Discover the World Famous North Carolina Outer Banks
Outer Banks of NC Getting to Hatteras For Vacation We made it! Another summer week on Hatteras Island for a week’s vacation. My favorite week of the whole year. Arrived on the island about 4:00PM this afternoon. The weather was perfect, blue skies and a little wind. Picked up the keys at the rental office then headed to the … Read more
Cape Hatteras Beaches Make Top 10 Beaches List Again The beaches of Cape Hatteras make it in the top 10 beaches on Dr. Beach’s list for 2015. Cape Hatteras Beaches moves up to the #5 position on the list. Last year Cape Hatteras was #6 on the list. Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks is … Read more
Tropical Storm Ana Brings Wind and Rain Tropical Storm Ana made landfall early this morning near Myrtle Beach, SC. As she moves up the coast over eastern North Carolina the storm will continue to cause rain and windy conditions to the coast as well as the eastern counties of North Carolina. Rip current warnings have … Read more
Hatteras Storytelling Festival The Hatteras Storytelling Festival is May 1-2, 2015. The festival will be held at the Hatteras Civic Center in Hatteras, NC. It begins on Friday night May 1 at 5:00pm with registration and a welcome reception. Storytellers, artist and performers at this year’s Hatteras Storytelling Festival are Danny Couch, Elvin Hooper, Clifford … Read more
The Top Three North Carolina Outer Banks Tourist Attractions Three of the most popular Outer Banks tourist attractions in North Carolina are in Dare County at the world-famous Outer Banks. Those three top attractions are the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Park. Find out more about the three … Read more
Outer Banks Ferry Runs Aground Crossing Pamlico Sound The NC Ferry System reports an Outer Banks ferry runs aground. The Silver Lake, a 220-foot ferry that crosses the Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island and Ocrocoke Island runs aground Saturday March 14, 2015 just south of Ocracoke Island. The captain of the ferry called the Coast … Read more
Ashes of the “Bear Lady” Kay Grayson Scattered Kay Grayson or the “Bear Lady” in Tyrrell County was found dead in January of this year. She lived in an isolated area and loved and protected the black bears that lived in the woods around her home near the small community of Alligator in Eastern North … Read more
Cape Point Campground Hatteras Vandalism Cape Point Campground on Hatteras Island has recently had two separate occurrences of vandalism. The first act of vandalism happened on Feb. 10, 2015 when a vehicle damaged vegetation by driving off-road spinning tires, driving in circles, running over signs and damaging fences. Days later another act of vandalism occurred when … Read more
“Bear Lady” Kay Grayson Found Dead Kay Grayson or the “Bear Lady” in Tyrrell County was found dead. She lived in an isolated area and loved and protected the black bears that lived in the woods around her home. Her body was discovered in the woods about 200 yards from her trailer. Law officials say … Read more
Boaters Rescued After Broken Mast on Catamaran Off NC Coast Five boaters rescued from the Rain Maker by the US Coast Guard off the coast of North Carolina on Friday. Their 55-foot catamaran the Rain Maker broke a mast Friday afternoon when they were about 200 miles off the NC coast southeast of Cape Hatteras. The … Read more
