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More Reasons to Love the Outer Banks National Park Service Sites

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The National Park Service's Outer Banks sites made two exciting announcements this week for National Park Week – the installation of a new webcam at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the arrival of the nation’s first self-driving shuttle on public lands at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. About the webcam: Outer... Read More

Yoga on the Outer Banks

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Want to feel relaxed and energized, flexible and strong? How about clear-minded and focused? These are just a few of the benefits that yoga offers, and the Outer Banks has a wealth of places to help you discover all of them. Whether you’re new and wanting to learn about this ancient art or a devotee looking to... Read More

Get to Know a Local: Gina Elko of House of Hemp OBX

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Behind many local businesses is someone doing their best to help others. In this blog, you’ll meet one of them: Gina Elko of House of Hemp OBX in Kill Devil Hills. Gina was a professional fire fighter for 22 years, but her career ended with a knee injury. After retiring, she had to have bilateral knee replacement... Read More

Corolla Wild Horse Fund Welcomes a Filly Named Billie

By Molly Harrison | Thursday, April 1, 2021
Corolla Wild Horse is sharing the exciting news of a new Colonial Spanish mustang foal that was born on March 29. The filly was born to mom Imp and father Dean, whose harem also includes another mare named Autumn. Corolla Wild Horse Fund named her Billie and will be using B for all the names of the foals born this... Read More

A Wright Brothers Memento is on Mars

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Here on the Outer Banks, the Wright brothers are part of our everyday life, so we sometimes take their accomplishments for granted. We often rush by the Wright Brothers National Memorial while running errands, dropping kids off at school or driving to dinner, breezing right past without considering their contributions... Read More