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.
The Sinking of the S.S. Home
February 19, 2021
The bones of ships are constantly sinking beneath the sands of the Outer Banks, then reappearing to ...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Shorebirds
February 9, 2021
The easiest way to experience Outer Banks wildlife is to walk along any beach and check out the bird...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Songbirds
February 5, 2021
Look out of any window, walk along the beach, hike through any of our Outer Banks nature preserves a...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Reptiles
January 27, 2021
There is a tendency to think of wildlife as furry and warmblooded. But, close relatives though we ma...
Online Access Signals Changes in Outer Banks Vacation and Real Estate Market
January 25, 2021
Just about everyone is glad to see 2020 gone. There is little doubt that a pandemic unlike any that ...
Animals of the OBX — Migratory Waterfowl
January 18, 2021
Migratory Waterfowl
The Outer Banks is a birder’s paradise. Whether amateur or experienced,...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Marine
January 13, 2021
There are so many animals from the wild side stopping by or using our Outer Banks beaches that it’...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Mammals
January 9, 2021
There is a tendency to think of the places that have been developed as being the home of humans and ...
Outer Banks Books—Children’s Books
January 5, 2021
Rich in history, with a complex environmental story to tell…a place of romance and mystery, the Ou...
Outer Banks Books—Nature and the Environment
December 29, 2020
The beauty of the Outer Banks is an extraordinary creation of nature—a place where powerful forces...
The Outer Banks in Fiction—Romance and Mystery
December 22, 2020
It seems as though in the past 20 years or so, writers have discovered the Outer Banks as a place of...
Outer Banks Books—History and Nonfiction
December 18, 2020
With over 400 years of history from the first attempt at a British colony in 1584 until today, the O...