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Places to go and things
to do in the Northern Neck
and Middle Peninsula
• Local beaches: Sun, sand and surf
• Cool down with homemade ice cream
• Discover Gloucester County
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Rivah (‘riv-â), n. [der. river]:
1. the lands and waters
of the Northern Neck
and Middle Peninsula of
Virginia, USA, particularly
favored by urban dwellers
for spring, summer and fall
escapes. 2. a region in these
peninsulas bound by the
Chesapeake Bay and the
Rappahannock, Potomac
and York rivers, inclusive.
adj.– rivah: reflecting an
attitude indicative of the
abundantly pleasant lifestyle
in this area.
t’s July. Let’s party!
It’s the month in which we celebrate our nation’s freedom with
parades, fireworks, picnics and festivals. We’ve included information about local Independence Day activities on our extensive
calendar of events and throughout the guide.
It’s also a month to celebrate a favorite sweet summer treat. It’s
National Ice Cream Month, so make a homemade gallon or two.
It’s easy, it’s a fun family project and, well, it’s just plain delicious.
We’ve included a few recipes and tips for making your own, along
with a list of upcoming “shake and make” ice cream events at the
state parks.
And since it finally feels like summer, it’s time to head to the
beach. Spend an hour, an afternoon or a day at one of the many
public beaches in Rivah country. We’ve included photos and
information about each.
July is also time to celebrate all of our Best of the Rivah contest
winners. Look inside to find out if your favorite gift shop, restaurant, boat captain or local band made the list. Continue to support the winners and all the businesses that make this publication
possible.
We hope you have a happy Fourth and a July filled with sunny,
beach days and ice cream!
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Write us at [email protected].
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The Rivah Visitor’s Guide is published six times
a year jointly by the Rappahannock Record, P.O. Box 400, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482,
(804) 435-1701, and the Southside Sentinel, P.O. Box 549, Urbanna, Va. 23175,
(804) 758-2328. Email: [email protected]
News Tom Hardin and Robert D. Mason Jr., editors; Larry S. Chowning,
Tom Chillemi, Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi, Audrey Thomasson, Madison White
Franks
Advertising Sara Amiss and Wendy Payne, managers;
K.C. Troise, Marilyn Bryant, Jessica Michels-Mancini and Libby Allen
Production Joseph Gaskins, Susan Simmons, K.C. Troise, Sarah Bowis
Stephanie Feria, and Noah Johnson
Camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3
Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Discover Gloucester . . . 73
Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Diversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Parks & Recreation . . . . . 44
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rivah Fare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rivah Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
It Happened Here . . . . . 56
Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Editorial Director Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
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Did you know?
The Rivah Visitor’s Guide is also online and free.
Find interactive directories with live links to
lodging, marinas, restaurants and more at
www.SSentinel.com and www.RRecord.com
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RIVERSIDE URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE
FIFTH ANNUAL
IRVINGTON
CRAB FESTIVAL
August 13, 2016
Irvington Town Commons
Gates Open 4pm - Crabs Served 5pm
$45.
Kids 12 and under $10
(Ticket price will increase to $50 on July 15.
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For more information or to purchase tickets online visit:
steamboateramuseum.org
Tickets may be purchased at the Museum
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
What do a CHICKEN and a
STEAMBOAT have in common?
Even if you’re just visiting,
we’ll treat you like family.
At Riverside, we sincerely hope your visit to our community does not require
urgent or emergency care. Should illness or injury happen, know that you can count
on our highly trained staff to provide exceptional and compassionate care. Just like
we do every day for the people of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.
Find out at the
Steamboat Era Museum
Summer Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
156 King Carter Drive Irvington, Virginia
804.438.6888 steamboateramuseum.org
For minor illness or injury such as sprains or sore throats:
Tappahannock Urgent Care
Hayes Walk-In Clinic
300 Mount Clement Park
Tappahannock,VA 22560
2246 George Washington Mem. Hwy.
Hayes,VA 23072
(804) 443-8610
(804) 684-5565
Open 7 days a week, 9a-7T
For life threatening symptoms such as severe abdominal
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Tappahannock Hospital
Emergency Department
Walter Reed Hospital
Emergency Department
618 Hospital Drive
Tappahannock,VA 22560
7519 Hospital Drive
Gloucester,VA 23061
(804) 443-6000
(804) 693-8800
Rivah Events
o avoid disappointment, call
the numbers where indicated to verify dates and times of
events. All area codes are (804)
unless otherwise listed.
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Ongoing events
Tuesdays
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith
Guild, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73
Monument Place, Heathsville.
580-3377.
Guided Museum Tour, 2-4
p.m., Steamboat Era Museum,
156 King Carter Drive, Irvington.
Docents in 19th-century dress
discuss life during the Steamboat Era. 438-6888.
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8:15 a.m.,
Woodville Park, Hayes,
Gloucester County. Sponsored
by Gloucester Parks, Recreation
& Tourism Department. $6 per
class. Call 693-2355 to register.
Namaste Yoga, 5:30-6:45
p.m., Botetourt School,
Gloucester. For ages 13 and
older to develop a balance of
strength and flexibility. Instructor: Nichole Knott. Fees are $30
per 6-week session or $6 per
individual class, July 19 through
August 23. Call 693-2355 to
register.
Story hour and craft-making,
10-11:30 a.m. for 2½ year olds
to rising 1st graders, and from
1-2 p.m. for rising 2nd-graders
to rising 5th-graders, Deltaville
Branch of Middlesex Public
Library. Free. 776-7362.
Paws to Read, 2-3 p.m.,
Deltaville Branch of Middlesex
Public Library. Children are
invited to read to well-behaved
dogs provided by the library.
Free. 776-7362.
Wednesdays
10-11:30 a.m. for kindergarten
to rising 2nd graders, and 1-2
p.m. for rising 3rd-graders to rising 5th-graders, Urbanna Branch
of Middlesex Public Library.
Free. 758-5717.
Paws to Read, 2-3 p.m.,
Urbanna Branch of Middlesex
Public Library. Children are
invited to read to well-behaved
dogs provided by the library.
Free. 758-5717.
Tavern Spinners & Weavers,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rice’s Hotel/
Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Studio
plan
Friday, July 1
Hands-On History Day, 10
a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Christ
Church & Museum, 420 Christ
Church Road, Weems. Ages
6-12. Archaeology, 18th-century
brickmaking, grave rubbings,
architecture. Pre-registration
required. Register at Christ
Church, christchurch1735.org,
or 438-6855.
Wine On The Water, 5-8
p.m., June Parker Marina,
Tappahannock. Wine tastings,
music by the Fox Sisters, light
food. $10 per person, which
includes first drink. Proceeds
support Ledwith-Lewis Free
Health Clinic in Tappahannock.
Storytime, 11 a.m., Central
Rappahannock Regional Library
Cooper Branch, 20 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach.
224-0921.
Trick Your Stick, 2-3 p.m.,
picnic area, Belle Isle State
Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road,
Lancaster. Make a hiking
stick for $2 per stick. Parking
fee. Pre-registration required,
462-5030.
Slimy Science, 5-6 p.m.,
campground, Belle Isle State
Lancaster. Amphibian and reptile education, craft. Parking fee.
462-5030.
First Friday Art Reception,
5-7 p.m., Rappahannock Art
League Studio Gallery, 19 North
Main Street, Kilmarnock. Light
refreshments. 435-9309.
First Friday Art Walk, 5-9
p.m., Montross. Self-guided tour
through village. Galleries, shops,
dining, music.
The Independence Day fireworks display over Urbanna Creek is always spectacular. This year’s celebration Friday Night by Firelight,
in Urbanna is on Saturday, July 2, at the town marina. Activities begin at 6 p.m. and include music by Sweet 8-9 p.m., amphitheater, Belle
Justice, food, boat parade at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks at dusk.
Isle State Park, 1632 Belle
Isle Road, Lancaster. Campfire, s’mores. Parking fee.
and store open. 435-2414.
Middlesex Public Library. Free.
must be accompanied by an
462-5030.
Northern Neck Nutshell Asso- 758-5717.
adult. $5. Reservations due by
Saturday, July 2
ciation Races, 2 p.m., first and
Wednesdays, 438-6888.
Independence Day Celthird Wednesdays, June-October. Fridays
Tavern Woodworker’s
Saturdays
ebration, all day, Main Street,
Great Wicomico River at Glebe
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Reedville. 5K run (6:45 a.m.),
Point. 410-456-9903.
children’s events (10 a.m.),
Thursdays
bake sale, music, boat display,
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith 580-3377.
food, parade (3 p.m.), fireworks
580-3377.
Kids Day At The Museum, 10
(9 p.m.).
Tavern Spinners & Weavers,
-11:30 a.m., Steamboat Era
Urbanna Independence
Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rice’s Hotel/
Day Celebration, 6-10
580-3377.
Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 MonuIrvington. Special tour, stories,
p.m., Urbanna Town Marina
games and activities focused on ment Place, Heathsville. Studio
on Urbanna Creek. Music by
10:30-11:30 a.m. for for 2½ to
and store open. 435-2414.
steamboats and life during that
“Sweet Justice” and food and
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4 year olds, Urbanna Branch of
special time in history. Children
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beverage service begins at 6
p.m.; boat parade 7:30 p.m.;
fireworks at dusk. Bring lawn
chairs. Free. 758-2613 or
758-5440.
Deltaville 5K & Kids Fun
Run, 8-9:30 a.m., downtown
Deltaville across from the
Deltaville Community Center
(DCC) on Route 33. Fun Run at
8 a.m., 5K 8:30 a.m. Walk-up
registration Friday, July 1, 4-7
p.m., at race tent across from
the DCC, and resumes at 6:30
a.m. on race day. Online registration and more information at
www.DVLRace.com.
Morattico July 4 Community
Parade, 10 a.m. lineup, 11
a.m. parade begins. Morattico
Waterfront Museum, 6584
Morattico Road, Morattico.
Grand marshals Edwin “junior”
Barrack and Capt. George
Shelton. Register to participate
in parade at 456-2094.
Free Guided Tour, 10 a.m.-2
p.m., Historic Lower United
Methodist Church, 120 Lower
Church Road, Hartfield. For all
ages.
Independence Day 5K, 8-9
a.m., trails of Beaverdam
Park, Roaring Springs Road,
Gloucester. $5. 693-2355.
Crabbing 101, 10-11 a.m.,
fishing pier, Belle Isle State
Lancaster. Instruction. Activity
fee, parking fee. Pre-registration
recommended. 462-5030.
Seine n’ Splash, 1-2 p.m.,
Beach, Belle Isle State
Lancaster. Use a seining net to
round up specimens from the
Rappahannock River. Parking
fee. 462-5030.
Survival Bracelets 101, 3-4
p.m., picnic area, Belle Isle
State Park, 1632 Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster. Instructional
craft. Material fee, parking fee.
462-5030.
Colonial Classics, 5-6 p.m.,
Lancaster. Games, activities.
Parking fee. 462-5030.
4th Of July Celebration, 5-10
p.m., Cople District Volunteer
Fire Department, 123 Yeocomico Lane, Kinsale. Food,
crafts, vendors, dunking booth,
corn hole, kids games, kids bike
parade (5 p.m.), music (5:30-9
p.m.), fireworks (9:15 p.m.).
Stargazing With Geoff Chester, 9-10 p.m., camp store,
Belle Isle State Park, 1632
Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Parking fee. 462-5030.
Fireworks, 9 p.m. Windows on
the Water, Yankee Point Marina,
1303 Oak Hill Road, Lancaster.
462-7018, 462-7635.
Wicomico Community
Fireworks, 9:30 p.m.,
Northumberland High School,
201 Academic Lane, Claraville.
Bring blanket or lawn chair.
580-4905.
Sunday, July 3
Camp Cooking: Good Morning Campfire, 8:30-9:30 a.m.,
amphitheater, Belle Isle State
Lancaster. Coffee and muffins
baked in an orange peel. Materials fee, parking fee. Pre-registration required. 462-5030.
Art in Nature, 1-2 p.m.,
Lancaster. Hike and craft. Parking fee. 462-5030.
Aww Shucks, Oysters! 3-4
p.m., motor boat launch, Belle
Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster. Oyster gardening investigation. Parking fee.
462-5030.
World Famous Breakfast,
8-11 a.m., Mathews American
Legion Post 83, Hookemfair
Road, Hudgins. $8 donation.
725-7422.
Beneath the Surface, 9-10
p.m., fishing pier, Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster. Fish light
investigation. Parking fee.
462-5030.
July 3-4
Liberty Celebration, 9 a.m.-6
p.m., Yorktown Victory Center,
200 Water Street, Yorktown.
Tactical drills, military exercises,
learn the challenges that faced
the nation’s founders, including
those who signed the Declaration of Independence. $9.75
adults; $5.50 ages 6-12; free
ages 5 and younger.
Monday, July 4
Historic Yorktown July 4 Celebration, all day. 8K run and
5K walk (8 a.m.), Yorktown High
School; parade (9 a.m.) Water
and Main streets, music by U.S.
Coast Guard Band; Sounds of
Liberty Bell Ringing (7 p.m.), Riverwalk Landing Stage; U.S. Army
Training and Doctrine Command
Brass band (8 p.m.), Riverwalk
Landing Stage; fireworks over
the York River (9:15 p.m.).
757-890-3500.
Independence Day Celebration, 10 a.m., First Presbyterian
Church, 6470 Main Street,
Gloucester. A public reading
of the Declaration of Independence; ringing of the church bell
to honor the 56 signers; a public
reading of the Bill of Rights; and
patriotic music and singing.
