by Jessica Barnes | November 19, 2019 | Donor Stories, News & Events, Support
I first visited the Outer Banks with my parents as a very young child in 1964. My favorite vacation memory, however, is June 1999. I had just completed private pilot training in Chesapeake, Virginia. My first flight as a private pilot was to First Flight Airport...
by Jessica Barnes | October 15, 2019 | Support
Back in the summer of 1993 when my family headed to Nags Head for a week, I didn’t know this amazing place would one day be our home. The group was my husband, 5-year-old son, one-month-old daughter, parents, and six younger siblings who traveled from...
by Jessica Barnes | October 15, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, News & Events
This November you can help your OBX national parks celebrate one of the most iconic traditions of the Outer Banks – surf fishing. On Saturday, November 2nd join our community for the first ever Surf Fishing Heritage Event! This free community event will...
by Jessica Barnes | October 15, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger, Preserve History, Women's History in OBX, Wright Brothers
Please tell us about yourself. Hometown: Lincolnton, NC Education: North Carolina State University, History major and Social Studies Education minor Position: Cultural Resource Manager Where you’ll find her: At the Museum Resource Center located at Fort Raleigh...
by Jessica Barnes | September 17, 2019 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Educate Youth, Fort Raleigh, Wright Brothers
Your OBX national parks aim to inspire and educate our next generation – whether they are in the parks or in the classroom. Now that school is back in session, there are a variety of resources available to teachers and parents who want to carry summer vacation...
