New in 2024! Take part in the first ever SURFMAN CHALLENGE, a two-mile fun run in the sand on Hatteras Island's beautiful beach outside historic Chicamacomico Life Saving Station.

New in 2024! Take part in the first ever SURFMAN CHALLENGE, a two-mile fun run in the sand on Hatteras Island's beautiful beach outside... See More

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I’ve walked over 180 miles and raised almost $3,000 for Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site & Museum with 40 days left before the 150th Anniversary celebration of the USLSS coming to the Outer Banks. Anyone else interested in sponsoring me? Just reach out if you are! - Jen

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The Chicamacomico Shakes Exhibit will open in our Courtroom Gallery on Friday, April 5 at 6pm. The exhibit will feature over 100 cedar shakes from the 1911 Cookhouse at Chicamacomico that have been transformed into works of art by local artists. We teamed up with our friends at the Chicamacomico... See More

The Chicamacomico Shakes Exhibit will open in our Courtroom Gallery on Friday, April 5 at 6pm. The exhibit will feature over 100 cedar shakes from... See More

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The Whip Reels mounted on the Beach Apparatus Cart at Chicamacomico. Each piece of equipment had a specific place on the cart and was loaded and unloaded by the Surfman responsible for its placement and use. It was imperative that the team perform flawlessly and that each man know the job of the... See More

The Whip Reels mounted on the Beach Apparatus Cart at Chicamacomico. Each piece of equipment had a specific place on the cart and was loaded and... See More

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Chicamacomico features two original Life-Saving Service/Coast Guard station buildings and their accompanying structures, such as cook houses, stable, water towers, a potable water beehive cistern, and assorted period rescue equipment.

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From the Wood Island Life Saving Station Association:
Check out our new video! It tells the story of a conference Wood Island hosted around the Seacoast area for the US Life-Saving Service Heritage Association this past September! It also shows the remarkable progress of the Wood Island... See More

From the Wood Island Life Saving Station Association:
Check out our new video! It tells the story of a conference Wood Island hosted around... See More

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