Elizabeth II Headed To Haul-Out In Manns Harbor

Posted By Matt Artz on January 16, 2014

The 16^th Century representative ship, Elizabeth II left her homeport at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Wednesday, January 15, for the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division Shipyard in Manns Harbor for some repair work.

Some of the original shipbuilders from Maine will be helping with the repairs, as well as Roanoke Island Festival Park employees.

Funding for the repairs is being provided by Friends of Elizabeth II.

The ship will arrive back at Festival Park in time for the re-opening on Monday, March 3.

The Elizabeth II

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Posted by Matt Artz

Matt Artz was a lead reporter and photographer for 'The Coastland Times' newspaper from 2000 to 2009, and has been published in the Outer Banks Sentinel, North Beach Sun, Outer Banks Milepost, among others, before launching OBX Entertainment, NC Film News, and Halloween Daily News in 2012. Matt and Sue Artz are also the founders of the annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade and the Halloween International Film Festival.

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Atlantic Realty

January 21, 2014 at 11:16 am

George Picture! The Elizabeth II MANNS HARBOR – The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division’s emergency route between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe went into full operation Wednesday, with steady traffic and short-to-moderate wait times reported at both terminals.
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