mermaids invade obx resort!

Look, a mermaid!

There’s much more to being a mermaid than being named Ariel! Sanderling Resort, teaming up with Kitty Hawk Kites, is offering the first Outer Banks course in how to be a mermaid, and it’s a huge summer hit. Valerie Luesse, writing for Southern Living tells us how we can get in the swim. “Get your fin on at… Continue reading mermaids invade obx resort!

bodie island burn coming up soon

If you’ve been on the OBX in the early spring, you’ve probably seen or smelled the smoke and wondered what was heck burning down south. Occasionally the National Park Service burns sections of Bodie Island as part of their fire management program. The Ocracoke Observer shared this NPS news release from January 27, 2015, that gives us… Continue reading bodie island burn coming up soon

outer banks honor for first men to map the area

Before the first roads criss-crossed the Outer Banks, before the first navigation chart of the Graveyard of the Atlantic could be created, the area had to be mapped. Writing for the Island Free Press, Catherine Kozak tells the story of the first survey team and how that remarkable legacy is being remembered. “At the gateway… Continue reading outer banks honor for first men to map the area