People are traveling just up the road, making day-long trips, and taking vacations to visit North Carolina’s lighthouses. Whaleshead Light in Currituck is on the April 1966 cover, and Carteret County’s Cape Lookout is featured in April 1967. Bill Sharpe writes, “Millions of people who have never even heard of Cape Lookout Lighthouse will be visiting it in the years to come.”
On a remote island, a family of storytellers preserves local lore and neighborly traditions, beginning with one iconic thoroughfare.
From the expanses of needlerush at Cedar Island to the lush spartina feathering the shores of Bodie and Roanoke islands, our salt marshes are the threshold to a watery world — the heartbeat of our coastal ecosystem.
From remote beaches to sunsets that dazzle before they sink into the sound, here’s where to splash, dine, and cast a line in this Outer Banks town.
Amid planning seafood spreads for friends and family, our recipe developer finds isolation and inspiration Down East.
