Discover the World Famous North Carolina Outer Banks
In 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved the stones that held up the lighthouse were engraved with the names of the light keepers and then placed in a circle at the site of the original location. Over the years and after multiple storms the engraved stones are now almost completely under sand and most are … Read more
When the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved in 1999 the original stones were engraved with the names of past lighthouse keepers and placed in a circle at the original site. Now the stones have been almost completely covered up by sand. Islanders want the stones moved, the National Park Service does not have the money … Read more
The Outer Banks got a rare winter snow fall this week. The islands of Hatteras and Ocracoke got 1/2- 1 ” of snow while further north Manteo and Nags Head got 4-6 “. Even further north Duck and Southern Shores got 7” of snow. While the Outer Banks has gotten snow in the past this … Read more
The 2nd Annual Hatteras Storytelling Festival is May 2-4, 2014 this year. This year some of the storyteller will be Clyde Edgerton, Bland Simpson, Kevin Duffus, and James Charlet just to name a few. Along with the storytelling will be music by Nu-Blue and Banjo Island featuring bluegrass. For more info on this fun event … Read more
The Outer Banks Taste of the Beach 2014 is March 13-16, 2014. This is a 4 day events and is a food and wind festival put on by the Outer Banks Restaurant Association. It’s a great way to sample the fare of many of the fine restaurants on the Outer Banks. Their website reads “this fun … Read more
The National Geographic Channel show Wicked Tuna will soon start filming a spinoff to be called Wicked Tuna:North vs. South. The spinoff will be filmed off the NC coast of the Outer Banks. The North will be some of the New England captains and the South will be captains from the south that fish the southern … Read more
The repairs to the Bonner Bridge at the Outer Banks are progressing very well and fast. Another sonar scan is scheduled for Sunday 12/15/13. Lat week sand was pumped from the inlet channel to the piling where the erosion of sand was discovered forcing the NCDOT to close the bridge. Next week huge sandbags and A-jacks … Read more
