Seashore to Close in Advance of Hurricane Earl

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 31, 2010. It is reproduced in full below.

Harkers Island, NC - Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced that the Cape Lookout National Seashore staff has implemented its hurricane evacuation plan due to the approach of Hurricane Earl.

A mandatory evacuation of all visitors from the seashore islands will be implemented for this hurricane. The park will be closed to all visitors and services beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, until further notice.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service