Newest hotel on the OBX to be a Marriott The last new hotel in KDH, the Quality Inn, was built on the OBX in 1989. Since 2000, Dare County’s northern beaches have lost 25% of their motel/hotel rooms, many of which were torn down and replaced with large, multi-family rental homes. But the rush to build… Continue reading a new hotel in kdh = the first in 30 years!
Category: old school obx
pirates pitch in after hurricane matthew
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
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
german sub found off ocracoke!
Remains of U576 are submerged in depths off Ocracoke On her fifth tour of duty, U576 met her doom, inexplicably surfacing in the middle of a convoy after firing four torpedoes, sinking one ship and damaging two others. There were no survivors and the crew, as Michael E. Ruane writing for the Washington Post discovered,… Continue reading german sub found off ocracoke!
wanchese village: a trip back in time
A fishing village and a place where the traditions and history of the Outer Banks are part of everyday life, the village of Wanchese is special. Michelle Wagner has written a beautifully evocative piece for the Coast about life away from the fast lane. “There’s a place on the Outer Banks where time has somehow managed to stand… Continue reading wanchese village: a trip back in time
day of the doritos: an obx wreck busting tale
Living on the Outer Banks has always had its challenges, especially back in the day, and Bankers tend to be opportunists as a result. For over 300 years, a ship ashore was a ship to be salvaged, in short order. Hatteras Island native and historian Danny Couch tells a delightful tale of the history of this tradition… Continue reading day of the doritos: an obx wreck busting tale
tales from the graveyard of the atlantic
The seas off the coast of the Outer Banks are among the most treacherous in the world, fully justifying the title “Graveyard of the Atlantic.” In this blog from Carolina Designs, Kip Tabb tells the tale of two tragedies–tragedies that ultimately led to the creation of the United States Coast Guard. “The winter of 1877-1878… Continue reading tales from the graveyard of the atlantic
will the lost colony be an american horror story?
The mystery of The Lost Colony is a familiar one in these parts, and is probably seared into the collective conscience of everyone who has lived on or visited the Outer Banks. Entertainment news outlet TMZ hints the fate of OBX’s most famous residents may be explored this coming season when FX Channel’s American Horror Story asks, “Where… Continue reading will the lost colony be an american horror story?
obx piers = culture + community
Fishing piers of the Outer Banks line the shores of the Atlantic, and are part of the lore, legacy and magic of a trip to the sea. Writing for My Outer Banks Home magazine, Michelle Wagner celebrates these icons of local OBX life. “Stepping out onto the pier, I feel the worn and weathered planks beneath… Continue reading obx piers = culture + community
frisco pier’s last hurrah
The summer of 2016 will be the swan song for the Frisco Pier. After 50+ years of pounding by the sea and storms, the pier is too damaged to repair as Irene Nolan writes in the Island Free Press. “It’s been a long time in coming, but it now appears certain that this summer will… Continue reading frisco pier’s last hurrah