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The recreational beach at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will soon move up the coast more than 2 miles to help curb ...
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Assateague Island National Seashore
Here is the complete guide to Assateague Island National Seashore, including things to do, when to visit, where to camp, ...
Looking for a coastal escape? Assateague Island offers wild horses, serene beaches, and fewer crowds than the Outer Banks.
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND– The National Park Service has announced updated pony population numbers from the March 2025 census. Officials counted 79 horses on the Maryland portion of the island ...
The public beach on the Virginia side of Assateague Island has slowly, but surely, been overtaken by Mother Nature. So, the ...
Author Marguerite Henry and the famed Chincoteague ponies will be the topic Thursday of a Carlinville Public Library program.
Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden was seriously hurt during the Spring Roundup of the Chincoteague ponies Friday, according to ...
A “credible threat” means the 100th annual wild pony swim will feature tightened security, a depressing sign of the times.
Major storms such as hurricanes and nor’easters sporadically and dramatically move sand from the ocean-facing side of Assateague Island to its land-facing side, into inlets and bays and onto the ...