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 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...
Boardwalks of the Outer Banks
November 28, 2020
One of the features resort areas have in common are their boardwalks, and the Outer Banks, being a r...
The George A Kohler—The Story of the Charred Remains of the Ship
November 22, 2020
Today the George A. Kohler is the charred skeleton of a once proud ship resting on the beach a few m...
The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944
November 18, 2020
There is in some places a perception that hurricanes are frequent visitors to the Outer Banks. They�...
Beach Equipment Rentals on the OBX: Bikes, Kayaks, Chairs, Umbrellas & More!
October 30, 2020
At long last—a week, or even better, two weeks on the OBX! There’s Mom and Dad, 13-year-old Pegg...
Traveling To-Dos Along the Coast: Florida to the Outer Banks
October 21, 2020
Florida and Points South Along the I-95 Corridor
On the Outer Banks, we get a lot of visitors fro...
North Carolina Road Trip! Fun To-Dos on Your Way to the Outer Banks
October 16, 2020
North Carolina west of Fayetteville, Tennessee and the Atlanta Metro area
Not all roads to the Ou...
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Travel To-Dos to the Outer Banks
October 10, 2020
Cleveland and Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, PA; Morgantown, WV
We’re combining a num...
Drive Surprises & Travel Tips: Northeast Seaboard to the Outer Banks
October 7, 2020
The problem with vacation is you have to travel to get there. Sure there’s the staycation, but rea...
A Romantic Getaway
September 16, 2020
Some places feel it’s important to trumpet how great they are for lovers, what a wonderfully roman...