“It’s a special pier. It’s got character. It’s been reworked and reworked and reworked for the last 58 years,” said Earl Johnson, who has worked at the Avon Pier in the heart of Hatteras Island for more than a decade. The wooden pier winds unevenly to a length of 665 feet, though it’s said that … Continue reading Piers of the Outer Banks: Avon Pier