Ask-a-Ranger, 9-10 a.m.,
Lancaster. Artifacts, crafts,
games. Parking fee. 462-5030.
Irvington 4th Of July Hometown Parade, 10 a.m., King
Carter Drive, Irvington. Antique
car display follows on Irvington
Town Commons, 98 King Carter
Drive, Irvington.
Lewisetta Independence Day
Parade, 10 a.m., Lake Francis Pond, Lake Francis Lane,
Lottsburg.
Essex
Q Tappahannock Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in the center of historic downtown Tappahannock, the third Saturday of the month through November. 445-2067
Gloucester
Q Summer Nights Market in Gloucester 4:30–7:30
p.m. every Wednesday beginning in June. 695-0700
Historic Yorktown
Q Yorktown Market Days 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Yorktown waterfront between Buckner and Ballard Streets every Saturday from May 14 through October 29. 757-890-3500
Lancaster
Q Irvington Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Irvington
Commons, the first Saturday of the month through November. 480-0697
Mathews
Q Mathews Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on the Court
Green, every Saturday through October. 725-3318
Middlesex
Q Urbanna Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Taber Park, second Saturday of each month. 758-2613
Q Holly Point Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Deltaville Maritime
Museum, fourth Saturday of each month. 776-7200
Northumberland
Q Heathsville Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1p.m. at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, the third Saturday of the month
through October. 580-3377
Westmoreland
Reedville will hold an Independence Day celebration on Main Street in Reedville Saturday, July 2. There will
be a 5K run, children’s events, bake sale, music, boat display and food. A parade will take place at 3 p.m.
and fireworks at 9 p.m.
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Q Montross Market Days 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the old Courthouse, the first Saturday of the month. (703) 598-2112
Events
Camp Cooking: Shake n’
Make Ice Cream, 1-2 p.m.,
Lancaster. Ice cream making.
Materials fee, parking fee. Preregistration required, 462-5030.
Whooo’s for Dinner? 3-4 p.m.,
Lancaster. Owl education. Materials fee, parking fee. 462-5030.
Fireworks, 9 p.m., Municipal
Pier, Colonial Beach.
Wednesday, July 6
Run For The Win Story Hour,
10-11 a.m., Northumberland
Public Library, 7204
Northumberland Highway,
Heathsville. Ages 3 and older.
Guest runner: Brian Buffaloe.
580-5051.
Virginia Institute of Marine
Science Tour, 10:30 a.m.noon, VIMS Campus, Gloucester
Point. Exhibits, hands-on
activities. Free. Register online
at vims.edu/public/publictours.
684-7061.
Thursday, July 7
Middlesex Public Library
Children’s Program, 2 p.m.,
Middlesex YMCA, Route 33,
Hartfield, featuring the Rainbow
Puppets. Free. 758-5717.
Junior Ranger: Adventurers,
10 a.m.-noon., picnic area, Belle
Road, Lancaster. Ages 8-11.
$6 per person. Pre-registration
required, 462-5030.
Cloverbud Ag Camp, 10 a.m.-3
p.m., Northumberland Public
Library, 7204 Northumberland
Highway, Heathsville. Sponsor:
Virginia Cooperative Extension
4-H. Ages 5-8. $5. 580-5694.
Colonial Classics, 2-3 p.m.,
Lancaster. Games, activities.
Saturday, July 9
Allure Artisan Market, 9
a.m.-1 p.m., Allure Art Center
Gardens, 419 Rappahannock
Drive, White Stone. 323-3169.
Threshing Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Northern Neck Farm Museum,
12705 Northumberland Highway, Burgess. 761-5952.
Historical Presentations: The
Shiloh Schools, 10 a.m.-2:30
p.m., Northumberland County
Historical Society, 86 Back
Street, Heathsville. Speaker:
Dr. John Moore. Topic: The
Archaeology of Coan Hall and
Seventeenth Century Settlement
in the Potomac River Valley.
Aww Shucks, Oysters! 11
a.m.-noon., motor boat launch,
Belle Isle Road, Lancaster.
Oyster gardening investigation.
The annual Deltaville 5K and Kids Fun Run will be held Saturday, July 2, in downtown Deltaville on Route 33. Critter Creations: Butterflies,
The Kids Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. Visit www.DVLRace.com for registration 1-2 p.m., picnic area, Belle
information and more details on the event.
Isle Road, Lancaster. Butterfly
education, craft. Parking fee.
Chesapeake Leukemia Cup
Cooper Branch, 20 Washing462-5030.
Regatta, Deltaville. Sailors from Seine n’ Splash, 3-4 p.m.,
Science Tour, 10:30 a.m.ton Avenue, Colonial Beach.
across the region will participate beach, Belle Isle State
noon, VIMS Campus, Gloucester 224-0921.
in this fundraising event to benPoint. Exhibits, hands-on
Second Friday Art Walk, 6-9
p.m., Colonial Beach. Numerous efit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Lancaster. Use a seining net to
Society. On-shore events will
at vims.edu/public/publictours. galleries. 224-7181.
be at the Deltaville Maritime
684-7061.
Friday Night by Firelight,
Museum on Mill Creek, and
8-9 p.m., amphitheater, Belle
fee. 462-5030.
boats will sail out of Fishing Bay Stock Car Racing, 6:30-10:30
Yacht Club on Jackson Creek in
Isle Road, Lancaster. Campp.m., Virginia Motor Speedway,
Deltaville. Call 804-774-2260
fire, s’mores. Parking fee.
Route 17, Jamaica, 8 miles
or email [email protected] to north of Saluda. Four divisions
462-5030.
register or for more information. of racing. vamotorspeedway.com
462-5030.
July 8-10
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July 7-8
4-H Archery and Outdoor Adventure Camp, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
each day, Mathews Extension
Office. Ages 9-13. $20 total for
both days. 725-7196.
Friday, July 8
Woodville School Art Exhibit
Reception, 5-7:30 p.m., Arts
on Main, 6580-B Main Street,
Gloucester Court House. A
fundraiser for the preservation
of historic Woodville School. Art
collection of Vernon Carter Jr. to
be featured. 824-9464.
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July 9-10
Flounder Bash, Northern Neck
Anglers Club member tournament. Sponsor: Marine Electronics, Hartfield. Target species:
croaker, flounder. Membership
information and tournament
rules at northernneckanglersclub.wordpress.com.
Sunday, July 10
Colonial Beach Triathlon
Festival, 6:50 a.m. Throughout
town and waterfront. International and sprint individual
and team events. Swim, bike,
run. Entry fees vary. Registration required by 8 p.m., July
5. Visit runsignup.com/Race/
Events/VA/ColonialBeach/
ColonialBeachTriathlonFestival.
Slimy Science, 11 a.m.-noon.,
462-5030.
Memory Lane Car Club, 3
p.m., Boys and Girls Club of the
Northern Neck, 517 North Main
Street, Kilmarnock. Cruisein follows at 4 p.m. Anyone
interested in collector vehicles
welcome. 435-6171.
Monday, July 11
Mad Scientist Spin, Pop,
Boom, 9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m.,
Northumberland Family YMCA,
6348 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Sponsor:
Northumberland Public Library,
580-5051.
July 11-15
Grandparents Camp, 1 to
4 p.m., morning session is
full, Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern, 73 Monument Place,
Heathsville. Grandparents (or
any adult) spend half a day with
their child creating projects with
blacksmiths, woodworkers,
spinners and weavers, quilters,
crafters. $75 per adult/child
couple. Register at RHHTFoundationinc.org, or 580-3377.
Kids Art Workshops, 10 a.m.
noon, Drawing Adventures, and
12:30-2:30 p.m., Irresistible
Arts. Rappahannock Art League
Studio Gallery, 19 North Main
Street, Kilmarnock. Instructor:
Marilyn Sprouse. Ages 7 and
older. For fees and registration,
call 436-9309.
4-H Cloverbud Day Camp,
8:30-4 p.m. each day, Mathews
Extension Office, 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Ages
5-8. $25. 725-7196.
Mathews YMCA Youth Sailing Camp, 8:30-2:30 p.m.
daily, Williams Wharf, Mathews.
725-1488.
The 81st annual Kilmarnock Firemen’s Festival will be held July 28
through August 6 at the KVFD Carnival Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue,
Kilmarnock. Grand prize raffle tickets are available for a 2016 Chevrolet
Colorado pickup truck. From left are future firefighter Brantley Chance
and carnival president Johnny Smith. Tickets ($10) may be purchased
at a variety of upcoming community events and the carnival as supplies
last. A drawing will be held at 11:30 p.m. August 6 at the carnival.
experienced oyster gardeners.
$25 donation. 694-4407.
July 12-14
Nuts About Nature Camp
& Field Trip, 1-3 p.m.
(Thursday 9 a.m.-noon),
7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Sponsors:
Virginia Cooperative Extension
4-H. Ages 7-10. Register at
580-5051.
Wednesday, July 13
Tuesday, July 12
Oyster Gardening Event, 9
a.m.-4 p.m., Virginia Institute
of Marine Science (VIMS),
Gloucester Point. For new and
Robot Story Hour, 10-11 a.m.,
7204 Northumberland Highway,
580-5051.
July 12-13
4-H Outdoor Science Camp, 9
a.m., Beaverdam Park, Roaring
Springs Road, Gloucester. $15.
693-2602.
July 13-14
Boating Safety Class, 9-4
p.m., Deltaville Maritime
Museum, 287 Jackson Creek
Road, Deltaville. Call 776-7200
to register.
Thursday, July 14
The 18th annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta will
be held in Deltaville Friday through Sunday, July 8-10. Sailors from
across the region will participate in this fundraising event to benefit
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. On-shore events will be at the
Deltaville Maritime Museum on Mill Creek, and boats will sail out of
Fishing Bay Yacht Club on Jackson Creek in Deltaville. Call 804-7742260 or email [email protected] to register or for more information.
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required. 462-5030.
Art in Nature, 2-3 p.m.,
Lancaster. Hike and craft. Parking fee. 462-5030.
Paws For Reading, 4-5 p.m.,
Central Rappahannock Regional
Library Cooper Branch, 20
Washington Avenue, Colonial
Beach. 224-0921.
Moonlight Canoe Tour, 8-9:30
p.m., Camp Store, Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster. Ages 8 and
older. $6 per person. Parking
fee. Pre-registration required.
462-5030.
684-7061.
Friday, July 15
Storytime, 11 a.m. Central
224-0921.
Hartfield, featuring Uncle TRone, a comedian and ventriloquist. Free. 758-5717.
684-7061.
Critter Creations: Oysters,
2-3 p.m., Picnic Area, Belle
Isle Road, Lancaster. Oyster
462-5030.
Third Friday, 4-6 p.m., Irvington
Business District. Participat-
ing businesses to hold open
houses, light refreshments, pets
welcome. Bring pet food donations for Animal Welfare League.
Slimy Science, 5-6 p.m.,
462-5030.
Art Workshop, 6:30-8 p.m.,
Rappahannock Art League
Street, Kilmarnock. Topic: Paint
Like the Masters-Van Gogh’s
Wheat Field with Cypresses.
Instructor: Mary Jo Beswick.
Snacks provided, participants
may bring their favorite beverage. For fees and registration,
call 436-9309.
462-5030.
Saturday, July 16
Missoula Children’s Theater
Rumpelstiltskin, 3-4 p.m. and
7-8 p.m., Mathews High School,
9889 Buckley Hall Rd. $5 for 3
p.m. play and $7 for 7 p.m. play.
725-0474.
Homemade Ice Cream Sale,
9-11 a.m., Heathsville UMC, 39
Courthouse Road, Heathsville.
beach, Belle Isle State
fee. 462-5030.
Trick Your Stick, 2:30-3:30
Road, Lancaster. Make a hiking
stick. $2 per stick. Parking
462-5030.
Critter Creations: Owls, 4-5
Road, Lancaster. Owl education,
craft. Parking fee. 462-5030.
CAPINNÉ 2016/Dancing With
The Northern Neck Stars,
Boys and Girls Club of the
Northern Neck, 517 North Main
Street, Kilmarnock. Sponsor:
Northern Neck Rotary Club.
$50. Purchase tickets at nnrotary.com, or 345-4169
462-5030.
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fee. 462-5030.
Whooo’s for Dinner? 2-3 p.m.,
Lancaster. Owl education. Materials fee, Parking fee. 462-5030.
Thursday, July 21
Youngsters at the July 16 Heathsville Farmers Market will be able to make toy wooden boats with members
of the Woodworkers Guild. The market will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73
Stock Car Racing, 6:30-10:30
p.m., Virginia Motor Speedway,
north of Saluda. Four divisions
of racing. vamotorspeedway.com
or 758-1VMS.
July 16-17
Art Workshop, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Street, Kilmarnock. Topic:
Painting Challenge. Instructor:
Karen Blair. Demonstrations of
oil paint, oil stick and oil pastel.
Open to painters using acrylic or
oil, with some experience in mixing and applying paints. For fees
and registration, call 436-9309.
Sunday, July 17
Piankatank River Golf Club
20th Anniversary Tournament, 1 p.m., Hartfield. Register at 776-6516, ext. 102.
Geocaching 101, 1-2 p.m.,
Lancaster. Search for hidden
treasure. Parking fee. Preregistration recommended,
462-5030.
