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December 12, 2011

Today we participated in the 2011 Annual Hatteras Christmas Parade for the first time. We are sure glad we did. There was a lot of fun had by all. Our Frisco Rod and Gun float was combined with Piney Ridge Boat Works, owned by Natalie’s husband Jay Kavanagh and Jay’s Dad Big Dan. Our float was Piney Ridge Boat Works latest build Hull #3. The Nimrod 21. A 21′ Cold Molded Custom Skiff built for duck hunting in the Pamlico Sound. It was towed by Capt. Jay and riding in the back throwing Christmas themed rubber ducks and tootise rolls were Susie, Natalie, Joe, Big Dan, Regina, the pups Gypsy and Maybelle and me Kyle. Every year the Hatteras Civic Association puts on this parade to celebrate Christmas and raise money for local charities. Thank You to everyone who came out to support the community.
October 6, 2011
N.C. 12 Update 10/05/2011

The N.C. Department of Transportation will reopen N.C. 12 no later than Tuesday, Oct. 11 after the road has been closed due to the damage caused by Hurricane Irene in August.

“Our hope is to open before then, but right now we are confident work will be complete on or before the 11th”, said resident engineer Pablo Hernandez. “We will open to road earlier if we can.”

At the Rodanthe breach area, crews completed paving the asphalt base for the road patches south of the mid Pea Island breach and began grading the sand for the roadway embankment leading to the southern end of the bridge.

At the temporary bridge location on Pea Island, crews worked all night and into the early hours to set deck panels at the north end of the bridge after it was completely lowered onto the permanent bridge bearing supports. The southern half of the bridge is in the process of being lowered onto the bearing supports.

Crews still need to install six of the 12 bridge bearing supports, anchor the bridge in place and finish installing deck panels; however, the following items are complete at the temporary bridge location:
- Piling: all 82 piles driven.
- Sheet Piling Bulkhead: all 726 linear feet installed.
- Concrete Footings: all 12 footings poured.
- Bridge Truss Spans: all 662 linear feet placed.
http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/nc12recovery/
September 30, 2011

The Blessing of the Fleet is part of Hatteras Island’s annual Day at the Docks event that celebrates fishing and working waterfronts. Usually held in mid-September, Day at the Docks was cancelled this year due to Hurricane Irene. The Blessing of the Fleet was rescheduled for today. Hatteras Island working boats gather and line up in the Pamlico Sound and parade into the harbor for the blessing of the fleet and prayer for continued safety at sea and successful catches.

Day at the Docks was started to celebrate the “Spirit of Hatteras” when the village recovered from Hurricane Isabel in 2003 as an intact community, anchored by the commercial and charter fishing fleet. The daylong event is a confirmation of the strength of community, heritage and living traditions of the watermen.

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September 8, 2011

Well there is not much to report on the fishing front, but the beach combing has been pretty good. The swell from Hurricane Katia is here and is washing up over some of the weaker dunes on the way to Hatteras village. It’s just a little bit of over wash, barely crossing highway 12. There has been lots of stuff washing up from shells,trees, lumber, bottles, plastic and other types of trash. Today we took a walk down from the Frisco Pier to see what was out there. The only interesting find was part of an old ship wreck. It was just a small piece but you can see the iron studs through the wood.

We also found another piece of the Pier. It still seems to be hanging on pretty good. From the beach the Frisco Pier looks the same as before Hurricane Irene.

Here at Frisco Rod and Gun we sure hope the fishing gets back to normal and Hatteras Island is back open for business. I feel in a couple of weeks the visitors will be allowed back on the island. Don’t quote me though.

Also check out our new website and shop with our on-line store. We will be adding new items all the time. http://friscorodandgun.com/

Thank You

FRG Staff
September 6, 2011

We have had a busy week getting put back together and ready for Hatteras Island to open back sometime in the near future. We dropped off some supplies, pet food and snacks from the Frisco Market to the Town of Avon and Rodanthe yesterday. Pets need to eat too. We also snapped a few shots of Mirlo Beach at high tide. From the photos you will see the workers working hard to put sand back into the split.

You will also see the next few houses holding on for dear life while the Atlantic Ocean eats away at their pilings. Oh, thats whats left of the blue house in the second photo.

Hopefully Hurricane Katia doesn’t slow production to the road being fixed. Thank You for checking in on us. We will update as we get information.

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N.C. 12 Update 10/05/2011