Outer Banks News And Views
Welcome to the Carolina Designs blog. Here you’ll find information about the Outer Banks, what’s going on, and what we hope are some entertaining posts, quizzes and articles.
The Best Time To Visit The Outer Banks
April 30, 2025
From the sandy roads of Carova on the border with Virginia, to the quaint, narrow streets of the vil...
Andrew Cartwright—The Outer Banks’ Missionary to Africa
March 5, 2025
Just a little past the intersection of US 64 and old US 64 as it heads to Manteo, there’s a histor...
Finding Creative Ways to Protect the Marsh
February 13, 2025
$3 Audubon Grant to Feature Innovative Approaches to Restoration
The Donal C. O'Brien Audubon Cen...
The Bittersweet Voyage of the Golden Ship Hatteras—A Love Story
January 2, 2025
Ira David Wood III is probably best known on the Outer Banks as the director of The Lost Colony for ...
Up-the-Road Down-the-Road Tells the Story of Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks
December 19, 2024
Bill Harris took on a lot of roles in his life. He served in the Coast Guard for nine years. He had ...
Town of Duck Wins Award for Shoreline Protection
December 1, 2024
From late fall of last year into spring of this year, the drive from Duck to Corolla was just misera...
New Book about Manteo Tells Story of Outer Banks Boatbuilding during WWII
November 1, 2024
LeVern Davis Parker grew up in Manteo and left for several years to pursue a career in education, bu...
Attention to Detail in Hatteras Lighthouse Restoration
October 11, 2024
The renovation of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse still has a year and a half to go—its scheduled re-...
Fall Fun on the Outer Banks
September 13, 2024
We have never surveyed Outer Banks residents about their favorite time of the year, but just by talk...
The Problem with Balloons
August 20, 2024
The problem with balloons is that what goes up must come down, and when they do, they are a very rea...
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: A Historic Restoration Underway
July 26, 2024
There is perhaps no lighthouse in the United States as iconic as the Hatteras Lighthouse. Soaring 19...
Save Our Dunes—The Story of Saving Jockey’s Ridge for Children
June 5, 2024
The 50th anniversary of the official opening of Jockey’s Ridge State Park is just around the corne...