Outer Banks This Week Blog

Outer Banks information comes in many forms, but there’s no better way to learn it than through conversations with a local. The OuterBanksThisWeek.com blog is that local friend … even if you already live here! Every week, Molly Harrison gives the run down on Outer Banks activities, Outer Banks events, Outer Banks shopping – all the Outer Banks information needed to ensure that you have the best possible experience. And she does it in a conversational way that’s easy to read and entertaining. Outer Banks activities are numerous, and this blog gives you an insider’s scoop to help you plan your day. She leads you to all the Outer Banks events you won’t want to miss – sports, annual functions and holiday festivities. She gives you her input on the most exciting Outer Banks activities – the ones she loves, the ones she thinks you should love. If anything exciting or out-of-the-ordinary is happening during your visit – and there definitely will be something – this blog is your trusty guide to figuring out the whats, whens and wheres.

Nightlife, for example, is detailed here – what band is playing where, which scene is wild, which is chill. Festivals are also described – the ones that are old and loved and the ones that are new and anticipated. The amount of Outer Banks information offered here will keep you busy and in the know. You can find out what would be fun for you, your family or even your pets.

A fun touch of this blog is its conversational element. Hannah Lee always wants to hear from you! In fact, reader input can influence the basis of her next blog’s focus. So if there’s a topic or question you’re craving an answer for, let her know. Sit a spell and read through present and past OuterBanksThisWeek.com blogs. With all the Outer Banks information detailed for you, you’ll be the trusted source to all your friends!

Food of the Past and Music for the Future

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, May 27, 2014
I come by my appreciation of food and cooking honestly. Growing up in my family, the next good meal was never far off. Thoroughly working class folk, we never ate gourmet, but we always ate well. Surrounded in my youth by good cooks in the form of my mother, grandmother and several aunts, I later realized I'd absorbed... Read More

Beach Music, Outer Banks Baseball and a Little Hatteras Stargazing

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, May 20, 2014
If you're a fan of beach music, then the Outer Banks is where you'll want to be this Memorial Day Weekend as not one, but two, beach music events bring that easygoing summertime vibe to our barrier islands! First up is Buck's Beach Blast Outer Banks Music Festival at the Whalehead in Corolla on Sunday, May 25... Read More

Mustang Music Sets the Tone for Mid-May

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Summer is coming! We can all sense it now. And the folks at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are gearing up for the season with a full slate of activities and free programming set for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Each of the programs will be presented multiple times. See the Cape Hatteras National Seashore... Read More

Past as Prologue

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Life and its daily demands - work, family responsibilities, bills to pay and more - can seem overwhelming at times. When we finally find ourselves basking in the sunny warmth of an Outer Banks beach, sparkling green waves rushing ashore only feet away, this delicate strip of sand can seem millions of miles removed... Read More

Get Schooled On Beer And Learn Which Plants Have It Made In The Shade

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Beer. Science. Beer. History. Beer. Trivia. Beer. It's Beer University: Or, How Beer Saved the World at the Full Moon Brewery in Manteo! Paul Charron, an award-winning brewer and co-owner with his wife, Sharon, of the Full Moon Café and Brewery, hosts this instructional and amusing tour of North Carolina's smallest... Read More