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.
Myths of the Lost Colony
February 24, 2018
The Lost Colony: What We’ve Learned, What We Still Don’t Know
As we approach the 81st year of t...
Outer Banks Sea Glass
February 21, 2018
Jewels of the Sand
The storm has passed. The beach, still slightly damp from where the waves ran up...
Outer Banks Brewing Station
February 18, 2018
With a wind turbine marking its Kill Devil Hills location, and the unique look of a historic lifesav...
Pappy’s Lane Shipwreck
February 15, 2018
Shipwreck Mystery Solved -
Taking the form of mystery novel, a team of marine scientists at the Coa...
Outer Banks Fulgurite
January 26, 2018
Picture this: it’s July or August and the day is hot and humid. To the west white clouds appear, t...
The Last Blue Noon in May
January 24, 2018
Local Outer Banks author Joseph Terrell is one of the nicest people you’ll meet —a true Southern...
Outer Bean Juice & Java in Kitty Hawk
January 20, 2018
Walking into Outer Bean Juice & Java in Kitty Hawk feels like coming home to comfort food. Ther...
Post Beach Nourishment – Beach Grass Planting in Duck, NC
January 18, 2018
Last summer, a few towns on the Outer Banks took on a serious project: beach nourishment. Beach nour...
Collins Walkway at the Dare County Government Complex
December 31, 2017
A Trail of Service
The recent ribbon cutting of the Marshall & Gussie Collins Walkway at the Da...
Outer Banks for Dogs!
December 28, 2017
We came across an article in the LA Times recently about pet-friendly cities, and doggone it! They d...
Favorite Winter Things to Do
December 26, 2017
Favorite Winter Things to Do
Winter is certainly the slow time of the year on the Outer Banks, but ...
Oregon and Hatteras Inlets and the Hurricane of 1846
December 1, 2017
Sometime around 1825, the New Currituck Inlet closed for the last time, creating a rare—perhaps un...