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June 24, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Fox Island is Victim of Sea Level Rise

Fox Island is Victim of Sea Level Rise

By Linda Cicoira –The circa 1929 hunting and fishing lodge that turned into an Environmental Education Center on Great Fox Island more than four decades ago is in its last season. It will close sometime in December due to sea level rise.  About 70 percent of the...