The hurricane may have cancelled the Jamboree, but it’s hard to keep a good pirate down! They are part time pirates but those who could gave a full measure of support when Hurricane Matthew canceled the Ocracoke Pirate Jamboree. Fifteen hearty part-time pirates made the journey to Ocracoke to help put the town back together again according Connie Leinbach… Continue reading pirates pitch in after hurricane matthew
Author: Kip Tabb
are there ancient riverbeds on the obx?
Is an ancient riverbed the reason they have to keep rebuilding the road in Kitty Hawk? Every storm these days seems to brings new damage and another round of road repairs to the Beach Road in Kitty Hawk. As Jeff Hampton, writing for the Virginian Pilot explains, with the roadbed resting on top of an… Continue reading are there ancient riverbeds on the obx?
currituck welcomes H2OBX waterpark!
$46 million H2OBX waterpark coming to the OBX in 2017 Construction Underway On “Best In Class” Waterpark “A $46 million waterpark is now under construction on the Outer Banks and experts are hailing it as one of the most innovatively designed and uniquely located waterparks in world. H2OBX Waterpark will complement the region’s unique tourism offerings when it… Continue reading currituck welcomes H2OBX waterpark!
wings over water celebrates 20 years
Wings Over Water brings a WOW to the OBX The Outer Banks is a birder’s paradise and for 20 years Wings Over Water has been introducing travelers from around the globe to the beauty and wonder of waterfowl on the sounds. Michelle Wagner’s article for My Outer Banks Home is evocative and fact filled. “When… Continue reading wings over water celebrates 20 years
first flight elementary hosts “trick-or-treat night”
PTO fundraiser hosts haunted house & more at First Flight Elementary This looks like too much fun to miss! Take the kids, take Mom, take Dad–take anyone who knows or remembers what it’s like to be a kid to First Flight Elementary in Kill Devil Hills on Saturday evening. The best thing of all? It’s for… Continue reading first flight elementary hosts “trick-or-treat night”
UPDATE: hurricane matthew didn’t miss the obx
Last minute change in path brought Matthew to the OBX Hurricane Matthew was the least predictable hurricane we’ve tracked in a long time and just when the OBX thought we had a pass, we were hit with a storm full of power, fury and rain the likes of which many have never seen here. Thankfully, we haven’t heard of… Continue reading UPDATE: hurricane matthew didn’t miss the obx
matthew + obx = a sigh of relief
OBX sighs in relief as Matthew (hopefully) steers clear As the projected path of Hurricane Matthew takes ever stranger twists and turns, the Outer Banks has apparently moved out of the danger zone. There will still be local effects from the monster storm as Kip Tabb writing for the North Beach Sun reports, but from Ocracoke… Continue reading matthew + obx = a sigh of relief
hurricane matthew approaches obx
Is the Outer Banks in Matthew’s path? We know we’re going to feel the effects of Hurricane Matthew here on the Outer Banks. What we do not know yet, is what those effects will be. Rob Morris in his article for the Outer Banks Voice does a great job of describing what the Outer Banks… Continue reading hurricane matthew approaches obx
obx beachcomber museum hopes to open year-round
Crowd-funding effort hopes to keep this OBX museum open all year Nellie Myrtle Pridgen’s store on the Beach Road in Nags Head has been closed for decades, but her remarkable collection of beach glass and odds and ends live in the Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum. These treasures the ocean washed ashore create a history of… Continue reading obx beachcomber museum hopes to open year-round
everybody got crabs at crabdaddy!
Fresh crabs, good music and great wine at Crabdaddy this year Crabdaddy is all about celebrating the bounty of the sea and land… done, of course, the Outer Banks way. The setting is perfect. The vines of Sanctuary Vineyards surround the The Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg, so what better place for September festivities than under the pines on… Continue reading everybody got crabs at crabdaddy!