Historic Roanoke Island of North Carolina

Whether you come to the Outer Banks to eat all the seafood you can get your hands on, visit local attractions, or simply get away from it all, part of what makes this place so appealing is that it's made up of several islands that each offer their own appeal and unique history. To the East of mainland North Carolina (across the Croatan Sound) and to the West of Nags Head (across the Roanoke Sound) sits one such island with no shortage of small-town coastal charm...

Experience the Sound Side of the Outer Banks

We know that the main reason most people head to the beach is to be near the ocean. Luckily for beach goers, the Outer Banks offers miles of pristine beaches and plenty of unobstructed views. However, if you’ve never been to the Outer Banks, you may be surprised to find that we are surrounded by water on both sides! Since the Outer Banks is a string of barrier islands, we have two ways for you to experience North Carolina’s coastal waters – the Ocean Side to...

Top Spooky Places On The Outer Banks

Tens of thousands of people flock to the Outer Banks each year to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy a week-long vacation with family and friends. Although the area is well-known for being one of the premier vacation destinations on the east coast, the OBX is also known by locals and visitors alike as being haunted. With such a turbulent past filled with everything from pirates and devastating storms to shipwrecks and mysterious...

SSV Volunteers For Hatteras Island Clean-Up

After Hurricane Dorian left a path of destruction in the Bahamas, it swept up the East Coast directly over the barrier islands of the Outer Banks. Although the northern towns escaped mostly unscathed, communities in the southern islands of the Outer Banks were left devastated. In particular, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island were bombarded with high winds and storm surge resulting in historic flooding. Dare County estimates that over 1,200...

Gerber Life Insurance Review

Consumers shopping for life insurance want to know their family is protected by a company they can trust. A familiar household name for over 50 years, Gerber Life Insurance Company provides both term and permanent life insurance policies for children, adults, and seniors. Gerber Life Insurance reviews vary by state with some National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) complaints. However, with a positive financial score, a convenient user-interface and...

Experience the Wright Brothers Memorial

If you’ve ever been driving down US Hwy 158, noticed a remarkable granite structure towering among the dunes and thought to yourself, “Wow, that’s incredible,” you’re not alone. Most visitors to the Outer Banks know that it is an area rich in some of our nation’s greatest history… from Blackbeard roaming the open seas to the disappearance of the first English-born child on Roanoke Island, a trip to the Outer Banks is a visit back in time. One historic landmark that...

Everything to know about insuring an electric vehicle

Since the technology behind electric vehicles is still new, you may pay more for one than you would for a gas-fueled car. You may also pay more for your electric car insurance, mainly because of their increased value and potentially higher repair costs. This rapidly-growing market segment is likely to see changes in the coming years, however, as prices balance out and insurance for electric cars may become less of an expense for drivers who own them...

6 Interior Design Tips To Help You Get More Bookings

There’s more to owning a vacation rental than just opening your calendar and hoping for the best! The first impression a guest gets when they walk through your door can set the mood for their whole vacation week, so you want to make sure it’s a good one! Plus, the way your home looks on the website can be the difference between a guest clicking on the “book now” button or clicking on the next house! If you want to make your home look more presentable, here are...

Dog breeds that affect your insurance coverage

If there is one thing Americans can’t get enough of, it’s dogs. According to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), there are as many as 85 million dogs in America, and the number of households with a pooch just keeps growing year after year. While dogs are great companions, they do add risk to a household. The reality is that dog bites do happen, and you may be liable if your dog is responsible. For this reason, it’s important to know what your homeowners...

Top 3 Reasons To Try Remote Learning At The Beach

This has been an undeniably strange year and from remote work to rearranging vacation plans, most folks have had to make some sort of readjustment in their normal pre-2020 lives. With fall right around the corner, parents everywhere are getting prepared to make the biggest readjustment of all—remote learning. While there are certainly some complications and added difficulties to remote working and remote schooling, there are also several advantages...

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Hello! My name is Jessie and I live in the beautiful Outer Banks where I work as a freelance writer and full-time project manager for a real estate and construction CFO services company. I have always loved writing and I've been creating web content for over a decade for a variety of industries including insurance, legal, real estate, travel, education, history, animal care, business start-ups and vacation rentals.

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