Discover the World Famous North Carolina Outer Banks
Last January the 16-foot Great White Shark Mary Lee visited the coast of North Carolina and now she has returned for another visit. Mary Lee was tagged by OCEARCH and has been tracked up and down the east coast since her January visit. A recent ping from her tag now shows Mary Lee is back off … Read more
Plans are for the Frisco Pier on Hatteras Island to be torn down in the next few months. The National Park Service reports the heavily damaged pier from past hurricanes has become too destabilized now. The park service plans to make the old pier parking lot an extra public access to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
At The Island Farm on Roanoke Island Friday and Saturday Oct 25 and 26 7pm – 9:30pm. Take a night-time tour into the home of a grieving widow. Learn strange and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned the loss of a loved one. Sit in and hear stories of the farm’s former residents. Travel by lantern light … Read more
The state of Ohio claims they are the “Birthplace of Aviation” and North Carolina claims our state is “First in Flight”. Now Connecticut wants is on the action. Connecticut claims Gustave Whitehead was the first to make a powered airplay fly. Whitehead was born in Germany but is a resident of Connecticut. A news conference takes place … Read more
Keeping Oregon Inlet open to boat traffic has been an ongoing problem for years. Frequent storms and the normal shifting of the sands at the Outer Banks causes the Oregon Inlet to fill with sand which makes navigating a boat though the inlet treacherous if not impossible. Repeated dredging is needed to keep the inlet open … Read more
The Wright Memorial Bridge had to be shut down for about 2 hours on Monday after a head on collision happened that morning. Traffic has been reduced to just the eastbound span being open with two way traffic lanes on just the east bound span while the west bound side undergoes roadwork till spring of … Read more
The Elizabethan Gardens is having the Harvest Hayday on October 26, 2013. 10:00 am till 1:00 pm. With hayrides, a hay bale maze, stuff a scarecrow, face painting, crafts, Miss Mum and Mr Chrysanthemum King contest, hot cider, pumpkin pie, music and games. Members/Friends get in free of charge. Non-Members: Adults $8; Youth (6-17 yrs) $5; Children … Read more
Humpback whale dies. A humpback whale that measured 30 foot in length washed ashore alive last Wednesday. Something was obviously wrong with the stranded whale. By Thursday morning the whale had died. The Outer Banks Stranding Response Team responded and did a necropsy (an animal autopsy) to determine the cause of death.
