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Retirement Party
Carol Sue Winder started working at the Refuge Motor Inn in 1985, after becoming friends with Martha Leonard. Twenty-nine years later, at the end of her last year here at the Refuge, fellow staff members, owners, and family gathered for a dinner to thank Carol Sue for her steadfast dedication and loyalty during her …
Snowy Owls on Assateague!
There’s been a lot of talk over the past month or so about the appearance of several Snowy Owls in the Chincoteague and Assateague area. Hedwig look-a-likes may be neat, but some folks are wondering, owls–we see owls all the time–what’s the big deal? The big deal is that the snowy owl very rarely …
The Low-Down on Pony Penning
So you want to see the Pony Swim. Whether you’re an old hat or a greenhorn, we talk to folks just like you every day. Every year, it’s basically the same procedure, and we’ve got the skinny on what you need to know as a visitor to our island. First things first: the Schedule. Saturday …
It’s beautiful today, so we wrote a poem!
Twas March the Eleventh and all over the island People were donning flip flops and smilin’. The children were outside in t-shirts and shorts, Playing frisbee and baseball and other spring sports. Ma with her sunscreen and I with my hat, Headed to the beach, and there we sat. Out on the marsh, which wasn’t …
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