Treasures of the Outer Banks

Mark Buckler talks about the great wildlife in and around the Dare County area of the Outer Banks. He also discusses his business, Mark Buckler Photography, and taking customers to Alaska, Africa, and the Arctic. www.bucklerphoto.com

Hardy Peters is the owner of East Coast Sailboats (www.eastcoastsailboats.com) and Sail OBX (www.sailobx.com). East Coast Sailboats is a distributor and dealer for several recreational sailboat lines. Sail OBX promotes his 38' catamaran charter boat, "Surfer Girl". In this episode we talk about how he promotes sailing in the community and what it was like in the Worrell 1000 Race.

Daryl Law used to be a local sports journalist and has played all of the local golf courses on the Outer Banks. We sit down and talk about each one and what makes golfing on the Outer Banks special. Kilmarlic,  https://kilmarlic.com/golf/ Carolina Club,  https://www.thecarolinaclub.com/ The Pointe,  https://www.thepointegolfclub.com/ Holly Ridge,  https://hollyridgeobx.com/ Cur...

John Wright is the General Manager of Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg, North Carolina. https://www.sanctuaryvineyards.com/ . It's part of the farm his family has owned for several generations. They also own and run a small chain of stores called the Cotton Gin which you can only find on the Outer Banks. http://cottongin.com/. We talk about his family's history, Currituck County, agriculture, win...

Audra Krieg is author of The Parker House, co-owner of 12th Street Photography, and runs Outer Banks Mom. You can find her at www.outerbanksmom.com and www.12thstreetportraits.com . In this episode we talk about her story writing, owning a summer business, and more.  Find out what's coming soon from this mom of four (apparently she has too much free time).

Will Thorp is a legend among restaurateurs on the Outer Banks. He opened Tortuga's Lie, Rundown Cafe, and High Cotton BBQ. We sat down and talked about opening restaurants, what it's like operating a restaurant on the Outer Banks, and how things have evolved. https://www.highcottonbbq.com/

Angel Khoury is an author from Manteo, NC. Her novel, Between Tides, is a love story based on real people who lived in Manteo and Cape Cod. We mostly focused on the back story of this book and how certain ideas were threaded within. You can learn more at www.angelkhoury.com. The book can be purchased online or in local bookstores on the Outer Banks.

In this episode I talk about a few Outer Banks authors, the books they've written, and which book stores are my favorite. Audra Krieg,  The Parker House.   John Railey,  The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks:  Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland and  Andy Griffith's Manteo:  His Real Mayberry.   Angel Khoury,  Between Tides  and  Manteo:&n...

Joe O'Grady has been doing kayak tours on the Outer Banks for over 20 years and has great stories about seeing bear, alligators, and places to paddle. You can contact him at www.coastalkayak.org.

In this episode I talk about the time we evacuated for Hurricane Bonnie, no relation. Our hands were full in 1998. We were the new owners of a watersports business, the new owners of a baby girl (Alivian), and Bonnie was starting a new job at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT-C). Some parents worry about hoarding formula. We were worried about falling asleep at the wheel and driving i...

Butch Stone and I talk about him helping me during Hurricane Irene, his life on a sailboat, and adventures with the JetPak.

Edward Duffey is a local realtor who spends his free time reuniting people with their lost jewelry. People will contact him when they lose valuables, typically on the beach or in the water. Edward will show up, say a prayer, and start hunting. It should be noted that there are plenty of individuals, both locally and from outside the Outer Banks, who are happy to find your lost items for their pers...

This is a story about me finding the Norris Baum Cemetery in Nags Head Woods. The cemetery contains the grave of David Baum, a former slave. This is interesting to me because there were laws that prevented black people from being buried in a white person's cemetery. Also, slaves were rarely given a properly marked grave.

Meghan Agresto is a force of nature. The energy she brings to her job is infectious. To call her a site manager of the Currituck Lighthouse is a gross understatement. She is part historian, part event planner, part manager, and part problem-solver. In the end, Meghan is a person of action. Meghan works for the Outer Banks Conservationists who maintain and preserve the compound at Currituck Lightho...

Owning a business in an unfamiliar area can be a handful. After moving to the Outer Banks I was fortunate to meet three professionals who made my life easier and became good friends. A CPA, a welder/builder, and an electrician/HVAC/mechanic. These people were personal treasures for me.

In this episode I talk about how I wound up on the Outer Banks. It starts with an uneventful visit to Hatteras after my freshman year of college, progresses to road trips as a windsurfer, is practically sealed by working-honeymoon summer with my wife, and finalized when we buy a watersports business back in 1997. Fate? Maybe. Opportunity? Definitely. Enjoy, John Van Lunen

There’s a Facebook group I belong to called Outer Banks Vintage Scrapbook and as I would scroll through the posts, one name kept popping up. After a while I realized this guy would be perfect to have on the podcast. John Railey is a writer and author who spent his summers on the Outer Banks as a child and young man during the ‘60s and ‘70s. John’s recall and ability to tell a story are amazing. Yo...

#004. Steve The Dream was an Outer Banks original who entertained locals and visitors with his mobile DJ show. In this interview with Steve's sister you'll learn about an entirely different side of Steve Thomas.

#003. Wikey Wise is an 82 year-old friend of mine who was nice enough to share with me what it was like growing up on the Outer Banks in the 1950's.  Highlights include his heritage, Nags Head Woods, attending the school house in Corolla, driving on Jockeys Ridge, and working at the casino. http://www.treasuresoftheouterbanks.com Check out my web site where you can find show notes and links f...

#002:  Sam Walker and I talk about growing up on the Outer Banks, some of the interesting things he's seen, and historical events. Sam Walker is news director for OBXToday.com, Beach 104, 99.1 The Sound, Big 94.5 WCMS and Z 92.3. He can be reached at swalker3@jammediallc.com.

#001.  In this episode I talk with my friend, Daryl Law, about his experiences visiting the Outer Banks as a child in the 1970's and living here after high school in the 1980's.  Daryl has some great stories about how simple things were back then and some of the characters he met.  We talk about working in a very sleepy Corolla, living near the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills, and d...