While Nags Head isn’t a whale-watching destination like New England, we do, every now and then, spot a whale in the distance. And unfortunately, we do have whales wash ashore. Typically your chances of seeing a whale are higher in December or January, as whales swim down toward the Caribbean to give birth. Nags Head […]
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Mr. Midgett’s Whalebones
People ask all the time why we named our business “Whalebone.” The short answer is, that’s the area around our properties is called “Whalebone Junction.” But where did that name originate? In the early 1930’s a local businessman owned a service station located close to Jeanette’s Pier. One day he ran across a whale carcass […]
Dogs Welcome!
At our Whalebone OBX properties, dogs are welcome! We’ve enjoyed bringing our own dogs and they are big fans of the Outer Banks. My daughter, Julia’s dog, BB, Alex & Jordanna’s dogs, Tucker, Henry & McCray, and Eric & Dana’s dogs, Schooner and Piper have given Nags Head the official “two paws up” seal of […]
