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Kimberly Armstrong, James Charlet, Steve Hanf, Catherine Kozak, Katrina Mae Leuzinger, Greg Smrdel, Abby R. Stewart, Michelle Wagner

Tiny book exchanges multiply along the Outer Banks.

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Sand is a fickle thing on these islands.

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A Touch of Wanderlust

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Casey Logan Disc Golf Course debuts in Kill Devil Hills.

Locals share their dreams of the perfect winter getaway.

A Caring Spirit

Local Hospice nurse provides comfort for the dying.

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Jane Fiedler

Disappearing into the Swamp

Volunteer coaches are the backbone of youth sports.

Marie Walker

Little Free Libraries

A Spot on the Sideline

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Michelle Wagner

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“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.” ~Chinese Proverb

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Little free libraries are popping up all over the OBX

Waves resident Pamela Strausbaugh put these little libraries outside her home on NC 12 three years ago. The libraries attract book lovers all year round.

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s a recently retired school librarian, Southern Shores resident Lori Keating just couldn’t seem to get out of the business of managing rooms chockfull of books. But now, instead of handling shelves upon shelves, she focuses on just a few nooks that may be tiny, but seem to be making a huge impact. And her little libraries are situated at the perfect place to bury your nose in a book – the beach. Like many that have sprung up on the Outer Banks, each has its own size, shape, and design, but they all do the same thing – inspire passersby to pick up a book. “I kept seeing these libraries pop up in the community, and I had the idea to put them at beach accesses, because who doesn’t like to read at the beach,” says Keating, whose professional life has centered around nurturing a love of reading. “When someone finally gets hooked on that one book, it can open their eyes to the world.” With the Southern Shores Civic Association on board, she and her husband, Tom, built four little libraries, enlisted local artists to decorate the libraries, and erected them this spring at the heavily used beach accesses of Chicahauk Trail, E. Dogwood Trail, Triangle Park and Hillcrest Drive. Keating’s libraries, along with more than a dozen others along the Outer Banks, are

Above: Chris Stafford of Kill Devil Hills stands outside the Little Free Library she’s had in her front yard for nearly three years. She says she’s continually amazed by how many visitors it gets. Below: Avid readers and cousins Haley and Whitney visited Marsha Carter’s Little Free Library often during their vacation in Duck Ridge. Carter’s husband, Reid, designed the library to resemble an Outer Banks Lifesaving Station. Above: Lori Keating (left) led the charge to install four Little Free Libraries at beach accesses in Southern Shores and have them designed by local artists. Dawn Moraga (right) painted a beach scene on this library at the Hillcrest Drive access. part of a national movement in which little free libraries are springing up on roadsides, in neighborhoods, parks and in other spots across the country. Some of the libraries are registered with Little Free Library (LFL), a nonprofit organization whose charge is to inspire a love of reading, build community and spark creativity “by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world.” As of November of 2016, there were 50,000 registered Little Free Library book exchanges in all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide, according to LFL. But whether the libraries are registered or not, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction, there’s plenty of page flipping happening on the Outer Banks that doesn’t require a library card. Sixty or so miles south of Keating’s libraries, in Waves, Pamela Strausbaugh is in her third season of managing two little libraries of her own that sit side by side along NC 12 – one for adults and one for children. She has also installed benches nearby to sit and read. Strausbaugh first discovered the Little Free Library movement after reading about them in Our State Magazine.

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The Little Free Library movement has been sweeping the globe one book at a time and our barrier islands are no exception. To the delight of book lovers, charming little libraries can now be found along the Outer Banks. These outposts of literature are filling up with every genre, giving readers a chance to share their love for the written word.

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Little free libraries come in an array of creative designs. Above: This library located at the E. Dogwood Trail beach access was designed by local artist Barbara Noel. Below: A library on Ginguite Trail in Southern Shores resembles a little red schoolhouse.

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Michelle Wagner has been living and writing on the Outer Banks for more than 17 years.

Above: Jasper Reece relaxes near his family’s free library named after his grandfather, who helped them build the book nook at their Kitty Hawk home.

“It originated in Wisconsin, where I am from. And I’m an avid book reader, and love holding books [as opposed to reading them on a device].” It seemed like a no-brainer that she’d start a book exchange of her own. And her libraries hold a particular importance on an island where there is only one public library – located all the way down in Hatteras Village. “Realtors send people here,” she points out, adding that she keeps dog treats in the adult library and candy for the kids. She also decorates her libraries during holidays throughout the year. Like Keating, she also leaves a comment book in each of her libraries, giving guests the opportunity to share their thoughts about a book, the library or life itself. “This makes me want to read,” writes one guest. Another guest reflects, “This is such a wonderful idea. It shows that we are still connected to one another, not by technology but by books and trust.” Visitors to Keating’s libraries have left similar comments, including this one from the Hillcrest library: “It brings a sense of community to this beach, and the books themselves allow people to relax even more and get wrapped up in a world other than their own.” For each of her little libraries in Southern Shores, which all come complete with motion lights for nighttime beachgoers, Keating has enlisted stewards to help with replenishing books. As for Strausbaugh, a few stories in the Island Free Press helped spread the word about her libraries and generated a lot of books. “I have a whole closet dedicated to books for the library.” Keating’s and Strausbaugh’s libraries, on nearly opposite ends of the Outer Banks, are not the only places to grab a book without having to check it out. Dozens of these book exchanges are sprinkled up and down the Outer Banks. One of them belongs to Tina MacKenzie and Eric Reece of Kitty Hawk, co-owners of the Outer Banks Brewing Station. Tina says they got the idea two years ago after visiting her parents in Eugene, OR, where little libraries are abundant. “I pulled some plans off the Internet, and since our kids are homeschooled, I thought this would be a good project for them to get some practical skills.” Tina and the kids started it, and her dad helped finish the little library now dubbed “OPA’s Lending Library,” which sits at the end of their driveway on Bob Perry Road. “The idea is that you take a book and you leave a book. And it really takes care of itself,” says

