If you are a runner, the Outer Banks Flying Pirate Half Marathon should be the next race you enter.  The 2nd Annual Flying Pirate Half Marathon will take place on Sunday April 10, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. in Kitty Hawk.  Course time limit is five hours for the 13.1 mile run, with an entry fee of $75.  Just wait until you hear the details! Imagine yourself running on the Wright Brothers Memorial Trail, admiring the beauty of the nearby Albemarle Sound.  The race continues around the Wright Brothers Monument and turns in to a beautiful maritime forest.  This gorgeous scenery beats pounding the pavement any day. Visit the Outer Banks Marathon website for more detail...

If you are visiting the Outer Banks for the Fourth of July, you simply can’t miss the Whalehead Club Independence Day Festival and Fireworks.  As locals, we attend every year, making lifelong memories of many magical evenings at Whalehead. During the day, bands play, vendors sell food and children enjoy clowns, crafts and face painting.  But at dusk the real fun begins.  People “in the know” drive to Whalehead, cars loaded with blankets, chairs and picnic baskets.  The Department of Travel and Tourism has the parking down to a science.  They pack cars in quickly and tightly, however it is best to arrive before dark to be sure you get a spot.  There is ...