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.

Wild Horse in Corolla, NC

Animals of the Outer Banks — Mammals

January 9, 2021
There is a tendency to think of the places that have been developed as being the home of humans and ...
The Surfin' Spoon: Sebi Goes Surfing

Outer Banks Books—Children’s Books

January 5, 2021
Rich in history, with a complex environmental story to tell…a place of romance and mystery, the Ou...
How To Read A North Carolina Beach

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...
Deadly Dreams of Summer Joseph Terrell

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...
David McCullough - The Wright Brothers Book

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...
Bodie Island Lighthouse Boardwalk

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...
GA Kohler Ship Beached on the OBX

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...
Mail packet boat hard aground on Ocracoke

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�...
Farm Dog OBX Tent Setup

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...
OBX Traffic Signs

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...
Roanoke River Lighthouse

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...
OBX Traffic Welcome Directions

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...