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.
Art Parties on the Outer Banks
October 20, 2017
The Outer Banks has a rich community of artists that live here year round. To bring that year-round ...
Mysterious Happenings on the Outer Banks
October 10, 2017
With a rich and often times stronger history, the Outer Banks has had its share of mysterious happen...
Moor Shore Road—A Piece of Outer Banks History
October 7, 2017
Moor Shore Road in Kitty Hawk is perhaps a half mile long at the most. A pretty road, it begins at i...
Art’s Place – Best Outer Banks Burger
October 5, 2017
Restaurants aren’t often regarded of as a slice of local history and lore, but there are always ex...
Festival Park on Roanoke Island
September 30, 2017
Roanoke Island Festival Park
Roanoke Island Festival Park is a 25 acre public event center, interac...
A Brief History of the Hunt Clubs of the Outer Banks
September 29, 2017
Before the first European set foot in North America, Currituck Sound was already renowned as a hunte...
Watching Maria
September 23, 2017
Quick Update (9/28/2017 9:15 AM)
Dare County announces that unrestricted access to Hatteras Island w...
Watching Jose
September 14, 2017
Watching Hurricane Jose (9/18/2017 5:00 PM)
Jose Will Pass More Than 250 Miles East Of The Outer Ban...
Vernal Pools at Jockey’s Ridge
September 11, 2017
From the road, Jockey’s Ridge is a huge sand dune, its peaks on a bright day almost painful to loo...
Watching Irma
September 7, 2017
Watching Hurricane Irma (9/8/2017 5:00 PM)
This is our last Irma posting unless something drastic ha...
Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten
August 28, 2017
Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten Update (8/29/2017 5:00PM) LAST ADVISORY
All Tropical Storm Warnings h...
NC – VA Boundary Marker Secrets
August 25, 2017
The Secret Life of Boundary Markers
At the northernmost point of Carova, against the fence that m...