Like road trips and monuments? Then THIS is the trip for you! Using a map and list created with a specially crafted algorithm, you can jump in the car and hit 50 major U.S. landmarks. This fun piece by Tracy Staedter for Discovery News shares the method behind the madness of this crazy continental cruise. Spoiler alert: The Wright Brother’s Memorial on the… Continue reading take a monumental road trip to OBX and beyond!
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here’s the 2015 possible hurricane lineup!
Hurricane predictions are rarely good news for the Outer Banks, but this year’s early Atlantic hurricane forecast released by Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science projects a below-average season! The guys over at Surfline shared the release and their expertise in this informative piece. “The Tropical Meteorology Project at CSUpredicts that the season will see below-average… Continue reading here’s the 2015 possible hurricane lineup!
SHARK! wait…in the sound?
Say what? A great white shark in the SOUND? Ocearch has been tracking a couple of great white lady sharks off our coast this winter, and on Thursday 2, 300 lb. Genie (that’s almost as much as a CAR!) went for a swim in the sound. This great story on News Channel 3 WTKR gives us the… Continue reading SHARK! wait…in the sound?
did the lost colonists just head for hatteras?
New evidence found on Hatteras Island suggests that at least some of The Lost Colony may have just moved to Hatteras Island with their buddy Manteo! This great story by Ed Beckley for the Outer Banks Voice, shares the latest fascinating finds of the all-volunteer Croatoan Archeological Society on Hatteras Island. ‘“Overwhelming circumstantial evidence” shows that some… Continue reading did the lost colonists just head for hatteras?
the search for the ellusive scotch bonnet
The sexy Scotch bonnet is celebrating! 50 years ago it was named the North Carolina state shell, which unfortunately doesn’t make it any easier to find. It’s been years since I’ve found an intact Scotch bonnet on a northern Outer Banks beach, but have come across them occasionally on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and there are… Continue reading the search for the ellusive scotch bonnet
you (yes, YOU!) can sponsor ocrafolk festival!
The 16th annual Ocrafolk Festival is happening on Ocracoke Island, this June 5th through 7th! The family friendly weekend is presented by the non-profit Ocracoke Alive, and showcases music, storytelling, artisans, and characters from the NC coastal region and beyond, in addition to being rated one of the top fifteen island festivals in the WORLD… Continue reading you (yes, YOU!) can sponsor ocrafolk festival!
help N.E.S.T. help the sea turtles!
If you’ve been to the Outer Banks, you’ve probably seen a turtle nest enclosure on the beach- a nice square section of beach marked with poles and yellow tape to help protect the turtle nest. If you were really lucky, you might have seen a turtle nest “boil” or hatching. Hundreds of tiny turtles swimming… Continue reading help N.E.S.T. help the sea turtles!
real life castaway rescued off the obx
They don’t call it the Graveyard of the Atlantic for nothing. After 66 days adrift, perched on the top of his overturned boat, Louis Jordan was plucked from the sea by the US Coast Guard, 200 miles off the Outer Banks. We loved this piece by Michael E. Miller for The Washington Post, that details… Continue reading real life castaway rescued off the obx
fate of the corolla horses stalled in washington
For those of us that love the Outer Banks, it’s impossible to imagine Corolla without the wild horses. But the horses could disappear if the northern banks’ dwindling herd doesn’t get an influx of new blood into its gene pool. A plan by the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to mingle the northern herd with a southern… Continue reading fate of the corolla horses stalled in washington
broken glass becomes beach gold
Long walks by the sea looking for beach glass top my (long) list of reasons to live on the OBX. My mother shared her love of shelling with me years ago, and I’m always delighted to come across these colorful bits of glass the ocean has smoothed. Jeff Hampton, in this piece for The Virginian-Pilot , shares the story of another local treasure… Continue reading broken glass becomes beach gold