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Tina, who says she hopes to install another one at the Brewing Station in the near future. While she says that of course she wants to promote reading, “It was more for the sense of community and free trade” that her family took on the project. Keating points out that there are plenty of plans you can find on the Internet for building these quaint lending libraries. She and Tom had pulled one off of the Little Free Libraries webpage and modified it so it would withstand the Outer Banks’ harsh weather. Each library cost the Keatings about $100 each in supplies and holds between 30 and 40 books. Artists Barbara Noel, Carolina Coto, Kim Folds, and Dawn Moraga each painted one of Keating’s libraries. “I thought of my daughter and how much she’d love to find books in these,” says Moraga of painting the library that now stands at the Hillcrest Trail beach access. “I also just love the small-town feel these libraries have.” One thing is for sure. The idea is spreading, not to mention the love of reading. “At these libraries, you can keep the books,” Keating says. “You don’t have to return them. Or you can lend books to the library. I think people really like that it is at your own pace, and that there are no rules to it.” And as one guest wrote in the Hillcrest library comment book, “I stumbled upon this during my morning run and it absolutely made my day. We need more of this in the world.” ³

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Aerial views of the newly-formed Shelly Island. Cape Hatteras National Seashore superintendent Dave Hallac first saw signs of the emerging Shelly Island last winter. By the summer, the stretch of sand located off Cape Point was gaining notoriety nationwide as being the Outer Banks’ newest island.

Right now on the Outer Banks, there is a newly-emerged sandbar dubbed Shelly Island that is growing impressively off Cape Point, the jutting corner of the Outer Banks known for its vast wild beach and frenzied currents. Thanks to its spectacular location, the expansive island has become a media sensation, attracting hordes of delighted beachgoers, beach drivers, beachcombers, surfers, kite boarders, kayakers or just curiosity-seekers.

eople are absolutely loving it,” exclaims Dave Hallac, the superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which includes Cape Point in Buxton. “It’s a phenomenon.” But sand is a fickle thing on the Outer Banks. Any old timers worth their salt could easily recite a list of dramatic appearances and disappearances of sand, sometimes in the same day at the same place. Storms fill pools with sand, strip sand from tree roots, carve away chunks of beach at one spot and bury buildings at another. Sometimes all it takes is a brisk, steady wind for a few days, and the sandy landscape is transformed. A nor’easter can make the prettiest beach into a moonscape overnight.

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Our narrow strip of world we call the Outer Banks is really just a very long, slowly moving sandbar. Hallac says he started noticing a shoal last winter poking up just off Cape Point. That wasn’t particularly surprising, he says. But then every time he went back to the cape, the sandbar “kept growing and growing and growing.” By mid-July, it had morphed into a curved island, about a mile long and 300 yards wide. Even those who’ve been going to the Point for decades, he says, To reach Rollason or be added to her list of marvel at the unique spectacle. customers, her atand evelyndrollason@ According to Stan Ulanski, a professoremail of geology environmental gmail.comShelly or find herisonnotFacebook. science at James Madison University, Island an unexpected

development, considering where it emerged. “Cape Point is and has been a dynamic coastal feature, changing over time and in spatial dimensions,” he commented recently in the Island Free Press. “The new island is the result of nearshore processes, such as wave interaction and longshore currents, not the result of offshore features, including the Gulf Stream.” While Shelly Island is dazzling crowds with its astounding growth, just up the road in Buxton, the beachfront is currently undergoing replenishment of the tons of sand that has washed away in recent decades, leaving just a skinny

strip of beach to buffer waves. During major storms, the eroded area routinely suffers major ocean overwash and often, damage to motels and other structures. Similarly the towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills have collaborated on a beach nourishment project which began in late May and is expected to be completed in October. For a place built on sand, the Outer Banks seems to be losing where it wants it, while gaining it where it doesn’t. At the same time that sand is being pumped onto our beaches, sand is being pumped out of inlets and boat

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Hurricane Irene caused a breach at New Inlet in 2011. While a temporary bridge was built, since then sand has filled the inlet back in. Construction of the new 2.4-mile Rodanthe Bridge is slated to begin in 2018 along the stretch that is susceptible to erosion and breaches.

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The estimated 30 million tons of sand that make up Jockey’s Ridge is always on the move, migrating to the south by as much as six feet a year.

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channels. Hatteras Inlet and Oregon Inlet have been plagued with shoaling, especially since Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Dredging projects have had to be done more frequently and at more places to keep passages clear for ferries and charter fishing vessels. Even the tallest living sand dune on the East Coast at Jockey’s Ridge State Park won’t stay put. In fact, the estimated 30 million tons of sand in the 426-acre park moves around a lot. Since the park was established in 1975, the once-

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single 140-foot tall dune has evolved into three shorter dunes that range between 80 feet to 90 feet in height. And with the winter’s predominant northeast winds a bit stronger than the summer’s southwest winds, all that sand is being shoved toward the south as much as six feet a year. Sand from the park is now threatening to encroach on Soundside Road, the public street that runs along the south side of the park. Joy Greenwood, the park’s superintendent, says the park is planning a project in the winter of 2018-2019 to haul away sand that is piling up on southwest corner. A similar effort was done in 2004, when 10,000 dump truck loads of sand were removed from the southwest corner. Even though Jockey’s Ridge is one block from the ocean, its sand is 90 percent quartz, not the ground-up seashells that comprise the sand on the ocean beach, Greenwood explains. That means that Jockey’s Ridge’s geologic origins – amazingly – come from sand blown ages ago from the North Carolina mountains. But Jockey’s Ridge is the exception. According to veteran coastal geologists Orrin H. Pilkey, Stan Riggs and six others, authors of The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands: Restless Ribbons of Sand, on barrier islands such as the Outer Banks, the beach is the source of sand for the entire island. The beach is a complex formation that seeks equilibrium, they write. So where one part of the system builds with sand, another part of the system takes it away. “Defined as the zone of active sand movement, and extending from the toe of the dune to an offshore depth of 30 to 40 feet, the beach is always changing,” the authors wrote. “The natural laws that govern the beach control a beautiful, logical environment that builds up when the weather is good and strategically (but only temporarily) retreats when confronted by big storm waves. Beaches do such logical and predictable things that they almost seem to be alive.”

