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Alligators, Wolves and Bears - Oh My!
Whether birding or bear-watching, fishing or for-wheeling, paddling or hiking - for a wildlife adventure, few locations in North Carolina can match up to the naturally photo-friendly sights and sometimes scary sounds at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
Stay Safe in the Sun
Soaking in the reays iis always a highlight of an Outer Banks vacation. This is what you've been waiting for - the sand, the surf and the beat of the sun. We hop you remembered to back your sunscreen, the most important aid in protecting your body from the sun's damaging rays
Fresh is Better
Seafood harvesting is one of the largest industries on the Outer Banks. Commercial fishing boats land fresh seafood in Wanchese and other towns along the coast nearly every day.
Roanoke Island Festival Park
Jamestown was the first permanent English colon in America. However, America's true beginning was 23 years earlier, on July 4 1584 when the English first arrived on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, foreshadowing America's birth as a nation some 192 years later.
Run Away on the Outer Banks
The weather on Sunday November 21, 2006 was typical for a mid-fall day on the Outer Banks - wamr, a brisk wind and over-cast skies with clouds that threatened rain. But the day's events were anything but typical.
Outer Banks Lighthouses 101
Sightseers and day-trippers will revel in the opportunity to view five lighthouses along the Outer Banks - Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island; Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Hatteras Island;
Horse Sense
The wild Banker horses that roam the northernmost Outer Banks are a treasured part of the living history of the Outer Banks, and there are a variety of ways to get to know them.
Two-Wheel Touring
The Outer Banks is undoubtedly one of the most naturally beautiful stretches of land along the entire East Coast.
For The Birds!
Could these large, snowy white birds on the bond be swans? If so, what's that bit of yellow on their breast? A closer look reveals that they are white pelicans with their beaks tucked close to their chests. Wow!
Hop Over to Hatteras
From shelling on the Nationa Seashore beaches to exploring old villages, from engaging in an off-shore fish fight to flying high above the barrier islands, from museum hobbing for simply taking in a sunset activities abound...
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