OCRACOKE, N.C. (WNCT) – With re-entry restrictions now lifted on Ocracoke Island, the North Carolina Ferry System will be adjusting its Ocracoke-bound schedules to accommodate visitor traffic.

As I drove north on Highway 12, the scenery along the two-lane paved road transitioned from a tidal red cedar forest with patches of tall pine trees to salt marsh and towering sand dunes.

Once you make it onto the island, prepare to be utterly bewitched by the charming village of Ocracoke. While you can drive a car aboard the ferry, having one really isn’t necessary once you’re ...

HGTV included Ocracoke Island ... or catch a short boat ride to Portsmouth Island’s so-called ghost village.” The HGTV list is the latest in a string of accolades the region has received.