Midgett Realty Serves As Annual Island-Wide Food Drive Drop-Off Location The Annual Island-Wide Food Drive sponsored by the Hatteras Island Food Pantry in Buxton is now underway! Just as in years past, all three Midgett Realty offices will again serve as official drop-off locations! While the HI Food Pantry takes donations year-round, this annual event is designated to help island residents make it through the tough winter months. Accepted donations...
Happy Earth Day from your friends at Midgett Realty! We believe that Earth Day is EVERYDAY and as your Hatteras Island host, we’d love to ask for your help in keeping our beaches clean. Below you’ll find some simple ways you can do just that! HOW TO CONTRIBUTE IN KEEPING OUR BEACHES CLEAN Pack It In, Pack It Out: If you’re used to traveling to neighboring beaches, you’re probably familiar...
2 years into a global pandemic, we are finally starting to peek our heads out with confidence that we can start to really live again. After 2 years of losing everything from loved ones to relationships to jobs to actual time itself, we are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps not where we are fully ridding the world of Covid-19 but adapting to a life...
The best beaches are in and the “Lighthouse Beach” in Buxton has made Dr. Beach’s list of top 10 beaches for 2022. With Ocracoke Island’s Lifeguarded Beach, also on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, holding the top spot, the Outer Banks is holding firm as the nation’s hottest spot to visit again and again. Dr. Beach: Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach”, is a Professor and Director of the...
Did you know that the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was the nation’s first official national seashore, established in 1937? Its purpose was to preserve, which has helped sustain the island’s natural beauty, creating the scenic treasure that brings you back to the seashore year after year. While this is a National Park, there are certain required permits and licenses that are in place that help park officials preserve these lands...
Did you know the Outer Banks was ranked the number one “Best Family Beach Vacation in the USA”? It’s no surprise to us that our little slice of heaven shines proudly from the top of the list. With clean, white beaches, the scenic byway, enough history to fill 20 textbooks and plenty of ways to keep even the largest thrill seeker happy, it’s kind of a given! Hatteras Island literally...
One of the things that draws people to Hatteras Island is its uniquely pristine beaches. Unlike neighboring beaches up and down the coastline, our seashore isn’t overloaded with giant billboard advertisements on benches, sailboats, and airplanes. Discarded waste isn’t flying out of overly filled trashcans on populated boardwalks and there isn’t a grid of umbrellas every 8 feet because there are nearly 70 miles of beautiful beachfront for you to...
Packing up and driving to the beach is an adventure unlike any other and one that everyone should experience. That being said, Hatteras Island is not just any ordinary beach. Once you drive over the newly constructed Marc Basnight Bridge and onto our stretch of seashore, prepare to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. We’re a laid-back bunch, so come and join us and settle comfortably into vacation mode....
It’s no secret that living on a barrier island, you are a little more exposed to the elements than you would be hundreds of miles inland of the coast. With that unique nature comes some resilience and flexibility, as well as some knowledge that is seemingly basic, but also imperative to navigating one’s surroundings. If you have ever vacationed on Hatteras Island during a time surrounding a weather event, chances...
In your pre-arrival emails, we send you a list of items to bring with you such as paper products, toiletries and so on. When the seasons shift, you’ll still want to bring those items, but it can be a little more difficult to know what clothes to pack, because the temperatures are different and it can be a bit of a guessing game as to what’s too much and what’s...
It’s no secret that the Midgett Realty team loves Hatteras Island! We like to encourage our guests to do their part in keeping the seashore clean: to refrain from littering, to preserve energy when and where they can (for instance, maybe don’t leave all of the windows open in the house when the AC is running), and to recycle, so that we can continue to enjoy these pristine beaches that...
Hatteras Island lovers rejoice! Village Market Red & White has opened its doors under the new management of co-owners Charles Graham and Wes Sigmon. Charles and Wes are maintaining the tradition of a family business, just as it has been since its original opening by locals Caleb and Alonzo (“A.J.”) Stowe back in 1866, all the way until its most recent former owners, the Burrus family. Rich in island history,...