Beach behavior, they say, is influenced by four factors: wave energy; the quality and quantity of sand; its shape and location; and the rate of sea level change. When one factor changes, all the rest adjust to keep the balance. Storms often flatten dunes and beaches, but beaches are naturally resupplied from the adjacent shoreface, inlets, deltas and capes. Sand is also carried parallel to the beach by longshore currents. But human interference in the sand transport cycle – whether from dredging inlets (removing sand supply) or by building dunes, breakwaters and jetties (blocking sand travel) can sometimes starve beaches. And anything that affects the sand resupply can create beach erosion, on both ocean and sound sides. Beach erosion, however, also can be a result of the beach’s geology, the geologists say. For instance, the very high erosion rate along sections of Kitty Hawk and Rodanthe is mostly because of the underwater nearshore structure, which directs wave energy to strike the beach. Some shoreline in Pea Island, Buxton, Hatteras and Ocracoke with high erosion rates had once been inlets, making them likely to be inlets again. And rising seas and increased storm intensity from climate change, along with the continued use of hard structures such as seawalls and sandbags on developed shorelines, will only worsen the rate of erosion. For that reason, beach nourishment will be a continued necessity in resort beach communities. In a white paper released in 2008 by members of the North Carolina Coastal Geology Cooperative Research Program, North Carolina’s Coasts in Crisis: A Vision for the Future, scientists put the modern Outer Banks in perspective. Our barrier island system started taking shape about 3,500 years ago, close to where it is still located. It wasn’t until the 15th century that the Outer Banks took the form it more or less has today. Until the 1930s, sand did what sand naturally does – migrating with currents, blowing around in winds, tossed back and forth by waves. Then in the 1930s, the government built dunes, and that was the beginning of the end to the cycle of sand transport and renewal, of the natural equilibrium. Later came bridges, roads, buildings and parking lots. Sand started being a problem – piling on roads, clogging inlets and channels. Or disappearing from shorelines, leaving houses and roads inches from crashing waves. As the researchers point out in the paper, the sand was responding to natural forces, and coastal development got in the way. Whatever the interpretation, in the 21st century, sand is important to quality of life on the Outer Banks. And to our future – because where the sand is, and is not, means everything on the Outer Banks. “Barrier islands are built by storms and are dependent upon storm events

to maintain their short-term health and long-term evolution,” the paper says. “No guaranteed permanency exists for any ecosystem, landform, or built structure on the coast.” ³ Catherine Kozak has worked as a writer and reporter on the Outer Banks since 1995. She lives in Nags Head and enjoys running in Nags Head Woods with her dog, Rosie.

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Top Photo: BJ McAvoy relays coaching points to an OBX Storm Academy team. Middle: Dare County Parks and Recreation tee-ball coach gives words of advice before a focused batter takes a swing. Below: John Cook and his team huddle during a break in their basketball game.

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Top and Middle: Parks and Recreation coaches communicate to their players in the flow of the game to best help them learn. Bottom Left: BJ McAvoy, on left, with his assistant coach and young athletes.

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Each fall, winter and spring, scores of coaches must be recruited before kids in the Dare County Parks and Recreation programs can begin scoring goals, baskets, and touchdowns. Midgett, in her 21st year with the Parks and Recreation Department and 14th as Leisure Services Supervisor, oversees sports out of the Dare County Youth Center at the Family Recreation Park in Kill Devil Hills. In the winter, her office organizes some 64 basketball teams that require 128 adults to volunteer as head coaches and assistants. In the fall, calls go out for coaches of 35 soccer teams, about eight football teams and as many as five cheerleading squads. “There are coaches you wish you could clone,” Midgett says about the challenge of finding enough volunteers. Spencer Gregory is in his 17th year with the department and serves as Leisure Services Supervisor for the Roanoke Island/Mainland Division located at Wescott Park. More than 500 kids spent time in his programs last year, and the demand for adults to mentor them never subsides.

“It seems like it’s harder these days to find coaches because everyone’s really busy,” Gregory says. “We have that stable of coaches who have coached year after year after year and we know we can count on them, and we love those volunteers. They’re putting out a lot of time and effort for these kids for no pay – just doing it out of the goodness of their heart.” The search for coaches begins when parents register their children for a sport. Especially with the youngest age groups, enough volunteers tend to emerge, albeit sometimes grudgingly. As the athletes get older, however, parents struggle with two major issues: There’s no time, and they’re not “good enough” to teach the game. “Some people might be apprehensive because they don’t think they have enough knowledge in the sport,” Gregory explains. “With Rec ball, you don’t have to be Vince Lombardi, you just have to have a basic knowledge of skills and organization to do a good job.” When parents don’t fill the needed positions, Midgett, Gregory and others in the department put out feelers to the likes of OBX Storm coaches, high school and college students, and former coaches whose children have aged out of Rec sports.

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s the 5- and 6-year-olds transitioned from offense to defense, Charlotte Midgett watched the opposing player stop dribbling and practically hand the basketball back to her daughter – who wanted nothing to do with it. “Emma, if he puts the ball in front of you like that, just steal it from him,” Charlotte recalls saying in her role as mom and coach. “Mama, I can’t.” “Why not?” “I don’t want the other coach to get mad at me,” she explained.

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Sometimes staff members must fill the gaps. Sometimes a team gets cut, meaning more kids on all the other teams, which can lead to less playing time. Sometimes sports are in purgatory as last-minute searches take place, leading to late starts. But creative solutions abound. If two parents want to help but not be fully in charge, they can serve as co-head coaches. If one volunteer feels good about his or her experience level while another has more free time, efforts are made to pair them. “It’s a tough process. It’s a task,” Gregory says. Midgett adds, “It always works out somehow.” Once volunteers sign up, they undergo a background check and attend a meeting to prepare them for challenges they may face during the season. For the most part, coaches come back year after year, sometimes even leading multiple teams in different age groups during the same season. “If the coach really wants to do it, the negatives that come with it – the positives outweigh it,” Gregory says. “It’s great to see all the kids out there having fun, the coach having fun. It makes everything worth it. We are extremely blessed. We have some really good coaches in Dare County, and I don’t know if the public quite realizes that. There are great people here.” Two of Gregory’s go-to coaches are long-time volunteer Darrell Collins and newcomer John Cook. To some, Collins is known as Manteo’s mayor pro tem. To others, he is the legendary Wright Brothers historian from the National Park Service. After coaching boys basketball the past 23 years, however, Collins is known simply as “Coach” by a generation of Manteo boys. “I run into a lot of them, and they always call me ‘Coach,’ ” Collins says with a smile. “They get bigger, but you can recognize their features. They recognize me.” Having played basketball on the beach since 1978, it was only a matter of time before Collins would be asked to join the coaching ranks. In 1995, when his nephews were 10, Collins agreed to fill a coaching vacancy. “It kept going and going and got more rewarding to me,” Collins explains.

