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Go to Your Happy Place
The food is fun – as in jambalaya, steamed seafood, ribs, salads, burgers and sandwiches and a rocking kid’s menu. And the fun is FUN – as in entertainment every night in the form of live music, karaoke (including live band karaoke), trivia with friends and a DJ dance party. Sundogs is the place to be in Corolla for... Read More
Good Eats
Outer Banks Spring Restaurant Week starts Friday May 1 and runs through Saturday May 9. Close to 20 member restaurants will feature three-course (or in some cases four!) menus at either a $20 or $35 fixed price -- lunches and dinners! No advanced tickets are required…just go to outerbanksrestaurantweek.com and check... Read More
Ocracoke is the Real Treasure Island
It doesn’t take long for the first-time Ocracoke visitor to notice that the island is proud of its piratical heritage. Though some may think our treasured tales are romantic or embellished legends, the truth is that Ocracoke has real pirates in its past. Blackbeard may seem larger than life, but his story is preserved... Read More
Working on the Water
Inside the Albatross Fleet’s dock house there’s a wall filled with old photographs that tell a story about the early days of charter fishing on Hatteras Island. There you can see Captain Ernal Foster, the man who single-handedly started the Outer Banks charter fishing industry in 1937, as he poses with his first giant... Read More
It All Started with a Blue Chair
Consider the iconic, canvas, blue beach chair. It’s the same sort your parents probably sat in years ago when you were a kid playing on the beach — you know, with the wooden frame and the cross pieces of material. For so many of us, it’s a talisman of summer, a steady reminder of relaxing hours spent under the sun and... Read More