By Connie Morrison –
On-and-off drizzle didn’t seem to hamper attendance or enthusiasm for this year’s annual festival. The theme for the fest reflected the two-year pause for COVID-19: “Long Time No Sea.”
- Jim Keating, of Herndon, Va., and Chincoteague, waits in line for raw oysters and clams.
- Olivia Greenley puts her rain boots to good use in a puddle. Her parents are Tyler and Brooke Greenley, of Chincoteague. Photo taken by Tyler Greenley.
- Tim Jackson, of Virginia Beach, enjoys a plate of festival food.
- Don Halas, of Oxford, Conn., enjoys a raw oyster at the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce’s Seafood Festival, held Saturday at Toms Cove campground.
- Logan Birch serves up single-fried oysters.
- Katie Shultz, of Virginia Beach, dances to the music of Front Page News.
- Johan Baker and Kara and Joseph Jeffries dress as pirates in support of actor Johhny Depp.
Photos by Connie Morrison unless otherwise noted.












