16TH-CENTURY TOUR GUIDE GIVES FRESH LOOK ON BANKS' HISTORY.(CAROLINA COAST)

From: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | Date: May 18, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: THERESA SHEA CHAVEZ, CORRESPONDENT

ROANOKE ISLAND -- You might spot him striding across the parking lot in his long woolen robe.

Perhaps you'll notice him crouching near the ground, sprinkling his herb garden with water flowing from a hollow, carved gourd.

But you'll most likely find him walking the wooden boardwalk that weaves alongside a canal, studying nature, bidding passersby a ``good morrow'' and inviting them to accompany him on a stroll around Heritage Festival Park, across from the Manteo waterfront.

``I be Thomas. I be sent here to discover and ...

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