 

 1984. Visitors can take free guided 

 tours. Call for hours. A museum and 

 visitors' center nearby is free and 

 open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

 Memorial Day through Labor Day. 

 Interpretive talks are also available. 



Scott D. Taylor 



For more information, call the Cape 

 Hatteras National Seashore at 919/ 

 473-21 1 1 or the visitors' center at 

 919/995-4475. 



OCRACOKE 



The state's oldest operating light is 

 closed. But the island visitors' center 

 offers a walking tour brochure that 

 includes the light's history. The 

 center is open five days a week. Call 

 for hours. Ocracoke is accessible by 

 ferry. For information: 919/473-21 1 1. 



CAPE LOOKOUT 



A ferry ride takes you to the Lookout 

 Lighthouse, which is closed to the 

 public. Three ferries run from 

 Harkers Island and Davis. Prices are 

 $12 for adults, and $5 to $6 for older 

 children. Barrier Island Transporta- 

 tion Co.: 919/728-3575 or toll-free in 

 N.C. 800/423-8739. Sand Dollar 

 Transportation: 919/728-3533. Alger 

 Willis Fishing Camps: 919/729-2791. 

 For more information on the light- 

 house, call the Cape Lookout Na- 



tional Seashore from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

 p.m. daily at 919/728-2250. 



BALD HEAD ISLAND 



Old Baldy can be reached by a ferry 

 that leaves Southport on the hour daily 

 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., except at noon 

 and 8 p.m. Ferry fee: $14 round-trip. 

 Visitors can climb the light this sum- 

 mer. A lunch and historic tour of Bald 

 Head is available for $25 Tuesday 

 through Saturday. Ferry leaves at 10 

 a m. from Southport and returns about 

 2 p.m. For more information: 800/234- 

 1666. For lunch tour reservations: 919/ 

 457-5003. 



OAK ISLAND 



The state's newest lighthouse, located 

 off N.C. 133 near Caswell Beach, is 

 closed to the public. But free tours 

 of the U.S. Coast Guard Station and 

 pamphlets on the lighthouse are avail- 

 able. Tours run on weekdays 5 p.m to 

 7 p.m. and weekends noon to 5 p.m. 

 For information: 919/278-1 144 or 919/ 

 278-1133. m 



8 MAY I JUNE 1993 



