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!

 

Bait your Fish with a Kiss

By Lexi Holian
Have you ever kissed a fish? Chances are the answer is yes for those of us who have been aboard the fishing head boat Miss Oregon Inlet. The captain and mates will tell you that it’s bad luck not to kiss the first fish you catch, but for anyone who is a little squeamish … don’t worry. It’s all in good fun!  Beginning... Read More

Service ... No Matter What

By Heather Frese
As the hands-on owner of rental and real estate company Brindley Beach, Doug Brindley is used to putting out metaphorical fires. But when Doug received word this past June that his company’s office was literally in flames, the phrase took on new meaning. “My thoughts immediately went to ‘what do I do next,’” says Doug... Read More

Sara DeSpain: Coastal Odyssey

By Heather Frese
“Not all those who wander are lost.” –J.R.R. Tolkien Great artists have always used travel to other places to inspire them. Whether it is the journey, the adventures that happen once there or just the simple change in scenery, artists and writers use the new energy to create new work. An artist’s relationship with... Read More

Imagination Ahoy!

By Heather Frese
From the dastardly deeds of Blackbeard to the nameless rogues tying lanterns to the heads of nags, tricking ships into crashing on their shoals for a good plundering, one thing is for sure — the Outer Banks is big on pirates! But the swashbuckling buccaneers traipsing toward the Sea Gypsy in their striped shirts,... Read More

Return to the Wild

By Heather Frese
And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea — whether it is to sail or to watch it — we... Read More