A new café and market in downtown Manteo celebrates coastal traditions with a modern mindset.
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Hope Floats in Wanchese
Can happiness be bought? In a Dare County fishing village, it can certainly be chartered. Here, boaters — both actual and aspirational — make their dreams come true.
Carolina Canals
The watery passages that moved people and supplies through North Carolina have made an indelible mark on our ecology and history.
Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head
Chris Crockett teaches people how to catch, clean, and cook at Jennette’s Pier every Tuesday from March through December.
The Cats at Burrus Market on Hatteras Island
Some things have been on Hatteras Island for a long time. Like Burrus Market, the oldest store on the island, and the cats that got here around the same time.
Roanoke’s Emerald
These formal gardens on the Outer Banks honor our English heritage.
The Men Who Reinvented Fishing
Capt. Ernie Foster is likely the last captain in the original family of sport fishing — his father started the first charter boat in North Carolina in 1937. Now this Hatteras captain works to keep the family fleet that fishes for fun in harmony with neighbors who fish for profit.
The Simplest Flying Machine
John Harris learned to fly in the 1970s with a piece of nylon. And still today, whether he’s holding a kite string in his hands on the Nags Head beach or strapping a hang glider to his back on Jockey’s Ridge, he enjoys knowing that the only thing keeping the contraption aloft is the breeze beneath him.
The Backyard Clothesline
Hanging clothes is more than pinning garments on a line. It tells you something about your neighbors, and it tells them something about you. For one of the state’s most beloved artistic families, hanging clothes brings them closer to home.
