Stacy

Stacy is Carteret County's "decoy capital" with a long list of noted decoy carvers coming from this community.  At the top of the list is Mitchell Fulcher who combined art with beauty and skill to set the standard for waterfowl carvings on Core Sound.

Stacy

  • Stacy was once home to more decoys carvers than any other community Down East.
  • Mitchell Fulcher is the most well-known carver Down East and his decoys are the most valuable. He is followed by Eldon Willis, Elmer Salter, Homer Fulcher and Roy Willis.
  • Stacy is the smallest Down East community, with a population of about 200 people.
  • NC Heritage Award winner, Homer Fulcher, a menhaden captain and decoy carver was from Stacy.
  • Stacy was comprised of two communities: 1. Masontown (north) and 2. Piney Point (south.)
  • The commercial fishery of shedding soft crabs was brought to Stacy from Smith Island, Maryland, in the late 1800s, probably the first in North Carolina to do so.
  • Hurricane Isabel in 2003 damaged many homes in the community of Stacy and several others. Its long-term effects can be seen today with many of the homes having been elevated to hopefully avoid flooding in the future.