The original beach store retires after 65 years.
The Kitty Hawk Winks on the Beach Road survived hurricanes, nor’easters, floods and kids and their families stopping in to shop for the beach. But as Greg Smrdel writing for My Outer Banks Home explains, the icon of the beach will be retiring this Thanksgiving.
“Some things are a constant. The sun, even on cloudy days, is always there. At night, the moon is going to rise. And in Kitty Hawk, Winks will be providing great food and service to locals and vacationers alike. Well, that was the assumption….
On the Beach Road in Kitty Hawk, Winks has been an Outer Banks staple since 1953. One of the very few stores that remained open year-round during the 1960’s and 1970’s. In 2018, with 65 years in business, Winks became a senior citizen and now it is time to retire.”
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