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===Tourism=== [[Image:Ocracoke Part 3 024.JPG|right|thumb|Sunset over Silver Lake Harbor]] [[Image:Pirate Flag of Blackbeard (Edward Teach).svg|right|thumb|Many touristic places on the island refer to [[Pirates in the arts and popular culture|piracy]] in their design. They are often decorated with a "[[Jolly Roger]]", including the purported [[Flag of Blackbeard|flag]] of [[Blackbeard]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://outerbanksthisweek.com/articles/ocracoke-real-treasure-island | title=Ocracoke is the Real Treasure Island }}</ref>]] The economy of Ocracoke Island is based almost entirely on [[tourism]].<ref name="ocracokevillage">{{cite web |url=http://www.ocracokevillage.com/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040528213557/http://www.ocracokevillage.com/index.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 28, 2004 |title=The official Ocracoke Civic & Business Tourism Site |publisher=ocracokevillage.com |access-date=2013-06-01}}</ref> During the winter, the population shrinks and only a few businesses remain open. During the spring, summer, and early fall, an influx of tourists occupies hotels, campgrounds and weekly rental houses—and day visitors arrive by ferry from [[Hatteras Island]]. Several bars, a brewery, dozens of restaurants, and many shops, stores and other tourist-based businesses open for the tourist season. Visitors can find many shops that feature local, handmade goods, as well as imported artisanal goods and rare antiques, unusual for such a small island.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Roxy's Rocks! |url = http://www.ocracokecurrent.com/97742 |website = OcracokeCurrent |access-date = 2015-12-17}}</ref> Thanks to the island's distance from major population and light pollution sources, in the summer months, the beaches on Ocracoke provide excellent views of the Milky Way galaxy.
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