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great enthusiasm for what they were doing, made it fun, encouraged us to be He jokes that he doesn’t have a stellar record – only two Dare County chamcompetitive but also encouraged us to just have a good time and show good pionships. His biggest goal is to develop players for their middle school teams sportsmanship,” McAvoy recalls. “Maybe the best lessons in sports are the lesand “instill in the boys basic teamwork, perseverance, determination, to be sons that come through it, knowing you’re not going to win every time in life, the proud of what they’re doing and respectful.” confidence it can build, friendships that come from it.” His players remember those lessons more than the wins and losses. They In the role of dad/coach, John Voight enjoyed remember the team party at Pizza Hut around Vala front-row seat to his own child’s perseverance on entine’s Day that has become an annual tradition. the KDH basketball courts. His oldest son, Jack, “They still remember the camaraderie, the disciwas so small during his first season that he couldn’t pline, the running I put them through, so that’s pretty even get a shot to the rim, let alone through the exciting. It makes me feel good that, in some little hoop. A whole season came and went. Then, in the way, I made a difference in their life and they still middle of a game that second year, Jack broke into remember me.” the scoring column. While Collins coached his nephews rather than “I’ll never forget when he hit his first basket,” his own children, Cook jumped into the Parks and Voight says. “We were losing by 15 points, so he Rec scene to be with his kids. Cook has coached was trying so hard not to smile running back down basketball, baseball, football, and soccer. He yells court. I could see he was holding back this grin from himself hoarse when coaching soccer and enjoys ear to ear because he’d hit one during a game.” “embarrassing my children – that’s a lot of fun,” That was six years ago, and Voight continued Cook adds with a laugh. coaching Jack, his sister and his brother along with Cook wanted his kids to play sports and he countless others – eight years straight, soccer and wanted to coach their teams as a way to integrate Coach Darrell Collins has been volunteering with Dare County basketball. This despite the fact Voight had two into their new community when they arrived in 2012. Parks and Recreation since 1995. Outer Banks Sentinel/ Ed Mullins photo. Bottom: Looking out onto the field, John perfect excuses ready when “the call” first came all “My mom never missed a game. That’s the best Cook began volunteering in 2012 when his family moved to those years ago. way I can be a part of my kids’ lives, their friends’ the Outer Banks. lives. I feel like that’s where I can be most effective and really have an impact on people that I care about.” Cook already told Gregory he’ll coach again this year. “The Dare Parks folks do a great job. They encourage us, support us, make the coaches want to come back. It’s fun to watch (the kids) come out and run around and have a good time. You can’t beat it,” Cook concludes. BJ McAvoy couldn’t agree more. In Kill Devil Hills, he has coached soccer and basketball with Parks and Rec since 2012 and also coaches travel soccer and Babe Ruth League baseball. “It can be grueling as an attorney to work full days,” McAvoy says, but adds, “The kids are fun-loving and excited to be there, so it really energizes me.” Not only does he get to spend time with his three kids on the field, McAvoy also gets to emulate what he saw as a young athlete: He was coached by his own father and countless other mentors who left their mark. “They were influential to me because they took the time out, always brought

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Left: John Voight with one of the teams he has volunteer coached over the years. Right: OBX Storm Soccer players have fun with coach McAvoy. He works nights at Dare Devil’s Pizzeria. No problem, they said – games were on Mondays (his day off), and he could schedule practices for whenever he pleased. Oh, and he had no experience. How could someone possibly learn about coaching in this day and age? “I went to YouTube. Googled ‘coaching 7-8 basketball.’ That’s how I got started,” Voight explains. “Keep the kids engaged, you’ve won right there.” Voight’s goal now is to help Midgett get parents and other community members motivated to help, especially when they have their “time” and “talent” arguments ready. The benefits of volunteering, he says, far outweigh the negatives. “When the kids say, ‘Thanks, Coach’ – those simple things….some kids are just really, really appreciative.”

So, Coach – how about it? Can you feel that clipboard in your hand, hear that shrill whistle in your mouth, see that sense of pride reflected in your player’s eyes? “People who don’t volunteer are missing out,” McAvoy concludes. “It’s a sacrifice, yes, but it gives back tenfold because it’s so much fun. You get to almost be a kid again when you’re out there – a lot of people could use that relief.” ³ Steve Hanf worked as a sportswriter for 13 years in North Carolina before finding a fun second career in the classroom. He currently advises the newspaper and yearbook programs at First Flight High School and loves his new life on the OBX.

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Welcome to the world of disc golf right here on the Outer Banks at the Casey Logan Disc Golf Course. It could have become a dog park. Or even a swimming pool. But it didn’t, largely because of a generous $15,000 donation by town residents Lin and Bob Logan in November of 2015, along with the dedication of a small group of local residents. Located on a portion of the 44-acre Baum Tract, the course is tucked away behind the First Flight High School athletic field and around the corner from the Dare County Sheriff Office’s ropes course in Kill Devil Hills. The Logans, who moved to the Outer Banks permanently in 1999 and once owned Logan’s Ice Cream, made the donation in the memory of their son, Casey, who died in December of 2000 at the age of 24. “For a long time, we had been wanting to make a donation on behalf of [Casey],” says Lin, adding that Casey loved playing disc golf. “When we heard about the disc golf course, we knew it was the right match.” Lin said Casey first started playing the game when he was 17 at a place called Bayview Farms in Virginia. “We first thought of creating a scholarship in his name at Virginia Wesleyan University, where he had been a student and where I had been a professor, but Casey wasn’t big on school and this was a more natural fit.” The donation will ensure the Logan’s naming rights to the park in perpetuity. As part of a group commissioned by the town to determine the best use for the tract, Kill Devil Hills resident Daryl Davies has spearheaded efforts from nearly the beginning. “The early and large donation by the Logans certainly made it easier to get the ball rolling with fundraising,” Davies said. But even with the Logans’ substantial donation, more money was needed for the $45,500 project. It didn’t take long before members of the Logans’ extended family stepped up and donated enough for six benches that are situated throughout the course and cost $500 each. FREEPIK.COM

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Above and Below Left: Jason Caffrey of Harrisonburg, VA tests his short game on the front nine. Below Right: One of the groups of volunteers in the initial stages of creating The Casey Logan Disc Golf Course. Bottom Left: Volunteer crews strategically clear certain sections of the course.

