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Crabs, Pelicans and...Dinosaurs?
Locals and visitors alike are fortunate that the Outer Banks remains a place where people can co-exist with native wildlife. The list of wildlife one might run into, however - pelicans and sea gulls, hundreds of kinds of fish, crabs, jellyfish, dolphins, deer, fox, turtles, even alligators and bears as you head inland... Read More

Duck Island: A Geographical Matter
Geography matters. Especially as it concerns the delicately narrow sandbar we know today as the Outer Banks. Sitting as we are, nakedly exposed to whatever comes at us from the east and the passive recipients of whatever flows downhill towards us from the west, the Outer Banks is something of a geographical canary in... Read More

Dinner and THE Show
The Lost Colony has been an Outer Banks performing arts institution for more than three-quarters of a century. Since its first staging in 1937, millions have visited Roanoke Island's Waterside Theatre to experience Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green's vision of the 117 English men, women and children whose... Read More

Lovin' Spoonful Bringin' The Magic; Brew Thru Concert Recap
Brew Thru Concert RecapThe Brew Thru Live 2014 Concert Series ended on a high note Thursday night as openers Scars on 45, special guests Spin Doctors and headliners The Gin Blossoms entertained an enthusiastic audience for more than four hours. Beginning with the Blues Traveler show last summer, Brew Thru Live has put... Read More

Gin Blossoms Headline Final Show of Brew Thru Live's 2014 Concert Series
Just a few days from now, on Thursday, July 17, The Gin Blossoms will grace the Roanoke Island Festival Park stage along with special guests The Spin Doctors and Scars on 45 for the last show of Brew Thru Live's 2014 Summer Concert Series. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at any Brew Thru location or... Read More