ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Roanoke-Island.com is a loabor of love for Eric Hause. He has spent most of his life on or near the North Carolina coast. His first recollection of this beautiful place is of a childhood trek to the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and he has been smitten with the coast ever since.

He worked in the coastal North Carolina travel and tourism business for nearly 15 years during which time he worked as Director of Marketing and Public Relations for The Lost Colony. A published author, he has contributed numerous historical and feature articles about Roanoke Island and the Carolina coast to a variety of books and magazines.

He has swam in, flown over, and hiked through nearly every inch of the Carolina's islands and waters and has sailed nearly every creek, river, and sound from Masonboro to Manteo.

And he often jokes that if he ever needs a blood transfusion, it will have to be with North Carolina sea water.

Today, he owns Influence Marketing Solutions , a marketing consulting agency with a broad client base of small businesses, start-ups, nonprofit organizations, and trade associations. He makes his home on Virgina's Chesapeake Bay and returns often to his coastal Carolina home.