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Other businesses and individuals quickly got on board as well, contributing money for tee boxes, benches and baskets, which each cost $500. In exchange, their full color logo or message will be displayed for a three-year period, with right of first refusal thereafter. There was even an anonymous donor who paid for a bench on Hole 18 to honor all military veterans, according to Davies. This summer, construction of the course was well underway as part of what could easily be described as a grassroots effort. The clearing, cleanup, and cutting of pines into six foot sections to be hauled away was accomplished by a group of dedicated individuals, businesses and the town – all pulling together to get it all ready. Temporary tee boxes were installed, with permanent ones slated to go up this fall. Each hole on Daryl Davies leads the the course has either two tee boxes or two baskets, course construction. which will allow for either general play or for a pro course. There are red, white and blue tees so that users can choose which course they would like to play. After eight years of working on this project, Davies says he feels a sense of satisfaction seeing his dream come to fruition. But he says he couldn’t have done it alone. OBXDG.COM

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“Firstly, I need to thank the town of Kill Devil Hills for the use of the land,” Davies says. “And without the Logan family jumping on board so quickly and donating, fundraising may have been a much more difficult process.” Davies also gave a shout out to Advanced Trees, who cleared the trees; Bob Sanders of Tortuga’s Lie, who was there doing the intense physical work and served as Davies right hand through the process; dentists and brothers Markus and Gunther Heyder and Mark Shelton, who helped get the course ready. The Casey Logan Disc Golf Course is free and open year round from dawn to dusk. The rules are simple, says Davies. “Be respectful when playing. Let faster players play through, and remember to leave the course in better condition than you found it.” The grand opening is slated for the spring of 2018, but Assistant Town Manager Shawn Murphy says it is anticipated the course will be open for public use sometime this fall. For more information on the park, as well as sponsorships, visit obxdg.com. As for Davies, in a rare moment of sitting back and relaxing, he considered what role he will play in organizing tournaments once the course is fully operational. “I’m sure all that will happen, but for now I’m just looking forward to playing some disc golf.” ³ Greg Smrdel is currently a stand up comic and future World Champion disc golfer.

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The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the largest intact remnant of a vast habitat that once covered more than one million acres of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. While its name may conjure up eerie images of isolated and spooky swamplands, this treasure that straddles the border of these two states is teeming with beauty, wildlife and legend. 18

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nce encompassing 2,000 square miles, the swamp today is perhaps James D. Charlet one-tenth its original size and is now a unique primeval forest inhabited by a variety of mammals, 21 species of reptiles, 58 species of turtles, lizards, salamanders, frogs and toads, and more than 200 species of birds. Something else the Great Dismal Swamp has is its reputation. In fact, it has several reputations – and we all know reputations can be good or bad. It is no surprise to hear that the very mention of “the Great Dismal Swamp” leaves a negative impression and conjures up eerie images in the minds of many. That is strange since most Americans today have never seen nor experienced a swamp of any kind, much less a great and dismal one. But the story goes that the swamp is more than eerie, it’s also haunted. Discovered in 1665, Drummond Lake is the site of the oldest and bestknown myth of the Dismal Swamp legends. Irish poet Thomas Moore canonized the myth of Lady of the Lake in his 1803 poem, “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp.” Based on local legends about an Indian maid who died just before her wedding day and who is periodically seen paddling her ghostly white canoe across the water of Lake Drummond, Moore’s poem tells how the bereaved lover came to believe that his lost love had departed her grave and taken to the Swamp. He followed her and never returned but was reunited with his Lady of the Lake in death. Through the years, hunters and fishermen claimed to have sighted the ghostly white canoe with its firefly lamp. Poet Edgar Allen Poe added to the myths with his 1827 poem “The Lake,” based on Lake Drummond. This second reputation is one of major historical significance and involves the “maroons.” This curious choice of words was a period term given to runSTORY BY

away slaves who sought refuge and freedom in the vast and inhospitable womb of a place no one would dare go looking for them. According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service literature, “Stories about escaped slaves in the swamp have been a part of local lore for centuries. Recent studies in the Great Dismal Swamp, however, have uncovered archaeological evidence to confirm the presence of maroon colonies.” It continues, “From the early days of European exploration, the Great Dismal Swamp was considered a wild and inhospitable place. William Byrd II, who led a surveying party through the swamp in 1732 called it a “vast body of mire and nastiness… very unwholesome for inhabitants. Nearby residents believed that the fog in the swamp carried diseases, and rumor held that lions lived in the swamp’s depths. As a result, the swamp was largely avoided by settlers.” Activity and development around the Great Dismal Swamp began in 1728 when Byrd proposed the concept of the Dismal Swamp canal. As a professional surveyor, George Washington did the actual surveying for that canal in 1763. Although the canal would directly connect Washington’s plantation to this valuable transportation source and give him a direct economic benefit, at the time it was not seen as a conflict of interest. Work on the canal would not begin for another 30 years, in 1893. George Washington was then the new President of the United States. After extremely arduous labor, by 1805, slaves had cut trees and hand dug enough of a waterway for the first flat-bottom boats to traverse some of the narrow and shallow canal. It would not be until 1825 that the original canal was completed. It was enlarged substantially in 1899 to nearly its present form. It is now part of the Intracoastal Waterway, a 3,000-mile maritime route from Boston to the southern tip of Florida. Ironically, the lowest point in those 3,000 miles is through the Great Dismal Swamp. Today, the refuge has earned the reputation as an amazing and vast wildlife sanctuary. The last major milestone was in 1974 when the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created. It is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Dismal Swamp Act of 1974 directs the federal agency to manage the area “for the primary purpose of protecting and preserving a unique and outstanding ecosystem, as well as protecting and perpetuating the diversity of animal and plant life therein.” It charges the management of the refuge to “stabilize conditions in as wild a character as possible, consistent with achieving - Chris Lowie, Refuge Manager the refuge’s stated objectives.”

