The South is home to many incredible islands. St. Simon’s in Georgia, Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi, Anna Maria ...

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Except for the small ...

Located 20 miles from the North Carolina mainland, Ocracoke Island is by today's standards still fairly isolated. The island is only accessible by boat, as there are no bridges connecting it to ...

Along the way, we take two ferries stopping at Ocracoke Island which is a small town on a little island that is only accessible via ferry, then we drive an hour out of our way off to try donuts!

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Except for the ...