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Tanned, Ripped and Ready: Lifeguards Return Full-Time for Summer on the Outer Banks
The summer season brings more to the Outer Banks than the return of visitors, long daylight hours and sunburned shoulders – the return of lifeguards patrolling the beaches, surveying from the stands and making numerous rescues also accompanies each Memorial Day weekend. The beach and ocean are the Outer Banks’ biggest... Read More
Kick Off Summer with Memorial Day on the Outer Banks
Memorial Day weekend is synonymous with summer’s arrival. With sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s, who doesn’t want to spend Memorial Day on the Outer Banks? The number of visitors started picking up weekends ago, and from this Friday forth, it’s full steam ahead. And with the increase in people, Outer Banks... Read More
Music to My Ears: This Week's Outer Banks Bluegrass Music Festival and Mustang Spring Jam
Listen up, music aficionados, because I’m about to rock your worlds (well, not me personally, but the bands and artists from across the state and country likely will).
We can agree that a week spent on the Outer Banks is music to many people’s ears. Over the next five days, that sentiment rings particularly true... Read More
The Beach You Bring Home to Mom
Mother’s Day is upon us. My mom wants to spend it on the Outer Banks. Am I prepared? Heck no. I’ll make her a card because “handmade is better,” but I still need to find a gift. Primarily, though, I must plan a day to reflect how special she is. I need to find activities we can do, arrange trips to her favorite Outer... Read More
It's an Outer Banks Fiesta: Happy Cinco de Mayo!
I’m told that in Mexico they don’t pull out all the stops for Cinco de Mayo. Not the way we do in the States at least. I guess I get it – for them it’s simply a national holiday, similar to Presidents Day for us, but that doesn’t stop us from indulging in tacos and listening to mariachi music in the meantime. If you’... Read More