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 Kentucky-Something New from Something Old
September 1, 2019
When the steamship Kentucky was launched she was one of the last of a
dying breed of ships, yet as s...
Exploring Kitty Hawk Woods
August 29, 2019
Kitty Hawk Woods is a place of remarkable beauty and diversity. There are on the Outer Banks four pr...
Purple Martins of the Outer Banks
August 13, 2019
The
purple martins of the Willam Umstead Bridge have returned once again. They are,
perhaps, the equ...
Billy Mitchell and the Outer Banks
August 9, 2019
Two
US battleships, the USS New Jersey and the USS Virginia, rest 300’ beneath the
waters of the A...
Summer 2019 Outer Banks Books
August 6, 2019
It’s
summer and two Outer Banks authors who have a history of churning out great
books are at it a...
Audubon North Carolina and the Pine Island Hunt Club
July 11, 2019
The
legendary hunting clubs of Currituck Sound are gone. There were over 100 of
them at one time, li...
New Coffee Shop in Duck, NC – Outer Bean Cafe
July 10, 2019
There
are so many places to get a great cup of coffee or a wonderful cappuccino on
the Outer Banks t...
Top Five Outer Banks Kayak Launches
June 18, 2019
We
know that the reason just about everyone is here on the Outer Banks is to enjoy
our amazing beach...
Outer Banks Shipwreck seen from land – Oriental aka “The Boiler”
June 14, 2019
We
may never know what caused the Oriental to run aground in May of 1862.
The
Delaware County (P...
New High-Speed Ferry to Ocracoke Outer Banks
June 3, 2019
There is finally high-speed passenger only ferry service linking Hatteras and Ocracoke. NCDOT had to...
The Mid Currituck Bridge – Pros and Cons
May 15, 2019
The
Mid Currituck Bridge is now closer to becoming a reality than it ever has in
the past. The Recor...
5 Little Known Facts About the Outer Banks
May 11, 2019
We’ll
call this a test, not that anyone is going to be keeping grades, but we’ve put
together fi...