VACATION AND TRAVEL
I was at the Outer Banks sometime in the summer of 2007 to visit. Most people may not have heard about the Outer Banks. there is the best definition. Stringing along the North Carolina coast like a necklace, the Outer Banks holds a special place in North Carolina’s history and geography. As barrier islands, they protect the mainland from the brunt of storms and tides. They were the site of the first attempt at a permanent English colony. They’re the home to the oldest cultivated grapevine in the U.S. and the place where the first English child was born in the New World. The Wright Brothers took flight there; generations of visitors caught their first fish, saw the ocean for the first time, and made countless memories on the Outer Banks.
The Outer Banks of North Carolina
Article by Michael Joseph Lynch
It’s a beautiful place, the kind of place you fall in love with, and the kind of place you’ll come back to as often as you can.
Living in North and South Carolina for 4 years put me in the middle of some great attractions. there are a few places to see while you’re in this area right on the Atlantic Ocean on a series of different barrier islands. This is the northern section of the state’s barrier islands that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the Albermarle Sound.
The first place I want to talk about is the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The city of Kitty Hawk is located 4 miles to the north of Kill Devil Hills. On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers launched off a downhill track in Kill Devil Hills, and their airplane flew for