Blogging the Beach

What is the Currituck MORE CARD?
The Currituck MORE CARD is a wallet-size card that can be redeemed at participating businesses located throughout Currituck County.  It provides discounts and specials at tourism-related businesses (e.g.: restaurants, retail stores, accommodations, attractions, gift shops.) The cards are free and available at Currituck County’s Welcome Center in Moyock (106 Caratoke Highway), Visitor’s Center in Corolla (500 Hunt Club Drive), and online by clicking here. The Currituck MORE CARD program is organized through the Currituck County Department of Travel & Tourism.

Where are MORE CARDS accepted?
The Currituck MORE CARD is accepted at participating businesses. A complete list of the businesses can be obtained at the Welcome Center, Visitor’s Center, and online.

What kind of discounts and specials are offered through the MORE CARD program?
Some stores might off er a 10% discount or a buy-one-item, get-one-free special, while a restaurant might give a complimentary dessert or appetizer. There are some restrictions, so be sure and read each business’s limitations.

Rules for use:
Please make sure you read the conditions of this card carefully; discounts will only be applied to the items that are agreed to by the merchants individually.

• The Currituck MORE CARD card is valid from Jan. 1, 2010 until Dec. 31, 2010.
• Currituck County will not be responsible for any business that refuses to honor the offer due to change of ownership, business closing, or any other circumstance out of the County’s control.
• The Currituck MORE CARD is not valid with any other discount or special offered by the participating businesses.
• Discounts / specials are only available at participating locations in Currituck County and may not be available at all business locations (such as chain stores with locations in neighboring counties and states).

The Currituck Outer Banks has enjoyed quite a bit of press in recent days! The Daily Advance reports on a recent exhibit of photos chronicling the history of Long Point:

More than 200 residents and history enthusiasts filed into Currituck Middle School last June for an event celebrating the 150th anniversary of the building of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal.

The event was such a success that Barbara Snowden, Currituck’s official historian, and the Currituck County Historical Society have arranged a display of 19th century “then and now” images of Long Point Island at Currituck Public Library in Barco.

Read the full article.

Also, the Piedmont Review highlights a nice article on the region’s two best attractions: the wild horses and the wine.

Rows of corn stand alongside Cabernet vines, and migratory snow geese nestle among the Sangiovese, part of the acres of grapes in Sanctuary, home to an amazing assemblage: Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier, Norton and the classic Muscadine. These grapes, according to Wright, ripen in the intense summer heat, tempered by cooling ocean breezes. The ancient sand dunes provide drainage and unique flavor to the fruit.

Click here for a PDF of the article.

If you are in the Outer Banks this week, we hope you’ll come out to support the Currituck Fraternal Order of Police in tomorrow’s Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. On August 18, starting at noon, members of Police Lodge 89 will take to the shore at the North Beach Ramp. Several athletes from the Special Olympics will also participate in the event, which preserves the flame for the next event. Donations to benefit the Special Olympics will be collected.

If you are unable to join us, you can still support our Lodge and this great organization. Make checks payable to SONC (Special Olympics of North Carolina) and send to:

Currituck Fraternal Order of Police
PO Box 237
Barco, NC 27917