The 5th Annual Outer Banks Watermelon Festival at Kitty Hawk Kites kicks off is this Thursday, August 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Nags Head, milepost 12.5 This family friendly event supports the Wright Flight Foundation. The Wright Flight Foundation supports local 5th graders who achieve academic goals with flight! The foundation gives local children the opportunity to learn and explore the basic foundations and principles of flight.
We recently visited the newest restaurant in Duck, NC. The Paper Canoe offers fresh, simple food in a polished casual atmosphere with a stunning waterfront view. This ale house and wine bar also features a wood-fired oven. According to our very informative waitress, they have only been open for 2 months. Well you couldn't tell. The food was incredible and the service was top notch as well.
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Museum Complex, located at Milepost 39.5 on NC Highway 12 in Rodanthe will be holding its 6th annual “American Heroes Day” on Thursday, August 4, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the village of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island. It will also be celebrating two other related events at the same time; the centennial of their “new replacement 1911 Life-Saving Station, and National Coast Guard Day, which is always August 4.
Schedule of Events
10:00 Event Opens (All emergency vehicles: NO sirens or lights this time)
Due to inclement weather the Currituck County Tourism Department was unable to set off the 4th of July fireworks. The firework festivities have been rescheduled for Tuesday, August 2. The Festival of Fireworks will begin at 6 p.m. This family friendly event will feature food vendors, live music, a watermelon eating contest, children’s activities and a cornhole tournament.
The Nags Head Beach Cottage Row Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The first of the 36 homes began construction in the mid 1800's. Most homes began as shacks, built from wood scavenged from the beachfront, leftover from shipwrecks. Since that time though, most of the homes have undergone major renovations. These historic cottages are now defined by rustic cypress shingles, pitched roofs, and angular wrap-around porches. Each cottage has its own character and story.
