the ocracoke story=the needs are still great

Where visitors gather to enjoy a drink and seafood by Silver Lake, a closed business and empty seats are the story.
Where visitors gather to enjoy a drink and seafood by Silver Lake, a closed business and empty seats are the story.

Recovery is slow but the spirit of Ocracoke Strong is real.

With the evacuation order restricting access to Ocracoke due to be lifted on Monday, this article by Kip Tabb writing for the Coastal Review Online seems well timed. From interviews and observation, the story of the recovery process emerges.

Where visitors gather to enjoy a drink and seafood by Silver Lake, a closed business and empty seats are the story.
Where visitors gather to enjoy a drink and seafood by Silver Lake, a closed business and empty seats are the story.

“Marcy Brenner’s piano had seen a lot in 111 years, but never anything like the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke.

The storm surge that Dorian drove into Ocracoke was like none that had been seen before. Wind, waves and storm combined to create an 8- to 9-foot mini-tsunami that pushed flood waters into the village a full foot higher than any previous storm.”

To read the complete story in the Coastal Review Online, click here.