Which Bridge is Which The Outer Banks is not actually attached to the mainland. Well technically, there’s a sandy strip of land linking Carova with Virginia Beach, but that route requires a key to the lock at False Cape State Park that is only available to the original residents of …
As US 64 heads west after passing through Manns Harbor, an apparently impenetrable marsh and swamp seems to creep ever closer to the road. There are a few homes and buildings that mark East Lake, but other than that, there is almost no sign that civilization has ever encroached on …
Four Breweries on the Outer Banks From Corolla to Manteo and even to the mainland, Outer Banks brewmasters are taking on the time-honored tradition of seeking the perfect balance of hops, malt, and yeast. With the Northern Banks Brewing Company now open in Corolla, there are four microbreweries on the …
New Glatitude – Mojo Collins Latest Album Highlights Music and Skill Over his career Mojo Collins has probably played just about every kind of music there is: psychedelic, rock, jazz, blues, you name it. In a career spanning 65 years, there are examples of Mojo playing playing it all, and …
Mojo Collins Local Outer Banks musician Mojo Collins is impeccably dressed as he takes the stage—any stage. It doesn’t matter where; his style is consistent…his white handlebar mustache is perfectly groomed, he favors multi-colored slacks—sometimes a Hawaiian style shirt, and a stylish straw hat—always a straw hat. Then he begins …
The Outer Banks Best of… Recently US News and World Report rated the Outer Banks as the number one family vacation location in the United States. No surprise to residents and visitors to the area—it is what we specialize in, but it is nice to be recognized! That #1 rating …
The Outer Banks of North Carolina seems to have risen from the sea approximately 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, making it a geologic infant. The first Native Americans arrived between 1,600 and 2,000 years ago, although this is simply speculation. From recorded history, the Outer Banks began with the arrival …
New Artificial Reef to Be Installed South of Oregon Inlet There is always room for improvement and, even though the Outer Banks offshore fishing is considered excellent, steps are being take to improve on that. In April of this year, the Outer Banks Angler’s Club was awarded an $882,000 grant …
Fish Stories The fishing on the Outer Banks has always been the stuff of legend. As early as 1584, the legend began when Arthur Barlowe, writing about his journey to Roanoke Island, reported one of the natives that greeted him fell to fishing and “…assoone as hee was two bow …
History is often recorded in books, in the writings of great figures of the past and present and manuscripts in dusty libraries. But it is also told in the artifacts of the people who lived through those times, in the everyday trinkets, machines and constructs that were a part of …
