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Home Tour and Music Festivals North and South Highlight the Weekend
So, you live on the Outer Banks or want to, or maybe you vacation here or own rental property here. How do you best keep abreast of new housing designs, innovative technologies, new products and best building practices? Well, I suppose you could spend a few weeks watching marathon sessions of HGTV or the DIY network.... Read More
8th Annual Duck Jazz Festival Promises Top Talent
Last October, the morning of the Duck Jazz Festival dawned gray and dreary and I slowly sipped my way through one cup of coffee and then another while pondering whether I really wanted to drive all the way from Manteo to Duck just to get rained on and drive back home soaking wet. But late in the morning the clouds... Read More
Spectacular Kite Thrills Highlight The Weekend
As I write this installment of the OuterBanksThisWeek.com blog, we are in the beginning stages of a blow and it looks as though Outer Bankers and visitors alike will be hunkered down against driving downpours, potential flooding and gusting winds for the next day or two. Here's hoping things clear up by the weekend -... Read More
Hatteras Waves and Wind Meet Chili and Chowder
Hatteras has it goin' on this week! First, stop by the Hatteras Wave Jam (running through Saturday, September 20) based in Avon and see why wind and water conditions off Cape Hatteras make this chain of barrier islands the premier wavesailing destination on the East Coast. Pre-registration is required. See the website... Read More
Navigate Your Way to Prizes and Glory
A few blogs ago I was lamenting the geographical illiteracy of the typical American and the way lifestyles and technology insulate so many of us from having to acquire geographical knowledge or develop our prowess as natural explorers. For those insulted by my somewhat general criticism, for the trailblazers who shun... Read More