A Passion for Porches Porches are a place to catch the breezes, and there's no place better for that than the coast. Once called galleries, verandas, and piazzas, porches have been a place for North Carolinians to cool off and let go for centuries. The Trinity Center on Bogue Banks is an asylum of sand, marsh and maritime forest tucked off Highway 58. It's a conference facility and more. It's a place where people can learn the values of gentle living.
Kids can sink nets into estuarine waters in search of what lives there.
And senior citizens can explore the geography of the island and cultures of centuries past. The Jim Crow South is buried in history, but the mistreatment of those oppressed by it can still be heard. Cooking Your Catch Over the Coals Light a fire under your seafood this summer with a few grilling tips and new recipes.