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Outer Banks Articles & Shorts - Issue 31: Summer 2023

Summer just couldn’t make up its mind this year, could it? It’s like the sun was scared to declare that it was time to shine. Who the heck ever heard of sweaters in the middle of June around here? But there it was. Locals adapted (and grumbled); visitors braved the chill with bathing suits anyway because it was, dang it, supposed to be hot. Well … it’s hot now and summer fun is in full swing.

Full swing means so many things. Our roads are packed, so just relax, don’t sweat the small stuff, be glad you’re here and that to one side of you is the calming sound and to the other is Mother Ocean. Restaurants will, almost certainly, have a long wait list, so grab a drink, people watch and be happy that you’re just about to eat the freshest and tastiest seafood you’ve ever had. Yep, that sand is going to be blistering hot, so wear shoes and carry your littles then run joyfully into that cool ocean water.

Be happy! It’s (finally) summer, you’re here and it’s time to enjoy that beach vibe you’ve waiting for all year.

Beth

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Born to Be Wild

Bob's Wild Horse Tours
By Dianne Beard
It’s no secret that some of life’s most precious moments occur in nature among ocean breezes, swaying trees, shifting sands, impossible blue skies and, for those lucky enough to live on or visit the Outer Banks, wild mustangs frolicking in their natural habitat. Capturing magical moments among the Corolla wild horses... Read More

Cool Down with H2OBX

H2OBX
By Leah Wingenroth
The days are long, the sun is hot and the roads are busy. For H2OBX, the Outer Banks’ premiere water park, that means another summer of fun is well underway. Driving down the Caratoke Highway, H2OBX is exceptionally hard to miss. After miles and miles of billboards, suddenly bright-colored water slides that seem to... Read More

55 Years of Commitment to Customers and Community

Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates
By Maggie Miles
When Joe Lamb Jr. opened his family-owned real estate business on the Outer Banks in 1968, his goal was clear: to make a living selling properties in what was at the time a sleepy coastal community. This year, as they celebrate 55 successful years in the vacation rental and sales industry, the company's commitment to... Read More

Food Is Love

Sandtrap Tavern, Shipwrecks Taphouse & Grill, Simply Southern Kitchen, Sooey's BBQ & Rib Shack
By Dianne Beard
It’s an age-old saying that food is love. Across the globe at any given time, people gather around kitchen tables and in restaurants to enjoy food, conversation and connection. The love of a meal often starts with finding locally sourced foods and continues into the kitchen where decades’ worth of recipes, often... Read More

An Outer Banks-Born Business Goes Big

The Fudgery
By Molly Harrison
Every day all across the nation, expert candymakers at more than 20 locations of The Fudgery are busy handcrafting fudge the old-fashioned way – cooking extra-fine sugar, half and half, butter, fine chocolate and salt in huge copper kettles then hand-turning the fudge on an 800 lb. slab of Georgia marble to quickly... Read More