NEWS
By Childs Walker and Childs Walker,SUN NATIONAL STAFF | September 7, 2004
COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- Kathy Kneuer ducked under a mass of hanging cables and aimed her camera at a chunk of roof sitting on the living room floor of the beachfront rental unit she owns on this barrier island. Hurricane Frances had peeled the roof off the apartment, broken a railing that faces the Atlantic Ocean and carried an air conditioning unit clear to the other side of the parking lot. She was documenting the damage for insurance purposes. "You want to say you're prepared, and you tell yourself the worst could happen," Kneuer said.
NEWS
By Tom Bowman and Tom Bowman,Washington Bureau | March 25, 1992
WASHINGTON -- The House approved a measure yesterday that would allow for the expansion of the Assateague Island National Seashore in Worcester County.The legislation, approved by voice vote, would allow the National Park Service to purchase 96 acres of the Elizabeth Woodcock estate, south of Route 611. The rest of the 320-acre farm is expected to be largely preserved through the purchase by an environmental trust.Maryland lawmakers said the legislation was necessary to prevent commercial development of the property, owned by the late Mrs. Woodcock and located near the Verrazano Bridge, which connects Worcester County to the barrier island.
NEWS
By Edward Flattau | October 30, 2001
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. - I think everyone needs a Chincoteague, especially after the horrific terrorist assault on our nation and individual psyches. For me, Chincoteague is a place to retreat for spiritual reflection and some assurance that there is a divine plan in which order ultimately materializes out of chaos. I never needed that assurance more than immediately after the bloody events of Sept. 11. Chincoteague is more than an abstraction for me. It is actually a 10,000-acre national wildlife refuge situated on Assateague, a barrier island bordering the Atlantic Ocean off the Virginia coast.
NEWS
By Pat Emory and Pat Emory,Special to the Sun | September 22, 1991
For those who like to stretch a few muscles and listen for nature's cacophony of sounds in autumn, a world of adventure lies just beyond Ocean City's doorstep.Whether you like to bike, hike or paddle, walk through history, toss a line into the sea at dawn, rake the murky shoals in search of clams or just sit quietly on a sand dune, absorbing the beauty of a wild landscape as the birds flutter by, the perfect place to enjoy your time outdoors is somewhere within a 25-mile radius of Ocean City.
NEWS
By Joel McCord and Joel McCord,SUN STAFF | May 23, 2001
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND - This windswept ribbon of sand is wasting away, starved by the rock jetty that keeps Ocean City's inlet open for the beach resort's multitude of boaters. Assateague National Seashore has taken such a pounding from the Atlantic Ocean that coastal geologists warn that one wicked nor'easter could begin the breakup of the northern end of this 37-mile-long island, home to world-famous herds of horses and more than 300 species of birds. The Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park Service have come up with a plan to stave off the inevitable by pumping sand from an offshore shoal onto a 5-mile stretch of beach.
FEATURES
By Joe Surkiewicz and Joe Surkiewicz,Contributing Writer | May 2, 1993
In Sunday's Travel section, the phone number for the Cap Cod National Seashore's Salt Pond Visitor Center was incorrect. The number is (508) 255-3421.The Sun regrets the errors.For many folks, summer vacation means escaping to a place that offers equal doses of surf, sun, boardwalk fries, arcades, amusement parks, miniature golf . . . and crowds.In other words, Ocean City.But there is another kind of surf-and-sun vacation. Picture wide, empty beaches, long walks, nesting osprey and egret, unhurried time with family and friends.