Strawberry season is the perfect reason to make this delicious dessert! As if we really needed a reason to gobble this up. It’s a southern twist on a strawberry shortcake using a delicious buttermilk biscuit. You can use the kind from a can or for the ambitious you can try the homemade biscuit recipe too!  Print Buttermilk Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry season is the perfect reason to make this delicious dessert! As if we really needed a reason to gobble this up. It’s a southern twist on a strawberry shortcake using a delicious buttermilk biscuit. You can use the kind from ..read more

It’s Strawberry season and one of our favorite drinks is a classic rum Strawberry Daiquiri! The Strawberry Daiquiri is the most popular variation of this fantastic drink. Whether you serve them frozen or shaken, this is one of the best drinks for spring and summer! Best of all it is very easy to make from scratch. The Strawberry Daiquiri is most often served as a boozy, fresh fruit smoothie. When outside temperatures begin to warm up, there are few sounds as soothing as that of a blender whipping up a fresh batch of daiquiris! A sweet, refreshing, Strawberry Daiquiri is just the cocktail you ..read more

Enjoy three days of exciting watersports combining standup paddleboarding and surfing that draws some of the best professional standup surfers to beautiful Wrightsville Beach! This 10th Anniversary of a spectator friendly, world class competition also has one of the largest standup paddle surf prize purses on the East Coast. Since 2014, the Carolina Pro-Am has been covered by international media from TotalSup, Standup Journal, Supconnect. Check social media for the latest updates. April 19, 2024 – April 21, 2024 Crystal Pier Beach Access 38-40, South of Crystal Pier Wrightsville Beach, NC ..read more

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund announces that Foaling season has officially begun! For 500 years, the most enduring residents of the Outer Banks, the Wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs, have called this island paradise home. Until recent years, the Outer Banks of North Carolina were considered some of the most isolated and under-developed areas in the country. The banks consist of a string of sand dunes that serve to protect the mainland of North Carolina from the Atlantic Ocean. They are separated from the mainland by large bodies of water called sounds. Read Our Related Article All About These Ama ..read more

  Celebrate Spring with FREE GARDEN ADMITTANCE during Garden Lovers’ Weekend! The Tryon Palace Gardens will be free and open to the public on Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. As part of Arts in April, on Saturday and Sunday, you can enjoy watching plein air artists paint in the gardens. In addition, on Saturday the Craven Consort woodwind group will be performing under the Palace colonnades. This five-piece woodwind group performs pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments. Be sure to stop by and enjoy their p ..read more

Enjoy gorgeous weather and gardens at the Spring Market featuring 30+ local vendors! Admission is FREE to the market. Vendors will be scattered throughout our acre of gardens. The historic house, jail, visitor center, and art gallery will remain open for regular operational hours of 10 am-4 pm. Featuring 30 vendors scattered throughout our acre of gardens and visitor center, our annual Spring, Summer, Fall and Holiday markets highlight the skill and talent of local and North Carolina artists and artisans. Markets are from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and free to attend. The historic house, jail, visit ..read more

Take a walk through a piece of history at the Bodie Island Lighthouse. The Bodie Island Lighthouse is open to climbing Wednesday- Saturday From Mid-April though early Fall. First climb begins at 9am, and final climb is 5:40pm. Climbing tickets can only be purchased on the day of the intended climb. Tickets go on sale daily at 7 a.m. What to Expect Lighthouse climbs are strenuous! The Bodie Island Lighthouse has just over 200 steps from the ground to the top, equal to climbing a 10-story building. The narrow stairs have a handrail only on one side and 9 landings. There is no air conditioning ..read more

Foliage fans and gardening enthusiasts from all over the country will love a day trip to the Elizabethan Gardens. Tucked away in Manteo within the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, this 10 acre Roanoke soundfront locale is home to hundreds of species of native plants and wildlife, as well as rare and treasure varieties from all over the world, and offers a unique natural display with every visit. Vacationers who tour the gardens in winter will find a completely different landscape than summer vacationers, with camellias and magnolias replacing the mid-summer hydrangea and crepe myrtle b ..read more

Most wonder how Dale Varnam stayed alive. Dale wonders why. Back in the eighties, the quaint fishing village of Varnamtown, North Carolina—full of zany Southern characters—got rich, and so did town clown Dale Varnam, who perfected his own brand of crazy. Dale rose to the top of the heap in the drug smuggling biz, helping the town’s livelihood of shrimping go to pot. Although it’s not big enough to be on most maps, Varnamtown became the second busiest port of entry for illegal drugs on the Eastern Seaboard. Dale Varnam’s misfit persona contradicts any preconceived notions of an international d ..read more

Sometimes we find some of the most interesting places along the NC Coast when we aren’t even trying! Dale Varnam’s 28-acre Fort Apache in Supply NC is one of those places that you stumble upon in wide eyed wonder that brings to mind the old saying that “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure”. He likes to call it a” Contemporary Art Museum”. Driving down the old Stone Chimney Road heading towards Holden Beach, you will come upon an open toilet with a couple of legs legs protruding from it. Even before you enter the premises through the front gate you will encounter stuffed dummies sitting i ..read more