[Rockhounds] Assteague Island, area around

[Tim Fisher]

And don't forget the oyster festival! I put down many a specimen of 
Crassostrea virginica there :D Well, if you're going in October lol.

At 06:29 PM 2/28/2008, you wrote:
>Teri:
>I'll use Jeff's reply as a springboard to respond to your email. I'm not
>exactly clear on how you're getting to Assateague. As Jeff points out the
>area is rich in young fossils (<16MYA), but you don't have to just hunt for
>fossils at Calvert Cliffs. Almost anywhere you can get to the shoreline of
>the tidal Chesapeake, Potomac you have the chance of finding fossils,
>especially if certain clay banks are eroding nearby.
>
>A word of warning, I believe it is illegal to metal detect within the
>Assateague National Seashore. The good news is that you can ask permission
>and perhaps do very well metal detecting in Chincoteague. Chincoteague is
>the island resort town you pass through to get to Assateague. By all means,
>make sure you stop for some ice cream
>http://www.islandcreamery.net/about.html.
>
>If you're coming from the south, be sure to pass through Amelia, VA.
>http://www.toteshows.com/morefield.html
>
>Out of currency, but not out of mind is a list of finds in Virginia (sadly,
>Assateague is not included)
>http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL33_NO01.pdf
>
>http://varockhound.com/va/cities/index.shtml
>
>At least bring your fishing gear and if you're there in warmer weather, clam
>rakes. Good Luck!
>
>Ted Kowalski
>Fredericksburg, VA USA

Tim Fisher
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