{"id":12696,"date":"2020-04-20T16:24:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T20:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=12696"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:45:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:45:35","slug":"coastal-culture-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/home\/coastal-culture-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture & History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coastal Cultures and Histories<\/h1>\n

The rich fabric of North Carolina’s coastal culture comprises the histories, narratives, and ways of life of people of all backgrounds and ethnicities, and it stretches across thousands of years.<\/h3>\n

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Is There a Future for Oyster Relaying in North Carolina?<\/i><\/b><\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2022 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span>
\nFor years, oyster farmers in our state have reported greater numbers of healthy oysters in areas that they harvest.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s So Special About North Carolina\u2019s Oysters?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a>
\nSavoring the NC Oyster Trail<\/i>
\nin the Autumn 2022 issue<\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>Farms, tastes, and tales \u2014 now foodies and adventurers can explore the magic of the North Carolina oyster.<\/p>\n

From Hurricane Hazel to the Morning Light<\/span><\/a>:<\/span>
\nCoastal Carolina Through a Shrimper\u2019s Eyes<\/span>
\nin the Summer 2022 issue<\/em><\/a>
\nAfter using scrap metal to build his own boat, Harry Bryant escaped waterspouts and a lightning strike and earned a living on the open water for 32 years<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

First Wave<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span>
\nThe Pea Island Surfmen Prove Themselves on a Heroic Night<\/a><\/span>
\n\u201cYou have to go out, but you do not have to come back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Fishing for Food and Finding Connection<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u201cNot everyone with a rod and reel is just fishing for fun. For some people, the stakes can be much higher.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Conserving a Culture<\/a>
\n<\/a>Land Development, Climate Change, <\/span>and the Gullah\/Geechee Nation<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/a>\u201cWe teach our children the same traditional ways to go out in the water, and the same traditional ways to live from the land: only when things are in season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This Wet and Water-Loving Land<\/span><\/em><\/a>
\n<\/a>Excerpts from Bland Simpson\u2019s\u00a0North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n“The sea was ours, and we were the sea\u2019s, and soon, after my father got\u00a0us in to shore and, leaving us there, returned alone to the water, he swam\u00a040 or 50 yards out and then kept swimming\u2026”<\/i><\/p>\n

In the Wake of Storms<\/a><\/span>
\nEven as our state\u2019s capacity for seafood processing declines, wholesalers and distributors have built a network that rapidly deploys initial aid to coastal communities after hurricanes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Breaking Systemic Barriers<\/a>
\n\u201cI can\u2019t walk around with a sign on my back that says, \u2018I\u2019m not a threat. Don\u2019t shoot me.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Life on a Finger ‘Between Two Bays’<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2020 issue<\/em><\/a>
\nAs North Carolina\u2019s shellfish aquaculture industry booms, new and established growers alike turn to Jimmy Morris for sage advice.<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The Winding Path of Research\u00a0<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2020 issue<\/em><\/a>
\nWhen nobody showed up for her study, Olivia Vil\u00e1 changed course \u2014 and her work shed new light on environmental justice.<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Blacktip Sharks, Historic Dock Photos, and Hand-Crank Electrofishing<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2020 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span>
\nWhat will historic dock photos reveal about coastal communities and fisheries?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Hatteras Island Students Tackle Coastal Change<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2020 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span>
\nNinety-five percent of Hatteras Island students believe in climate change, and most plan to leave the island.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Story of Ricky Moore: <\/a>
\nThe \u2018Best Chef in the Triangle\u2019 Talks Carolina Cooking<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2019 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Deluge: A Chronicle of the Aftermath of Hurricane Floyd<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2019\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Wingina, Wanchese and Manteo: A Lumbee Perspective on the Lost Colony<\/a>
\nin\u00a0the Spring 2019 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From the Courthouse Steps to Climate Change:
\nHow Lumbee History Can Inform New Social and Environmental Dialogue<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2019 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Rising Stars: New Fellows Fuel Scientific Discovery<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2019\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Fisherman’s Blues<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2018 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>RISING: Perspectives of Change on the North Carolina Coast<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2018 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Charting the Course<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2018 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Diving into Darkness<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2018 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ocracoke\u2019s Brogue: Sounds Past and Present<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2018\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Q&A WITH BLAND SIMPSON: From Inspiration to Printed Page<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2018\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span>
\nwith “A Captain\u2019s Journey” (excerpt)<\/p>\n

