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Ocracoke NC

Waxing Fig-Tastic: The 2nd Annual August Fig Festival on Ocracoke Island

by Leanne E. Smith It was a fluke that the 2014 Fig Festival was held in August. The fig cake bake-off that had been part of the July 4th celebration was postponed last year by a few weeks because of Hurricane Arthur. It was a success, so the organizers with the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association tried it… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bob Garner, fig cake, Fig Festival, Leanne Smith, Ocracoke NC

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