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.
Mystery of the Sea | The Oldest North Carolina Shipwreck
December 20, 2018
All photos and images courtesy of the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The pile of t...
The Berlin Candy Bomber Returns to the Outer Banks
December 18, 2018
An Outer Banks Holiday Tradition | The Candy Bomber Returns to the Outer Banks
The Candy Bomber w...
Graveyard of the Atlantic | What’s in a name?
December 15, 2018
Why is it called the Graveyard of the Atlantic?
David Stick, a legendary Outer Banks author, and ...
Outer Banks Higher Education — The Future Is Looking Bright
December 11, 2018
[caption id="attachment_3617" align="alignnone" width="606"] The Coastal Studies Institute in Wanche...
Christmas Traditions on the Outer Banks | Lighting the Season’s Way
December 4, 2018
There are very few things that embody small-town America quite like the holiday season on the Outer ...
Big Curri-Shuck | A Big Celebration of Coastal North Carolina
November 28, 2018
The Big Curri-Shuck has a lot in common with Thanksgiving. Eat lots of food, spend some time with fr...
Queen Elizabeth of the Outer Banks
November 21, 2018
Elizabeth R and the Queen
The Queen seems ubiquitous on the Outer Banks. That would be Queen Eliz...
The King of Butterflies and the Outer Banks
November 18, 2018
Every autumn the king of the butterflies returns to the Outer Banks. The monarch butterfly, with its...
Eure Beautiful
November 15, 2018
Glenn Eure was one of those people that, when you met him, you knew you had made a friend for life.
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2018 Outer Banks Marathon Recap
November 14, 2018
The 2018 Outer Banks Marathon Weekend—Family, Fitness and Fun
The weather for the 13th Annual Out...
FDR visits the Outer Banks
November 8, 2018
Mid August 1937—excitement was running high on the Outer Banks. President Roosevelt was coming to ...
Nags Head Woods | A Remarkable History
November 5, 2018
Today, Nags Head Woods is one of the most diverse and interesting of the maritime forests that line ...