July 17-23
Family Boat Building Week,
Deltaville Maritime Museum,
287 Jackson Creek Road,
Deltaville. Public invited to watch
boats being built from 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday through Friday, and
attend fish fry and Great Skiff
Race on Saturday at 10 a.m. at
the museum’s Pierwalk on Mill
Creek. 776-7200.
Monday, July 18
Outrageous Race Cars Up
Close, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,
580-5051.
July 18-21
Middlesex 4-H Cloverbud
Camp, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Saluda Baptist Church, Route
33, Saluda. For ages 5-8.
$60. Registration required.
758-4120.
Tuesday, July 19
Marsh Madness, 11 a.m.noon., campground, Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster. Hike and
marsh investigation. Parking
Fee. 462-5030.
Bird Olympics, 1-2 p.m.,
Lancaster. Bird education,
at vims.edu/public/publictours,
684-7061.
4-H Food Challenge, 10 a.m.-3
p.m., Gloucester Extension
Office, 7400 Carriage Court,
Gloucester. Ages 9-16. $20.
693-2602.
required. 462-5030.
Quilt Lecture/Trunk Show,
1 p.m., Mary Ball Washington
Museum & Library, 8346 Mary
Ball Road, Lancaster. Speaker:
Bunnie Jordan. $15 public/$10
members. Purchase advance
tickets at squareup.com/store/
maryball, or the MBW Museum
Shop.
Camp Rescue, 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m., Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad building,
Route 33, Deltaville. Ages 9-13.
Campers will be introduced
to the topics of basic CPR,
recognition of heart attack and
stroke, electrical, fire, water and
boating safety, first aid and drug
awareness. Free. Pre-register at
776-6606.
Trick Your Stick, 2-3 p.m.,
Lancaster. Make a hiking stick,
$2 per stick. Parking fee. Preregistration required. 462-5030.
462-5030.
Friday, July 22
Deltaville Community Center,
Route 33, Deltaville, featuring
the CShells musical group. Free.
758-5717.
In The Parks Meadow Walk,
9-10 a.m., Woodville Shed
at Woodville Park, Hayes,
Gloucester County. Free.
Deadline to register is July 15.
693-2355.
Science Tour, 10:30 a.m.-noon,
VIMS Campus, Gloucester Point.
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July 18-22
Mathews YMCA Youth/Teen
Sailing Camp, 8:30-2:30 p.m.
725-1488.
Kids Art Workshops, 10 a.m.
noon, Paint Play, and 12:302:30 p.m., Super Pop, Chesapeake Academy, 107 Steamboat
Road, Irvington. Instructor: Marilyn Sprouse. Ages 7 and older.
For fees and registration, call
the Rappahannock Art League
Studio Gallery at 436-9309.
Nature Water Color Camp,
1-3 p.m., Northumberland Public
Library, 7204 Northumberland
Highway, Heathsville. Ages 1014. Register at 580-5051.
Wednesday, July 20
Sports Stars Shine
Story Hour, 10-11 a.m.,
580-5051.
Seine n’ Splash, 11 a.m.noon., beach, Belle Isle State
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Free. Register online at www.
vims.edu/public/publictours,
684-7061.
224-0921.
462-5030.
462-5030.
July 22-23
Flag Football Development Camp, Friday, 5-8
p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.
Heathsville. Ages 5-12. $50
members/$65 others. Register
at 580-8901.
July 22-24
Tides Classic Car Show
Weekend, The Tides Inn, 480
King Carter Drive, Irvington. Oyster roast and music, 7-8 p.m. on
Friday, followed by the movie “Le
Mans” on the lawn. On Saturday
at 9:30 a.m., Northern Neck
Road Tour departs the Tides
Inn. $30 per car pre-registration
required. Classic Car Show, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, 50s
costume contest, rock and roll,
kids’ activities. $20 fee includes
a barbecue lunch. Register at
438-4489.
Saturday, July 23
National Park Service
Centennial-American Indian
Heritage Day, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road,
Colonial Beach. 224-1732, ext.
225.
Summer Sizzling Fair, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Freeshade Community Center, 1544 Regent
Road, Syringa. Sponsored by
Middlesex Extension Office. Arts
and crafts, Kiwanis snow cones,
food, Little Wonder Horses,
music, local fruits and veggies,
River Birch Farm animals, face
painting, and tomato and salsa
contests. Free. 758-4120.
Fish Fry and Great Skiff
Race, 11 a.m., Deltaville
Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson
Creek Road, Deltaville. Part of
Family Boatbuilding Week activities. 776-7200.
Classic Car Cruise-in, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Good Girl Industries,
5041 General Puller Highway,
Locust Hill. Free. Food vendors
and music by The Phun Doctors.
286-9195.
Sally L. Tompkins Coat Unveiling, 11 a.m.-noon, Tompkins Cottage, Brickbat Road,
Mathews. Reception will follow.
Sponsored by Mathews Historical Society. Free.
American Girl Tea Party,
10:30-11:30 a.m., Gloucester
County Main Library, 6920
Main Street. For grades 1-3.
Learn history of American Girl
dolls, games, crafts, refreshments. Registration required.
693-2998.
Petting Zoo And Gospel Concert, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., New Hope
Baptist Church, 2596 Walmsley
road, Lottsburg. 580-5650.
Aww Shucks, Oysters!, 11
a.m.-noon., motor boat launch,
Belle Isle Road, Lancaster.
Geocaching 101, 1-2 p.m.,
Lancaster. Search for hidden
treasure. Parking fee. Preregistration recommended,
462-5030.
Make Ice Cream, 3-4 p.m.,
Lancaster. Ice cream making.
Materials fee, parking fee. Preregistration required. 462-5030.
Monday, July 25
Heritage Art Class, 9 a.m.noon., Rices Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern, 73 Monument Place,
Heathsville. Topic: Felted faces.
Instructor: Cate Kauffman.
$35. Register at 580-3377, or
rhhtfoundationinc.org.
Sports Heroes A To Z Theater
Group, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,
Northumberland Public Library.
580-5051.
July 25-29
July 23-24
Kids Art Workshops, 10 a.m.Cobia Classic, Northern Neck
noon, Cardboard Creations;
Anglers Club member tourna12:30-2:30 p.m., Mini Masters.
ment. Target species: cobia,
Chesapeake Academy, 107
croaker, flounder. Membership
Steamboat Road, Irvington.
information and tournament
Instructor: Sonja Smith. Ages 7
rules at northernneckanglerand older. For fees and registrasclub.wordpress.com.
tion, call the Rappahannock
Battle of the Badges, 6 p.m.,
Art League Studio Gallery at
Northumberland County Little
436-9309.
League Complex, 529 Academic Co-Ed Volleyball Skills Camp,
Lane, Heathsville. Police vs. Fire- 5-8 p.m., Northumberland Fammen softball game. Fundraiser.
ily YMCA, 6348 Northumberland
NorthumberlandLittleLeague.
Highway, Heathsville. Ages 9-15.
com.
$50 members/$65 others.
Register at 580-8901.
Sunday, July 24
Mathews YMCA Youth/Teen
Sailing Camp, 8:30-2:30 p.m.
725-1488.
Tuesday, July 26
Aww Shucks, Oysters!, 11
Poker Run On Cockrell’s
Creek, 11:30 a.m. registration, a.m.-noon, motor boat launch,
1:30 p.m. anchor’s up. Sponsor: Belle Isle State Park, 1632
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, Belle Isle Road, Lancaster.
504 Main Street, Reedville.
453-6529.
Critter Creations: Butterflies, Critter Creations: Oysters,
11 a.m.-noon., picnic area, Belle 2-3 p.m., picnic area, Belle
Isle Road, Lancaster. Oyster
Isle Road, Lancaster. Butterfly
462-5030.
462-5030.
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at vims.edu/public/publictours,
684-7061.
July 26-28
4-H Animal Science Day
Camp, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
each day, Mathews Extension
Office, 10494 Buckley Hall
road, Mathews. $40 total for
3-day camp. For ages 9-13.
725-7196.
Wednesday, July 27
Morning Marsh Paddle, 9-11
a.m., camp store, Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster. Ages 8 and
older. $5 per person. Parking
462-5030.
Story Hour Live Theater, 1011 a.m., Heathsville UMC, 39
Courthouse Road, Heathsville.
Sponsor: Northumberland
Public Library. Ages 3 and older.
580-5051.
462-5030.
Thursday, July 28
Wine Walk, 4-8 p.m., Main
Street, Gloucester Court House.
Sponsored by the Gloucester
Main Street Association. Twelve
downtown merchants open their
shops as “tasting rooms” where
people can sip and savor wines.
Tickets are $25 and can be
purchased online at gloucestervillage.com or at participating
retailers. 695-0700.
4-H Rocket Camp, 9 a.m.noon, Woodville Park, Hayes.
Sponsored by Gloucester Extension Office. For ages 9-13. $20.
693-2602.
10 a.m.-noon., Picnic Area, Belle
required, 462-5030.
Bird Olympics, 2-3 p.m.,
Lancaster. Bird education,
July 28-August 6
81st Annual Kilmarnock Firemen’s Festival, 7 p.m. nightly
except Sunday. KVFD Carnival
Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue,
Events
Kilmarnock. Rides, games.
concessions. Raffle grand prize, a
2016 Chevrolet Colorado pickup
truck, will be awarded on the
final night. Raffle tickets $10
each, from a KVFD fireman, or at
Nobletts in Kilmarnock.
a.m.-7 p.m., Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department grounds,
Urbanna. With 32 churches
participating, focus will be on
gospel music and bridging the
gap between churches and
the community. Food vendors,
healthcare programs, recreation
Friday, July 29
for children, youth and teen activiSwim For The Win, 10:30
ties, senior-citizen programs and
a.m., Northumberland Family
vendor participation from local
YMCA, 6348 Northumberland
businesses and tourism groups.
Highway, Heathsville. Sponsors:
Free.
Crabbing 101, 10-11 a.m.,
Northumberland Family YMCA.
fishing pier, Belle Isle State Park,
580-5051.
1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster.
Instruction. Activity fee, parking
fee. Pre-registration recommendCooper Branch, 20 Washinged, 462-5030.
ton Avenue, Colonial Beach.
Farnham Country Fair, 11 a.m.224-0921.
8 p.m., Commonwealth Assisted
Living at Farnham, 511 Cedar
beach, Belle Isle State
Grove Road, Farnham. Crafts,
foods, vendors, music by The
Dove Brothers and The Knotwaround up specimens from the
ter Band, a living history display,
Rappahannock River. Parking fee. antique cars and tractors, petting
462-5030.
zoo. 394-2102, Ext. 203
Slimy Science, 5-6 p.m., campMarsh Madness, 1- 2 p.m.,
ground, Belle Isle State Park,
1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road,
Amphibian and reptile education, Lancaster. Hike and marsh invescraft. Parking fee. 462-5030.
tigation. Parking fee. 462-5030.
Friday Night by Firelight, 8-9
Paint & Sip, 2-5 p.m., Ingleside
p.m., amphitheater, Belle Isle
Vineyards, 5872 Leedstown
State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Road, Oak Grove. Create artLancaster. Campfire, s’mores.
work while sipping wine. Painting
instruction by members of the
Uncorked Palette. Reservations
p.m., Fishing Pier, Belle Isle State required, 224-8687.
Lancaster. Fish light investigaMake Ice Cream, 3-4 p.m.,
tion. Parking fee. 462-5030.
picnic area, Belle Isle State Park,
Hartfield, featuring magician Wes
Iseli. Free. 758-5717.
Science Tour, 10:30 a.m.-noon,
VIMS Campus, Gloucester Point.
Exhibits, hands-on activities.
Free. Register online at www.
vims.edu/public/publictours,
684-7061.
Library Lock-In, 5-10 p.m.,
Gloucester Main Library, 6920
Main Street, Gloucester Court
House. For grades 6-12. Games,
Now Offering
food, entertainment, prizes. Registration required. 693-2998.
Renuar Clothing
Saturday, July 30
3rd Annual Community Day,
10 a.m., Tappahannock Essex
Volunteer Fire Department,
Tappahannock. Hosted by Essex
NAACP. Vendors, health screenings, children’s games, corn hole
tournament, car and bike show.
Unity World Festival, 8:30
Ice cream making. Materials
fee, parking fee. Pre-registration
required, 462-5030.
All-You-Can-Eat Steamed
Shrimp Feast, 3-7 p.m., and
music, 5-9 p.m., Colonial Beach
Volunteer Fire Department, 312
Colonial Avenue, Colonial Beach.
Steamed shrimp, corn on the
cob, cole slaw, hush puppies.
$40 per person. Music by Southern Bred. Purchase advance
tickets at cbvfd.net.
Stock Car Racing, 6:30-10:30
p.m., Virginia Motor Speedway,
north of Saluda. Four divisions of
racing. vamotorspeedway.com or
758-1VMS.
Sunday, July 31
Ask-a-Ranger, 9-10 a.m., campground, Belle Isle State Park,
Artifacts, crafts, games. Parking
fee. 462-5030.
“I’ve Been Changed,” chat &
chew, 3:30 p.m.; curtain, 5 p.m.
Northumberland High School
Auditorium, 201 Academic Lane,
Claraville. $20. A Galilee UMC
Family and Friends Day Weekend
Celebration.
Sunset Canoe Tour, 7-8:30
p.m., camp store, Belle Isle
State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road,
Lancaster. Ages 8 and older.
$6 per person. Parking fee. Preregistration required, 462-5030.
