New work currently being shown at Dare County Arts Council in Manteo, North Carolina — Spirit of Roanoke Island 1 & 2 and Catch of the Day.
A bit of history…
The Spirit of Roanoke Island is a replica of the type of sailing shad boats used in the waters around Roanoke Island starting in the early 1880’s. The Official State Historic Boat of North Carolina, the shad boat is a traditional fishing boat which was first built by George Washington Creef of Roanoke Island in North Carolina. Creef shaped his boat hull from the root ball of Atlantic white cedar, also known as juniper, trees that grow along the shoreline of the wetland regions of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. The boat type is named after the shad, one of the types of fish often caught in pound fishing.
The Spirit of Roanoke Island was completed in 2002 by volunteers and staff of the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum and can often be found anchored in waters near the George Washington Creef Boathouse in Manteo. It is a fully functional sailing craft and is sailed on a regular basis in the spring and summer months.
Mahi-mahi and tuna are also fish locally caught in the ocean waters just off the Outer Banks.
Prints available at KeriPampuch.photoshelter.com/archive.