Working Together:
\nCommunities Collaborate, Engage with Researchers<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2017\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Diving into History:
\nFirst N.C. Heritage Dive Site Opens<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2017\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Born in Us<\/a>
\nA Conversation with Barbara Garrity-Blake and Karen Willis Amspacher
\nin the Autumn 2017\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span>
\nwith “Living at the Water’s Edge” (excerpt)<\/p>\n

Reeling in History: Documenting the\u00a01997 Fisheries Reform Act<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2017 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovering Down East on the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2017 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Discover Innovative Tourism Access<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2017<\/em><\/a> issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Watching and Learning about North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2017<\/em><\/a> issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As American as Southern Seafood<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2017 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Preserving Cultural Treasures<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2017 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Running with the Blues<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2016 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing Water Moments<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2016\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Researchers Reach Into Communities<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2016\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ride the Currents<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2016\u00a0issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Startup Connects Microentrepreneurs With Tourists<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2016 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Plying Waterways with Words, Images<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2016 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span>
\nwith “Little Rivers and Waterway Tales:\u00a0A Carolinian\u2019s Eastern Streams” (excerpt)
\nby Bland and Ann Cary Simpson<\/p>\n

Beyond the Beach: African American History in Coastal North Carolina<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2015 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

State Treasures: NC Parks Approach Century Mark<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2015 issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Cut the Corner: Drawing Visitors to Northeastern North Carolina<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2015 issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Science of Shipwrecks<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2013 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Turning an Eye (and Ear) on Core Sound<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2013 issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Trail Mix: Scenic Byway, Maritime Trail Beckons to Visitors<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2013 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Sea Grant Partnerships<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2013 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Of Salt and Sand: Sea Grant’s History with the Queen Anne’s Revenge Project<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2013 issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Literary Trails: Lost and Found in the Northeastern Corridor<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2013 issue<\/span><\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

Ship Ashore! Risk and the Historic U.S. Lifesaving Service<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2012 issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Hidden History: Cashie Reveals Backwater Wharf<\/a>
\nin the Summer 2010 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Assessing Shipwrecks: The Value of Preservation<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2010 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

No Haunting, Just History<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2009 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Revisiting a Relic: Technology Key to Model of CSS Neuse<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2008 issue<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2007 issue<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Oral History: Documenting Down East Fishing Traditions<\/a>
\nin the High Season 2007 issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Coastal Legacy: Science Meets History, Culture<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2007 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cruising Into History:<\/a> Dismal Swamp Canal Scenic, Peaceful<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2006 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Carotank\u2026 Currituck:<\/a>Land of the Wild Goose<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> High Season 2006 issue<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hatteras\u2019 Changing Waterfront:<\/a>Fishing Traditions, Boatslips Dwindling<\/a>
\nin the High Season 2006 issue<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

