The Towel Hangar

04/15/2024

The Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for climbing this Friday, April 19!

Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143.

Pro tip: Create your recreation.gov account prior to the date you intend to purchase tickets.

Learn more about climbing lighthouses at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/lighthouseclimbs.htm.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse climbing opportunities will likely not be possible until the summer of 2026, due to restoration efforts.

📸Photo of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. NPS/R. Walden

08/30/2023

06/17/2023

From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.

06/12/2023

Recalling that first plunge off the Cora Mae Basnight Bridge By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice There’s a classic rhetorical question that generations of parents have asked their children, u…

01/28/2023

https://www.sportfishingmag.com/news/state-record-size-900-pound-bluefin-tuna-caught-off-north-carolina/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1r9qvBdZ9tAWkNOSbiE2_qAosNd15m0rPzthTt_xG3fUAlQMBdq5GLhhc&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Captain John Cruise and his fishing crew fought a massive tuna for five hours. It turned out to be a new state record.

06/06/2021

Luke starts working his 3rd summer at DVO. Charlie will be working there for his rookie season..

Bring your bike along on vacation.

04/26/2021

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund on Monday announced two new additions to the wild mustangs of the Currituck Outer Banks — Benjamin, a c**t, who [Read More]

01/17/2021

Check out the January 14th issue of the Cape Chronicle newsletter to learn more about this bobcat! https://conta.cc/3oQn7gU

01/03/2021

It’s the rarest of feathered visitors to the Outer Banks, the Ocracoke Observer’s Peter Vankevich wrote a few years ago, and now it’s back. A snowy [Read More]

07/13/2020

Artwork by Uncle Rick!! Thanks!

06/26/2020

Dare County is experiencing community wide spread of the COVID-19 virus. From the northern end of the county to the southern end of the county, including the mainland of Dare County, over the past week we have seen a growing number of individuals who have tested positive but do not know where they a...

05/29/2020

As North Carolina's restaurants, hotels, attractions and businesses reopen after the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, Count On Me NC is a mutual pledge and public health initiative that empowers guests and businesses to help keep everyone safe and protected.

Guests/customers can take the pledge and learn how to help create a safer, healthier environment for everyone by following a few guidelines and best practices. Check out businesses that have taken the pledge in your area on the website.

Businesses can become a "Count on Me NC" business by taking COVID-19 training developed by public health officials and food safety experts. The free courses are designed to provide a consistent approach based on state and national guidelines.

If you're a Duck business and need assistance with signage or guidelines, please contact the Town office at 252-255-1234. We're happy to help!

Learn more at countonmenc.org.

05/18/2020

I wish I could have some surfin’ spoon... but it’s Sunday....

05/09/2020

Oh yeah! Gonna get some surfin spoon this week! 😋

RE-OPENING TODAY!!! 1-8pm 🤙 for \\ TO GO ONLY // come grab a sammie, bowl, or tee and we can’t WAIT to see you! 🤗 (from 6ft apart) || 📸: Mike Leech Photography