Ocracoke and Beyond

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Ocracoke Channel
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This is the opening to Silver Lake, a dredged cove that PT boats used during WWII to patrol for German submarines.
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At one point in 1942, about one ship per day was sunk by German subs. Churchill declared that German subs were to be called U-Boats, and Submarine was to be reserved for allied subs.
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Some school classes, Jr. High I think, visited the island. Kayaking was their favorite.
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Notice the sunk kayak.
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