North Carolina Sea Grant: 30th Anniversary
\nin the Autumn 2006 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Salter Path:<\/a> \u2018Paradise\u2019 for Many Natives<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Holiday 2006 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Time Before Tinsel: Quaker Influence in Colonial Carolina
\nin the Holiday 2006 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Learning from the Past: Old Maps Help Build A New Future For The Eastern Oyster<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Living History: Plymouth\u2019s Civil War Battle
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Winter 2005 issue<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Odyssey of the Periauger
\nin the Winter 2005 issue<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Rediscovering New Bern
\nin the Spring 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Extreme Makeovers:<\/a> Not Your Daddy\u2019s Aquarium<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> High Season 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Fine Furniture: Hobbs\u2019 Reproductions Echo 18th Century<\/a>
\nin the High Season 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Historic Bath Celebrates 300 Years
\nin the High Season 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Strolling Through Beaufort\u2019s Seafaring Past:<\/a> Holiday Walk Features Historic Sites<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Holiday 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Freedmen of Roanoke Island: The Other Lost Colony<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2005 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Explorative Learning in Geologic Time
\nin the Winter 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cape Lookout Lighthouse Will Get Facelift
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Spring 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Frying Pan Shoals: Light Tower Evokes Bygone Era<\/a>
\nin the Early Summer 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Smithsonian Festival Celebrates Coastal Communities
\nin the Early Summer 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Catch School Pride with a Ferry Ride
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Early Summer 2004 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Roanoke Island Festival: Every Day is an Event
\nin the High Season 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Alligator Community Rich in Hunting, Fishing Traditions<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Weathering the Storm: Five Years After Floyd<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Autumn 2004 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Holiday Spirits at High Tide Along the Cape Fear Coast
\nin the Holiday 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Celebrating A Century: The Life of Muzel Bryant<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2004 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Core Banks Cottages Rich in History, Tradition<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Winter 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Outer Banks\u2019 Wind Field Helped Propel First Flight
\nin the Winter 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cedar Island:<\/a> Laid-Back Lifestyle Still Prevails<\/a>
\nin the Early Summer 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The White Oak River: An Overlooked Jewel
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Early Summer 2003 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

On the Refuge Road: The National Fish Hatchery
\nin the Early Summer 2003 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

America\u2019s First Mystery: The Lost Colony
\nin the High Season 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Valuable Fishery with Rich Tradition<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Autumn 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Looking Back at Lukens
\nin the Holiday 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Take a Glimpse into Sound Country Holiday Traditions<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2003 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Getting to the Heart of Hyde County
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Spring 2002 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Hope Plantation: Explore Historic Treasure
\nin the Spring 2002 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Coastal Society: The Whole is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts
\nin the Early Summer 2002 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Midgett Brothers: \u201cWildest Bus Ride\u201d on Hatteras Island
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Early Summer 2002 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Traditions Thrive at Core Banks Camps
\nin the Autumn 2002 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

CSS Neuse<\/em>: An Ill-Fated Ironclad
\nin the Autumn 2002 issue<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Watermark: Crafting a Colorful History<\/a>
\n<\/em>in the<\/em> Holiday 2002 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Menhaden Research: Echoes Of A Fishery<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Historic Lodge Closes For Repairs
\nin the Spring 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Taxidermy: Ancient Practice is Now Art Form
\nin the Early Summer 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

North Carolina Sea Grant: Making Coastal Science Count for 25 Years<\/a>
\nin the High Season 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Changing Face of Wanchese: Boatbuilding Booming as Fishing Declines<\/a>
\nin the High Season 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cliffs of History<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Land Trusts: Protecting Coastal Resources and Cultural Values<\/a>
\nin the Autumn 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Keepers Of The Light: Generations Honor Hatteras Tradition<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas In Edenton: A Revolutionary Holiday<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2001 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Treasures of Chicamacomico:
\nArchitectural Gem Yields Rich Historical Bounty<\/a>
\nin the Winter 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sailors\u2019 Snug Harbor: Safe Haven for Aging Mariners
\nin the Winter 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A Stitch in Time: Netmaking is Becoming a Lost Art<\/a>
\nin the Spring 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Take a Walk on the Wild Side
\nin the Spring 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Swansboro, Quaint Village is Former Port
\nin the Spring 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ocracoke Island: Teachers Explore Unique Culture<\/a>
\nin the High Season 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Old Baldy Is Beacon Of History
\nin the Autumn 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A Historian\u2019s Coast: The Lamb\u2019s Army
\nin the Autumn 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Dreaming Of A White Winter<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A Historian\u2019s Coast: Goshen\u2019s Land<\/a>
\nin the Holiday 2000 issue<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

lead photo by Baxter Miller<\/em><\/p>\n