• Friday, December 6th - Sunday, December 8th

Visitors who missed the annual Wings Over Water festival - or who just want a second opportunity to admire the hundreds and thousands of birds that flock to the Outer Banks – won’t want to miss this special weekend where these feathered visitors are once again in the spotlight. The Wings Over Water Encore event is a weekend-long celebration of the many wintering waterfowl that are found at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and beyond, and is a great way for birders to discover the off-season beauty of the OBX.

The event is held a month or two later than Wings Over Water to hopefully coincide with the arrival of larger flocks of migratory waterfowl than are available during the October session. Taking place over 6 national wildlife refuges, and covering 6 northeastern North Carolina counties, visitors can participate in a myriad of coinciding events that are available at locations all along the coastline. An exceptional event for birdwatchers, this December weekend event showcases just the gorgeous the Outer Banks can be when the temperatures have cooled, the crowds have disappeared, and the wildlife comes out to play in abundance. For more information on this event, visit the official website at https://www.wingsoverwater.org/.

Lost Treasure Golf

Lost Treasure Golf

The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these expeditions was to search for an answer as to what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke Island and to look for treasure believed to have been hidden by Blackbeard the Pirate. Professor Hacker’s first surprise was the discovery of an old mining train built by the Confederate Army during the Civil War. They were searching for gold to finance their war effort. Take the mining car* to the top of the mountain and follow Professor Hacker as you putt your way through an adventurous expedition to find gold and diamonds.