🌱 Thinking about seeing the Chincoteague Pony Swim up close? Start here

Cheers Chincoteague! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Thinking about seeing the Chincoteague Pony Swim up close? Start here
• How a 1954 vote opened the way from Chincoteague to Assateague

Also on today's calendar: Remson Christian Church Fish Fry Dinner! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 73.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 80 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Bucket List Adventures In Virginia You Cannot Have Anywhere Else (myfamilytravels.com) — One of Virginia's must-do adventures highlighted here is the Chincoteague Pony Swim, where Saltwater Cowboys guide the wild herd across the Assateague Channel to support the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. The article also spotlights nine other uniquely Virginian experiences, from caverns and historic sites to music and bike trails.
   

• Aug 25: On this day in Eastern Shore history, local hospital says no to acquiring Wallops base hospital (easternshorepost.com) — A historical roundup notes that on August 25, 1954, Accomack supervisors backed building a bridge from Chincoteague to Assateague, a decision that helped shape modern access to the islands. Other August 25 milestones include a Wallops satellite reentry, a declined offer to use the former base hospital, and various Eastern Shore and regional events.
   

📸 Around Chincoteague

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chincoteague

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Remson Christian Church Fish Fry Dinner! →
  Remson Christian Church, 4249 Sheephouse Rd, Pocomoke City
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Ladies' Afternoon Tea →
  Remson Christian Church, 4249 Sheephouse Rd, Pocomoke City, MD, 21851,
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Volleyball @ Broadwater
  Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Volleyball @ Greenbrier Christian Academy
  Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
  4:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Dickson Twins →
  Teaguer's Pub, 5030 Chicken City Rd, Chincoteague
  6:00 pm
• Football vs Blessed Sacrament
  Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• HGCHS Girls JV Volleyball @ Arcadia →
  Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Support Group – Accomack →
  Eastern Shore Public Library, 24313 Bennett St, Parksley
  1:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Washington Varsity Football @ Arcadia →
  Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 2026 Chincoteague Oyster Festival →
  Tom's Cove Park, 8128 Beebe Rd, Chincoteague
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Eastern Shore Public Library, 24313 Bennett St, Parksley
  1:00 pm
• Arcadia Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Chincoteague →
  Chincoteague High School, 4586 Main St, Chincoteague
  6:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Nandua Varsity Football @ Arcadia →
  Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
  6:00 pm
Friday October 30
• Mathews Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Arcadia →
  Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Food Lion posted a job opening for FT Assistant Deli Bakery Manager in Onley. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Onley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chincoteague here.

🗞 Nearby News

Onancock

• In Onancock, artistic storefronts come to town's business district (easternshorepost.com)
• High speed chase brings year in prison (shoredailynews.com)
• Heavy Rains Pound Some Areas of the Eastern Shore (shoredailynews.com)

Kilmarnock

• Movies on the Half Shell – 80s Edition (middlenecknews.com)

Cape Charles

• A New Path on an Old Line: Eastern Shore Rail Trail Opens in Cape Charles (capecharlesmirror.com)
• Cape Charles adopts rules for Eastern Shore Rail Trail (capecharlesmirror.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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