Charlotte Observer

Is lost Outer Banks island reforming? Dry land appears where Shelly Island vanished

Two years after North Carolina’s newly formed Shelly Island was destroyed by storm surge, another island appears to be rising off the Outer Banks in its place. Cape Hatteras National Seashore says the ...
WUSA

Man Claims He Owns The Now Partially-Submerged NC Shelly Island

BUXTON, N.C. -- A Virginia man says he still owns a North Carolina sandbar, even if part of it may now be underwater. The Charlotte Observer reports that Ken Barlow filed a deed to "Shelly Island" in ...
The Daily Progress

An Outer Banks island is gone, experts say, but a Virginia man who claimed it says it's still his

RICHMOND, Va. — Shelly Island, a crescent-shaped strip of land that formed last year off the point of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is no more, according to the National Park Service. In a posting ...
The News Herald

'Truly perfect activity': Shell Island in Bay County ranked among best places for shelling

PANAMAM CITY BEACH − A popular destination in Bay County known for its natural beauty is garnering national attention. In a July 5 post, Trips to Discover, a vacation destination website, named Shell ...