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.
Audubon North Carolina and the Pine Island Hunt Club
July 11, 2019
The
legendary hunting clubs of Currituck Sound are gone. There were over 100 of
them at one time, li...
New Coffee Shop in Duck, NC – Outer Bean Cafe
July 10, 2019
There
are so many places to get a great cup of coffee or a wonderful cappuccino on
the Outer Banks t...
Top Five Outer Banks Kayak Launches
June 18, 2019
We
know that the reason just about everyone is here on the Outer Banks is to enjoy
our amazing beach...
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...