Real Estate Articles

If you are interested in keeping up with area news, articles about real estate on Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island, and stories about the island, The Island Free Press www.IslandFreePress.org may be just the right venue to meet all these needs and more. Similar to the Island Breeze, this newspaper is only available online, and each time there is another issue, a notice is sent to your email address.

BJ Oelschlegel, Broker at Ocracoke Lightship Realty, is a featured contributor to the Island Free Press. To read her article this month, use this link http://www.islandfreepress.org/2008Archives/07.21.2008-OcracokeIslandRealEstateYourFirstOfferIsUsuallyYourBest.html

4th of July on Ocracoke Island

One of the busiest and most popular celebrations on Ocracoke Island occurs on July 4th. This year was no exception. The annual events include the sand scupture contest on the Lifeguard Beach, sky diving, antique auto display, parade, and fireworks over the Silver Lake Harbor.

The best of show in the sand sculpture was Aslan the Lion.





Shop owners report that we are having a record year for business















Locals find time in their busy schedules to decorate homes and create floats in the parade.

June 2008

We are very excited about our website makeover and hope you enjoy Ocracoke Island memories as you visit our home page.

We are fast approaching the heat of the summer on the island. The Ocracoke Folk and Storytelling festival just occured last weekend. It will be the 4th of July in a few short weeks. It's a great time to enjoy our beautiful beaches, restaurants, shopping and all the wonderful recreational activities of the island.

We hope you will stop by to meet us at Ocracoke Lightship Realty at 49 Lighthouse Road.

Come back and visit this blog often - We post articles about real estate on the island, photos of island events, news of interest to potential property owners and will share our personal views about life on Ocracoke.

Welcome to Ocracoke Island and our new blog!

With this blog we will introduce you to the world of real estate and life on Ocracoke Island. You can read our monthly newspaper articles about island real estate, find out about island news and island life, and view photos that are worth more than all the words we have to share.

Thanks for visiting and please return often.

The Team at Ocracoke Lightship Realty