Blogging the Beach

Great news for cyclists, and joggers and nature walkers! Pretty soon you’re going to have a terrific new bike trail in the Currituck Outer Banks to enjoy!

Thanks to a $500,000 state grant, Corolla residents will soon have a trail for walking, jogging and biking.

Currituck County officials announced Friday that the county has been awarded the grant by the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. The $500,000, combined with $500,000 in county funds, will help pay the $1 million cost of constructing a 10-foot wide, 1.2-mile paved trail in Corolla.

“We’re really excited about it,” said Holly White, senior planner in the Currituck Planning Department. “Right now there’s nothing there, so people are riding bikes and moms are pushing strollers along the side of the road.”

Once constructed, the path will stretch from Currituck Heritage Park to the Currituck Banks Coastal Reserve, White, who wrote the grant for the county, said. In addition, a small park will be built along the trail, she said.

More on this exciting story from the Daily Advance.

The Corolla trail will run parallel to NC 12, so if you bring your bike to the Outer Banks you can enjoy a leisurely ride along the most serenely beautiful areas of the OBX. You might spot a wild horse or two or other “natives” of Currituck. More news on this development as we get updates.

The Ladies at Harbinger Lavender invite all to enjoy a festive afternoon at the 2009 Annual Open House.

Join Anne, Doris and Leah for a day full of lavender-flavored fun. Guests will be able to pick their own lavender, so bring a pair scissors to avoid waiting for a pair to become available.

Beautiful lavender fields will provide excellent opportunities for nature photography, so bring your camera!

Date: Sat,Jun 13, 2009
Address: Harbinger Lavender Farm 187 Church Rd., Harbinger
Info: 252-491-2225

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: Free
Event Web site: click here
Email: harbingerlavender@hotmail.com

Falconry dates back nearly 4,000 years. Best guesses have it originating in the Far East, then spreading to Europe and becoming especially popular in England in the Middle Ages where it earned the title “sport of kings.” So what is it doing in Currituck County? ( var addthis_pub = 'currituckobx'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more';