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.
Outer Banks Shipwreck seen from land – Oriental aka “The Boiler”
June 14, 2019
We
may never know what caused the Oriental to run aground in May of 1862.
The
Delaware County (P...
New High-Speed Ferry to Ocracoke Outer Banks
June 3, 2019
There is finally high-speed passenger only ferry service linking Hatteras and Ocracoke. NCDOT had to...
The Mid Currituck Bridge – Pros and Cons
May 15, 2019
The
Mid Currituck Bridge is now closer to becoming a reality than it ever has in
the past. The Recor...
5 Little Known Facts About the Outer Banks
May 11, 2019
We’ll
call this a test, not that anyone is going to be keeping grades, but we’ve put
together fi...
Raleigh’s Historie of the World on the Outer Banks
May 7, 2019
There
is at the Outer Banks History Center at Roanoke Island Festival Park, a most
remarkable book. ...
Disc Golf Course opens on Outer Banks
April 20, 2019
The Town of Kill Devil Hills held its ribbon cutting for the Casey R. Logan Disc Golf Course on Satu...
New OBX Bicycling Possibilities Open with New Oregon Inlet Bridge
April 15, 2019
With the opening of the Marc Basnight Bridge, the new bridge over Oregon Inlet, the bicycling possib...
Marc Basnight Bridge Ribbon Cutting Dedicates New Oregon Inlet Span
April 12, 2019
With the cutting of a ribbon on April 2, the new bridge over Oregon Inlet is officially the Marc Bas...
Taste of the Beach 2019 | A Delicious Success!
April 9, 2019
There is nothing quite like the Outer Banks Taste of the Beach. It’s a combination culinary expedi...
Outer Banks Coffee Shops | Brewing Happiness at the Beach
March 28, 2019
[caption id="attachment_3702" align="alignnone" width="858"] Ashley's Espresso Parlor in Kill Devil ...
Bigger, Better, Stronger | The Replacement for the Bonner Bridge Opens
March 20, 2019
As grand opening go, there wasn’t much of anything to let the public know the replacement for the ...
Plans Move Forward for the Mid-Currituck Bridge
March 18, 2019
For proponents of the Mid-Currituck Bridge, there was some great news last week. The Federal Highway...