Blue Point & Grill and the Wright Flyer Touring the Outer Banks of North Carolina There's Magic at the Shore The Lost Colony and Lighthouses of North Carolina Lazy Day at the Beach The Blue Point Bar & Grill Nestled in Duck, NC, is a quaint little restaurant overlooking the sound known as the Blue Point Bar and Grill. Its menu is a combination of traditional Southern Food with a creative flair, as well as some American classics. Don't be fooled by the American Diner décor; this is no place for a hamburger and fries. Pork loins, Cajun Seafood Gumbo, Portobello Mushroom Pasta, and Grilled Salmon are just some of the dishes which get you salivating. Add an impressive wine list from around the world, and you have food that is almost too good to eat. Visit their web site at www.goodfoodgoodwine.com. The Wright Flyer If not for the curiosity, courage and genius of two bike manufacturers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, the world would be significantly larger than we know it today. In their day, while the world was experimenting with adding power to gliding machines, Orville and Wilbur sought to control the course of a gliding machine. These men worked to solve three critical problems: lift, to generate enough force to lift the machine in the air; thrust, to propel the machine forward; and, control, to stabilize and direct the plane in flight. They discovered the answer in pitch, roll and yaw, the three axes, which control flight, while experimenting on the windy sand dunes at Kitty Hawk. Once they mastered controlling a glider, they put an engine on it. Now a National Monument in Kitty Hawk, an exhibit and exact replica of the first airplane known as the Wright Flyer (And not the Kitty Hawk as commonly perceived.) illustrates how these men changed the modern world. A Park Ranger explains the principles of flight and how, on December 17, 1903, these two men "broke our chains to the earth forever more. We should be proud of that achievement. Not only because it was such a great achievement, but because it was an American achievement." While the presentation is only missing a balloon drop in its patriotism, one guest visitor pointed out quite accurately: "The more you understand what they did, the more you stand in awe of what they did." Touring the Outer Banks of North Carolina There's Magic at the Shore The Lost Colony and Lighthouses of North Carolina Lazy Day at the Beach