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Urbanna to celebrate Independence Day on July 2 M I D D L E S E X — U r b a n n a ’s
Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 2, at the
Urbanna Town Marina on
Urbanna Creek will feature a
boat parade, live music, games,
food and fireworks. The rain
date is July 3.
This will be the only major
fireworks display in Middlesex
County.
After enjoying a free day
at the town swimming pool,
visitors and local residents are
invited to activities at the town
marina, which begin at 6 p.m.
Live music by Urbanna’s own
Sweet Justice band will start at 6
p.m. at the marina.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, drinks, funnel cakes and
sno-cones will be provided by
the Middlesex Volunteer Fire
Department.
The annual boat parade begins
with participants gathering at
the Urbanna bridge at 7:15 p.m.
They will then parade past the
town marina and the judges
stand at 7:30 p.m.
Judges will award prizes for
the most patriotic, most creative
and most inspirational boats
along with an honorable mention. Applications for the boat
parade are available at the town
office and the town marina. For
more information, call the town
marina at 758-5440.
A fireworks display starting
at dusk over Urbanna Creek will
conclude the activities.
To ensure safe access to
emergency vehicles, Virginia
Street will be closed from Cross
Street down to the town marina,
including Oyster Road, from 6
p.m. until after the fireworks.
Donations will be appreciated.
The public is invited to come
and enjoy an old-fashioned
Independence Day celebration.
Please leave your pets at The annual Urbanna Boat Parade will be Saturday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Urbanna Town Marina. Fireworks
home because fireworks can over Urbanna Creek will follow at dusk. Sweet Justice will perform music from 6-9 p.m.
traumatize animals.
Irvington Farmers
Market to kick
off July 4 festivities
Yorktown 4th of July Celebration to
include fireworks over the York River
YORKTOWN—The 37th annual Yorktown 4th
of July Celebration will be held Monday, July 4.
Activities taking place in Historic Yorktown will
include:
• 8 a.m., Yorktown Independence Day 8K Run
and 5K Walk at York High School.
• 9 a.m., parade on Water and Main streets with
music by the Yorktown U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Band.
• 4 p.m., event parking opens at the corner of
Cook Road and Ballard Street.
• 7 p.m., Sounds of Liberty Bell Ringing Ceremony at Riverwalk Landing stage overlooking the
York River.
• 8 p.m., United States Army Training and Doc-
The Saturday festivities in
Irvington will continue at 7 p.m.
with a free concert on the Town
Commons by the U.S. Air Force
Heritage of America Band. The concert also is presented by the VIA.
The Town of Irvington will host
its annual 4th of July Hometown
Parade at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4.
The parade will start near Crockett’s
Landing and follow King Carter
Drive east, to the Baptist and Methodist churches.
Former sheriff Ronnie Crockett of Irvington will serve as grand
marshal and retired U.S. Marine
Corps Gen. John J. Sheehan of
Arlington and Kilmarnock is the
MIDDLESEX—A
Summer
military honoree.
Antique cars will be on display Sizzling Fair sponsored by the
at the Town Commons after the Middlesex Extension Office will
be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on
parade.
Saturday, July 23, at Freeshade
Community Center, 1544 Regent
Road, Syringa.
Vendor applications and conMIDDLESEX—Lower United Methodist Church (LUMC) at 120 Lower test registrations are now being
Church Road in Hartfield is again offering free guided tours of the historic accepted by the Extension
church and grounds on three more Saturdays—July 2, August 6 and Septem- office’s Rachael Miller at 758ber 3 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. “Come and learn about part of our local history, and 4120 or [email protected].
bring the kids!” said a tour spokesperson.
There will be arts and crafts,
LANCASTER—A
record
number of vendors will sell their
fresh produce, garden plants, cut
flowers, cheeses, meats, baked
goods and artisan products at the
Irvington Farmers Market on Saturday, July 2.
More than 100 vendors are
expected to offer their wares at the
market, which kicks off the holiday
weekend in Irvington, said market
coordinator Lucy Schneider. In
addition, Clayton Neal of Jumbo
Lump Daddy & the Backfin Boys,
will perform solo.
The market is held from 9 a.m.1 p.m. on first Saturdays from May
through November at the Irvington
Town Commons, 98 King Carter
Drive, Irvington. The market is
sponsored by the Irvington Village
Improvement Association (VIA).
Tours of historic church offered
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July 2016
trine Command Band (Brass Band) at Riverwalk
Landing stage.
• 9:15 p.m., fireworks display over the York River.
The annual Yorktown Independence Day 8K Run
and 5K Walk event, sponsored by the York County
Historical Museum, will take place at 8 a.m. at York
High School on Route 17 in Yorktown. Race registration on July 4 begins at 6:30 a.m. Pre-registration
is recommended at peninsulatrackclub.com.
The free air-conditioned Yorktown Trolley will
run beginning at approximately 10 a.m. following
the parade, and conclude at 5 p.m.
For additional event information, visit www.
visityorktown.org or call York County Parks, Recreation and Tourism at 757-890-3500.
Sizzling Summer Fair to feature tomato
and salsa contests, music, family fun
Kiwanis snow cones, food, Little
Wonder Horses, music, local
fruits and veggies, River Birch
Farm animals, and face painting,
At 12:30 p.m. awards will be
presented for the winners of the
tomato and salsa contests.
Judging categories in the
tomato contest are Biggest,
Weirdest, Best Plate of 3, and
Best Tasting. There are youth
and adult divisions. The first
place prize is $50; second
place, $25; and third place, $10.
T-shirts will be given to all participants. The entry fee is $10,
and the registration deadline is
July 1.
Judging criteria in the “Salsa
Challenge”
includes
taste,
aroma, consistency, freshness,
creativity of recipe, color, and
locally grown. The first place
prize is $50; second place, $25;
and third place, $10. The registration deadline is July 1.
Patriotic concert slated
July 2 in Irvington
LANCASTER—The U.S. Air Force Heritage
of America Concert Band—approximately 40
strong—will be back on the Irvington Commons
at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, to entertain Northern
Neck audiences.
The Heritage of America Concert Band, the largest of the USAF’s six ensembles, is known for their
renditions of orchestral classics, marches, Broadway hits, jazz standards, movie music and patriotic
favorites.
“The Irvington Village Improvement Association is honored they said ‘Yes!’ to our date request,”
said president Dermot McNulty. “They have a
very active concert schedule and we are delighted
they’re able to be back in Irvington for our Independence Weekend festivities.” The band has a
rich history of inspiring hearts and minds, building
and sustaining American patriotism, and enhancing esprit de corps in the USAF. It was one of the
original Army Air Corps bands, created by order
of the Secretary of War on October 1, 1941, and
assigned to Barksdale Field, La. In June 1946, after
a short stay at Brooks Field, Texas, the band arrived
at Langley Air Force Base, its current home.
“I think the best part of the concert is when
they play the official song for each branch of the
service,” said CJ Carter, a concert organizer. “It
makes me proud to be an American when you see
all these men and women who have served, stand
up and be recognized. My dad was in the U.S. Navy
during World War II and my husband served with
the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. I stand up
to recognize their patriotism.”
Chesapeake Bank, a concert sponsor, will offer
hot dogs and soft drinks near the Irvington Chesapeake Bank building. Picnics are encouraged and
the VIA will have dismantled the farmers’ market
by 2 p.m. that day so that concert-goers can save
their spots with tables and chairs.
Judges for a “Get your red, white and blue on”
contest for the most patriotic table, will be circulating prior to the concert.
Deltaville 5K
Reedville to roll out
the red, white and blue and Kids
NORTHUMBERLAND—Head
to Reedville to celebrate the nation’s
birthday at the annual Independence
Day Celebration, Saturday, July 2,
and Sunday, July 3.
Saturday will be filled with family-friendly activities, according to
coordinator Danny Haynie.
The fun will begin at 8 a.m. with
a Firecracker 5K. Registration will
begin at 6:45 a.m. at Festival Halle,
Children’s events, including
build-a-boat workshop, a pie-eating
contest, fire truck hose down, tattoos, face-paining and old fashioned games, will begin at 10 a.m.
and continue throughout the morning throughout the village.
A bake sale will be held at Beth-
any United Methodist Church, 454
Main Street. Music by Russ will be
held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Community Gazebo, adjacent to the
church.
Boats will be on display and hot
dogs served at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street.
An Independence Day parade
along Main Street will begin at
3 p.m. with grand marshal and
longtime Fairfields Volunteer Fire
Department member Charles Lewis
of Reedville leading the way.
The activities will conclude with
a fireworks display over Cockrell’s
Creek at 9 p.m.
On Sunday, a patriotic music concert will be presented by the Festival
Chorale at 3 p.m. at Festival Halle.
Fun Run set
for July 2
MIDDLESEX—The
annual
Deltaville 5K and Kids Fun Run
will be held Saturday, July 2, in
downtown Deltaville on Route 33.
The Kids Fun Run starts at 8 a.m.
followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m.
The start-finish line is in front of
the Deltaville Community Center
(DCC).
This year’s theme is “Surf
Deltaville,” and race organizers are planning another exciting
event with crab races prior to the
Kids Fun Run, snow cones for all,
and The Table be selling breakfast
items for everyone’s enjoyment
throughout the event. All participants will receive a commemorative medal and race t-shirt.
Online registration is open until
Thursday, June 30, at www.DVLRace.com. Walk-up registration is
GLOUCESTER—An Independence Day celebration will be held at on Friday, July 1, from 4-7 p.m.
10 a.m. on Monday, July 4, at First Presbyterian Church, 6470 Main at the race tent, across from the
Street, Gloucester.
DCC, and resumes at 6:30 a.m. the
The event will feature a public reading of the Declaration of Indepen- following morning, race day, Satdence; ringing of the church bell to honor the 56 signers; a public read- urday, July 2.
ing of the Bill of Rights; and patriotic music and singing.
During the 5K race, the
Middlesex Family YMCA will
provide Kiddie Corral childcare.
The race course will follow
Route 33 and Lover’s Lane and
will be completed about 9:30 a.m.
Independence Day
celebration in Gloucester
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call 435-1701 or 758-2328
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Rivah Music
unwind
7-10 p.m., Willaby’s on the
Rappahannock, 327 Old Ferry
Road, White Stone. Traditional
bluegrass. 435-0000.
Wicked Jezabel, 7 p.m.,
The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, High
Tides on the Potomac, 205
Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.
224-8433.
Southern Bell Band, 7-10:30
p.m., Savannah Joe’s, 55
Irvington Road, Kilmarnock.
$5. 435-6000.
Good Shot Judy, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Sunset, Moonshine & Music,
Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive,
Irvington. 438-4489.
o avoid disappointment, call
the numbers where indicated to verify dates and times
of events. All area codes are
(804) unless otherwise listed.
T
Ongoing events
Wednesdays
Music Night, 7-9 p.m.,
Rappahannock Grill, 37 North
Main Street, Kilmarnock.
435-5152.
Thursdays
Shaggin’, 6 p.m. free lessons,
7 p.m. dancing. KC’s Crabs and
Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont
Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock.
Shag, line dancing. 435-7665.
On The Rise Performers,
7-9 p.m., Willaby’s on the
Rappahannock, 327 Old Ferry
Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
Fridays
Live Music, 6:30 p.m., Northern Neck Burger Company, 62
Irvington, Road, Kilmarnock.
577-4400.
Paige Melton, 6-9 p.m., Thai
Pot, 36 North Main Street,
Kilmarnock. 436-8424.
Saturdays
Live Music, 6:30 p.m., Northern Neck Burger Company, 62
Irvington, Road, Kilmarnock.
577-4400.
Sundays
Sunday Funday/Live Music 11
a.m.-7 p.m., Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood
Drive, Colonial Beach. 224-8726.
Pat Moore, 5-8 p.m., KC’s
Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie
Ball DuPont Memorial Highway,
Kilmarnock. 435-7665.
Friday, July 1
The Fox Sisters, 5-8 p.m., June
Parker Marina, Tappahannock.
Part of the Wine on the Water
summer series. Wine and light
food. $10 per person, which includes first drink. Proceeds support Ledwith-Lewis Free Health
Clinic in Tappahannock.
10 Foot 6, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Captain’s Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant,
Tappahannock.
Tom Euler Trio, 7-10 p.m., Willaby’s on the Rappahannock, 327
Old Ferry Road, White Stone.
Rocking blues. 435-0000.
Ennovations, 7-10:30 p.m., Savannah Joe’s, 55 Irvington Road,
Kilmarnock. $5. 435-6000.
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Saturday, July 9
The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Concert Band will present a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at the
Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.
Rock Bottom Bridge, 7 p.m.,
224-8433.
The Articles, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Saturday, July 2
Ron Emrit, 3-5 p.m., Sunset,
Moonshine & Music, Tides Inn,
Steel drums. 438-4489.
Sharon Mann & The 11-21
Club, 5:30-9 p.m., Cople District
Volunteer Fire Department, 123
Yeocomico Lane, Kinsale. Followed by fireworks.
U.S. Air Force Heritage of
America Concert Band, 7 p.m.,
Irvington Commons, 98 King
Carter Drive, Irvington.
Radio Redline, 7 p.m., The
Black Pearl Tiki Bar, High
224-8433.
Janitors, 7-10:30 p.m., Savannah Joe’s, 55 Irvington Road,
Stephen Bennett, 5:30 p.m.,
Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, Ware
Neck, Gloucester. Proceeds to
benefit Woodville Park. Advance
tickets only, $45 per person or
$80 per couple. Tickets may
be purchased at the Gloucester
Parks, Recreation & Tourism
office at 6489 Main Street,
Gloucester Office Supply at 6740
Main Street (check or cash only
at both locations), or online with
a credit card at parkpartners.
jimdo.com. Dinner included. Cash
bar. Sponsored by ParkPartners
Inc.
