The 45-minute ferry ride from Hatteras is half the fun of visiting Ocracoke Island. Our family’s annual summer vacations included a day trip to the…
Approaching the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the colossal granite sculpture was the first monument that came into view. The shrine…
Standing at the base of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, I noticed the impressive, ominous tower of bricks reaching 158 feet towards the Carolina sky. My…
The highlight of our Hatteras vacation is always a stop at Ocracoke Island and what makes it more exciting is a stop at the corral…
Cruising towards the island of Ocracoke, the ferry is surrounded by an aggressive flock of seagulls. The sea salt spray fills the air as the…
Protecting the treacherous coastline of the Diamond Shoals, the Cape Hatteras Light Station is the most famous of the lighthouses along the Outer Banks. With…
Reaching only 76 feet in height, the stubby white Ocracoke Lighthouse may not be the tallest along the North Carolina Coast, but it is the…
Driving south towards Ocracoke on Highway 12, I caught a glimpse of the Bodie (pronounced “Body”) Island Lighthouse in the distance. I was halfway there,…
Built on the sound of the Outer Banks, the cheerful, yellow Whalehead Club sits on the grounds of the Currituck Heritage Park. This once-popular social…
I had been wanting to visit the donut shops on Butler County’s Donut Trail and headed north from Cincinnati to check out a couple of…