{"id":2804,"date":"2025-01-27T16:36:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2804"},"modified":"2025-07-23T22:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:51:26","slug":"animals-cryptids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/paris-je-taime\/spooky-spots\/animals-cryptids\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals\/Cryptids"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2804\" class=\"elementor elementor-2804\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bdece e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73bdece\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5899ab4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5899ab4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb502ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb502ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a6d7d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a6d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cryptids &amp; Strange Animals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25aa2bea elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25aa2bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cryptids and creepy animal stories range from the mountains of West Virginia to the swamps of Florida and even into the sewers of NYC.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Cryptid:<\/b> a creature that is found in stories and that some people believe exists or say they have seen, but that has never been proven to exist- Cambridge Dictionary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6098797e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6098797e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24605847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24605847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c41781 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22c41781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Snallygaster.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Snallygaster.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Snallygaster-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Snallygaster-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38643752 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38643752\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71669c41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71669c41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d55cde6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d55cde6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bigfoot <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0e51a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c0e51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Various<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c188cf elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79c188cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/post-temp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More \u27f6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12935fe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12935fe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b14ec82 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b14ec82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goatman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aef34a6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aef34a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maryland\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac445aa elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ac445aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/elementor-4367\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More \u27f6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666253ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"666253ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d57aca animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62d57aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chessie<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574a7225 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"574a7225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maryland<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4068e elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa4068e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/chessie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More \u27f6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038cb7a e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"038cb7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c652c04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c652c04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5510ce animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5510ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snallygaster<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a435c7a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a435c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coming soon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb16655 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb16655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/post-temp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More \u27f6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df564a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4df564a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34021d8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34021d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mothman <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8551d2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8551d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coming soon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409c9f3 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"409c9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/elementor-4367\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More \u27f6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e76a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e76a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d00e07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72d00e07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cd067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72cd067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sewergator_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sewergator_1.jpg 376w, https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sewergator_1-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7f08f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c7f08f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13b199 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b13b199\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797d5180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"797d5180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Down the Drain (New York, NY)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b7f46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41b7f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0b8244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0b8244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most well known of the legends of NYC is that of the sewer gator. Starts innocently enough, some kids bought an alligator or two (babies of course) to keep as pets but when they realize they\u2019re going to be taken away they flush them down the toilet instead. Unlike many urban legends, this one at least has some evidence of alligators indeed being in the city. The book\u00a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4etidjz\">The World Beneath the City<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>gives an account of Teddy May, a retired sewer superintendent who claimed to have killed a family of gators in the 1950\u2019s with rat poison.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1585b31b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1585b31b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6582e898 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6582e898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b17d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2b17d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7abcf39d-b4e4-4d4c-a644-7c5ef25cf2f45b3999eec729bb9725_9233086329_6b76a69039_z.jpg\" class=\"attachment-evoke-post-img size-evoke-post-img wp-image-2432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7abcf39d-b4e4-4d4c-a644-7c5ef25cf2f45b3999eec729bb9725_9233086329_6b76a69039_z.jpg 520w, https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7abcf39d-b4e4-4d4c-a644-7c5ef25cf2f45b3999eec729bb9725_9233086329_6b76a69039_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3bd3c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f3bd3c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2d0fdd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d2d0fdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7bfa3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f7bfa3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Misty of the Chincoteague\" (Chincoteague, VA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7073a2ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7073a2ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147ccf87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147ccf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"font-size: 44px; line-height: 6px; font-family: 'Road Rage', sans-serif; transition-property: all; width: 875px; border-color: #3f444b; fill: #3f444b; word-spacing: 3px;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">\u00a0<\/h2><p>You like horses? Of course you do. You like ponies? Even better. You want to see a dead one that\u2019s stuffed and standing guard of a museum that was the star of a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hb3drR\">children\u2019s literature stories<\/a>? No? That\u2019s weird you don\u2019t want to, but a lot of people do.\u00a0So in case you\u2019re in the yay to dead ponies team- meet Misty.<\/p><p>As mentioned, Misty of Chincoteague is a local celebrity. Not only did the book and movie attract a new audience to the shore in the 1950\u2019s and 60\u2019s, but Misty also promoted the wild pony population and events surrounding them. One such event was called the \u201cSaltwater Cowboys\u201d which was an inspiration to the author, Marguerite Henry. Misty actually spent a lot of her life in Illinois, where Henry took her on tours and public appearances. Misty returned to Chincoteague where she was bred and had several foals including Stormy. Stormy was the key character in some of Henry\u2019s follow up tales. (Ha, tales\u2026get it\u2026).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045ffeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"045ffeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bae2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15bae2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baba8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baba8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ghost_Crab_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ghost_Crab_image.jpg 670w, https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ghost_Crab_image-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelloreeast.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ghost_Crab_image-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a2d8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9a2d8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7911827 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7911827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abb5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5abb5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghost Crabs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba2129 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ba2129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55be64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55be64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These ghosts are not the misty apparitions that leave windows open and creep around the attic. Instead, these ghosts leave little holes in the sand at night. Ghost crabs, known locally as Sand Crabs, inhabit most of the Eastern Shore and there have been fossils of them discovered dating back to 2 million years ago. Even with their impression heritage, they are endangered thanks to people invading the shores with real estate, ATV\u2019s, and little kids trying to dig them up and scare their little sister with one in their hand.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15919b72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15919b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d79e0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d79e0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New Stuff<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e96b690 elementor-widget 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