The history of the Outer Banks can be told many ways, from the stories of free spirits and explorers to...
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Outer Banks Coastal Life Departments
The Lifesaving Tradition of the Outer Banks
Most visitors to the Outer Banks think of it as “my beach vacation.” Most residents the Outer Banks think of...
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Beautiful Swimmers
If you blink you might miss it: Driving through Colington Island, which lies just west of Kill Devil Hills, an...
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Around and Around We Go: Dowdy Park
When Erin Walters was a toddler, she would stand on the back of the sofa in her living room and...
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The Original Showboat
Residents of small towns along Mid-Atlantic waterways excitedly ran to the dock when the massive two story James Adams Floating...
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Coastal Classroom
Walk into the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) campus on any given day in April and chances are you will find...
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Species Spotlight: Rat Snakes (Elaphe obsoleta)
Rat snakes are the most commonly widespread snake in North Carolina, and snake season is upon us! The temperatures are...
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Summer Bucket List
I know it’s not even March yet but we’ve gotten through the absolute worst of the winter (hopefully…), the days...
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You might be an OBX local when…
It takes a special kind of person to live on the Outer Banks year-round. To make it work here you...
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Wicked Fishin’
Long before TV cameras arrived, Oregon Inlet Fishing Center was a year-round attraction for anglers and families. It boasts the...
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