Chincoteague Island, Virginia Photos

These photos were taken by my friend, Deb Iddings Noll, when she visited Chincoteague and Assateague Islands for the CVFC Spring Round-Up....

A typical Chincoteague Island home, built in 1890

Chincoteague and Assateague Photos

Early morning fog at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island

Snow geese in flight at Assateague Island

This photo was taken by Patrick J Hendrickson of Highcamera.com.  It shows the Assateague Lighthouse getting it's first new stripe of paint last week.  My great-grandfather and grandfather were lighthouse keepers here, but at that time, the lighthouse was just rosy-red brick, without any paint.

Old "Eastern Shore-type" home on Chincoteague

Southern part of Main Street on Chincoteague

More Chincoteague Sandy Photos

The Pony Committee of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company is out checking up on the ponies on Assateague.  As soon as results are known, they will be posted on http://www.facebook.com/chincoteague.com
Here are a few more photos of Chincoteague from today:

Maybe a new storm door is needed?

 

A driveway...

 

Somebody is missing an oil tank for their heating system

 

Water, water everywhere....

 

South Main Street, looking south, on Monday afternoon

 

Chincoteague Photos: Tuesday after Sandy

Aftermath of Sandy; Tuesday morning on Chincoteague

 

Maddox Boulevard Tuesday morning

 

Looking towards the mainland across Chincoteague Channel, Main Street

 

Barry is working his fanny off, helping folks - here he is with a National Guardsman, doing his official Red Cross duties

 

Hurricane Sandy Photos

Sugarbaker's and Dockside Properties on Main Street, Chincoteague Island, this morning

 

Swamped car at AJ's on Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague Island, Sunday afternoon

 

The pier at Ocean City, Maryland has lost at least 100 feet of it's length so far