September 9
American Heroes Day - Rodathe, NC
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site will be holding its first annual “American Heroes Day” on Saturday, September 9, 2006. Wear your Red, White and Blue and celebrate our nation’s Military and Civilian Heroes on Hatteras Island, the site of the first Life-Saving Station in what would become the US Coast Guard. Bring the family for F-117 Stealth Fighter flybys, and Coast Guard aerial/ocean rescues. Special guests include the famed Tuskeegee Airmen, local Firefighters and Lawmen. Chicamacomico was part of the United States Life-Saving Service, and was the first station built in North Carolina. The original station, dating from 1874, is still on the site as one of eight buildings belonging to the Chicamacomico Historical Association.

The United States Life-Saving Service (1871-1915) were the original rescue heroes, the “storm warriors” who made dramatic and heroic rescues of shipwreck victims whose lives were in peril from the sea. In the 44 year history of the Service, nation-wide, these men responded to over 178,000 lives in peril out in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. A success rate of 99%!
The Schedule of Events, as of press time:

10:00 a.m. US Coast Guard Search & Rescue Helicopter/Boat Demonstration
11:00 a.m. Beach Apparatus Drill: Team USCG Boat Station Oregon Inlet
1:00 p.m. US Air Force flyover F-117 Stealth Fighter
Site Rededication Ceremony 2:00 p.m. Beach Apparatus Drill: Team USCG Boat Station Hatteras Inlet
3:00 p.m. North Carolina Premiere of Kevin Duffus book Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: An Illustrated Guide
5:00 p.m. Closing Ceremonies (possible USCG Flyover)
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site is located at milepost 39 ½ NC Highway 12 in the village of Rodanthe, NC. This is the first village one comes to on Hatteras Island on North Carolina’s fabled Outer Banks.

The public is welcome to attend. Admission fees are the normal $5 general, $4 seniors/students, $3/person for groups of 20 or more.. Chicamacomico’s seven acre site will be filled with equipment and displays of the participants, so parking will be limited and carpooling is encouraged.
www.chicamacomico.net

September 15-16
Day at the Docks - Hatteras Island, NC
A Celebration of Hatteras Island Watermen. The celebration will run from 10 AM-5 PM along the harbor in Hatteras Village. Historic boats representing several of North Carolina's oldest fisheries will line the site of the celebration. In addition to shad boats, beach dories, and mullet skiffs, modern commercial fishing vessels and charter boats will be on display, and guests can tour the United States Coast Guard's 47' motor lifeboat. Commercial fishermen and charter-boat captains will share stories describing what it's like to make a living from the sea. Watermen will also demonstrate how they use different types of fishing gear, and will compete in contests measuring their speed in the skills they use every day. Seafood experts will teach the best way to fillet fish and pick crabs, and how to prepare traditional island dishes. Children and their parents are invited to join in on the fun, including a fish identification game, hard crab races, and a scavenger hunt. There is no admission fee for Day at the Docks.

October 4-7
56th Annual Nags Head Surf Fishing Club Invitational Tournament - Nags Head, NC
This tournament consists of 80 teams. Each team consists of 6 fishermen (men and women). The tournament consists of 4 sessions (two on Thursday and two on Friday). Saturday, October 7th is an Individual Tournament and is open to everyone. 252-441-1670.

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