Blue Zones Boards Fund established by 2025 First Flight High School valedictorian - The Coastland Times

Blue Zones Boards Fund established by 2025 First Flight High School valedictorian - The Coastland Times

By Steve Hanf Countless families escape the hustle and bustle of the Outer Banks in search of perfect waves all over the world. Growing up, Emerson Mann enjoyed several trips to picturesque Playa Guiones in Costa Rica. He loved the clear, warm water of the Pacific. The sunset over the ocean. The open vistas of beach and jungle without houses everywhere. And, of course, those waves. “It’s always clean. It’s always above four feet,” Emerson says. …