Mary And The Janes, 8 p.m.,
Southwind Pizza, Mathews Court
House. 725-2766.
Filmore Duo, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Tides Inn, 480 King Carter
Drive, Irvington. Folk, light rock.
438-4489.
Mercy Creek, 8-11 p.m., Windows on the Water, Yankee Point
Marina, 1303 Oak Hill Road,
Lancaster. $5. Fireworks at 9
p.m. 462-7635, 462-7018.
The Vigilantes, 9 p.m.,
Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar,
1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial
Beach. 224-8726.
Sweet Justice, 6 p.m.,
Urbanna Independence Day
event, Urbanna Town Marina.
758-2613.
Sunday, July 3
Cameron Ashton, 11 a.m.,
Beach. 224-8726.
The Nighthawks, 7 p.m., The
Black Pearl Tiki Bar, High Tides
on the Potomac, 205 Taylor
Street, Colonial Beach. 2248433. A celebration of the life of
Gig Michaels, Swamp da Wamp!
Reedville Festival Chorale
Patriotic Concert, 3 p.m.,
Festival Halle, 177 Main Street,
Reedville.
Acoustic Sunday, 2-5 p.m.,
Ingleside Vineyards, 5872
Leedstown Road, Oak Grove. Live
music in the courtyard. Bring a
picnic. Normal tasting fees apply.
224-8687.
Levi Stephens, 4 p.m.,
Beach. 224-8726.
Under The Covers, 8 p.m.,
Beach. 224-8726.
Monday, July 4
Sounds of Liberty Bell Ringing
Ceremony, 7 p.m., Riverwalk
Landing stage overlooking the
York River, Yorktown. www.visityorktown.org or 757-890-3500.
U.S. Army Training and
Doctrine Command Band, 8
p.m., Riverwalk Landing stage
overlooking the York River, Yorktown. www.visityorktown.org or
757-890-3500.
Three Days Of Rain, 7 p.m.,
224-8433.
Wednesday, July 6
Chris Stanley, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Drive, Irvington. Folk, acoustic.
438-4489.
Amy Ladd & Friends, 6-8 p.m.,
Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. $4
parking fee. Gospel, bluegrass.
462-5030.
Tom Euler Trio, 6-9 p.m., Kingston Plantation, North, Mathews
County. Fundraiser for GloucesterMathews Care Clinic Dental
Program. $25; under age 12
admitted free. Food and beverages for sale. 210-1368.
Paige Melton, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Urbanna Farmers’ Market, Taber
Park Urbanna. 776-2613,
Bluegrass and Country Music
Jam, 7-10 p.m., Urbanna
Firehouse. Free admission.
Covered dish snacks shared at
intermission.
Earls of Kent, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,
Captain’s Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant, Tappahannock.
Face Down, 7 p.m., The Black
Pearl Tiki Bar, High Tides on the
Potomac, 205 Taylor Street,
Colonial Beach. 224-8433.
The Folly, 7:30-10 p.m., Sunset,
438-4489.
Junk Food, 9 p.m., Dockside
Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787
Castlewood Drive, Colonial
Beach. 224-8726.
Sunday, July 10
Thursday, July 7
The Main Event Band, 6:309:30 p.m., Riverwalk, Yorktown. Part of the Shagging on
the Riverwalk concert/dance
summer series. Bring blankets
and/or lawn chairs. Food will
be available for purchase. Free
admission and free parking.
757-890-3500.
Kris Scott, 7-11 p.m., Captain’s
Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant,
Tappahannock.
Friday, July 8
Rappahannock Crossing,
Blues Flash, 3 p.m., The Black
Rockin Roger, noon. Dockside
Beach. 224-8726.
Wednesday, July 13
Something Different, 7:30-10
p.m., Sunset, Moonshine & Music, Tides Inn, 480 King Carter
Drive, Irvington. Modern folk.
438-4489.
Music
Thursday, July 14
The Original Rhondels,
6:30-9:30 p.m., Riverwalk,
Yorktown. Part of the Shagging
on the Riverwalk concert/dance
summer series. Bring blankets
and/or lawn chairs. Food will
be available for purchase. Free
admission and free parking.
757-890-3500.
Chris Pearson, 7-11 p.m., Captain’s Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant,
Tappahannock.
Friday, July 15
Philip Parsons, 6 p.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar,
Beach. 224-8726.
Tray and Joan Eppes, 7-10 p.m.
Willaby’s on the Rappahannock,
327 Old Ferry Road, White
Stone. Bluesy acoustic guitar.
435-0000.
UBU, 7-10:30 p.m. Savannah Joe’s, 55 Irvington Road,
Cedar Creek, 7 p.m. The Black
James Justin & Company,
7:30-10 p.m., Sunset, Moonshine & Music, Tides Inn, 480
King Carter Drive, Irvington.
Americana, rock. 438-4489.
Tom Euler Trio, 8-11 p.m.,
Something Different restaurant, Virginia Street, Urbanna.
758-8000.
Michael Such, 6:30-8 p.m., On
the Cliffs, Westmoreland State
Park, 145 Cliff Road, Montross.
Country and Southern rock.
493-8821.
Cedar Creek, 7 p.m., The Black
The Tide Rose, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Lickity Splitz, 9 p.m., Dockside
Beach. 224-8726.
Sunday, July 17
Beach. 224-8726.
Acoustic Sunday, 2-5 p.m.,
Ingleside Vineyards, 5872 Leedstown Road, Oak Grove. Live
music in the courtyard. Bring a
picnic. Normal tasting fees apply.
224-8687.
Betty Fox, 3 p.m., The Black
Right Handed Lefties, 4 p.m.,
Beach. 224-8726.
Sierra Band, 6-8 p.m., Reedville
Fishermen’s Museum Pavilion,
$5. Grounds open at 5:15 p.m.
453-6529.
Saturday, July 16
Meghan Mary Krom and the
Cumascaigh School of Irish
Dance and Poisoned Dwarf in
“Celtic at the Creek,” 7 p.m.,
Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287
Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville.
This is an Urbanna Oyster
Festival Scholarship Competition
event and all proceeds and donations will benefit the MIddlesex
Department of Social Services
Foster Care Program. Bring lawn
chairs, food and drinks. Pet
friendly. 776-7200.
33 East, 7-9 p.m., Urbanna Town
Marina on Urbanna Creek. Part
of the Music Under the Stars
concert series. Bring lawn chairs,
coolers, food, pets on leashes.
Free. 758-2613.
William Earl Sadler, 8 p.m.,
Southwind Pizza, Mathews Court
House. 725-2766.
Mercy Creek, 6-8 p.m., Belle
Road, Lancaster. $4 parking fee.
Aggressive folk rock. 462-5030.
Philip Parsons, 6 p.m.,
Beach. 224-8726.
Wednesday, July 20
Dan Marchese, Tribute to Frank
Sinatra, 6 p.m., Colonial Courthouse Lawn, Gloucester Court
House. Free. Bring lawn chairs or
blankets. 693-2355.
Good Shot Judy, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Thursday, July 21
Mark Roberts Band, 6:30-9:30
p.m., Riverwalk, Yorktown. Part
of the Shagging on the Riverwalk
concert/dance summer series.
Bring blankets and/or lawn
chairs. Food will be available for
purchase. Free admission and
free parking. 757-890-3500.
Chad Mosson, 7-11 p.m., Captain’s Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant,
Tappahannock.
Art Muroff & Friends, 7-8 p.m.,
Mathews Memorial Library, 251
Main Street, Mathews Court
House. Free. 725-5747.
Snackbar Jones, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,
Captain’s Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant, Tappahannock.
seum, 287 Jackson Creek Road,
Deltaville. Robin Steel Band from
5-6 p.m., Janet Martin Band
from 6-8 p.m. Bring lawn chairs
and coolers. $10 in advance
at the museum, Nauti Nell’s in
Deltaville, or online at deltavillemaritimemuseum.com/events;
$15 at door. 776-7200.
The Phun Doctors, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Good Girl Industries,
5041 General Puller Highway,
Locust Hill. Free. Part of a classic car cruise-in. Food vendors.
286-9195.
Sweet Justice, 7 p.m.,
Tappahannock Warsaw Moose
Lodge, Tappahannock.
Ryan Sheperd & Richtown,
7 p.m. The Black Pearl Tiki Bar,
High Tides on the Potomac, 205
224-8433.
The Janet Martin Band will perform
from 6-8 p.m. at the Deltaville
438-4489.
Maritime Museum on Saturday,
July 23.
Sunday, July 24
River Rox, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Classic Car Show, Tides Inn,
Friday, July 22
438-4489.
Levi Stephens, 6 p.m.,
Rockin Roger, noon, Dockside
1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787
Beach. 224-8726.
Beach. 224-8726.
Pretty Heavey, 7-10:30 p.m.,
Tough Deal, 3 p.m., The Black
Savannah Joe’s, 55 Irvington
Road, Kilmarnock. $5. 435-6000. Pearl Tiki Bar, High Tides on the
Royal Jokers, 7-10 p.m., WilColonial Beach. 224-8433.
laby’s on the Rappahannock,
327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone.
Blues. 435-0000.
Drivin Muzzy, 7 p.m., The Black Wednesday, July 27
Legacy, 7:30-10 p.m., Sunset,
438-4489.
Thursday, July 28
438-4489.
Matt Via, 7-11 p.m., Captain’s
Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant,
Saturday, July 23
Tappahannock.
Jeep River Jam, all day,
1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Friday, July 29
Beach. 224-8726. Featuring
Buckshot, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., CapYoko Says No, One Fine Mess,
tain’s Grill, Lowery’s Restaurant,
The Karma Issue. Jeep show,
Tappahannock.
corn hole tournament, hot body
Tara Mills & Jimmy Stellcontest, bikini contest.
ing, 7-10 p.m. Willaby’s on
The Cruisers, 6-8 p.m., Belle
the Rappahannock, 327 Old
Ferry Road, White Stone. Original
Road, Lancaster. $4 parking fee. Mountain Americana. 435-0000.
Rock and roll, rhythm and blues,
Sweet Justice, 7-10:30
Motown favorites. 462-5030.
p.m., Savannah Joe’s, 55
Jackson Ward, 6-10 p.m., Music Irvington Road, Kilmarnock.
Under the Stars, KVFD Carnival
$5. 435-6000.
Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue,
Roadducks, 7 p.m., The Black
Kilmarnock. $10. Ages 21 and
older.
Groovin’ in the Park Concert,
5-8 p.m., Deltaville Maritime Mu- Clayton Neal, 7:30-10 p.m.,
Out on a Limb, 8-11 p.m.,
Something Different restaurant, Virginia Street, Urbanna.
758-8000.
Saturday, July 30
Country Beach Music/Salute
To Jimmy Buffett, 8-10 p.m.,
Mathews High School auditorium, featuring Donk’s Theater
performers. 725-9685.
Urban Hill, 8 p.m., Southwind
Pizza, Mathews Court House.
725-2766.
The Dove Brothers and The
Knotwater Band, 11 a.m.-8
p.m., Farnham Country Fair,
Commonwealth Assisted Living
at Farnham, 511 Cedar Grove
Road, Farnham. 394-2102, Ext.
203
Southern Bred, 5-9 p.m.,
Colonial Beach Volunteer Fire Department, 312 Colonial Avenue,
Colonial Beach. All-You-Can-Eat
Steamed Shrimp Feast, food, 3-7
p.m. $40 per person. Purchase
advance tickets at cbvfd.net.
Bill & Pam Gurley, 6-8 p.m.,
Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle
Isle Road, Lancaster. $4 parking
fee. Americana, folk. 462-5030.
Comeback Iris, 7 p.m., The
Black Pearl Tiki Bar, High
224-8433.
Something Different, 7:30-10
p.m. Sunset, Moonshine & Music, Tides Inn, 480 King Carter
Drive, Irvington. Modern folk.
438-4489.
Salty Dawgs Acoustic, 8-11
p.m., Windows on the Water, Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill
Road, Lancaster. Paradise party.
$5. 462-7635, 462-7018.
Jackson Ward, 9 p.m., Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar,
Beach. 224-8726.
Sunday, July 31
Beach. 224-8726.
Blues Flash, 3 p.m., The Black
Drunken Naked Pirates, 3
p.m., Dockside Restaurant &
Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive,
Send Northern Neck music events to
[email protected]. Send Middle
Peninsula music events to
[email protected]
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1. Casey Young celebrated Memorial Day in Lewisetta.
Photo by Andy Young
2. A double rainbow crosses Urbanna Creek. Photo
by Meghan Hall
3. The sun sets at New Point Comfort RV Resort.
Photo by Ian Lotz
4. William Sterling plays horseshoes at New Point in
Mathews. Photo by Mary Lou Sterling
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boat near Windmill Point. Photo by Maryse Eubank
8. Ethan Evans waves the American Flag while
aboard Hold on Hoss anchored in the East River.
