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.
OBX Wedding Expo | Recapping 2019
February 6, 2019
OBX Wedding Expo Brings Vendors, Couples Together
Sponsored by the Outer Banks Wedding Association,...
A Shipwreck Mystery at Nags Head
January 24, 2019
The shipwreck that has come to rest beside the Nags Head Town Hall is now just a skeleton, the bones...
Best Panoramic Views on the OBX
January 15, 2019
As one of the finest destinations to escape to on the East Coast, the Outer Banks offers scenery tha...
Historic Jarvisburg Colored School | A Unique Slice of Outer Banks History
January 10, 2019
It is a simple white wooden structure that stands beside the road in Jarvisburg. The sign out front ...
Mystery of the Sea | The Oldest North Carolina Shipwreck
December 20, 2018
All photos and images courtesy of the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The pile of t...
The Berlin Candy Bomber Returns to the Outer Banks
December 18, 2018
An Outer Banks Holiday Tradition | The Candy Bomber Returns to the Outer Banks
The Candy Bomber w...
Graveyard of the Atlantic | What’s in a name?
December 15, 2018
Why is it called the Graveyard of the Atlantic?
David Stick, a legendary Outer Banks author, and ...
Outer Banks Higher Education — The Future Is Looking Bright
December 11, 2018
[caption id="attachment_3617" align="alignnone" width="606"] The Coastal Studies Institute in Wanche...
Christmas Traditions on the Outer Banks | Lighting the Season’s Way
December 4, 2018
There are very few things that embody small-town America quite like the holiday season on the Outer ...
Big Curri-Shuck | A Big Celebration of Coastal North Carolina
November 28, 2018
The Big Curri-Shuck has a lot in common with Thanksgiving. Eat lots of food, spend some time with fr...
Queen Elizabeth of the Outer Banks
November 21, 2018
Elizabeth R and the Queen
The Queen seems ubiquitous on the Outer Banks. That would be Queen Eliz...
The King of Butterflies and the Outer Banks
November 18, 2018
Every autumn the king of the butterflies returns to the Outer Banks. The monarch butterfly, with its...