Hidden Gem: Sand Dollar Island off the North Carolina coast

MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WTVD) — As summer winds down, there is a hidden gem on the North Carolina coast you may want to add to your list if you are trying to squeeze out one more trip to the beach.

A little-known sandbar off Morehead City, known as Sand Dollar Island, is becoming quite an attraction.

“I would tell people it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Angie Williamson who made the three-and-a-half-hour drive from Clarksville, Virginia, after hearing about the island best accessed in low tide.

Capt. Perry Barrow of Island Ferry Adventures has been visiting the sandbar for decades and now runs a ferry to the island.

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