The Bivalve Trail
THE BIVALVE TRAIL is a production by the Chincoteague Island Theatre Company, created to tell amazing local stories that most people have not heard before, but all deserve respect and celebration.Completely researched, written, and narrated by Lexi Hubb, THE BIVALVE TRAIL is a collaboration with Longtayle Studios and the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance.
Podcasting since 2020 • 8 episodes
The Bivalve Trail
Latest Episodes
The Sinking of the SS Marine Electric
Episode 8 dives into the story of the bulk carrier vessel, the SS Marine Electric, who tragically sank during a winter storm 30 miles offshore from Chincoteague Island on February 12, 1983. Only 3 men survived, 31 lost their lives in the frigid...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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53:09
Grace Sherwood: “The Witch of Pungo”
Episode 7 takes us off of the Eastern Shore but stays in the Tidewater region. Introducing Grace Sherwood, a farmer, healer and midwife who lived in Colonial Virginia. Grace was accused of practicing witchcraft, and had to endure multiple...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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35:42
William Major Parker and the Lighthouse
Episode 6 dives into the life of William Major Parker, one of the very few men of color employed by the United States Lighthouse Service. He was appointed as Head Lighthouse Keeper at Killick Shoals Lighthouse in 1886. Killick Shoal...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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30:57
Painting Pictures with Sound: Behind the Music of The Bivalve Trail
Podcast writer and narrator Lexi Hubb chats with Bill Troxler; composer, performer, and sound designer for The Bivalve Trail to discuss the meticulous scholarship and creativity that went into engineering the sounds that accompanied the storyte...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:23
The Life of Thomas Downing Chapter 4: The Oyster King of New York
The finale to the tale of Thomas Downing, the son of emancipated slaves from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He lived a life of hard work, fierce determination, and a hunger for redefining what proceeded him. Thomas had so...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:24