In mid-October my wife and I decided to create a short adventure. We rented e-bikes for the day and took them to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on the mainland side of Dare County. On the way to the Refuge we stopped by the Gateway Visitor Center, https://www.fws.gov/office/coastal-no...
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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....
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