Beautiful to some, certainly dangerous and generally misunderstood, waterspouts are fairly common on the Outer Banks. We love this great piece by journalist D. Creeksong for the Ocracoke Observer, that shares one visitor’s encounter with some wiley waterspouts. It’s full of great info and reminds us just how little is known about these open water phenomenon. “Visiting photographer Summer Brown… Continue reading waterspouts 101
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to do list: hatteras island
Hatteras Island is one of the most beautiful of the Outer Banks. With some of the finest beaches anywhere, easy access to Pamlico Sound and each village a unique place, there is something for everyone. Here are some great suggestions from our friends at Waves Village in Rodanthe. “Visited by tens of thousands of vacationers each year, Hatteras… Continue reading to do list: hatteras island
why was it shark week on the obx?
We all know that sharks swim in the ocean and we don’t really like to think about it. But with six people bitten by sharks along the NC coast in the last three weeks, it’s kinda hard NOT to. Experts (real and imagined) are working overtime to explain why things are getting sharkier around here, and this piece… Continue reading why was it shark week on the obx?
bring it on down to summeritaville
Great food, awesome local music, fun watersports and a craft beer garden are just a few of the good reasons to head down to Waves Village Watersports Resort in Rodanthe on Friday evening! Local favorites Jonny Waters and SOULone will perform at Summeritaville 2015, and tickets are only $10 for adults 16 and older and $5 for… Continue reading bring it on down to summeritaville
obx faces new round of ocean overwash
Under the heading of “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” exhibit A has to be the latest ocean overwash at the S curves just north of Rodanthe. In September of this year NCDOT working with the US Army Corps of Engineers completed nourishing a two mile stretch of beach to… Continue reading obx faces new round of ocean overwash
bonner bridge negotiations = hiking electric bills on hatteras?
After three years of contentious legal haggling NCDOT and the Southern Environmental Law Center are in negotiations to resolve their differences over a replacement span for the Bonner Bridge. As Irene Nolan points out, writing for the Island Free Press, the most likely scenario–a seven mile span in Pamilco Sound at the southern end of… Continue reading bonner bridge negotiations = hiking electric bills on hatteras?
rodanthe s curve nourishment project 1/3 done
The S curves, just north of Rodanthe on Pea Island are one of the most vulnerable stretches of NC12 as it skirts the Outer Banks shoreline. As Irene Nolan writes in the Island Free Press, the beach nourishment project that engineers hope will add a few years of life to the highway, is well underway. “The… Continue reading rodanthe s curve nourishment project 1/3 done
protecting rodanthe = beach nourishment & new bridges
The shoreline of the Outer Banks in Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most dynamic on the East Coast, and to keep the tenuous link NC 12 offers to visitors and residents of Hatteras Island open takes tremendous effort and imagination. This article from the Island Free Press expands on the beach… Continue reading protecting rodanthe = beach nourishment & new bridges
beach nourishment possible for rodanthe s curves
One of the most dynamic stretches of shoreline on the East Coast is the north end of Rodanthe at Mirlo Beach and going north about two miles: the S Curves as it is known locally. The same forces that create world-class waves for surfers also have washed out NC 12 during Hurricanes Isabel, Irene and… Continue reading beach nourishment possible for rodanthe s curves
seven things you never knew about the outer banks. until now.
Amuse and astound your family and friends with some good ol’ fashioned OBX trivia! HOBX put together this fun list for the Summer issue of the North Beach Sun. Here’s one: Old Buck stops there. About a week after the rest of us have taken our trees down, the good folks down in Rodanthe celebrate Old… Continue reading seven things you never knew about the outer banks. until now.