—Central to both life and leisure— Portsmouth Village– With the gradual end of maritime trading at Portsmouth after the Civil War, fishing became one of the primary means of livelihood for the residents. Fishing was not at a commercial scale, but rather for subsistence and barter. As described by George Brown Goode, a researcher for… Read more

Clubs and Lodges– –one part of the story— local watermen working as guides and caretakers for clubs established by Northern Industrialists and out-of -county individuals as get-a-way settings for hunting and fishing Core Banks Club—Carteret Rod and Gun Club, Cedar Banks Club, Core Banks Rod and Gun Club, Core Banks Club Properties–1899 to 1999- (click… Read more

Cape Lookout Bight has always been home to fishing through all of documented history. Menhaden, Mullet, Shad, Turtles, Bottlenose Dolphin, and many other fish varieties were harvested. “Core Banks estimated 7,000 years old“–researchers Dr. Duncan Heron and Thomas Moslow (geologists for the Park Service) determined the Cape’s age from carbon dating. Cape Lookout was thought… Read more