Did You Not Eat Enough Greens This Labor Day?

Like most of us, you probably over-indulged a little bit this past Labor Day Weekend. After all, it was a holiday right? You probably had hamburgers and hot dogs and perhaps some pasta salad or slaw. But not getting the [...]

Tourism in the OBX Soars Despite Pandemic

The superintendent of National Parks in the region Dave Hallac recently said “If things stay on track, we are likely to have either a record visitation year or a year that is certainly up there in terms of high numbers [...]

Running on All Cylinders

It has been the most precarious year. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought real problems to the U.S and World economies. And that extends all the way here to our tiny sliver of land called the Outer Banks. We were forced [...]

Health Benefits of Coffee

Coffee is often looked at by the general public as an energy drink. Something that will give you a little bit of a caffeine pick-me-up to get the day rolling. But coffee has health benefits as well. It is important [...]

Wild Items that Show Up on North Carolina’s Outer Banks

[caption id="attachment_1661" align="alignright" width="300"] SpaceX rocket piece washed ashore.[/caption] Because of our unique position out here off of the coast of North Carolina, and the fact that two separate continental currents meet in the waters surrounding, the Outer Banks is [...]

Closed Until Spring – Happy New Year

Added 12/16/19: Opening Christmas Week! We wil be open the week of Christmas, then opening again in Spring. Original Article: We opened for the week of Thanksgiving. It was a great opportunity for us to see our customers again before [...]

Upcoming Events in the OBX

The kids are back in school and the temperature has cooled some. The tourists, for the most part, are back to their regular lives. But that doesn't mean that the fun stops in the Outer Banks. There is still plenty [...]

Recent Reviews About Island Smoothie

We value our customers. They are our life blood. So when we hear they are happy and are leaving pleasant reviews, this makes us extremely happy. In this post would like to share some of the most recent reviews we [...]

Hurricane Preparation in the Outer Banks

North Carolina doesn't get a ton of hurricanes but it still does suffer from hurricane exposure from time to time. Being on the east coast of the United States puts NC in the path of hurricanes that form in the [...]

Spring Time Happenings at the Outer Banks

Here we will list some upcoming events for our location here in Outer Banks, NC. There is always plenty to do in our area. Surfing Championship Over in Nag Head, the ESA surfing championship is being held. The ESA is [...]