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.
By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea
November 19, 2015
Ah! What pleasant visions haunt me
As I gaze upon the sea!
All the old romantic legends,
All my drea...
The Dune Shops Kitty Hawk
November 12, 2015
On the east side of Croatan Highway (the Bypass) in Kitty Hawk, the Dunes Shops is a strip mall that...
History of Outer Banks Fishermen
November 5, 2015
When English explorer Arthur Barlowe and his ship first made landfall on the Outer Banks, the crew w...
Outer Banks Wedding Venues
October 30, 2015
The Outer Banks has become one of the most popular wedding destinations in the United States and for...
Long-Standing Outer Banks Businesses
October 26, 2015
Among the multitude of new homes springing up along the shoreline and new enterprises that sprout ea...
Outer Banks National Park Service History
October 21, 2015
Frank Stick, one of the original real estate developers on the Outer Banks, became concerned that wi...
Max’s Pizza – Outer Banks
October 15, 2015
Pizza is one of those ubiquitous foods that many restaurants make but very few seem to master. In th...
The Retirement of Eddie Green
October 7, 2015
If there is such a thing as an iconic local who represents the best in what it means to be from the ...
10 Awesome Surfboard Artists With Art To Get You Stoked for Surf Season!
September 28, 2015
Being from the Outer Banks, you had to know we love surfing and felt the need to highlight some of t...
Harnessing the Wind Outer Banks Windmills
September 21, 2015
There is a tendency to think of wind energy as a new form of technology, but it is not. Converting t...
Monkey Island Outer Banks
September 11, 2015
The view from the top of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse is extraordinary. To the east the Atlantic O...
The Outer Banks Second Season
September 4, 2015
It’s true, the “second season” on the Outer Banks just keeps getting better and better! Withou...