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A secondary purpose, according to the 1974 act, includes promoting a “public use program when not in conflict with the primary objectives of the refuge.” Refuge Manager Chris Lowie, a seasoned veteran of the USFWS, has been at his current post for 10 years and 13 years before that in other agency positions. He describes the refuge as “an amazing, beautiful place that has its own ecosystem.” That is, as he explained, “It is not a swamp year-round; it has seasons where everything changes. It is so dynamic.” Today, visitors venture on to the refuge for a variety of reasons, most of which are not related to the legends. “The public is intrigued,” says Lowie. They have heard about this unusual place and want to see what it is all about, he explains. “They are particularly fascinated that there is this enormous place full of wildlife such as bears, for goodness sake, only miles from a cosmopolitan place (Hampton Roads) with a million and a half people.” Many others come because of the swamp’s reputation and history of the maroon colonies, a largely unknown piece of American history. Do any still come because of the legends and lore? “Not a great degree,” he says. But when asked about his personal take on the legends and lore, for instance, about sightings of ‘The Lady of the Lake,’ Lowie says, “I wouldn’t doubt it.” Lowie says that only a few months ago, a seasoned biologist of 20 years whom he describes as “a very credible source,” said he saw a group of people who just seemed disappeared at the swamp.or Nobe car, nothing. To out reach Rollason added to her list of Another interesting aside, Lowie says, is that all southern swamps were customers, email her at evelyndrollason@ also historically termed “dismals.” gmail.com herBanks on Facebook. The refuge is a short day-trip from or thefind Outer and Lowie suggests spring and fall as the best seasons to visit. The refuge acts a bird sanctuary

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and massive migrations occur during these seasons. There are more than 200 bird species on the refuge, and it hosts several bird festivals throughout the year. “Give yourself several hours,” Lowie advises. “We really do have something for everyone. There are boardwalks for short outings, trails up to 30 miles long, and you can even drive through parts of the refuge without ever getting out of your car.” Part of the Great Dismal Swamp is also designated as a North Carolina State Park. The park was created as a state natural area in 1974 with the help of The Nature Conservancy and in 2007, the N.C. General Assembly re-designated it as a state park. Dismal Swamp State Park opened to the public in 2008, marking the first time that public access to the Dismal Swamp was made possible in North Carolina. Dismal Swamp State Park covers 14,443 acres of protected land on the North Carolina/Virginia border. The visitor center for the park is three miles south of the border on U.S. Route 17 in South Mills. A unique hydraulic arm bridge that spans the Dismal Swamp Canal serves as the access point. Regular interpretive programs about the wetlands ecology and history of the famed swamp complement museum-quality exhibits in the visitor center. Features of the park include the 22-mile long Dismal Swamp Canal, the Intracoastal Waterway, over 20 miles of hiking and biking trails, and an accessible half-mile boardwalk through the swamp. The State Park offers a huge variety of additional features and activities that are best explored at https://www.ncparks.gov/dismal-swamp-state-park. Park Ranger Joseph Hiatt, in just his first year there, already has an experienced and articulate voice for the swamp. “Due to our unique location on a major highway and on the Intercostal Waterway, we have auto traffic from all over the country and boating traffic from all over the world. We had a total of 135,000 visitors in 2016.” Interestingly, he observes, “It doesn’t take long for someone who has spent

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time in the Dismal Swamp to see why so many legends have emerged ever since it was discovered. Our swamp sometimes seems to have a mind of its own.” But he concludes, “A lot of people comment on how the Dismal Swamp is not dismal at all, but what a beautiful, lively place it is.” That takes us back to examine that original reputation. Webster defines “dismal” as “1. Days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, disasterous, dreadful. 2. Showing or causing gloom or depression. 3. Lacking interest or merit.” We now see none of that is correct. Author’s note: As an adventuresome, outdoorsy boy, I grew up in swampy south Louisiana. I spent many hours of my childhood alone exploring cow pastures, the deep woods and – swamps. Lots and lots of swamps. I could see then that they were incredible places of silence, beauty, grace and life. They were teeming with stuff going on all around that would fascinate any youthful explorer. I remember finding my first bullfrog eggs in a secluded pond. I could not believe what I was seeing. Naturally, I had to bring some home to hatch. I learned later, as an adult, that swamps have more life per square foot than any other place on Earth. They are literally the “Greenhouse of Life on Earth.” That is a very positive image and reputation, indeed. My grandmother had an expression that I did not understand as a child. I understand it now. She would often say, “You might as well shoot a dog as give it a bad name.” The Great Dismal Swamp is great, it is dismal, and it has been many things to many people and creatures. It has reputations. But the good one is not Dismal at all, rather it is truly great. ³ James D. Charlet has 24 years of experience as a classroom teacher of North Carolina history and 25 years permanent residency on Hatteras Island with expertise in its history, geography and culture. He is the author of two textbooks (NC Studies and Wright Brothers) and numerous magazine articles on Outer Banks subjects.

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Pam Hay’s destiny was determined at the tender age of 6 years old. In the hospital, scheduled to undergo a tonsillectomy, the nurses explained the procedure to her. Pam noticed there were additional children awaiting the same operation, so she took it upon herself to share the details with them. Overhearing Pam’s conversation with the other children, the nurses were impressed and shared the episode with her parents. “Well,” her parents exclaimed, “it looks like Pam is going to be a nurse!”

am has spent 37 years fulfilling her destiny. For seventeen of those years she has served as a registered nurse with the Dare Home Health and Dare Hospice programs. Waking each morning in her Southern Shores home, Pam prepares for work, ever mindful that there is no such thing as a “typical day.” With her patients’ health situations changing constantly, flexibility is a necessity in her job. Working three 10-hour shifts and one 7 1/2-hour shift, she visits two to seven patients each day. In addition, the staff of nurses alternate a 24/7 on-call status. “Regardless of our schedules,” says Pam, “everyone is quick to step in and offer support whenever necessary.” “Anyone who has chosen the career of a nurse has a certain need to give or to be needed,” says Pam. Indeed, Pam’s patients benefit from her desire to apply her knowledge and devotion to the goal of restoring their good health. However, there are other patients under Pam’s care for whom there is a different goal. These are the patients who are in the final stages of a terminal illness, usually with less than six months left to live. The goal in these cases is not to seek a cure but to make the patients comfortable and free of pain so that they live each remaining day as fully as possible. By order of a physician and the decision of the patient or family, these are the patients who have been placed in hospice care.

