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!

A little dusting of snow made the Banks more beautiful.

Ringing in 2011

By Molly Harrison | Monday, December 27, 2010
If you read my blog last week, you know I wasn't exactly dreaming of a white Christmas, but I have to admit that Sunday's snow was beautiful, although slightly inconvenient. The snowstorm cut our Christmas vacation short - we raced out of the Triangle area late Saturday night instead of Sunday to avoid the risk being... Read More
Be sure to see Winter Lights at Elizabethan Gardens on Thurs

I'm dreaming of a warm Christmas

By Molly Harrison | Monday, December 20, 2010
You may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but not me. I'm still hoping for one of those upper 60-degree Christmases that we've had on the Outer Banks in the past. * I remember one Christmas Eve, probably nine or 10 years ago, when we were on the beach because the bluefish were blitzing - people were wading in the surf... Read More
The 107th anniversary of the first flight is on Fri.

Family time

By Molly Harrison | Monday, December 13, 2010
My family's tree-trimming event was slightly unorthodox this year. Instead of decorating to Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas, as is our custom, my kids insisted on an old Cashmere Jungle Lords CD that I unearthed recently. My six-year-old, clad in boxers, hung his ornaments between air-guitar sessions to "... Read More
Celebrate Christmas 1850s style at Island Farm on Sat.

Reasons to go out into the cold

By Molly Harrison | Monday, December 6, 2010
It's rather wintry all of a sudden, don't you think? * I'm writing this on Sunday night and I'm not ashamed to say that I've just turned a 24-hour cycle in my pajamas. I've been inside all day, praising the invention of the heat pump. Of course there was that half-hour I was outside with my three-year-old who just... Read More
Outer Banks Hotline's Festival of Trees starts Thursday.

The busy season

By Molly Harrison | Monday, November 29, 2010
Ready or not, here it is. Christmas. * Can I say that now? Am I supposed to say something generic like "the holidays" or "the holiday season"? * Whatever you call it, it's already here in all its expensive and caloric but fun and joyful glory...The weekend is packed with holiday-related things to do, but before we get... Read More