Photo by Chris Evans
9. Anna and Barrett Henschen get ready to crack
crabs on the family porch on Mosquito Creek in
Palmer. Photo by TW Henschen
10. Memorial Day sunset on the Piankatank River.
Photo by Aaron O’Neal
5. Jessica Martin is proud of her catch at Yankee
Point Marina. Younger sister Jemma looks on. Photo
by Wanda Martin
11. Memorial Day fireworks on the Piankatank River.
Photo by Melanie O’Neal
6. Ali Eubank walks on water near Windmill Point.
Photo by Maryse Eubank
12. A Father’s Day sunset on Antipoison Creek.
Photo by Kim & Wayne Broadus
7. Thomas Eubank III
13. Innocence and memories. Photo by Debbie Adams
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Rivah (‘riv-â), n. [der. river]: 1. the lands and waters of the Northern Neck and
Middle Peninsula of Virginia, USA, particularly favored by urban dwellers for spring,
summer and fall escapes. 2. a region in these peninsulas bound by the Chesapeake
Bay and the Rappahannock, Potomac and York rivers, inclusive. adj.– rivah: reflecting an attitude indicative of the abundantly pleasant lifestyle in this area.
We asked. You voted.
Hundreds of you let us know what makes the Rivah special to
you! From wineries to oysters, chicken to bait, art to ice cream
and much, much more . . . you have chosen our area’s favorites.
Thank you for helping us salute this one-of-a-kind area
that we are proud to call The Rivah!
Congratulations to the winners!
Check the following pages to find
The
Best of the Rivah!
The Rivah: More than a place . . . it’s an attitude!
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Winery
1st:Dog and Oyster Vineyard
Irvington
2016
Place to eat by the Rivah
2nd: Grey’s Point
3rd:
3rd:
Kilmarnock
Ingleside Winery
Oak Grove
Fresh Seafood Market
1st:J&W Seafood
Deltaville
Topping, Middlesex
New Point
New Point, Mathews
Marina
1st:Deltaville Yachting Center
Deltaville
2nd: Horn Harbor Marina
Mathews
3rd:
3rd:
Topping
Beach
Willaby’s
White Stone
Place to find Rivah Art
1st:RAL Studio Gallery
2nd:Crying Shame
Tappahannock
3rd: Gloucester Arts on Main
Gloucester
Real Estate Company
1st:IsaBell K. Horsley Real Estate
Middlesex, Mathews, Lancaster
Mason Realty
Middlesex
2nd:Morgan & Edwards
Mathews
ReMax Waterfront Realty
Lancaster
Saluda
Irvington Farmers Market
Irvington
Merryvale Farm
Deltaville
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Place to get Pampered
1st: Salon By The Bay
Topping
3rd:
Middlesex County
Haven Beach
Mathews County
Oyster Roast
1st:Chesapeake Academy
Irvington
2nd: Deltaville VFD
3rd:
Deltaville
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum
Reedville
1st:White Dog Bistro
Mathews
2nd:Something Different
3rd:
Urbanna
Sandpiper
White Stone
Trick Dog
1st:Capt. Billy Pipkin
Ingram Bay Marina
Capt. Ryan Rogers
Smith Point Marina
2nd: Capt. David Fisher
3rd:
Lewisetta
Capt. Al Mathews
Hudgins
Capt. William Saunders
Irvington
Kilmarnock
1st:Tri-Star Supermarket
Kilmarnock
2nd: Deltaville Market
3rd:
Deltaville
Callao Supermarket
Callao
Camp for Kids
1st:Camp Kekoka (YMCA)
Kilmarnock
2nd:Chesapeake Academy
3rd:
Irvington
Camp Piankatank
Hartfield
Festival
1st:Urbanna Oyster Festival
Urbanna
2nd: Mathews Market Days
3rd:
Buzzard’s Point Marina
Capt. Chuck O’Bier
Head’s Up Hairworks
for a day on the boat
Irvington
Charter Boat Captain
Irvington
Fried Chicken
Place to have a Cocktail
Old Farm Truck
Irvington, Lively
Kilmarnock
3rd:
Westmoreland
2nd:Norman’s Produce
Chesapeake Boat Basin
2nd: Tides Inn
Virginia Country Real Estate
1st:Garner’s Produce
Urbanna
Mathews
2nd: Wake Beach
Lancaster, Northumberland
Fresh Produce Stand/Market
Urbanna Seafood Market
Lancaster County
Middle Bay Realty
Gloucester
Montross, Tappahannock
1st:Windmill Point Beach
Kilmarnock
3rd:
Urbanna, Middlesex
2nd:Good Luck Cellars
2nd:Merroir
3rd:
1st:Bethpage
2nd: Faunces Seafood
3rd:
Campground
Mathews
RivahFest
Tappahannock
Rivah Main Street
1st:Main Street, Kilmarnock
2nd:Virginia Street, Urbanna
3rd:
Main Street, Mathews
Golf Course
1st:Piankatank River Golf Club
Hartfield
Place to get Bait/Tackle
1st:J&W Seafood
Deltaville
Place for a Date
Mathews
2nd: Hobbs Hole
2nd: RW’s Sport Shop
2nd: Merroir
3rd:
3rd:
3rd:
Tappahannock
Golden Eagle
Irvington
Wedding Venue
Mathews
2nd: Tides Inn
3rd:
1st:Crying Shame
Tappahannock
3rd:
2nd:Captain Thomas
Locust Hill
Colonial Collectibles
Warsaw
1st:Stuck on a Name
Mathews
2nd:Merroir
Topping
Sandpiper
White Stone
Playground
1st:Something Different
Urbanna
Warsaw
3rd:
Gloucester
Kilmarnock Playground
Kilmarnock
Museum/Historical Site
1st:Deltaville Maritime Museum
Deltaville
2nd: Historic Christ Church
3rd:
Weems
Gwynn’s Island Museum
Gwynn’s Island
Middlesex
Sarah Thrift
Tappahannock
Place to eat Ice Cream
1st:Stevie’s
Kilmarnock
2nd:Shortlane
3rd:
Gloucester
Something Different
Urbanna
Place for Breakfast/Brunch
1st:Something Different
Urbanna
2nd:Virginia Street Cafe
2nd:Car Wash Cafe
3rd:
3rd:
Urbanna
Byrd’s Seafood at Dog
and Oyster Vineyard
Irvington
Place to find Rivah-themed
Jewelry
1st:Burke’s
Kilmarnock
2nd:Crying Shame
3rd:
1st:Warsaw Town Park
2nd: Beaverdam Park
Bad Ace
Beer Money
Tom Euler Trio
Place for a Soft Crab
Place to get a Crabcake
Kilmarnock
3rd:
3rd:
2nd: River Birch
1st:Steve Kancianic, Yours Truly
Locust Hill
River Birch
Lancaster
Tappahannock
Photographer
2nd: Kristee Norwood
Tappahannock
1st:Crying Shame
Urbanna
Irvington
Local Band
Nautical Gift Shop
Something Different
Kilmarnock
2nd:Lickity Splitz
Belle Isle State Park
Topping
Tides Inn
Place for Rivah
Home Accessories
Urbanna
Hewick Plantation
Reedville
3rd:
Saluda
Irvington
1st:Tangier Island Cruise
3rd:
Keepers
2nd: Bay and River Home Decor
Rivah Excursion
3rd:
Lottsburg
Tappahannock
Urbanna
2nd:Something Different
3rd:
Urbanna
Tappahannock
Deltaville
Hotel/B&B
1st:Tides Inn
Irvington
2nd: Inn at Tabbs Creek
Mathews
Kilmarnock Inn
3rd:
Place to get Fried Oysters
1st:Virginia Street Cafe
Java Jacks
The Table To Go
River Birch
Locust Hill
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
Hope and Glory Inn
Irvington
Place to find Rivah Attire
1st:Crying Shame
Tappahannock
Richardson’s
2nd: Lowe Tide
Urbanna Seafood
Restaurant and Raw Bar
3rd:
Mathews
Urbanna
Urbanna
Weekends
Kilmarnock
River Birch
Locust Hill
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Rivah Lodging
nless noted, all rates are
per night and all lodgings
are with the (804) area code.
Call the lodging place for
more information. $ indicates
average nightly room rates
$ = $40 to 80; $$ = $90 to
$120; $$$ = $130 to $160;
$$$$ over $160.
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3666 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
Hayes
642-2155
33 rooms, some with kitchenettes. Pool. Non-smoking
rooms available. $.
Historic Yorktown
Duke of York Hotel
508 Water St.
Yorktown
757-898-3232
A quaint family run hotel overlooking the beautiful York
River. High Speed Internet Access available. $$-$$$.
Essex
Days Inn Motel
1414 Tappahannock Blvd.
Tappahannock
443-9200
60 rooms. Cable TV, refridgerator, microwave. Free continental breakfast. Pet friendly.
$.
The Essex Inn
Bed and Breakfast
203 Duke St.
Tappahannock
443-9900
An historic Tappahannock
Greek Revival inn. Four rooms
and four suites all with private
baths, Wi-Fi access, cable TV,
most with working fireplaces.
Full gourmet breakfast. $$$.
Holiday Inn Express and
Suites
Tappahannock
445-1200
63 rooms, pool, business
center, fitness center, washer
and dr yer, free internet and
breakfast. $$$.
Southside Motel and
Marina
910 S. Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-3363
30 rooms, TV, microwave and
refrigerator, pool. Free boat
slips available. $.
Super 8
Tappahannock
443-3888
43 rooms with cable TV, high
speed internet, microwaves,
refrigerators, flat screen TVs.
Suites and king-sized rooms
available. Free continental
breakfast, recently renovated.
$.
Dollar Inn
823 S. Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-3366
25 rooms with cable TV. $.
stay
Hornsby House Inn Bed
and Breakfast
702 Main St.
Yorktown
757-369-0200
Located in the hear t of historic Yorktown. Features five
bedrooms that have private
modern baths. $$$.
Bell House Bed and Breakfast, Westmoreland
Marl Inn Bed & Breakfast
220 Church St.
Yorktown
757-898-3859
A private home bed and
breakfast built in 1978 with
a colonial architectural style.
Par ticular suites come with or
without breakfast but can be
added on with $5 per person.
Suits include private baths,
flat screen TV, and wireless
internet. $$-$$$.
Gloucester
516-5261
Two stor y post and beam
Comfort Inn
cottage. One bedroom, one
6639 Forest Hill Ave.
bath, living room, kitchen fireGloucester
695-1900 place, washer/dr yer. Located
Close to the Historic District. on Ware River. Non-smoking.
York River Inn Bed &
Free hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, and No pets. $$ - $$$.
Breakfast
outdoor pool. Hot tub rooms
209 Ambler St.
available. All 79 rooms have Inn at Sandy Creek
Yorktown
757-887-8800
TVs and internet. Call for 9689 Burkes Pond Rd.
group discounts. $$.
North
654-9151 A bed and breakfast situated
2 bedroom carriage house lo- overlooking the York River in
Gloucester Inn
cated on historic proper ty in a colonial-style building. All
1408 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. James Store area. Hot tub, three guestrooms have priGloucester Point 642-3337 seasonal pool, full kitchen, vate full baths, cable TV, and
16 rooms with refrigerators washer/dr yer, satellite TV, Wi- WiFi. $$$.
and microwaves. Cable TV. Fi, pet friendly. $$.
Yorktown’s Charming
$-$$.
Battlefield Cottage
Inn at Warner Hall
121 Lafayette Rd.
Hampton Inn
4750 Warner Hall Rd.
757-872-7337
6638 Forest Hill Ave.
Gloucester (800) 331-2720 Yorktown
Gloucester
693-9393 A plantation created in 1642 Located in a quiet and scenic
Close to the Historic District. by George Washington’s great- neighborhood on the YorkFree hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, great-grandfather, Augustine town Battlefield on a bluf f just
indoor pool, fitness center, Warner. The inn is a 38-acre above the York River. A renomeeting room, on-site guest water front retreat. Fine dining vated kitchen has ever ything
laundr y. All 84 rooms have TV, Fri. and Sat. Rooms feature you will need to prepare any
cof fee makers and a laptop antiques and private baths. meals you wish. $$$.
desk. Group discounts avail- Some have views of the
able. $$-$$$.
Severn River, a fireplace and
Lancaster
jacuzzi. $$$$.
Back Inn Time
Historic Cottage at
445 Irvington Rd.
Glebefield
Tidewater Motel
Gloucester
Kilmarnock
435-2318
A classic B&B. Features four
rooms with private baths,
AC, Wi-Fi, gourmet breakfast.
Walk to shops. $$-$$$.
Bel Air Mansion
and Guest House
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
462-5030
Fully furnished water front
homes at Belle Isle State
Park. Mansion has whirlpool
tub and accommodates six.
Guest house accommodates
eight. Canoes and bicycles
included. Seasonal rates.
$$$.
The Blue House
331 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
571-331-2877
2BR, 2BA cottage in the hear t
of Ir vington. Available year
round for weekend or weekly
rental. $$$
Flowering Fields
Bed and Breakfast
232 Flowering Field Rd.
White Stone
435-6238
Full breakfast. Golf packages and fishing char ters arranged. King, queen and twin
rooms, all with private baths.
Weekday and weekend specials. $$.
Kilmarnock Hotel & Suites
599 North Main St.
Kilmarnock
436-1500
68 rooms with Wi-Fi, extended
stay rooms, handicap rooms,
meeting room, business center and outdoor pool. Full hot
breakfast. $$$.
Hope and Glory Inn
65 Tavern Rd.
Irvington
438-6053
Boutique hotel fashioned
from an historic schoolhouse,
eclectically styled. Swimming
pool, taste wine in the vineyard or cruise aboard a private boat. $$$$.
