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!

Don't miss Manteo's Christmas parade on Saturday!

Christmas season kickoff

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I keep expecting things to slow down around here. But Outer Bankers are going strong. * I don't know the official tourism numbers, but Thanksgiving week seemed really busy here, don't you think? * I met several visitors last week in my Thanksgiving holiday adventures: at the Outer Banks Gobbler 5K in Nags Head on... Read More
Feeling grateful that TR3 is giving us a local gig this week

The Attitude of Gratitude

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, November 22, 2011
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision... Read More
Dress up for the Bike the Light bike parade on Saturday.

Definitely not the slow season

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, November 15, 2011
I'm so stoked on the Outer Banks Marathon right now. Not only because I just finished my fifth Half Marathon on the Banks (go me!), but also because I love the excitement that the races bring to the community. It's so cool to see all the people of different shapes, sizes, ages and fitness levels moving toward a common... Read More
Cheer on a runner this weekend in the Outer Banks Marathon.

Running. Winging. Shopping.

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Can you feel that? That nagging sense that no matter what you're doing right now there's something else you should be doing? Something that is going to snowball into something larger and more fearsome the more that you ignore it? Maybe you're only experiencing this if you're female. And older than 30. * It's Christmas... Read More
Michael Davis's art is a must see at RIFP!

Reason #674 to Love Living Here

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, November 1, 2011
I just love raising my children on the Outer Banks. * Take the other day when we were on an after-school walk down our neighborhood sound beach and discovered a most unusual wash-up: a giant mola mola sunfish -- dead and smelly, of course, but fascinating nonetheless. We got to study this crazy deep-sea fish and have... Read More