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Simply stated, hospice is end of life care. The focus is on quality of life. Hospice nurses provide support to family caregivers in a variety of settings, including the patient’s home, assisted-living facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals. The nurses work to achieve symptom management and to help the patient achieve their personal goals. “Society prepares us for events such as birth, graduation, and marriage but when it comes to the death of a loved one, a family can be woefully unprepared, making the prognosis difficult to accept,” says Pam. Administering to the needs of the dying is a calling. It requires a special person. Pam’s gentle demeanor and obvious compassion for her patients is a blessing for both patient and family. She is dedicated to doing whatever she can to help the patient celebrate and enjoy the remainder of their life. “Most important,” she says, “is the ability to listen to the patient and family members. Sometimes they just need a shoulder to cry on. A positive attitude is crucial. I am of no help to the patient if I am distressed.” Addressing the patient’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs is a team effort. In addition to the hospice nurse, a nurses’ aide is available to assist the family with such duties as bathing the patient and changing bed sheets while the patient remains in the bed. The team has their own social worker who assists with such things as securing a will, funeral arrangements, obituary writing,

and financial concerns. “There have been families who could not afford the cost of a funeral or cremation services,” says Pam. The social worker can attempt to find funding. Local churches have assisted with funeral costs and medical equipment not covered by insurance. There are trained respite care volunteers available to give caregivers an opportunity to relax and recharge. Rounding out the team is a chaplain who ministers to the patient’s spiritual needs. Developing an attachment to a patient and family is often unavoidable. Pam is a Navy veteran, proudly having served as a nurse for five years in the U.S. and Japan, so when she discovered a patient was a Pearl Harbor survivor, they shared their experiences and formed a common bond. She has assisted families who have been here for generations, enjoyed their company and been entertained by their fascinating stories “I’ll admit,” Pam says, “it does get to me. I have cried in my car after leaving a patient. I try to be professional, but I am human.” Members of the hospice team make every effort to attend the funerals of patients. They often keep in touch with families through cards and phone calls. At times, Pam has crossed paths with family members after the passing of their loved one and they are quick to express their gratitude to her for making a difference. The geographic size and distance of Dare County poses some challenges for providing services, especially when time is a factor. Each nurse is assigned a specific territory, rotating assignments every few months. They must prepare for contingencies, think ahead, and get medical supplies and equipment in place well in advance. To provide peace of mind, a “comfort pack” containing nausea and anti-anxiety medication is provided for the caregiver with instructions on how to administer to the patient. In the event of a hurricane forecast, a disaster preparedness plan must be formulated. It is interesting to note that when Hurricane Irene caused a breach on NC12, cutting off access to Hatteras, the National Guard delivered the nurses via helicopters to the island so they could care for their stranded patients. Another unique feature of Dare County is the large population of retirees. In many cases, their family members are far-flung, leaving them feeling vulnerable, without a support system. The hospice program can be especially helpful to this group, providing somewhat of a “surrogate family.” On the bright side, not all hospice patients are necessarily homebound – some are able to get out and about. Dare Hospice also accommodates “Hospice Vacationers,” which are patients from outside the area who wish to travel here, perhaps to see the ocean or check something off their “bucket list.” They coordinate with the patient’s home hospice program to make it happen, providing the necessary care. When not working, Pam makes a concerted effort to not dwell on her patients. “I need to be present for my own family,” she says. Spending time on the beach, gazing at the ocean and breathing in the salt air all help her relax. Her faith and church attendance offer peace. Weekly meetings with team members help ease the stress, providing a time for all to share concerns and encouragement. Dare hospice services are paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances. If ability to pay is an issue, arrangements can be made. “Families are overwhelmingly receptive of the hospice service provided in Dare County,” says Pam. “Hospice care can be the last ‘gift’ to the patient and to the family. It is a time for reminiscing and sharing memories.” Pam is grateful for the oppofrtunity to be an integral part of such a caring organization. After all, it was her destiny. ³ Kimberly Armstrong is forever thankful for the hospice services afforded her own family during the passing of her parents.

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While there’s always an exciting experience to be had on the Outer Banks, what makes this place so colorful is that many of our locals exhibit bold, adventurous spirits, and along with that usually comes the desire to travel and to experience the world beyond these beautiful barrier islands of ours. A few of our year-round residents have chimed in on where they would love to travel this winter, should they be able to go anywhere in the world. From charming courtyards in tucked-away Brazilian towns, to the breathtaking Inca city of Machu Picchu, the places on these locals’ winter travel bucket lists may even spark that wanderlust inside of you.

Jannie Kenyon Jannie Kenyon, an Outer Banks native, grew up in Manteo and loved her home so much she didn’t want to leave. Kenyon is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up Kenyon Productions, a Manteo-based company she runs with her husband, Doug, that specializes in videography and photography. Photography began as a hobby for Kenyon and has become a passion that continues to grow. In her spare time, Kenyon, who loves to sing, is currently a member of a band, which is “part of what keeps me zen,” she says. Kenyon appreciates the quiet, slower pace of winters here on the Outer Banks and enjoys the freedom that comes along with that. “It is so much easier to see and spend time with friends and family,” Kenyon says. But if she could travel anywhere in the world this winter, she said it would be a toss up between Jamaica and Japan. “I have always been intrigued by these places,” Kenyon says. “I want to experience the food, music, and the culture as a whole in each place.”

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Roy Edlund Born in California, local photographer Roy Edlund grew up in Long Island, NY and moved to the Outer Banks six years ago. Edlund, along with his wife, Sandie, recently started a new business called Mostly Good Media. Fun, for Edlund, is pretty much all-encompassing. “I’m at the age now that if I’m not having fun, I don’t do it. I love being with my family and friends,” Edlund says. If he could travel anywhere in the world this winter, Edlund says Belize is definitely on his list, but honestly he prefers to stay home on the Outer Banks and travel in the summertime to get away from the “hub-bub.” “Winter on the Outer Banks is my favorite time to be out shooting,” Edlund says. “I love the desolate places here on the OBX. I love walking with my cameras for miles and never seeing another person.”

