The image of Cape Hatteras Light on the cover of a 1981 issue shows how “swirling seas on the south side, immediately in front of the historic structure, have cut to within 100 feet of the lighthouse’s foundation.” A campaign to raise $1 million to move the lighthouse begins in late 1980; the project concludes in 1999 at a total cost of $11.8 million.
To commemorate our 90th anniversary, we’ve compiled a time line that highlights the stories, contributors, and themes that have shaped this magazine — and your view of the Old North State — using nine decades of our own words.
From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.
Us? An icon? Well, after 90 years and more than 2,000 issues celebrating North Carolina from mountains to coast, we hope you’ll agree that we’ve earned the title.
After nearly a century — or just a couple of years — these seafood restaurants have become coastal icons, the places we know, love, and return to again and again.
