Things To Do
There's a country song by Toby Keith called As Good as I Once Was and one particular line has a meaningful refrain as I get older,
"Now my body says 'You can't do this boy',
But my pride says 'Oh yes, you can.'"
A long time ago I used to play football and lacrosse in college. Early on I figured o...
Second Summer
If you get the chance to visit the Norris Baum Cemetery (Off of Ocean Acres Drive in Nag Head, there are no marked trails leading directly to the cemetery.) you’ll notice David Baum’s headstone. The ncgenweb page says he was probably a black slave and local stories confirm it. His tombstone is set s...
Gone Fishing?
I Told You So
On August 5 I mentioned a beach closure at Ramp 55 in Hatteras Village due to contamination. This concerned me because I recall a conversation at least 20 years ago about water quality testing on the sounds versus the ocean. Back then there were closures/warnings for sound side recr...
The local history on the Outer Banks never ceases to amaze. One of the more inspirational stories is that of the Pea Island Life-Savers and Station 17. Mostly known for being the only All-Black rescue station, they famously saved every person on the E.S. Newman during hurricane conditions in 1896....
Sometimes life comes at you all at once.
August 18, 2005. It was a typical, busy Thursday of watersports in Duck, North Carolina. We got a call over the marine VHF radio from our jet-ski patrol about a situation on the water. I did not hear the original call but our staff responded quickly and they...
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