I have been working with my friends Sundae and Valerie over the last couple of days to put the final editing touches on the Mullet Wrapper (the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) newsletter). Sundae and I write for and co-edit the publication, and Valerie does the production (layout, printing, collating, etc.) at her business, Village Print.
If you're a member of OPS, you already know the reason the newsletter has its unique name. But I think it's an interesting little bit of Ocracoke history, so I'll share it here for those of you who don't know.
This is what is printed on each issue of the Mullet Wrapper, below the logo:
"When newspapers were first delivered to Ocracoke, the islanders would recycle them to wrap the mullet they purchased. As time passed, when buying a newspaper, people would ask for a 'Mullet Wrapper' ".
Articles in the Spring edition of the newsletter include an update on the Historic renovation of a house on Lighthouse Road, information about yaupon, recommended changes to the OPS by-laws, a calendar of upcoming events on the island, an interview with Gene Ballance about his research into oysters in Ocracoke's waters, and other interesting items. To receive this quarterly newsletter, all you need to do is join OPS. To do that, visit their website: ocracokepreservation.org and click on "Membership".
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