This was a mat and basket weaving area where you could try your hand at the skill...
the dance circle...
There was also a longhouse, a planting and harvesting area, work shelters and a canoe making. Fun place! Then on to the Settlement Site...
The Officer's Quarters....
There were two interpretive guides in dress and character that were super! One was an Irishman who had been impressed into service when his ship was taken over by the English. He was a kick! Really did know his history of that era though and made it very interesting.
Gretchen dressed as Joan of Arc. They were quite impressed when they found she was an engineer! No end to the questions they asked her.
There were two interpretive guides in dress and character that were super! One was an Irishman who had been impressed into service when his ship was taken over by the English. He was a kick! Really did know his history of that era though and made it very interesting.
Gretchen dressed as Joan of Arc. They were quite impressed when they found she was an engineer! No end to the questions they asked her.There was also a working blacksmith who made John a nail. Then on to the Elizabeth II sailing ship. There were three folks on the decks there to answer all our questions. It was great fun!
After touring the ship we headed to the Museum which turned out to the GREAT! It covered 400 years of Outer Banks history and almost all of it was interactive. Store fronts, ships, Indian villages with costumes you could try on and play the characters. Colin and Ryan would have loved it! There was also a movie, The Legend of Two-Path, about the Indian and English relations from the Indian viewpoint. Well done!!
Lunch was calling so we headed across the bridge to a sandwich store and then on down the walk to the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse.
After touring the ship we headed to the Museum which turned out to the GREAT! It covered 400 years of Outer Banks history and almost all of it was interactive. Store fronts, ships, Indian villages with costumes you could try on and play the characters. Colin and Ryan would have loved it! There was also a movie, The Legend of Two-Path, about the Indian and English relations from the Indian viewpoint. Well done!!
Lunch was calling so we headed across the bridge to a sandwich store and then on down the walk to the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse.
This one is modeled after an 1877-1955 screwpile lighthouse that once guided mariners along a narrow channel connecting the Pamlico Sound to the Croatan Sound. It has some great exhibits highlighting Roanoke Island's lighthouse and maritime history.
Then on to the Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site, where Sir Walter Raleigh's explorers and later colonists established settlements in 1585 and 1587. It would later become known as "The Lost Colony" after the mysterious disappearance of its 116 men, women and children. Much of it is being renovated right now and not much going on. They do a wonderful Lost Colony play during the summer months.
Time to head back. We made a quick stop at the Elizabethan Gardens, but they were about to close....then on to the Christmas Store.....a huge place with lots of Christmas but also lots of nature art and photography so there was something for all of us. Gretchen and I actually sat and waited for Dad to finish looking....definitely a first for shopping!! By the time we got back the sun was just beginning to set so John raced over the steps to the beach and got these sunset pictures looking west.
then a little later he got these moon shots as it was coming up...
Then leftovers for dinner, some work on the puzzle and pictures and Holiday Inn movie on TV. Another full and fun day!
Then on to the Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site, where Sir Walter Raleigh's explorers and later colonists established settlements in 1585 and 1587. It would later become known as "The Lost Colony" after the mysterious disappearance of its 116 men, women and children. Much of it is being renovated right now and not much going on. They do a wonderful Lost Colony play during the summer months.
Time to head back. We made a quick stop at the Elizabethan Gardens, but they were about to close....then on to the Christmas Store.....a huge place with lots of Christmas but also lots of nature art and photography so there was something for all of us. Gretchen and I actually sat and waited for Dad to finish looking....definitely a first for shopping!! By the time we got back the sun was just beginning to set so John raced over the steps to the beach and got these sunset pictures looking west.
then a little later he got these moon shots as it was coming up...
Then leftovers for dinner, some work on the puzzle and pictures and Holiday Inn movie on TV. Another full and fun day!
