Outer Banks Articles & Shorts

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!

 

More Beach to Love

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger
There are a lot of great things to say about life on a barrier island. Here on the Outer Banks it seems as though you could throw a rock (or a seashell) in any direction and hit miles of pristine beaches and sparkling water. It’s a tiny strip of paradise that locals love to live on and visitors can’t stand the thought... Read More

More than an Experience — It's an Adventure

By Hannah Lee Leidy
Fourteen horses wait in a line, groomed, saddled and just as eager as you are to depart. Which will you partner with for this upcoming adventure? Gentle Poppy, the 25-year-old Haflinger pony? Tonka, the alpha male radiating power? Or maybe you’ll be paired with the class clown Paint named Levi. You may think these... Read More

A Lot More than Just Pancakes

By Janna Dimmig
Don’t be fooled by the stack of pancakes on the logo. Though the breakfast selection is both numerous and delicious at Stack ’em High in Kitty Hawk, you can get a lot more there than just breakfast foods. I’ll admit that I was skeptical when someone told me that Stack ’em High was the best place to get authentic... Read More

Preserving the Magic

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger
“Y’all are about to see something 98% of the world has never seen,”Tommy “Gator” Myles said to the assembled group preparing to embark on a Wild Horse Adventure Tour. We were there to see the Corolla wild horses, a herd that can trace its lineage back 500 years and is one of only two herds of wild Spanish mustangs in... Read More

A Land Set Apart

By Heather Frese
To arrive on Ocracoke, you must either journey the length of N.C. Highway 12 down through Hatteras Island to catch a ferry boat for an hour-long ride or charter an airplane to fly you to Ocracoke’s landing strip. It’s another world, an enchanting culture born of complete isolation. The beauty of the undeveloped... Read More