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!

The Wilma Lee has found a new home in Ocracoke's Silver Lake

A Gift for Ocracoke

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, March 27, 2012
This week a most unusual boat will sail into Ocracoke's harbor - a gorgeous 72-year-old, fully restored, 47-foot, sloop-rigged skipjack. Known as the Wilma Lee, this Chesapeake Bay vessel has found a new home on Ocracoke Island and it's going to make quite a statement in Silver Lake.Incredibly, the Wilma Lee was a... Read More
Tiptoe over to the Elizabethan Gardens to see the tulips.

In Love with Spring at The Elizabethan Gardens

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Here in the first week of spring, it's the perfect time to swoon over The Elizabethan Gardens. It's the perfect to time to stroll around looking at the first of the tulips and the last of the camellias, breathing in the scent of pine needles and fresh spring greenness, to get ideas about landscaping your own yard or... Read More

Big Time Tastiness

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Big Things are happening. After that seemingly short winter, the Banks are coming back to life. Ospreys are building their nests. Marsh bunnies are hopping, and robins are singing. Restaurants and attractions are opening. Shop owners are setting out new goods. Businesses are sprucing up. The event press releases are... Read More
N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island got some bigtime press this week.

Living on shifting sands

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Life on a Sandbar. I like those bumper stickers. Even though they're a little on the souvenier-ish side for my own car, every time I see one on another car, which is frequently around here, I rise above my life for a minute and remember where I am in the universe: on a tenuous perch of sand out in the sea. Sometimes... Read More

The quiet life of Island Farm

By Molly Harrison | Tuesday, February 28, 2012
One of my favorite places on Roanoke Island is Island Farm, a living history attraction that shows us what the daily life of a Roanoke Island family was like in the mid-1800s. I love the quiet of Island Farm, the soothing sparseness of the buildings and grounds, the gentle, patient nature of the interpreters, the... Read More