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Cape Lookout National Seashore
Our Partners

Friends of Cape Lookout National Seashore:a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term protection of the natural and cultural resources of Cape Lookout National Seashore.  

Friends of Portsmouth Island: promotes the preservation of Portsmouth Village Historic District and the interpretation of the traditional Outer Banks lifestyle.

Foundation for Shackleford Horses: a non-profit organization formed to help the National Park Service protect and preserve the wild horses of Shackleford Banks in Cape Lookout National Seashore for their cultural, historic and genetic importance, and for the continuing interest and enjoyment of generations of Americans.

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center: highlights the traditional lifestyle of those living "Down East" through exhibits and demonstrations.
Portsmouth Life-Saving Station crew pose in their surfboat.  

Did You Know?
"You have to go out, you don't have to come back" was the unofficial motto of the U.S. Life-Saving Service. The Life-Saving Service rescued shipwreck victims from stations located in Portsmouth, and on Core Banks and Cape Lookout. Cape Lookout National Seashore

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Last Updated: March 04, 2009 at 17:36 EST