It may sound counter-intuitive but a Chincoteague Island winter getaway is your ticket to a rare and beautiful, Virginia Coast vacation that you’ll remember for years to come. You may be picturing snow and sitting huddled around a heater when you hear “Chincoteague Island Winter [...]
Chincoteague Island Oyster Festival: how can you argue with a 400+ year old tradition – especially when it includes fresh Chincoteague Seaside Oysters? Okay, so this is actually only the 42nd Chincoteague Island Oyster Festival – but it is based upon a popular story that’s [...]
Chincoteague Island attracts more than just beautiful waterfowl – it also attracts artists who carve decoys of beautiful waterfowl! – and the 2014 Chincoteague Decoy Carvers Decoy Show is a great way to see the fruit of their labors. Organized by the Chincoteague Decoy Carvers [...]
The Eastern Shore Railway Museum in Parksley, VA is your ticket to a fascinating trip back in time to the days of the classic railways. Parksley, Virginia was founded in 1885, the year after the completion of the New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad down [...]
If you’re looking for a unique and wonderful way to celebrate Independence Day, there are few better ideas than treating yourself to a 4th of July on Chincoteague Island! So what’s there to do for the 4th of July on Chincoteague Island? First and most [...]
Surf fishing Assateague Island is a great, outdoor pastime – and can be a fruitful one as well, especially this time of year! What is surf fishing? If you’re picturing an angler on a surfboard, back up a bit there, fellah. Surf fishing is conducted [...]
It’s spring – and no Chincoteague Island spring is complete without a Captain Bob’s Marina Flounder King Tournament! Captain Bob’s Marina Flounder King Tournament is a local tradition that pays out cash prizes for the top winners, so if you like yourself some fishing and [...]
It may still seem like winter where you are but warmer weather is on the way and with it, the 2014 Chincoteague Pony Swim. If you hope to witness the 89th annual return of this wonderful, historical event, you’ll want to start planning now. The [...]
5,4,3,2, 1 – we have ignition – LIFT OFF! Did you know that the NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Flight Facility was just 10 minutes from Miss Molly’s Inn on Chincoteague Island? The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Flight Facility is one of the oldest [...]