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Discover the captivating world of kite flying in North Carolina through the lens of an adventurous parent. Dive into the excitement of WRAL's 2023 North Carolina Festivals Guide, which led the author to the Outer Banks for the Rogallo Kite Festival at Jockey's Ridge State Park. 

Discovering the thrills of kite flying at the Rogallo Kite Festival in North Carolina's Outer Banks

How to Entertain Your Kids This Summer

Google co-founder Larry Page's air taxi company, Kittyhawk, will shut down.  But a joint venture with Boeing will remain.

Kittyhawk, the air taxi company backed by Larry Page, will wind down

Capt'n Franks has been in Kitty Hawk since 1975. It's well-known for it's hots dogs, topped with anything you could image. 

YOU CAN ONLY TRY THE CHOCOLATE FLAVORED SODA ONCE YOU HAVE ENOUGH POINTS. IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME. >>> WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 IS THE ANNUAL RESTAURANT SPECIAL FEATURING GOODIES FROM ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. TONIGHT, WE FIND OF THE OUTER BANKS, SCOTT MASON IS ENJOYING HOTDOGS THAT CAPTAIN FRANK IN KITTY HAWK. >> Reporter: THE OUTER BANK, THE SAND, THE SUN, TO SERVE, THE VOLKSWAGEN, THE HOTDOGS. >> NUMBER 40. >> IT'S FAST-PACED BUT FRIENDLY. >> Reporter: CAPTAIN FRANK THAT KITTY HAWK. OUR THE HOT DOCS? AWESOME. >> THEY WERE WORTH EVERY CENT AND EVERY BITE. IT'S DESCRIBED AS THE WORKS. >> Reporter: CAPTAIN FRANKS HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1975. >> I COME HERE EVERY SUMMER SINCE I WAS LIKE 4. >> MY GRANDDAD HAD THE PROPERTY FROM THE EARLY 60s. >> WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT WAS OPEN, THAT'S A SPECTACULAR PICTURE. THIS WAS A STANDALONE PLACE AND THAT'S INJURED ALL THE YEARS. >> Reporter: THE PLACE IS ZIPPING RIDE ALONG. >> I DO HAVE A REVOLUTION ON MY HANDS IF I TRIED TO CHANGE THIS PLACE WITH >> I DIDN'T GET A DAY CARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I CAME HERE EVERY DAY. >> Reporter: LEAVE ALL GRUMPS OUTSIDE. >> BEEN COMING HERE SINCE 1972. >> Reporter: EVEN BEFORE CAPTAIN FRANKS WAS OPEN. >> INCOMING EVERY YEAR SINCE IT'S BEEN OPEN. >> Reporter: THE BUCKET BEERS THE BUMPER STICKER. >> WHEN I GOT IS CAR IN MICHIGAN, HE PUT CAPTAIN FRANKS AND HIS GPS AND THAT'S HOW HE DROVE HERE. >> Reporter: JOHNNY CASH HAS BEEN HERE AND JOHN McENROE IS WEARING A CAPTAIN FRANKS T- SHIRT. >> EVERYONE KNOWS CAPTAIN FRANKS. >> ASKED HOTDOGS ON THE BEACH. >> I GOT A BACON AND CHEESE HOT DOG. >> IT'S REALLY GOOD. >> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE HOT DOG. >> Reporter: THE DOG AGREES. >> THEY ARE EXCELLENT. >> Reporter: ORDER UP AND WATCH HER HEAD. WHAT IT IS, IS A CLASSIC. THANKS, CAPTAIN FRANKS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Kitty Hawk's Capt'n Franks is home to nostalgia, good eats 

Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft on Dec. 17, 1903.

On this date: Wright Brothers make history at Kitty Hawk

This day in history: The first airplane flies

WRAL reporter Bryan Mims visits the Kitty Hawk restaurant.

Barefoot Bernie's: One of the hold outs in Kitty Hawk

On Dec. 17, 1903, Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.

Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 -- History was made in a place that has been home to descendants of those who'd shipwrecked off its shores, as well as modern-day outcasts, adrift from families, responsibilities, big cities and other problems. Some come to Dare County to find themselves. Others come to lose themselves. It's a place of both forgiveness and foreboding.

JOHN RAILEY: Witness to history - 'Damned if they ain't flew!'

Johnny Moore

The replica 1902 Wright Glider is replacing the replica 1903 Wright Flyer, which has been on loan to the museum during the renovation of the Wright Brothers Memorial Visitor Center at Kitty Hawk.

1903 Wright Flyer replica leaves Raleigh history museum, 1902 Wright Glider to replace it

Moving on out

Kitty Hawk police officers are warning about an alligator about 10 to 15 feet long spotted in a canal Monday morning.

Kitty Hawk Coverage

Discovering the thrills of kite flying at the Rogallo Kite Festival in North Carolina's Outer Banks

Kittyhawk, the air taxi company backed by Larry Page, will wind down

Kitty Hawk's Capt'n Franks is home to nostalgia, good eats

On this date: Wright Brothers make history at Kitty Hawk

Barefoot Bernie's: One of the hold outs in Kitty Hawk

This day in history: The first airplane flies

This day in history: The first airplane flies

JOHN RAILEY: Witness to history - 'Damned if they ain't flew!'

1903 Wright Flyer replica leaves Raleigh history museum, 1902 Wright Glider to replace it

Kitty Hawk issues warning: Beware big alligator