Our Next Meeting is

to be held at

Ocracoke Island

March 24-25

 

Friday Night, March 24
Ocracoke Community Center

6:30pm -- Registration and Social, Silent Auction
7:00pm -- Greetings, Introductions, Announcements,
_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ Door Prizes
7:15pm ---Stories about Everett Long
8:00pm - -Old Business and New Business
8:30pm ---Field Trip Announcements and Waiver Completion
8:40pm ---Silent Auction - Long Memorial Auction
9:pm ------Auction Ends, Check out, Clean up

 

Saturday Morning, March 25
Field Trip to Portsmouth Island
subject to weather conditions

Saturday Night, March 25
Ocracoke Community Center

6:30pm `````Registration and Social, Find of the Day Set-up
7:00pm `````Greetings, Introductions
7:05pm `````Oral Auction - Treasures of the Long Collection
8:15pm````` Find of the Day Announcement
9:15pm````` Auction Ends, Check out, Clean up

Ferry Reservations for Ocracoke via Cedar Island

When using the Cedar Island or Swan Quarter ferries it is highly recommended that ferry reservations be made in advance, especially for the return trip on Sunday. Separate reservations are required in each direction. Ferry charge is still $15 each way which must be paid at the time the reservation is made. Crossing time is about 2.25 hours.

Ferry Service to Ocracoke Island: 1-800-293-3779
or online at: _
https://ferry.ncdot.gov/travel-map/ferry-tickets-services/Pages/default.aspx_______

Cedar Island to Ocracoke:

Departures from Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.

Departures from Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m.

Ferry (free) Service from Hatteras to Ocracoke (NC12)

The Hatteras Inlet Ferry makes crossings on the hour (5 a.m. to 6pm, then 7:30 pm, 9pm, 10, midnight) from the Hatteras side and on the half hour (4:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, 6:15 pm, 7:30,8:45, 10:30, midnight) from the Ocracoke side. Crossing time 1 hour.

Places to Stay on Ocracoke:

 

The Pony Island Inn (Recommended)
NC 12 near the Community Center
Ocracoke, NC

Good news---the Pony will give all members a 20% discount on your rooms for this meeting. You can
make reservations now by calling 252 928 4411 or
You must tell them you are with the NC Shell Club to get the discount.
Prices in the poolside building are: downstairs rooms (either 1 queen or 2 doubles) $110.00/night. Upstairs rooms (2queen beds) are $120.00/night. Prices are usually a little cheaper for the officeside rooms. There are no elevators.

Call Early!

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Other Places to Stay:

Anchorage Inn & Marina
NC 12 on the Harbor
252-928-1101

Blackbeard's Lodge
111 Back Road
800-892-5314 (toll free)

The Silver Lake Inn & Motel
NC 12
252-928-5721

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