Tag: Wright Brothers

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina a small fishing village on an isolated strip of beach on the mid Atlantic coast provided the perfect opportunity for two brothers from Ohio to make their dreams come true. The Outer Banks is such a special and magical place and the Wright Brothers knew it only too

Paul E. Graber Shrine portrait of Lt. Gail Halvorsen as the Candy Bomber.It's nice when the good guys win, and with his induction into the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine at the Wright Brothers National Memorial on December 17, Colonel Gail Halvorsen proved that nice guys really can finish

The Kitty Hawk Wright Brothers Monument on Moor Shore Road.Summer is here and the Outer Banks is alive and well and filled with guests. With everyone having a great time and enjoying the the sun, sand and surf, it can almost seem as though the Outer Banks just happened one day.That's not the case,

Although unfinished the Moor Shore Road living shoreline is already at work. Waves strike the sills, calming the waters behind them.After almost two years of getting the permits and making sure funding was in place, at long last a living shoreline project is moving forward along Moor Shore Road in

Serving up BBQ, ribs and wings at the 2017 Joe Lamb Jr., & Associates BBQ & Wings Showdown.Our Joe Lamb Jr., & Associates BBQ & Wings has the distinction of being our favorite event in the Taste of the Beach,

Commandant of the US Coast Guard Admiral Zukunft.We had one of the best Celebrations of Flight at the Wright Brothers Memorial we've had in a while. The annual event held on December 17, marking the date of the Wright Brothers...

Bodie Island Lighthouse.2016 is the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service and with the huge presence the NPS has on the Outer Banks there are some a few things coming up that might be worth checking out. There are three...

Wilber Wright flying in France, 1908 It's December 17, 2015, an important day on the Outer Banks, and to commemorate the 112th anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight, here are three lesser known facts about the famous duo.Wilbur had no front teeth. When he was 17 he was high sticked in a