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Only minutes away from Assateague Island where the famed Chincoteague ponies roam among deer, egrets, geese, and a great variety of other wildlife, the Chincoteague Center is a fully equipped, flexible facility adaptable not only for conventions, but also for theatrical productions, concerts, trade shows, and more.
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From Once Upon an Island: The History of Chincoteague |
 ust off the Atlantic coast of the Delmarva
Peninsula, in the extreme northeastern corner of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, lies the
largest inhabited island in the state, Chincoteague Island . . . . "Isn't that where the ponies are?" Yes. But Chincoteague is much more than ponies. Chincoteague has been continuously settled for more than three centuries, and for at least a third of that time has enjoyed a considerable renown as a vacation spot and for its seafood. Its year-round population is approximately 4,500, but there are seasons when the island contains as many as 50,000 visitors. It is rich in heritage and tradition, has places of great natural beauty, and is surrounded by waters which have provided livelihood to its residents and recreation to its visitors. It is today a fascinating blend of the up-to-date and the traditional, the quaint and the garish, the picturesque and the prosaic, and its story is one of people as well as ponies, landlubbers as well as seafarers, farmers as well as fishermen . . . . |
| Once You slept on an Island If once you have slept on an island you'll never be quite the same you may look as you looked the day before and go by the same old name you may bustle about in street and shop you may sit at home and sew but you'll see blue water and wheeling gulls wherever your feet may go you may chat with the neighbors of this and that and close to your fire keep but you'll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell and tides beat through your sleep oh you won't know why, and you can't say how such a change upon you came but - once you have slept on an island you'll never be quite the same! |
The Chincoteague Center
6155 Community Drive
Chincoteague Island, Virginia 23336
Telephone: (757) 336-0614
Fax: (757) 336-0615
Internet e-mail:
PremierSpace@chincoteaguecenter.org
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ocated on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, the Chincoteague Center
is the ideal choice for your convention, meeting, or special event.
n your free time, enjoy the amenities of
Chincoteague and Assateague - miles of natural ocean beach, trails for biking or hiking,
boat tours and fishing, museums, the 1861 lighthouse, fine seafood, and wildlife art from
some of the East Coast's best craftsmen and artists.