The Easter Decoy & Art Festival will be held on April 2nd & 3rd at Chincoteague High School. The event will feature local carvers, artwork and lunch featuring Jonithan’s “Up the Bay” clam chowder, pulled pork/ chicken salad sandwiches,and more. The show will include the Chincoteague Island Family YMCA, kicking off their collectible art brick [...]
The Chincoteague Island Farmer’s Market 2010 season is about to begin. Their opening day will be Easter Saturday, April 3, from 8:00 a.m. – noon. The market is located behind Don’s Seafood Restaurant and next to the Robert Reed Downtown Park. This will be the sixth year for the market at this same location. Visit [...]
The Chincoteague Historic Main Street Merchants Association elected the following new officers to serve for the next two years: Karen Murphy from the Blue Crab Boutique is President; Ruth Ann Mason from the Waterside Inn is Vice President; Ann Warnick from Ann’s Hairport is Secretary and Mercer Domino from the Sea Star Cafe’ Gourmet Carry [...]
Seafood is a traditionally served in much of Virginia during the holiday season, so its popularity as a Christmas or other holiday gift is not surprising. Oysters have always been popular in Virginia at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fish caught during the late fall and winter are also popular, including striped bass (rockfish) and sea bass. [...]
Daybreak Web Designs has announced a project which serves the nautical art community. The site, www.nautical-art.org provides listings of nautical and marine artwork, with a wide range of categories. For artists the site has a variety of services. Basic features include press release and article submissions, as well as standard listings in the site’s directory. [...]