
Opened in 2002 on the south end of Hatteras Island, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is focused on four centuries of Outer Banks’ maritime and shipwreck history. “Most people have no idea that this ever happened.” “I envision the Battle of the Atlantic exhibit to eventually be the signature exhibit for the museum,” Joseph Schwarzer, director of North Carolina Maritime Museums, said in an interview June 29 during opening day of the exhibit that memorializes the U-boat campaign from a local perspective with many artifacts salvaged from Outer Banks waters. Learn how you can be in the Sponsor Spotlight When you purchase a North Carolina Coastal Federation license plate, you help keep our coast healthy and beautiful. Recent Articles Ongoing study may show overlooked algal bloom causes Analysis: Farm Act axes motive to protect shoreline trees Analysis: Farm Act strips wetland safeguards, mitigation Beekeeping in North Carolina largely an amateur endeavor.Nutrients in the water: Too much of a good thing.NC Navigation and Federal Infrastructure Spending.End of the Road: Development on Remote Currituck Banks.Environmental-Economic Connections in the Albemarle Region.Plowed Under: Digging Into the Farm Act.Recent Articles Make the most of fish you catch and keep: go-to methods Bring fishing gear to help you see what you’re looking at Ode to the Salt Marsh: Paddling the waters less traveled Newton’s 4th Law: Large fish can be caught on light gear.Recent Headlines Study is first to sample NC rivers, streams for microplastics Pilot program relies on volunteers to collect wetlands data Artifacts appear to confirm ‘first contact’ at Roanoke Island Microfossils major part of museum’s public science project.Recent Headlines Crafty fly fisher Kristi Irvin finds joy in tying one on The migrants in potato fields during the Great Depression NC Coastal Federation to recognize conservation efforts Red knots make Outer Banks stopover on spring migration.

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