Articles
Holiday Gifting With The Cotton Gin
Walking through the doors of The Cotton Gin feels like you’ve wandered into a wonderfully decorated beach house overlooking the water. Their carefully selected stock gives a sense of easy, coastal living situated between the sound and the ocean. By design, you too can create this atmosphere in your own home, whether... Read More
A Keepsake of Ocracoke
One of the happiest journeys in life is the ferry ride to Ocracoke for a magical vacation. When you finally have to bid farewell to the island, it is gratifying to have a keepsake of your visit to take home with you. It might be a scallop shell or even a scotch bonnet that you found washed up on the beach.
Or it... Read More
Your Hatteras Island Happy Place
Over the past few years, more visitors than ever before have discovered the Outer Banks’ beaches as their new vacation oasis. As evidence, Cape Hatteras National Seashore saw more than 3 million visitors last year, the highest number ever recorded.
Part of what is driving visitation to Hatteras Island and the Outer... Read More
More Than a Workout
When you run a gym where an 86-year-old man comes in every week day without fail, walking in with his cane, doing his miles on the bike then leaving everyone there smiling with his jokes, you’re doing something right. This clearly isn’t a place where only muscle heads come; it’s an atmosphere that welcomes all – ages... Read More
The Secret to Enjoying the Off-Season
When the tourist season slows down and the majority of visitors have returned to their busy lives back home, Outer Banks residents get excited to venture out and enjoy the local restaurants again. They’ve shared the places they love with visitors all summer long, and now they’re ready to eat, drink and be merry... Read More