Articles

Glam&Lace

By Laura Martier
Rachel Moser's passion for weddings began at a young age when she would stage mock ceremonies with all of the children in her neighborhood. She always knew that it was only a matter of time before she would make her childhood dream come true. The dream began to take shape when she found herself a bride-to-be planning... Read More

Winter's Welcome...

By Beth P. Storie
Just because the skies have turned gray, the water frigid and the winds blustery doesn't mean that we batten the hatches and take shelter until warm weather returns. Winter offers us many opportunities for renewal and discovery.BIRDWATCHINGThe fall migration is long gone. Even the gulls are scarce on the beach as... Read More

Outer Banks Firsts

By Cyndy Holda
It's the beginning of 2014...the first part of the year. So, we've been thinking of all the Firsts that have happened here on the Outer Banks. Sure, you know some of the obvious ones that have been written about for decades - the Wright brothers' first flight, the first English child born in the New World, the first... Read More

Discovering Hidden Treasures

By Horace Whitfield
If you were to go to your favorite search engine and look for Ballast Point, you could wind up anywhere that has a coast. Speak to a longtime Outer Banker and they will be quick to put you into a particular place and time in their memory. Those long gone would have remembered it as a landmark as they ventured by boat... Read More

Outer Banks Inn: Diamond in the Rough

By Michael Lay
any of our favorite fairy tales are, at their core, stories of the transformative power of vision and perseverance. The story of the Outer Banks Inn is similarly a tale of remarkable transformation.In 2011 the former Budget Host Inn, long operated by a local owner, was beginning to show its age and was sold to a... Read More