Day 190 - April 21, 2013: Harkers Island

With high winds here for another day, we decided to take the car for a drive up to Harkers Island, which is near Cape Lookout on the southern part of the Outer Banks. We drove to the very east end where there was a visitor center for the Cape Lookout National Park. We were disappointed to see that the center had recently changed its hours and is now closed on Sunday. Still, we could see the Cape Lookout Lighthouse across Core Sound.

Cape Lookout National Park Visitor Center

Cape Lookout Lighthouse across windy Core Sound

Right next door is the Core Sound Waterfowl and Heritage Center, which was created by 13 communities along the sound. Inside there are duck decoy carvings and boat building exhibits, local area pictures and paintings, and photos and documented interviews describing the Beaufort fish processing industry. We were told that there was a desperate need to celebrate and preserve the history of the fishing industry (for Menhaden fish) which once flourished here. The center is a large and interesting place, and we spent over two hours there.

Core Sound Waterfowl and Heritage Center

Trawler models