Outer Banks Articles & Shorts - Issue 7: Spring 2015

If you’re like a lot of people – like hundreds of thousands of people – you love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You might consider us presumptuous drawing this conclusion so quickly, and we would agree with you . . . except for the fact that we’re right. You love the Outer Banks beaches, the Outer Banks water sports, the Outer Banks towns, Outer Banks shops, the Outer Banks events and Outer Banks activities . . . everything about this place (you wouldn’t be on this site if you didn’t). We do too. And, lucky for you, we also love writing about the Outer Banks. Locals and visitors alike value our Outer Banks information.

Our local writers tell you how to negotiate dining out if you have a big crowd. We show you, step by step, how to pick a crab. We’ve written articles highlighting Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks or about charming Manteo on Roanoke Island or telling you the mysteries of Ocracoke Island. We cover the events happening on the Outer Banks – and, boy, are there a lot of them to cover! Outer Banks activities, everything from water sports to walking tours to lighthouse tours to birdwatching trips, are focal points. Businesses, rituals and legends local to the Outer Banks are detailed in our articles. You’ll find out how that restaurant got its name or the modest beginning of that now-booming business. We give you insider Outer Banks information about staying safe in the ocean, how to navigate those pesky turn lanes, which restaurants to check out for the best Southern cuisine in the area and resorts’ present and future aspirations. Our Outer Banks articles are good reading. You’ll feel like a local with all the knowledge you’re sure to collect! And we’re adding to them all the time. Click on in to learn about the Outer Banks from the locals' side!

 

Good Eats

By Beth P. Storie
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

By Sundae Horn
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

By Amelia Boldaji
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

By Beth P. Storie
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

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, A Real Fish Story

By Lisa Loy
Most anglers and vacationers here today can’t recall the Outer Banks without the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. Sure, there are the old-timers who’ve been fishing these waters for decades that remember, but for most of us, the fishing center is a fixture, totally paired in our minds with offshore fishing and the... Read More