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!

 

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

The Ever-Evolving Ocean Atlantic Rentals

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger
Greg and Eden Honeycutt opened Ocean Atlantic Rentals 38 years ago. Their vision then was the same as it is now: to be the source for any item visitors might need during their Outer Banks vacation — such things as beach chairs, umbrella, bikes, strollers or blenders that they didn’t want to haul from their own house... Read More

Good, Healthy & Powered by Teamwork

By Heather Frese
In our current climate where concepts like “truthiness” and “alternative facts” reign, it’s good to know that a restaurant going by the name of Tortugas’ Lie is nothing but honest about creating delicious, healthy food with a super fun beach vibe. Housed in a pretty turquoise building on the Beach Road in Nags Head,... Read More