Chuck Larson Originally from Shawnee, OK, Chuck Larson made his way to the Outer Banks in 1991 via Tidewater, VA, where he served our country as a Merchant Mariner and was also a member of the well-known band, Snuff, which toured from New York City to Florida on Warner Brothers’ Elektra Records label. After retiring from the Merchant Marines as Bosun in 2013, Larson got back into music again, and in his Kitty Hawk home created a recording studio called Swampworks. He says he loves the quietness that winter offers, but if he were to leave behind his Outer Banks haven it would be to head to Sao Francisco de Sul in Brazil, a town in which his ship was a regular visitor in his Merchant Marine days. “Steering a huge container ship through the gently curving channel and reef past rocky tree clad islands into a bay surrounded by rolling hills was always a scenic delight,” Larson says. With an ideal climate, a delightful small-town ambiance, undulating stone-paved streets, courtyards, gardens, and decorative mosaic sidewalks, the town of Sao Francisco de Sul is an “overall enchanting place,” Larson says.

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Lynda Wood Scott Smith Scott Smith moved to the Outer Banks in 2004 and for almost 10 years he worked at the Outer Banks Brewing Station before joining his current business partners in starting Outer Banks Distilling. Smith’s love of the outdoors and adventure has made him a seasoned traveler. “I’ve been lucky enough to surf the California coast and party at bars in Hollywood while drinking expensive cocktails that I couldn’t afford. Fished in the Florida Keys. Surfed in Bali, Panama, and Costa Rica. I’ve seen the sunrise at Machu Picchu in Peru. Backpacked through Thailand and Myanmar. Spent a solid month in Ireland following my love of Guinness. I’ve pretended to understand art in Spain. I’ve even spent many happy winter months in Tortola surfing, fishing, and relaxing with rum,” Smith recalls. Now, as a business owner, Smith has put his traveling on hold to make and share Kill Devil Rum with the world. “When it comes to travel this winter, I don’t really care where or if I go anywhere. I daydream about sailing around the Caribbean or catching a bonefish in the Keys, but it is no longer a high priority. The winter on the Outer Banks makes me realize why I love it here so much.”

Marty BRill “I moved to the Outer Banks in 1975, on the night I graduated from high school, in Daytona Beach where I grew up,” says Captain Marty Brill. “I kissed mom and dad goodbye and drove straight to Hatteras,” Brill recalls. After growing up with the fleet of Ponce Inlet, moving to Hatteras, and then going away to college, Brill finally realized that he wanted to be a charter boat fisherman. Working eight years as a mate and then almost twenty as a captain out of the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Brill is now heard more than seen, as he is in his 19th year hosting the popular radio show “The Other Side of Fishing,” in addition to other segments broadcasting from Williamsburg to Morehead City. When it comes to hobbies and free time, Brill has a passion for family and the great outdoors. “OK, here’s my order,” says Brill. “My granddaughter, Jayda. Gardening. The outdoors, then camping,” he says. His passions, combined with his Floridian roots, make it an easy decision for where in the world he would choose to travel this winter. “Something that I dearly love to do and haven’t done in several years is I love to go tent camping in central Florida in the Ocala National Forest, and go swimming and diving in the natural springs there,” Brill says. He looks forward to heading south during the off season very soon to finally introduce his granddaughter to this place he holds dear.

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Meghan Agresto, site manager for the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, was born in Ohio into an academic family that was always on the move. Because of that, in conjunction with a serious case of wanderlust in her late teens and early twenties, she has lived in and traveled to many places around the world before settling on the Outer Banks 13 years ago. “After a 6-month trip around the world in my 20s, I was done living out of a backpack and since then, I’ve been so happy with 3-day-weekend trips or just staying at home,” Agresto says. As someone who loves the Outer Banks in all seasons, Agresto enjoys having time during the winter to make dinners, run, knit, read, and visit her parents and sister, who still live in New Mexico. But she says if she could travel anywhere in the world this winter, it would be to a couple of places she’s not yet visited in the states. “I have never been to Buffalo, NY and am thinking about going to see a frozen Niagara Falls this winter,” Agresto says. “ And I’ve never been to the Pacific Northwest, so I may have to head out there with my kids one of these days!” Most of her free time is spent with her two boys, who are both students at the Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla, the small public charter school which Agresto actually helped start and for which she serves as president of the board.

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Kill Devil Hills resident Lynda Wood was a teacher in Dare County Schools for 12 years and the excutive director of Outer Banks Sporting Events for six. Now that she has recently retired once and for all, Wood is enjoying a new found love for watercolor painting, and continues her passion for gardening, sailing, and traveling with her husband, George. Wood, who doesn’t mind winters on the Outer Banks, says she enjoys their mild nature, the excitement of the occasional snowfall, and long walks on the beach or hikes through Nags Head Woods. But if she could go anywhere else in the world this winter, it would be to Peru, she says, specifically to Machu Picchu and the city of Cusco. “I’m particularly interested in highly-developed ancient civilizations, especially in areas of spirituality, technology, architecture, art, and farming,” Wood says. “Cultures that are completely different from some of our European cultures...I feel maybe there’s a lot for us to learn there,” Wood says.

Matt Seidel Manteo resident Matt Seidel grew up in Camden but a year ago moved to the Outer Banks, where he works with the youth soccer kids. “I’m passionate about using the game of soccer as a vehicle to higher education and a better life for the kids in this community,” Seidel says. Seidel said he doesn’t mind the winters on the Outer Banks. “I spend a lot of my time bundling up in jackets like Ralphie’s little brother in A Christmas Story and running soccer trainings which provides me with a lot of joy,” Seidel says. “Christmastime around Manteo is awesome, too. Very festive atmosphere.” If he could travel anywhere this winter, however, he says it would be to Wilmington, NC to visit and spend time with family, and then to Chapel Hill to spend time with his extended soccer family.

Hunter Davis Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, Hunter Davis moved to the Outer Banks in 2011, the summer after she graduated from college. Davis, who works in marketing for Twiddy & Company, has come to love winters on the OBX, as her position keeps her busy at work while allowing her the opportunity to spend time with her friends who are taking advantage of their “freetime post-summer grind,” Davis says. The weather in February tends to be a little chilly for Davis’s liking, she says, which is when she will chase the sun and head for somewhere warm. “Cuba is on the top of the list,” Davis says. “From the Caribbean beaches, Hemingway’s home, and preserved palaces, to the colonial architecture and constant live music, everything about this place sounds appealing. The thought of cruising around to see it all in a classic 50s car doesn’t sound too shabby either,” says Davis. ³

Abby Stewart is a writer from Currituck who spends as much of her free time as possible outdoors: on the beach, traveling, taking photos, and seeking adventure in everyday life.

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