Inn at Levelfields
10155 Mary Ball Rd.
Lancaster
435-6887
B&B for rowing par ticipants
only. Featuring six guest
rooms. King/queen beds,
fireplaces; four rooms with
private baths and two with
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The Inn at Tabbs Creek
shared bath. Rowing school, 384 Turpin Ln.
pool, librar y. $$-$$$.
Port Haywood
725-5136
A water front retreat situated
Kilmarnock Inn
on a secluded creek. Over 800
34 East Church St.
ft. of water front and 8 acres
Kilmarnock
435-0034 of wooded and open space.
16 private guest rooms and The main inn is an 1820’s
suites, breakfast ser ved each newly renovated farmhouse
morning. Meeting room and with separate cottages housevent space in the hear t of ing the suites just across the
town. Private lunches and garden and pool. $$-$$$$.
dinners. Restaurant, walk to
shops. Wi-Fi. $$$-$$$$.
Middlesex
Historical Lancaster Tavern
Bed and Breakfast
8373 Mary Ball Rd.
Lancaster
462-0080
Two master suites. Internet,
antique furnishings. Restaurant, includes full breakfast.
$$$$.
Tides Inn
480 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-5000
Championship golf at The
Golden Eagle, swimming, tennis, sailing, biking, summer
children’s program, spa, special events, golf and family
package plans. $$$$.
Whispering Pines Motel
226 Methodist Church Rd.
White Stone
435-1101
Twenty-five guest rooms, 2
suites; swimming pool, Wi-Fi.
$-$$.
Yankee Point Marina
Cottages
1303 Oak Hill Rd.
Ottoman
462-7018
Pool. Cottages: fully equipped
with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths
on creek with dock and ramp.
Mathews
$$$.
Edentide Inn
204 Bland Point Rd.
Deltaville
776-6915
Three air-conditioned rooms
with TV and VCR. Private sitting room with fireplace, private screened porch. Boat
slips available. Sand beach
and fishing pier. Full breakfast. $$-$$$.
Harrow House
167 Lovers Ln.
Deltaville
815-3102
View of Jackson Creek and
the Bay. Three double rooms
with shared bath, air-conditioned, cable TV, continental
breakfast. $.
Atherston Hall
250 Prince George St.
Urbanna
758-2809
Immerse yourself in true English countr y living at this B&B
just a stroll from Urbanna’s
water front. Beautiful gardens, relaxing porches, tradi- Heaven Scent
tional sailing and pet friendly. Bed and Breakfast
14180 Gen. Puller Hwy.
$$-$$$.
Deltaville
832-6200
Bethany Inn at Leafwood
Farmhouse with two ground
820 Gloucester Rd.
floor room with king bed and
Saluda
(864) 934-7308 private bath. Upstairs fam1780’s Colonial home locat- ily suite with king, queen and
ed in Saluda, relax in the gar- twin beds. Refreshments and
dens.The garden cottage has full breakfast on porch. Wi-Fi,
a queen bed, sitting room, guest computers, DVD colleckitchenette and private bath. tion and librar y. Will shuttle
The Acacia Room and Leaf- to local marinas. Parking area
wood Room are upstairs in for boats and trailers. Chilthe main house and rented dren welcome. Pet friendly.
as one. The Muir Suite in- Late arrival okay. Open Apr.–
cludes a
private bath. Nov. $$-$$$.
Rooms include full breakfast, snacks, robes, Wi-Fi, TV Inn at Urbanna Creek
with DVD player, DVD librar y, Bed and Breakfast
sunroom with DirecTV and li- 210 Watling St.
brar y. $$$.
Urbanna
758-4661
Virginia’s Cottage has a queen
The Chesapeake Inn
bed, kitchenette, bath, porch
250 Old Virginia St.
with rockers, and private garUrbanna
758-1111 den with hot tub. King Suite
separate
sitting
Urbanna’s unique boutique includes
hotel catering to the boater, room, jacuzzi bath and showbusiness and leisure traveler. er. Watling Suite includes two
rooms with queen beds, and $.
a private bath. All include full
breakfast, robes, DirecTV, W- Bay Motel
iFi, librar y and patio. $$-$$$. 18754 Northumberland Hwy.
Reedville
220-2027
Ivy Cottage
Bay Motel has undergone a
323 Twiggs Ferry Rd.
complete revitalization, inHartfield
757-472-7211 side and out, with all new
Upscale guest cottage for two furniture, wall finishes, and
on the Piankatank River. Fea- flooring. Pavilion with picnic
tures central air, full kitchen, tables. Smoke free. WiFi,
living room, bedroom with ad- MP3 dock stations. Central to
joining bath and a year-round 16 char ter boat operations.
porch. Non-smoking. Ameni- 10% discount to militar y famities include cable TV, VCR, lies and veterans. $$.
DVD, pier, complimentar y
breakfast foods, cof fee and Cats Cove Cottage
2273 Mundy Point Rd.
teas. $$$.
Callao
529-5056
Kathleen’s Cottage
A private water front cottage
323 Twiggs Ferry Rd.
for two. Sailboat depth deepHartfield
757-472-7211 water pier. Swimming pool,
Upscale guest cottage for rowboat. Continental breaktwo to four people on the fast ser ved weekends. Two
Piankatank River. Bedrooms night minimum. $$.
with adjoining baths and a
year-round porch. Amenities Cabins at Ingram Bay
include cable TV, DVD and 545 Harvey’s Neck Rd.
580-7292
pier. Complimentar y break- Heathsville
fast foods, cof fee and teas.
Two cedar cabins with view
of Chesapeake Bay. Sleeps
up to 6. Kitchen, bath, Wi-Fi,
Pilot House Inn
satellite TV, access to fishing,
2737 Greys Point Rd.
crabbing, canoe, kayak and
Topping
758-2262 outboard boat rentals. Daily
24 rooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, din- or weekly rentals.
ing room, conference room,
and airpor t adjacent to inn. $. Gables Bed and Breakfast
Inn
859 Main St.
Northumberland
Reedville
453-5209
Barbara’s Cozy Cottage
Victorian Captain’s Mansion
1269 Fleeton Rd.
c.1874 National Register with
Reedville
435-4995 1800’s schooner mast built
Fully furnished centur y home into the home. One guest
on seven acres. Sleeps six, 2 room with private bath in main
baths, full laundr y, 30’ pool, house. Coach house with four
patio, grill and fire pit. Phone, guest rooms with private
Direct TV, dvd and vhs. Pet baths and water views. Waterfriendly, smoke free. Daily, side cottage with two luxur y
weekly and monthly rentals. suites. Boat slips available.
Breakfast. $$$$.
Hampstead Farm
Inn • Vacation Rental • Special Events • Weddings
Experience Country Livin’
www.hampsteadfarm.com
[email protected]
804-824-4777
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Breakfast
114 Riverside Ln.
Reedville
453-3851
Water front bed and breakfast
on the Chesapeake Bay, close
to Smith Island and Tangier
cruises. Private pier, breakfast, wheelchair accessible.
$$.
Ma’Margaret’s House
249 Greenfield Rd.
Reedville
453-9110
A restored grandmother’s
home expanded to meet the
Lodging
needs of the twenty-first cenThe Manor House, a threetur y. Built in 1914. All rooms bedroom home with full
have private baths, personal kitchen, dining and living
thermostat, TV and Wi-Fi.
spaces. Vineyard Views, a
two-bedroom home with full
Northumberland Motel
kitchen, dining and living
436 Northumberland Hwy.
spaces. Homes situated in
Callao
529-6370 the vineyard. Complimentar y
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daily/weekly/monthly rentals.
$.
Guest Houses
at Stratford Hall
483 Great House Rd.
Richmond
493-8038
Montross
Greenwood Bed and
The Cheek and the Astor
Breakfast
guest houses each have a
99 Maple St.
fully-equipped kitchen, living
Warsaw
333-4353 room, central heating and air
Two guest rooms with private conditioning and guest rooms
baths, cable TV; central dining with private baths. 21 guest
for guests. Countr y breakfast. rooms. Breakfast and tour in$.
cluded. $$.
Quality Inn
4522 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-1700
40 rooms, including suites,
satellite TV, air conditioning,
swimming pool. Continental
breakfast. Pets accepted.
$-$$$.
Westmoreland
Beachside Cottages at
Coles Point Marina &
Boatyard
307 Plantation Dr.
Coles Point
472-4011
Two two-bedroom cottages
sleep 4-6; three three-bedroom cottages sleep 6-9. One
five-bedroom cottage sleeps
10-12. The Rustic Cottage
and Camping Cottage are also
available. Nightly and weekly
rentals. Cottages are within
500 feet of the beach and
less than 1000 feet from the
pool, marina and restaurant.
$-$$$$.
Bell House Bed and
Breakfast
821 Irving Ave.
Colonial Beach
224-7000
Alexander Graham Bell’s
summer
home
on
the
Potomac River. Listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places and is a Virginia Historic Landmark. Four rooms
with private baths. Wine and
cheese each evening, full
breakfast. $$$.
The Inn at Montross
21 Polk St.
Montross
493-8624
18th centur y tavern bed &
breakfast. 5 guest rooms with
private baths, queen beds &
Wi-Fi. Full breakfast. Winer y
tours arranged. Can accommodate meetings and special
events, on site or catered.
$$$.
Nightingale Motel
and Marina
101 Monroe Bay Ave.
Colonial Beach
224-7956
35-slip marina with electric
and water, motel with five
guest rooms, restaurant next
door. $.
Oyster Reef
347 Allen Point Ln.
Kinsale
472-2044
One-bedroom cottage overlooking
Yeocomico
River.
Queen bed, sleep sofa, rollaway. Sleeps five. $$$$.
River Edge Inn
30 Colonial Ave.
Colonial Beach
410-2024
Remodeled 60-room hotel on
the river front and boardwalk.
Double, queen, king rooms
available. Free Wi-Fi, minirefrigerators,
microwaves,
swimming pool. Complimentar y continental breakfast.
Handicap accessible room.
$$.
Skipjack Inn
General’s Ridge Vineyard
347 Allen Point Ln.
1618 Weldons Dr.
Kinsale
472-2044
Hague
223-2478 Four guest rooms, private
bath,
individual
temperature controls. refrigerator.
$$$-$$$$.
dr yer, dishwasher, cable TV.
River views. Linens provided.
$$$$.
The Plaza B & B
21 Weems St.
Colonial Beach
224-1101
Two guest cottages available,
the Garden Cottage and Carriage House. Equipped with
kitchen, central air, washer/
Wakefield Motel
1513 Irving Ave.
Colonial Beach 224-7311
Twenty rooms, some with refrigerator, microwave. Some
with kitchenettes. One suite
available. Private pier. $-$$.
Washington and Lee Motel
17055 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-8093
Twenty-eight rooms with microwaves and refrigerators,
free Wi-Fi. $.
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relax
ll campgrounds provide
full water, electric and
sewage hookups unless noted and all phone numbers are
in the (804) area code. Contact the camp for more information and for rates.
A
Annual and transient rates.
Camping cabin available.
Restrooms, showers and
laundr y facilities. Pool, marina, restaurant, camp store
and beach within walking
distance.
Harbor View Campground
15 Harbor View Circle
Colonial Beach
224-8164
Open Apr.–Nov. 140 campsites with full hookups. Family
oriented, outdoor pool, recreation center, boat slips, fishing, picnic area, horseshoes,
playground and basketball.
Gloucester
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone
Park™ Camp-Resort
3149 Campground Rd.
Hayes
642-4316
On the Severn River with fishing and crabbing piers and
boat ramp. Over 200 sites
for RV and tent camping, as
well as cottages. Yogi Bear’s
Water Zone™, Jumping Pillow,
recreation center, playground,
kayak and paddleboat rentals. Family fun with planned
activities. Par ty packages
and day passes available.
Thousand Trails –
Chesapeake Bay Preserve
12014 Trails Ln.
Gloucester
693-6924
On Piankatank River. 400
sites, nationwide membership and public camping,
pool, boating facilities, camp
store, enter tainment, organized activities.
Lancaster
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
(800) 933-Park
Campsites (28), canoe/kayak
campsites (4), rental cabins,
mansion and guest house.
Free boat launch for overnight
guests. Trails, fishing pier, ca-
Grey’s Point Camp, Topping, Middlesex
noe and motor boat rentals,
camp store, education center, Middlesex
laundr y facilities, bath house Bethpage Camp-Resort
679 Browns Ln.
and restrooms.
Urbanna
758-4349
Water park, full hook up
Mathews
campsites, modern cottages,
Gwynn’s Island RV Resort
reception facility, pavilion,
551 Buck Chase Rd.
daily activities, theme weekGwynn
725-5700 ends, live enter tainment,
125 sites, beach, por table playgrounds, marina, boat
boat launching, boat ramp ramp, storage, char ter boat,
nearby, recreation hall, camp pools, sandy beach, water
store.
trampoline, Bethpage Miniature Golf & Ice Creamer y and
New Point Comfort
more! Pets welcome.
RV Resort
846 Sand Bank Rd.
Bush Park Camp Resort
New Point
725-5120 724 Bushy Park Rd.
300 sites, boating facilities, Wake
776-6750
pool, playgrounds, recreation 400 sites, year-round sechall, planned enter tainment. tion, pool, recreation hall,
Sites on water front.
laundr y, scheduled activities,
pier, boat ramp.
Farm & Home Supply, LLC
Hardware & Marine Hardware, Pet Food
& Supplies, Large Greenhouse, Echo
Power Equipment, Garden Tillers,
Valspar Paints & Sundries,
Bird Food, Feeders
and much more!
