2020 feels very much like The Upside Down. Our surroundings look the same, but everything is very, very different. For those of you who didn’t binge watch the Netflix sci-fi series, “Stranger Things”, The Upside Down is basically a parallel universe where everything is just that, upside down or opposite. Nine months into it, like you, we’re just trying to make the best of it. Fortunately for us, we have...
Fall From the Hatteras Island Local’s Perspective: When you’re born and raised on Hatteras Island, you experience life a little differently than most. Not just in the small-town way, that is both charming and intimidating, but in a cyclical manner of extremes. From Easter to Thanksgiving, island residents are running on overdrive to earn their living. During the slow winter months, they are steadily preparing for the following season, upgrading,...
Have you ever been to the Native American Museum? Have you ever been to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the nation’s tallest? Have you ever been to a maritime forest? Do you know what a maritime forest is? Have you swam in the ocean? Felt the white Carolina sand between your toes? Have you sat on the dock of a marina and watched fishermen unload a full day’s catch? Have you...
It has been a while since we have posted! We are busy in the office, gearing up for another great season on Hatteras Island. We are so excited and ready to have our wonderful guests back on Hatteras for another beautiful summer! As we draw close to spring, I take some time to look back on the winter season on Hatteras Island. When the sun would come out, it would...
There is nothing that really beats the beach in the middle of summer. Temperatures are scorching and nothing is more satisfying than a swim in the deep blue. That being said, exploring Hatteras Island in the fall is decision you certainly won’t regret. Obviously, there are a million reasons why–cooler temperatures, smaller crowds, shorter lines, quicker service, lower rates, vibrant sunsets, etc. The deal is, we know we can go...
Saturday, September 17th, marked the 12th Annual Day at the Docks, a festival in Hatteras Village that celebrates the watermen of Hatteras Island. Covering the docks from Hatteras Village Marina down to Oden’s Dock, islanders gather under multiple tents to celebrate an industry that has sustained it’s people for as long as we have inhabited these shores. Education tents, music, poetry, demos on fish cleaning and seafood cooking, harbor tours,...
June is one of the busiest months on Hatteras Island. Summer Solstice breezes through and summer goes into full swing. With the kids out of school on summer vacation, families drive from far and wide to come to escape to the white sandy beaches of Hatteras Island. Turquoise waters and clear skies are generally a safe bet, and this year was no disappointment. Fishing tournament season for Cape Hatteras anglers...
There were rainy days and clear days, there were cloudy days and sunny days, but one thing for sure is that every day in May was beautiful on Hatteras Island! It’s hard not to appreciate the delicacy of a place so beautiful and rich with history, even when the clouds come! We had a great month of Hatteras Island happenings, and wrapped up with the Shorebreak 5K and Tide Pool...
Sunny skies, painterly sunsets and clear blue water. These are the things that Hatteras Island is made of! April 2016 was filled with plenty of hustle and bustle as Islanders came off of an early Easter and began opening their shops and restaurants for another season of summer fun. Beautiful weather conditions made for another sunny month of Spring and as usual, the sunsets were nothing short of remarkable. Explore...
With largely mild temperatures up and down the east coast, Hatteras Island was no exception. With remarkably gorgeous days filled with sunny, blue skies, flowers have begun to bloom, birds are chirping and island residents have been able to get out and about, jumping on the opportunity to get a head start on outdoor adventures and wellness. Take a peek into the gallery below for a collection of March happenings...
“Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun.” -Kahlil Gibran May 2015 was so astoundingly beautiful that we couldn’t help but turn our faces to the sun! The weather was as perfect as we could ask for with a plethora of gorgeous beach days and endless fun on the water! Midgett Realty sponsored the Memorial Day Shore Break 5K and Tide Pool Fun Run, which was also...
Every day on Hatteras Island is a gift. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall, there is no place we’d rather be and we are so humbled that we, the Midgett Realty family and team, are able to call this place home. If March was the thaw button to February’s chill, April was the moment when everything was just right. The season settled in quite nicely and spring pastels painted the scene...
