Surf Stoke
By Jesse Fernandez – In case you haven’t noticed, the act of riding waves has become quite popular in our coastal region. Being around the Outer Banks in the summer months, it’s hard not...
Author: north beach sun
Re-Discovering the Monument to a Century of Flight
By Laura Martier – The Monument to a Century of Flight is tucked away behind the Aycock Brown Welcome Center in Kitty Hawk. Created for the 2003 Centennial Celebration this amazing art collaboration...
History in a House
By Donna Baum, Photos by K. Wilkins The Nellie Midgette House is home to a Rare Collection of Beach Treasures A 100-year-old legacy began with a stroll on the beach. Ever noticed how...
Cottage Courts—Still a Part of the Outer Banks
By Kip Tabb – Not quite a motel and certainly, a little smaller than a cottage, the cottage courts were the introduction to an Outer Banks vacation for thousands of families from the 1940s...
A Powerfully Curious Portrait Hangs in the Outer Banks
By Corinne Saunders – The portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I was recently launched from its more-than-50-year-position as décor at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo to the national spotlight. The oil painting on...
Silver Surfer
By Jesse Fernandez – Photos courtesy Barry Price, Sr. Barry Price, Sr. is the kind of surfer you want to emulate as you age. While quietly approaching 50, his level of surfing enthusiasm more...
The Rose Colored Glasses of Meg Rubino
By Amanda McDanel – An artist by trade, Meg Rubino has found her niche in the Outer Banks art community by capturing ordinary everyday moments. Picture pulling into a beach access on a beautiful...
For the Love of Doves
By Cathy Baldwin – Nestled off Kitty Hawk Road, sits the home of Jeanne and Steve Brook, a beautifully updated 100-year-old white farmhouse with a red barn and a wonderful menagerie of animals. Twenty-one...
A Jewel of an Island
By Kip Tabb – Photos by CHELLEshots, Michelle Conner – From there, the distance to Monkey Island is four miles, and the ride normally took about twenty minutes. We saw large rafts of...
The Art of the Tattoo
By Melissa Cox – The history of tattoos is ancient, dating as far back as the bronze age. The Outer Banks, however, was a little late to the party, with the first professional tattoo...
