Assateague Voices

This week, Chris & Brady of the Maryland Conservation Corps. share some surprising information about Assateague Island's legendary wild horses. Are they ponies or horses? The answer to this burning question and more! Episode 5, "Wild Horses." Let's go!

This week we visit with Ron Harrigan, the man behind Coastal Campers and Assateague Cottages. Ron talks about his lifelong love of tiny houses and surfing, and we hear from a very satisfied customer. Let's go.

This week's episode of Assateague Voices will actually air next week, while I finish up an unrelated audio project. So next week, we'll talk with Assateague visionary Ron Harrigan. Ron's Coastal Campers have saved Assateague camping for many of us. Now he's transforming camping again with his cool, colorful Assateague Cottages. Ron Harrigan, next week on Assateague Voices. Until then, have fun.

"You're actually in the lineup where everybody is, you can sit on top of your board and just drift. And then when there's a wave you paddle and you go. And then it makes life much funner." 7 yr old wahine Charlie Cox explains it all. Surf's Up Part 3.

Get your jersey, grab your board. There's the horn. The first heat's underway. In this episode, we drop in on the Eastern Surfing Association Delmarva District's Summer Series Surf contest on Assateague's North Beach, on July 22nd. The waves are perfect, the sky is cloudless, and the mood among the 75 or so contestants of all ages is pure joy. We'll meet some of those contestants, including an Assateague surfing pioneer, and listen in as the judges score the action. Surf's Up, Part 2.

From the moment I started planning this Assateague podcast, I knew I wanted Michelle as my first guest. Michelle is the Assateague surfing world's Big Wahini. She's revolutionized surfing lessons for women and kids, and currently is executive director of the world's largest amateur surfing organization. Not bad. Let's go!

Assateague Voices explores Assateague Island and the natural, environmental, and societal influences that shape it. Each episode will tell the story of Assateague Island through the people who live here, work here, play here, care for it year-round, and are in many ways transformed by it. Subscribe to Assateague Voices today.