Here at HOBX there is nothing we like better than a great idea, so we had to tell you about the Outer Banks Box; a fresh new way to keep feeling the OBX love all year round! If you love the OBX or know someone who does, it really is the next best thing to an… Continue reading the best of the obx :: in a box!
shuck em if you got em in currituck!
Best way to recover from Thanksgiving? Eating oysters and dancing that turkey off at The Big Curri-Shuck at Sanctuary Vineyards and Winery in Jarvisburg on Saturday, November 25th from 12-5pm. All you can eat steamed oysters are the main attraction, along with steamed crabs from I Got Your Crabs and BBQ while they last. Of… Continue reading shuck em if you got em in currituck!
outer banks dolphins take center stage
Dolphin, the Outer Banks, and a perfect job. Bottlenose dolphin, surprisingly numerous in the waters of the Outer Banks, have fascinated Jessica Taylor of the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research for years. This blog written for Carolina Designs by Kip Tabb tells her story and the tale of the dolphins. “Jessica Taylor has… Continue reading outer banks dolphins take center stage
after the blackout :: hatteras island
Hatteras Island Power Outage Story Still Unfolding. Months after a construction crew working on the new Bonner Bridge severed the power cable to Hatteras Island, financial uncertainty remains a part of life for island businesses and residents. First Flight High School graduate Molly Weybright, writing for the UNC School of Journalism Media Hub, does an outstanding… Continue reading after the blackout :: hatteras island
forgotten history = colington island
Early attempt to farm Colington Island failed. Colington Island, residential and away from the faster paced life of the Outer Banks beach communities, has played a surprising role in the story of North Carolina. Check out this story from Kip Tabb, writing for the Coastal Review Online, and discover a piece of forgotten history. “The… Continue reading forgotten history = colington island
as shelly island grows, hatteras inlet shrinks
Hatteras Inlet and Shelly Island part of shoreline changes. Dynamic and ever-changing, as the Hatteras Island shoreline grows at The Point, navigating Hatteras Inlet become more hazardous. Writing for the Coastal Review Online, Cate Kozak does a great job of describing the forces at work and this piece includes fascinating Google Earth timelapse of changes to… Continue reading as shelly island grows, hatteras inlet shrinks
a ghost story from ocracoke!
Is Ocracoke the nexus of Outer Banks hauntings? Continually occupied since the late 17th century, the village of of Ocracoke has experienced life and death for 350 years. Do the spirits of the departed walk come more frequently to the village? You be the judge in this tale of the unexplained from Sara Chauhan writing for… Continue reading a ghost story from ocracoke!
moving history
Possible new location for Beachcomber Museum. Sporadically open but fascinating, the Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum in Nags Head has been hoping to find a way to open their doors more often. As Kip Tabb reports, writing for the Outer Banks Voice, that hope may finally be coming true. “Located on the Beach Road in Nags… Continue reading moving history
saying goodbye to frisco pier
Requiem for an Outer Banks landmark. For 55 years Frisco Pier has been a part of the Outer Banks shoreline, but time, storms and the ocean have combined to seal the pier’s fate. Writing for the Island Free Press, Cate Kozak writes a moving and powerful column about the loss of an icon. Even in… Continue reading saying goodbye to frisco pier
rodanthe shipwreck = mystery revealed
Long-time belief that the wreck was a barge has been disproven! Close to the Rodanthe shore and in the shallow waters of the Pamlico Sound, the rusting remains of a sunken ship were thought to be a barge. Closer examination reveals a different story and the mystery deepens. The Coastal Review Online digs for the… Continue reading rodanthe shipwreck = mystery revealed