The USS Huron was a federal gunboat built in Chester, PA, in 1875, with steam engines and fully-rigged. She was the last of two ships to be built of iron rather than steel.
Natural Water Park During the busiest months of our season, summer traffic on the beach can often turn a very short trip into one that’s, at least, twice as long. Luckily, there are plenty of [...]
Radio Free Outer Banks This is a year of choices and changes. Each day begins with the choice to get out of bed and face another today or let the covers quickly absorb you back into your mattress [...]
Museums. They’re cavernous buildings that hold dusty, musty stuff from days gone by. Right? Maybe some, but don’t get the idea that The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum falls under that [...]
Phyllis Miller, creator of Outer Banks Salt Cave, at first was hesitant, but her ears cleared up & was amazed at how just one treatment made her feel great!
You didn’t write this. But let’s be honest – you posted something like it on your own Facebook page. Or at least thought about it. Is anyone else just “over” virtual everything? No, I don’t want [...]
For a lot of us our dogs are as much a part of our family as our kids or our Aunt Mildred. So, of course when we take our family vacation, we want to bring them along too! And why not? They also [...]
The red wolf (Canis Rufus) once inhabited much of the southeastern part of this country. The devastation of its environment, as well as the wolf-loathing mentality brought to this country by [...]
Had Project Nutmeg gone a little differently, a simple beach day on the Outer Banks might instead consist of off-road vehicles to navigate an alien landscape, lead-lined clothing and perhaps a [...]
For those that call the Outer Banks home, the holiday season is not only a time for celebration but a time for reflection and giving back to the community. And at the Outer Banks SPCA on Roanoke [...]
It seems like such a simple thing, turn the faucet on and water comes out. No priming of a pump, no one is in the backyard with a bucket waiting for water to appear. Just clear, drinkable water. [...]
While Newt Gingrich and Co., O.J. Simpson, and Seinfeld resonated nationally, events and agreements on the Outer Banks in 1994 went a long way toward improving the lives and enhancing the [...]
We all recognize the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a place of sunny skies, sandy beaches, and pristine beauty. But with a piece of land that encompasses so much history, also comes some rather [...]
The Community Care Clinic of Dare provides basic healthcare, medication assistance, and wellness education for uninsured persons living or working in Dare County.
Generations of students have memorialized their high school years with parting gifts, leaving a legacy of everything from ill-conceived pranks to heartfelt contributions for the betterment of [...]
The statistics are staggering. One out of every eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In fact, breast cancer is the second most leading cause of cancer death [...]
Katherine McGlade is a farmer. An oyster farmer. But there isn’t all that much difference between how she raises oysters at her Slash Creek farm off Hatteras Village and any other land farmer.
The so-called Oyster Wars of the 1880s and 1890s in the Pamlico Sound off of Ocracoke were a brief, intense period pitting local residents against outsiders. And on another level, opportunity [...]
Before falling for any more fish stories, North Carolina anglers are instead being encouraged to fall hook, line and sinker for some authoritative research on the sport they love in the state [...]
Here are a few of our favorite words to take hold of this year. Alongside new intellectual terms, you will find additions in slang, social-media-savvy phrases, and everything in between.
Dare County crushes much of its glass. In many places crushed glass has become part of a vibrant market for the product. The uses are extraordinary and the market is vibrant. Locally, though, the [...]
As the holidays draw closer, the local nonprofit Beach Food Pantry prepares for its busiest season. The benevolent organization works to end hunger in Dare County each day of the year. [...]
Some things are a constant. The sun, even on cloudy days, is always there. At night, the moon is going to rise. And in Kitty Hawk, Winks will be providing great food and service to locals and [...]
Let’s start by dispelling the notion that public libraries are about dusty books and shushing, cardigan-clad librarians. Fact is, the library has boldly embraced innovations in this [...]
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money. My dad worked in a factory – a blue collar job in the blue-collar city of Cleveland, Ohio. There were layoffs and strikes that my parents had to contend [...]
