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 Beach Nourishment
January 24, 2017
For more information on 2017 beach nourishment areas and timelines, visit our Beach Nourishment Inf...
Mark Buckler and the Art of Anticipated Motion
January 12, 2017
Mark Buckler is an immensely talented wildlife photographer based on the Outer Banks. His images cap...
Old Christmas on the Outer Banks
December 23, 2016
Even though the Tri-Villages of Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo are the first towns on t...
Outer Banks Oyster Season
December 2, 2016
Good news for oyster lovers—after years languishing near death, the North Carolina oyster is back....
Outer Banks Thanksgiving Meals
November 17, 2016
The family is gathered, there’s kids and maybe some grandkids, perhaps even an uncle or brother or...
Outer Banks Graveyards
October 31, 2016
With modern vacation homes lining the shoreline and the beauty of near perfect vacation getaway, the...
Outer Banks Sea Turtle Nesting – Turtle Sense
October 24, 2016
Outer Banks beaches are a thriving ecosystem. If you watch the damp sand quietly in late afternoons ...
Mike Dianna
October 21, 2016
[caption id="attachment_4596" align="alignnone" width="800"] Mike Dianna's Grill Room in Corolla, NC...
Weather Update (10/11/2016)
September 30, 2016
Local Update (10/11/2016 1:10PM)
There is a new update from Dare County Emergency Management. It in...
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
September 29, 2016
When the Bodie Island Lighthouse was completed in 1871 there was only one stretch of the eastern US ...
Fall Things To Do 2016
September 21, 2016
Over the past few years, the September and October months have become popular times to visit the Out...
Navigating the Outer Banks
September 8, 2016
Travelling through the Outer Banks is remarkably easy since there are only two directions one can go...