Mark Buckler is an immensely talented wildlife photographer based on the Outer Banks. His images capture a sense of movement, a feeling that there is sound in the still life of his pictures. To Mark the world is not a stagnant place. It is a place of beauty and motion, …
Even though the Tri-Villages of Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo are the first towns on the road to Hatteras, in many ways they have been the most isolated over the years. They have certainly experienced change and modernization, but there is one tradition that the villages have carried over …
There are no tests to prove it yet, but theoretically, if fully developed, the Kitty Hawk WEA contains enough energy to power a city of more than 1,000,000.
Good news for oyster lovers—after years languishing near death, the North Carolina oyster is back. Sometimes salty, sometimes slightly sweet and almost buttery, the range of flavors is as varied as the places from which they are harvested. The oysters are almost all farm raised now; at one time North …
The family is gathered, there’s kids and maybe some grandkids, perhaps even an uncle or brother or sister. A gathering of the clan is very much a part of holiday traditions. And it’s wonderful, because the truth is, family is what makes holiday memories. Of course, that comes with a …
With modern vacation homes lining the shoreline and the beauty of near perfect vacation getaway, the Outer Banks almost seems to be a place that came into existence 30 or perhaps 40 years ago. Sure, the Wright Brothers came to what was then Kitty Hawk—now Kill Devil Hills—to fly kites …
Outer Banks beaches are a thriving ecosystem. If you watch the damp sand quietly in late afternoons or early evenings, ghost crabs will pop out of air holes, scuttle along the beach and rebury themselves in the sand to avoid seabirds that feast on them. Our beaches are also the …
Mike Dianna figured out early on that he enjoyed seeing people smile and that entertainment is an important part of everyone’s life. This may account for why he opened a Corolla restaurant—Mike Dianna’s Grill Room—and is at the core of the reason that he has promoted the Mustang Music Festivals …
Local Update (10/11/2016 1:10PM) There is a new update from Dare County Emergency Management. It includes important storm-related information about the Dare County Water Department, Disaster Relief, debris collection, FEMA, food and nutrition services, the National Park Service and the Town of Southern Shores. Click on the link above to read …
When the Bodie Island Lighthouse was completed in 1871 there was only one stretch of the eastern US coastline that remained dark—a condition the US Lighthouse Board noted in its 1871 report. “With the completion of the light house at Body’s Island (Bodie Island) there will remain only one important …
