Articles
Coastal-Driven Variety: The Evolution of the Cotton Gin
Seven generations ago, a shipwreck brought Jacob Francis Wright to the shores of Duck, North Carolina. Wright bloomed where he was planted, so to speak, and the family farmed and fished in the area for generations. Over time the family added farmland and expanded their business, even acquiring an abandoned cotton gin... Read More
Get Outside and Explore
The world is wild with wonder on the Outer Banks. Arched delicately into the ocean, this fragile yet hardy strand of islands offers an opportunity to explore a maritime environment unlike any other. Imagine digging your toes in the same sand the Wright brothers lifted off from in the first powered flight as you fly a... Read More
Resort-Ready Style All Year Long
The Cotton Gin knows style isn’t seasonal – it’s all year round! With each passing year, The Wright family, longtime owners of The Cotton Gin, find new ways to create an exciting shopping experience unlike any other.
For more than 60 years, The Cotton Gin has sought innovation in the world of retail, marrying a... Read More
A Nags Head Tradition: 40 Years of The Dunes Restaurant
Picture a blustery March morning in 1983.
It’s cold and windy, but that’s no deterrent to Rufus and Roxie Pritchard, new owners of The Dunes Restaurant, because it’s their opening day. Their very first opening day as owners of a restaurant. Rufus is up at 4 a.m. to get things ready to greet guests at 5:30. The first... Read More
The Beauty of the Windswept Tree
People fall in love with Ocracoke Island for so many reasons — the ocean waves, calm sound waters, weather, history, people, wildlife and on and on. Another element of the island that stirs people’s hearts is the trees.
“The wind-sculpted trees are a striking sight,” says lifelong resident Amy Howard, whose home... Read More