This is the time of year when folks are thinking about – excited about – warmer weather and getting away to the beach for a little rest and relaxation. No trip to the Outer Banks is complete without a visit to Manteo on Roanoke Island. Manteo is the county seat for Dare County and incorporated in 1899. 
Manteo is a charming coastal town with great restaurants, bookstore, boutiques and theater – the Pioneer Theater showing family-friendly movies and the indoor theater and outdoor pavilion at Roanoke Island Festival Park featuring live entertainment. Here are some of my favorite links:
- http://www.townofmanteo.com/
- http://www.marsheslight.com/
- http://roanokeisland.com/default.aspx
- http://www.ncaquariums.com/roanoke-island
- http://www.elizabethangardens.org/
- http://www.darearts.org/dev/index.cfm
- http://www.poorrichardsmanteo.com/ (one of my favorite lunch spots)
- http://www.ortegaz.com/ (delicious fresh food with a southwestern flair)
- http://www.outerbanks.org/
