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Pirates & Pixies
When Pirates & Pixies Toy Store opened for business four years ago, a young boy named Luke was the first customer. He paid for the toy with his own money. This pleased the shop's owners as they were also Luke's parents, Sarah and Beau "Butch" Midgett.Sarah and Butch have always loved finding toys, games and cute... Read More
Gliders Flying Half-kegs!
"THIS IS THE HAND OF THE MAN THAT SHOOK THE HAND OF ORVILLE WRIGHT,"
Francis Rogallo said, back in 1997 upon meeting and shaking hands with a group of boys during the Rogallo Kite Festival in Nags Head.
He wasn't kidding. After earning a degree in aeronautical engineering at Stanford University in 1935, Rogallo... Read More
The Quiet Giant
For many guests, vacationing on the Outer Banks becomes a long-standing family tradition, and annual visits feel like a return to their second home. A part of being home is having a family you can depend on, and for many vacationers, that family has become Carolina Designs Realty. "We maintain a large, year-round... Read More
Ocean Translations
Translating the Outer Banks Famed Outer Banks sculptural jeweler, Sara DeSpain, has always been inspired by the wild nature of the Outer Banks. When creating a work, she allows the nature of the materials and the process itself to give direction to the piece. In her work, the spiritual and the natural fuse to create... Read More
Voyages In The Paper Canoe
If you want to know what's in a name, Tommy Karole, owner of The Paper Canoe in Duck, has plenty to say on the subject. "It's one of the first things most people ask about," Tommy says with a laugh. "And it's actually a complicated story."He isn't kidding.Whether you call it chance or fate, after the location had been... Read More