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Shifting Sands of the Carolina Coast
North Carolina’s Outer Banks are a string of barrier islands which form a unique coastal landscape between the mainland and the Atlantic Ocean. Over time, the shape of that landscape has slowly changed – a process that is now accelerated as bigger and stronger storms, rising sea levels, and changes in the islands’ vegetation have subtly altered the topography. Coastal inlets form and close, windswept dunes shift like waves, and ocean currents shape the underlying geography with the Gulf Stream and Labrador Currents colliding at Cape Hatteras. As the physical landscape shifts, so does the interaction with people who inhabit the region. Originally utilized and occupied by American Indian communities, early European New World settlement began on Roanoke Island with the now legendary “Lost Colony.” Playing host to countless shipwreck events, daring life-saving missions, bountiful fishing and hunting activities, the first successful aircraft flight, epic wartime battles, and now a thriving tourism destination, the Outer Banks have evolved physically and functionally with the tides of time.
This event is sponsored by Twiddy & Co., Town of Manteo, College of the Albemarle, Lost Colony Brewery, and Friends of the Outer Banks History Center!
Thursday Reception: Roanoke Island Maritime Museum, Manteo, NC
Friday & Saturday Conference: College of the Albemarle - Dare Campus, Manteo, NC
Friday Dinner & Keynote: Johanna's (previously Queen Anne's Revenge Restaurant), Wanchese, NC
Lodging
Hotel Manteo, 814 US-64 Manteo, NC 27954
Rate: $80/night
Call to reserve a discounted room rate for the NCMHC conference: 252-573-3737
Keynote Speaker
David Griffith
The Wrack Lines of Livelihoods along North Carolina’s Coast
Optional Excursions
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Elizabethan Gardens
Horticulturists, nature lovers and history buffs will find something unique to see each season at The Elizabethan Gardens. Winter, spring, summer and fall contribute to the ever-changing beauty and tranquility of this unique garden, an oasis of color in a land of sea and sun.
Roanoke Island Festival Park/Elizabeth II
Board a representative 16th century sailing ship and watch historic costumed interpreters. This 27-acre historic site allows guests of all ages to experience first-hand what life was like for the first English settlers in 1585.
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