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Wildlife, Wind, Waves and Music from North to South
The Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla has a weekly calendar jam-packed with activities for folks of all ages. Several programs will be presented multiple times, so you'll frequently have more than once opportunity to participate. See the Center's website for the complete listing of all programs and... Read More
Food of the Past and Music for the Future
I come by my appreciation of food and cooking honestly. Growing up in my family, the next good meal was never far off. Thoroughly working class folk, we never ate gourmet, but we always ate well. Surrounded in my youth by good cooks in the form of my mother, grandmother and several aunts, I later realized I'd absorbed... Read More
Beach Music, Outer Banks Baseball and a Little Hatteras Stargazing
If you're a fan of beach music, then the Outer Banks is where you'll want to be this Memorial Day Weekend as not one, but two, beach music events bring that easygoing summertime vibe to our barrier islands! First up is Buck's Beach Blast Outer Banks Music Festival at the Whalehead in Corolla on Sunday, May 25... Read More
Mustang Music Sets the Tone for Mid-May
Summer is coming! We can all sense it now. And the folks at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are gearing up for the season with a full slate of activities and free programming set for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Each of the programs will be presented multiple times. See the Cape Hatteras National Seashore... Read More
Past as Prologue
Life and its daily demands - work, family responsibilities, bills to pay and more - can seem overwhelming at times. When we finally find ourselves basking in the sunny warmth of an Outer Banks beach, sparkling green waves rushing ashore only feet away, this delicate strip of sand can seem millions of miles removed... Read More