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Telling Stories We Should Know
Do you know the story of the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony? Most of the world does not know this nationally significant piece of American history, even people who live right here where it happened. That's why the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony Preservation Association is holding its annual Freedmen's Colony Blues... Read More
Wide Open Outer Banks
I've discovered I'm not the Outer Banker I thought I was. Over the last 18 years of living in Nags Head and writing about the Outer Banks, I've seen and experienced a lot of the natural world. From stalking wild pigs in Carova to snooping around wildly overgrown house foundations on Portsmouth Island and a whole lot... Read More
It's OK to Love a Lighthouse
Many Outer Banks residents are a little squeamish about expressing their enthusiasm for lighthouses. Maybe we feel like it's uncool to be enthralled with a "tourist attraction." Or maybe we just take the lighthouses for granted because we see them all the time. It's OK for visitors to go lighthouse hopping and carry... Read More
Change is hard
The big talk on the Outer Banks right now is the National Park Service's final ruling regarding Off-Road Vehicle Use, i.e., beach driving, in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The NPS adopted the new policy last week, and people are polarized on how they feel about the changes...Many residents and longtime visitors... Read More
Lovin' a little local music
Here's something else from the great ideas file: Outer Banks Sounds. This collaboration between WVOD 99.1 The Sound and Dare County Arts Council shines the spotlight on local musicians, from acoustic singer-songwriters to rock bands to bluegrass ensembles and more.The focus is on original music written by these local... Read More