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When you board the ferry for the 20-minute ride to Bald Head Island, North Carolina, you leave your car behind, along with the stress of the mainland world.

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Celebrate National Lighthouse Day at Old Baldy: “Run for the Light” Road Race Published on Monday, August 4, 2025

Every August, Bald Head Island shines a little brighter in honor of National Lighthouse Day. As North Carolina’s oldest standing lighthouse, Old Baldy has watched over the Cape Fear coast since 1817. This year, the island community comes together once again to celebrate its beloved beacon with the Old Baldy Foundation’s annual “Run

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