Treasures of the Outer Banks

Treasures of the Outer Banks

Hosted by: John Van Lunen

In this podcast John Van Lunen will talk to the people on the Outer Banks that make this place special. Topics will include people, places, history, and activities. Listeners will be entertained by how things used...

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#022, Joe Tauber

Joe Tauber is a resident of the Outer Banks who graduated from Northwood High School in Silver Spring, MD and his mom owned a deli in Capital Plaza before relocating and opening Mrs. T's Deli in Nags Head. In this...
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#021, Mark Buckler, Wildlife Photographer

Mark Buckler talks about the great wildlife in and around the Dare County area of the Outer Banks. He also discusses his business, Mark Buckler Photography, and taking customers to Alaska, Africa, and the Arctic....
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#020, Sailing with Hardy Peters

Hardy Peters is the owner of East Coast Sailboats (www.eastcoastsailboats.com) and Sail OBX (www.sailobx.com). East Coast Sailboats is a distributor and dealer for several recreational sailboat lines. Sail OBX...
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#019, Daryl Law and Golf

Daryl Law used to be a local sports journalist and has played all of the local golf courses on the Outer Banks. We sit down and talk about each one and what makes golfing on the Outer Banks...
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#018, John Wright, Sanctuary Vineyards

John Wright is the General Manager of Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg, North Carolina. https://www.sanctuaryvineyards.com/. It's part of the farm his family has owned for several generations. They also own and run a...
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#017, Audra Krieg, Author/Photographer/Outer Banks Mom

Audra Krieg is author of The Parker House, co-owner of 12th Street Photography, and runs Outer Banks Mom. You can find her at www.outerbanksmom.com and www.12thstreetportraits.com. In this episode we talk about her...
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#016, Will Thorp, High Cotton BBQ

Will Thorp is a legend among restaurateurs on the Outer Banks. He opened Tortuga's Lie, Rundown Cafe, and High Cotton BBQ. We sat down and talked about opening restaurants, what it's like operating a restaurant on the...
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#015, Angel Khoury, Author

Angel Khoury is an author from Manteo, NC. Her novel, Between Tides, is a love story based on real people who lived in Manteo and Cape Cod. We mostly focused on the back story of this book and how certain ideas were...
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#014, John, solo, OBX authors

In this episode I talk about a few Outer Banks authors, the books they've written, and which book stores are my favorite. Audra Krieg, The Parker House.  John Railey, The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: ...
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#013, Joe O'Grady: Coastal Kayak Touring Company

Joe O'Grady has been doing kayak tours on the Outer Banks for over 20 years and has great stories about seeing bear, alligators, and places to paddle. You can contact him at www.coastalkayak.org.
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#012, Solo: Hurricane Bonnie

In this episode I talk about the time we evacuated for Hurricane Bonnie, no relation. Our hands were full in 1998. We were the new owners of a watersports business, the new owners of a baby girl (Alivian), and Bonnie...
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#011 Butch Stone: Hurricane Irene, Boat Life, JetPak

Butch Stone and I talk about him helping me during Hurricane Irene, his life on a sailboat, and adventures with the JetPak.
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