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!

Stomp grapes at the Currituck Fall Food and Wine Festival.

First Fall Weekend is Full of Events

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I had a college flashback experience this past weekend: walking on the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry with only a back pack and a $1 ticket. I felt like I was on the Eur-Rail/hostel scene all over again. * I had to get to Ocracoke and I was getting all panicky because the ferries are all booked for weeks to come and the... Read More
Check out this flick at Festival Park on Saturday.

Riding waves, helping friends

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, September 13, 2011
There is one perk to hurricane season on the East Coast - waves. Hurricane Katia passed offshore, between North Carolina and Bermuda, and the wind conditions were just so that surf was incredible. And it looks like a similar thing might happen again with Tropcial Whatever-it-is Maria. * I'm not a surfer myself, but it... Read More
The Outer Banks Triathlon needs volunteers this weekend.

Cleaning up and moving on

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Schwwooooo. I'm beat. I've just spent eight solid days pitch-forking marsh grass out of my yard, bleaching things that should never have to be bleached (yesterday I mopped walls) and picking the most random flotsam you could imagine out of the bushes (a cashmere sweater, kitchen utensils, several unbroken antique... Read More
Look who washed up with the debris in our yard.

And the vacations continue...

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Hurricane Irene. As if you haven't heard enough about it on TV and the Internet for the past week, it's just about the only thing you'll hear Outer Bankers talking about these days. Yes, it was a horrible storm. Yes, it brought historic levels of soundside flooding. Yes, it has cut off Hatteras Island from the world.... Read More
Explore nature in a National Wildlife Refuge program.

Speaking of natural disasters

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, August 23, 2011
One thing I've learned from living here for 17 years is not to panic about hurricanes too soon. Prepare, yes. Plan, yes. Panic, no. Worrying too many days in advance just saps my energy and makes me entirely unproductive. * As I write this on Tuesday, Hurricane Irene is projected to hit us this weekend. Evacuations... Read More