Outer Banks on the Web

Large waves and subsequent rip currents caused several beaches to restrict swimming this weekend. Rip currents ended the life of a Maryland man and threatened dozens more along the Outer Banks of North Carolina last week as the dangerous phenomenon pulled swimmers away from shore.

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Outer Banks riptides kill 1, leave dozens in need of rescue – www.roanoke.com

Vacationing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks this past week, I’ve been thinking about how different things will be here when the South secedes from the Union.

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Dana Milbank: If at first you don’t secede, try again

Manteo Map Music: To Be Announced – find out when we get there I guess.  :) Art: Dare County Arts Council Gallery, reception 6-8 p.m.; painting demo by local artist Catherine Hamil at Washed Ashore in the Phoenix Shops Activities: Historic Inn Crawl, 4-6 p.m. (a self-guided tour); wine tasting from local Scuppernong vineyard at the Full Moon Cafe with local artist E.M

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First Friday on the Outer Banks – Tonight 8/6

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | COROLLA, N.C. A perch in the sand on a pristine beach invites a summer afternoon’s reflections, and here where North Carolina’s Outer Banks meet the Atlantic we’re all sea-watchers, looking and listening for changes in the color and texture of the ocean, diving for shells, wondering how far from the distant Gulf of Mexico the tar …

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Down to the Sea in Discontent

Tourism traffic is up and so are vacation bookings along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reported Wednesday that hotel and real estate managers say tourists have been back this summer after financial worries led many families to cut back on vacations last year.

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Tourists Return