The Outer Banks 2009 Official Travel Guide - (Page 15) OUTER BANKS PLACES TO SEE – Bodie Island M arshes - There are four parking areas along Hwy. 12 for bird watchers. Many species of wildfowl flock here during winter months. Egret, heron, glossy ibis and wading birds can be seen spring through fall. National Park Service controls wildfowl hunting in season. 17. Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge - Located between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe. The 6,000-acre refuge is a haven for more than 360 species of birds. From spring to autumn, a large variety of wading, shore and upland birds can be seen. The observation platforms are near parking areas. Public interpretive programs are scheduled weekly during the summer and fall. Free admission; guided canoe tours are available for a fee. (252) 987-2394 or (252) 987-1118. 18. Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Museum - Located on Hwy. 12 in Rodanthe. One of the most complete U.S. Lifesaving Station sites in the nation, with original station built in 1874 and a second station constructed in 1911. Five outbuildings, including the 1911 Cook House and the 1907 Midgett House, comprise the remaining structures. Family-oriented programs offered during summer months, including the Beach Apparatus Drill Reenactment! Exhibits include artifacts, apparatus, documents, uniforms, photographs, including displays of other Outer Banks Lifesaving Stations. Open mid-April through November. Admission. (252) 987-1552 or chicamacomico.net 19. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, also known as America’s Lighthouse, is the tallest brick beacon in the nation standing 208 feet. The familiar spiral-striped landmark serves as a warning to mariners of submerged and shifting sandbars which extend almost twenty miles off Cape Hatteras into the Atlantic Ocean, known as the Diamond Shoals. In 1999 the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved a half mile inland, to save it from the encroaching sea. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is now as far from the ocean as when originally constructed in 1870. The lighthouse is open for climbing from mid-April to Columbus Day. Visitor’s center museum and grounds are free and open year-around, but there is a fee to climb the lighthouse. (252) 995-4474 or nps.gov/caha 15 http://www.chicamacomico.net http://www.nps.gov/caha
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