The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-01
TRAVEL GROUP IN
DARE GETS NEW
VIEW OF COAST

On a tour of east North Caro-
lima this week travel writer's and
managers of automobile club agen-
cies from Is or more States had
IN opportunity to see many sites
If historical and vacation interest.
The better part of three days
was spent by the group on a
''land-sea" cruise of the Dare
Coast and Outer Banks.
Early Thursday from Hatteras
the group sailed aboard the State
Fisheries flagship to Ocracoke Is
land and later to Atlantic where by
bus the party went to Morehead
City to stay overnight at the Taylor
Brothers Morehead Biltmore Ho-
eel. On Ocracoke the Rondthalers
and members of the islands civic
club were scheduled to show the
visitors interesting places of the
area.
The party arrived in Dare from
Elizabeth City early Tuesday
morning and they We're welcomed
to Dare and the Outer Banks by
Gordon Kellogg of the Tourist
Bureau, Major ]. L. Murphy, vice
president of the All Seashore
Highway Association, Mrs. Muir
ply, an official of the N. C. Ira
vel Council and others.
First stop was at The Sea
Ranch where Mr.. and Mrs. Buck
Sykes served refreshments and
where also the visitors got their
first taste of such goodies as
clans on the half shell, ham and
steak sandwiches and hors
d'oevres. Tequilla the pet burro
owned by the Sykes provided an
excellent photo prop for pictures.
Next stop for the big railways
bus on which the group was travel
ing was Wright Brothers National
Monument where Supt. Horace
Dough and his staff were hosts.
At noon the party arrived at
George Crocker's Beacon Motor
Lodge where in a setting of aza-
lea the group were entertained at
buffet luncheon.
Hazy weather during the morn
ing turned to sunshine in the af-
ternoon when the tour included
visits to Coquina Beach, the wreck
of Laura E. Barnes, Bodie Island
Light, Fort Raleigh and the Eliza
bethan Gardens. Historian Fred
Roush explained about Fort Ra-
leigh, Dick Jordan gave a short
talk on The Lost Colony and Mrs.
Leo Midget, supervisor of the
gardens was hostess there. Before
returning to the beach the party
stopped by to visit with A. W..
Drinkwater and his family at
Drinkwater's Folly where refresh
ments were served.
While the group were making
their overnight headquarters at
Beacon Lodge, the evenings enter
tainment was held at The Caro-
linian where Mrs. Winslow was
hostess at hospitality hour and
where a banquet in their honor
was served later in the Dogwood
room.
Due to weather conditions, plans
for an Oregon Inlet fishing trip on
Wednesday morning was cancelled
so additional touring ending with
a lunchbox picnic at Coquina
Beach was presented before the
group headed for Cape Hatteras.
Members of Cape Hatteras Ang-
ler's Club met the group south of
the ferry for the trip to Buxton.
There the group were housed at
Tower Circle Motel, Lighthouse
View Court, Cape Hatteras Cot
tage Court, and Outer Banks Mo-
tel through arrangements effected
by the Anglers Club. Following a
social hour late Wednesday at
which Gordon Kellogg and George
Fuller were hosts, the group were
entertained at a banquet sponsored
by the Cape Hatteras Anglers
Club at Cape Point Restaurant.
During the afternoon, wi h
weather not too good, the writers
visited Cape Hatteras Lighthouse,
the Museum of the Sea, fabulous
Point of Cape Hatteras where ex-
hibitions of surf casting and fish
ing were scheduled and visits to
other places of interest on Hat
teras Island. A great many per-
sons on the Dare Coast deserve
credit for the cooperation they
gave in making the Outer Banks
phase of the week-long land-sea
cruise a big success.