Nags Head Fishing Pier has weathered many storms, taking its worst beating during the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962.

During the repair, it was lifted from 10 feet above the water to 20 feet. The McCanns have hosted the Town of Nags Head’s fireworks for a number of years and their pier is a fixture in Nags Head. “We hope we can continue for many more years,” Andy says. These stories are just a few that the piers of the Outer Banks hold – from Kitty Hawk Pier south to Avalon, Nags Head, Jennette’s, Outer Banks, Rodanthe, and Avon. Regardless of hardships and circumstance, they have managed to weather storms and time by remaining an integral part of the communities that make up the Outer Banks. Saltwater fishing and swapping stories will always be a part of the pier experience, and Oliver says one of the best things about this experience is that it draws people of all different ages and walks of life to one spot. Oliver grew up vacationing on the Outer Banks and was a pier rat himself at the Nags Head Fishing Pier in the 1950s.

“My parents would drop me off at the pier in the morning and pick me up in the afternoon,” he recalls. That early love of being on a pier, he found, would remain constant throughout his lifetime.Īn early postcard of old Jennette’s Pier. “We’ve had patrons who have fished here who are doctors, marine biologists, and even a congressman,” says Oliver. Congressman Rob Wittman (Va.) grew up vacationing on the Outer Banks and fishing from Oliver’s pier.

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