by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I hope it will be interesting to some folks of the mainland and Chincoteague to know that not all of the filming of “Misty of Chincoteague” was done on Chincoteague. A lot of the home scenes, for whatever reason, were filmed on Folly Creek, down Custis...
by James Ritch | Dec 10, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The Island Theatre on Chincoteague received an early Christmas present — the original script for the movie “Misty.” It was Ken Lang’s copy of the script for the movie, which was based on Marguerite Henry’s 1947 novel, “Misty of Chincoteague.” Lang...
by James Ritch | Jun 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Chincoteague Island barn where the famous wild pony, Misty, once lived, burned to the ground late Tuesday night, according to spokesperson Denise Bowden, of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. Two houses in the vicinity suffered...