Delivery available!
469 N. Main St., PO Box 249
Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482
Hours: 7:30 - 5:30 M-F, 7:30 - 5:00 Sat.
Cross Rip Ltd.
Cross Rip Rd.
Deltaville
776-9324
Beach, boat basin, water
and electric. Reser vations
requested.
Grey’s Point Camp
Topping
758-2485
Rappahannock River beach,
splash pool and waterpark
complex with water slides and
sprayers. Recreational activities, theme weekends, train
rides and live music. Hundreds of full hookup camp-
sites and super sites.
Northumberland
Chesapeake Bay CampResort
382 Campground Rd.
Reedville
453-3430
On Little Wicomico River.
Pool, children’s playground,
mini golf, satellite TV, hot
showers, canoe rentals and
boat ramp. 11 log cabins, 2
lodges, big rig sites, tent and
smaller RV sites available.
Cabin rentals sleep four.
Richmond
Heritage Park
2570 Newland Rd.
Warsaw
333-4038
78 sites plus log cabins,
243 acres, boat ramp, hiking
trails, shaded picnic grounds.
2 BR cabins available.
Naylors Beach
Campground
4011 Naylors Beach Rd.
Warsaw
333-3951
Sites for tents and trailers,
camp store, playground, boat
ramp. Open May 1-Sept. 30.
Westmoreland
Coles Point Campground
at Coles Point Marina
307 Plantation Dr.
Coles Point
472-4011
Sites for tents and trailers.
Leedstown Campground
2195 Leedstown Rd.
Oak Grove
224-7445
Open May 1–Nov. 1. 20 RV
sites. 10 tent sites. Waterfront camping, fishing pier,
boat launch, gas dock, camp
store and arcade.
Monroe Bay Campground
1412 Monroe Bay Circle
Colonial Beach
224-7418
302 sites, including 134 full
hookup sites, 50 amp spots
available. Playground, game
room, campground store, propane on site, beach area and
boat ramp.
Westmoreland State Park
1650 State Park Rd.
Montross
493-8821
Camping (133 sites), group
camping (3 sites), and 26
cabins. Pool and boat launch
free for overnight guests.
Camp store, laundr y facilities and bathhouse.
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July 2016
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Unity World Festival to
involve 32 local churches,
gospel music, food and more
by Larry Chowning
MIDDLESEX—On
Saturday July 30, The Middlesex
County Literary Union and the
Middlesex Ministerial Association, in conjunction with 32 local
churches in the community, will
sponsor a “Unity World Festival”
on the grounds of the Middlesex
Volunteer Fire Department in
Urbanna.
The purpose of the event,
which will be from 8:30 a.m.
to 7 p.m., is to “bridge the gap”
between churches and the community at large, said festival
coordinator Lew Belcher. It is
free and open to the public.
The festival highlights include
music of all kinds but with an
emphasis on gospel music. Several local church choirs and
well-known local gospel singer
George Robinson from First
Baptist Church of Amburg will
be among those featured.
There also will also be food
vendors, healthcare programs,
recreation for children, youth
and teen activities, senior-citizen programs and vendor participation from local businesses
and tourism groups to name
a few. Various other forms of
entertainment on the fire department stage will occur throughout the day.
Rev. Jonathan Davis of
Urbanna Baptist Church said the
festival is designed to support
racial unity and is an outcome of
discussions among community
and church leaders that occurred
after the Charleston, South Carolina mass shooting.
“It is designed for everyone to
come together and just have fun,”
said Rev. Davis. “It is also an
opportunity for the community
to meet our churches and for the
community to better understand
our (churches) role in our community.”
Church organizations will hold
bake sales and other fundraising
activities at the event. Also, outside food vendors are invited to
participate to bring as much food
diversity to the event as possible,
said Rev. Davis.
Belcher said he hopes this
event will grow into an annual
festival used to encourage diversity, economic development and
provide the community with an
opportunity to meet the different church families and spread
the word of the role of churches
throughout Middlesex County.
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From skinny water to deep,
July offers many species to keep
W
ith summer in
full swing, July
offers excitement for all
anglers. Variety is key
this month as both shallow water and Chesapeake Bay waters offer
up an abundance of
species for your enjoyment.
One species that has been abundant in recent years is
cobia. These large, aggressive fish provide a strong fight as
well as good table fare. Cobia are without a doubt the most
aggressive fighting fish in the bay during July. Their maximum
growth reaches a length of over 6 feet and a weight of nearly
100 pounds. They can be found in many of the Chesapeake’s
southern reaches including the Bay Bridge Tunnel, Latimer
Shoals and Bluefish Rock.
Local hot spots include the Cut Channel, Lower Tangier
Sound, along contour lines from Windmill Point to the Great
Wicomico River, and as far north as the Southwest Middle
Grounds. Many of these fish are found in relatively shallow
water of 8-15 feet just above the drop off to deeper water.
Cobia prefer live bait to artificial lures. The baits boasting the
best results are soft shell crab, live pencil eels, spot and croaker.
The best way to present your bait is on a stout, sharp circle
hook on a 40 to 60 pound test leader. Both fish-finder rigs as
well as free-floating baits will entice bites. Chumming should
be incorporated with live bait fishing and produces surprisingly
rewarding results. We have landed several cobia in excess of 50
inches this season with both live and artificial baits.
For using artificial lures, a casting rod with heavier action
is preferred. Bucktails and jigs are worked near structure and
around buoys, such as those along the Cut Channel located
outside of the Rappahannock River. On many occasions the
fish can be found cruising the surface away from any visible
structure. When cobia are caught by sight casting with spinning
gear, a good time is sure to result.
Many of the same species available last month are also
obtainable in July. They include bluefish, croaker, grey and
speckled trout, spot and flounder. Additionally, Spanish mackerel will begin to increase in numbers this month.
Croaker, locally can be found throughout the region in the
shallow creeks to the deeper areas of the bay. They prefer locations with a hard sandy bottom with low profile bottom structure like oyster and grass beds. This is the second year in a row
that, although abundant, sizes are below average. A variety of
baits may be used including strips of squid, shrimp, and bloodworms. Night-time fishing is always very productive as they
move out of the deep channel areas into the shallows.
Spot fishing continues to improve throughout July. These
fish don’t really hit their peak until August and September,
but they do offer diversity of catches in many of the same
areas as croaker are found. Basically you can find them over
hard bottom locations with oyster beds and in areas of structure. Although narrow strips of squid will work, bloodworms
outperform other baits by far. Due to their small mouths, a #2
When trolling for mackerel, a 2 to 4 ounce sinker will keep
or #4 hook is recommended. A standard store-bought bottom
your line just below the surface. A 6 or 10 ounce sinker will
rig works just fine for these tasty fish.
carry the lure 4 to 8 feet deep, respectively. A size 1 planer
Trout fishing consists of both gray and speckled trout.
Gray trout have made a nice comeback this year. Sizes placed out 50-80 feet will attain depths of roughly 15 feet.
Bluefish have arrived and will be abundant this month. Expect
remain small, yet they are very plentiful in the bay and rivers.
Regulations are quite limited with a creel of one fish per person sizes ranging in the 1-3 pound class. Trolling with the same
lures as mackerel will bear good results.
each day with a minimum length of 12 inches.
Spend some quality family time out on the water. FishWhen trout are schooling, jigs such as the Sting Silver, Diamond, Braid Slammer and Deadly Dick will work well. Keep in ing is more than “catching,” it’s about the whole experience.
mind that a swinging single hook on a jig will do less damage Practice up this month and join in on the fun in the Bay Bash
to a trout than a treble hook. If you prefer bottom fishing, a Family Fishing Tournament being held at Ingram Bay Marina
on August 13. It is a multi-species contest that definitely puts
double-hook bottom rig with squid will do well.
Speckled trout are inshore fish that seek areas of heavy the “fun” in fishing! For more information on that event, visit
structure or protection. They can be found in shallow 3 to 5 feet IngramBayMarina.com.
of water where sea grasses are plentiful. The Piankatank River,
Capt. Billy Pipkin is a charter boat operator who owns and
Gwynn’s Island, Windmill Point and Dameron’s Marsh at the
mouth of the Great Wicomico River are all traditionally good operates Capt. Billy’s Charters and Ingram Bay Marina in
locations to find these fish. Anglers find that artificial lures like Wicomico Church (580-7292). www.captbillyscharters.com
small jig heads donned with a twister tail are productive. Others find that drifting a live minnow
under a bobber will attract attention.
Flounder fishing has made a slow start this
season but should pick up this month with larger
fish being available along the channel edges near
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where a sharp drop-off is present. These fish can
be caught by trolling or drifting. Trolling has
become more popular in recent years. Among
the many trolling rigs, most of them consist of
a slide sinker with one or two baits being suspended and one bait skimming along the bottom
behind the sinker. Bucktails, doodle bugs and
other jigs dressed with live bait such as minnows
or squid are sure winners when slow trolled at a
speed equivalent to a fast drift. They can also be
jigged along during a drift.
Spanish mackerel are showing up during July
but they peak in mid-August. These beautifully
marked fish lend themselves well to grilling,
smoking and even salting. Spanish mackerel
have already begun to bite and will provide good
action into September. These sleek swimmers
have a potential size of 3 feet in length and a
weight of nearly 9 pounds. The local catches average between 16 and 24 inches in length.
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Mackerel are schooling fish which, in many
(including Tangier)
cases, feed along with Taylor blues. As with
bluefish, they can be found feeding along the
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flats leading to, and atop the edges of, channel
areas. Spanish mackerel are very fast fish and
Departing Ingram Bay Marina
prefer a quickly trolled spoon at speeds of 5-7
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knots. Size #0 Drone spoons and Clark spoons
For reservations
are working well when trolled on an 18-foot-long
leader. For jigging, a chartreuse, gold or chrome
Gotcha Lure will drive ‘em crazy when fished
with a quick, jerky retrieve.
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July 2016
Rivah • 29
2016 Sizes and Limits
Recreational Fishing Regulations in Virginia’s Marine Waters
Black Drum
Minimum Size Limit: 16" Total Length
Limit: 1 Black Drum per person per day
Blue Catfish
Minimum Size Limit: None
Limit: Only one over 32" per day
Bluefish
Limit: 10 Bluefish per person per day
Spadefish
Limit: 4 Spadefish per person per day
Spanish Mackerel
Limit: 15 Spanish Mackerel per person per day
Speckled Trout (Spotted Sea Trout)
Limit: 5 Speckled Trout per person per day, only one may be 24" or greater
Cobia
Limit: 1 Cobia per person per day, 2 per boat
Season ends August 30.
Striped Bass (Striper, Rockfish)
Grey Trout (Weakfish)
Limit: 1 Grey Trout per day per person
Virginia Trophy Season in Chesapeake Bay, May 1 through June 15
Minimum Size Limit: 36"
Possession Limit: 1 Rockfish per person per day
Spring Season, May 16–June 15
Minimum Size Limit: 20" | Maximum Size Limit **: 28"
Limit: 2 Rockfish per person per day
** One fish of the two fish limit may be larger than 36" in length or larger
Fall Season, October 4–December 31
2 per person per day. 1 Rockfish 28" or longer can be kept
Minimum Size Limit: 20" | Maximum Size Limit: 28"
Red Drum (Channel Bass)
Maximum Size Limit: 26" Total Length
Limit: 3 Red Drum per person per day
Summer Flounder (Fluke)
Sheepshead
Minimum Size Limit: none
Limit: 4 Sheepshead per person per day
Limit: 4 Flounder per person per day
Tautog
Limit: 3 Tautog per person per day
Closed Season: May 1–September 19
For information on the most current regulations, contact Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 756, Newport News, Va. 23607: (757) 247-2200. VMRC “Hotline” number to report
violations: (800) 541-4646. VMRC monitors VHF Channel 17. The VMRC website is www.mrc.state.va.us. Fish illustrations, courtesy Duane Raver, may not be reproduced without permission (919) 553-0280.
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30 • Rivah
July
Rivah Marinas
cruise
ll area codes are (804) unless otherwise listed.
The Marina on Davis Creek
343 Davis Creek Rd.
Bavon
725-3343
Located by the water, northwest
of New Point Light just off the
Mobjack Bay; Lat.37-19.8’ N
Long.76-17.9’ W. Deep water
slips for boats to 50’, pumpout
station, ramp usage with
dry slip rental, showers and
restrooms, non-ethanol gas and
Valvtect marine diesel fuel.
A
Essex
QRappahannock River
Garrett’s Marina
339 Catch Penny Ln.
Bowler’s Wharf
443-2573
At Buoy 19 on Rappahannock
River. Gas, ship’s store, engine
repair, boat sales, launching
ramp, restrooms, showers and
boat storage.
June Parker Marina
531 Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-2131
High/dry storage, ship’s store,
boat ramp, and slips. Gas and
on-demand diesel.
Gloucester
Q Perrin River
Crown Pointe Marina
9737 Cook’s Landing Rd.
Hayes
642-6177
On Perrin River off York River.
Yamaha dealer, Valvtect gas,
diesel, ice, bait, pumpout,
ship’s store, 20-ton travel lift,
restrooms, showers, ramp, fish
cleaning station. Fishing charters, two pools, 235 slips plus
transient slips.
Q Rowes Creek
Holiday Marina
3143 Holiday Marina Rd.
Hayes
642-2528
On Rowes Creek off the Severn
River. Diesel, non-ethanol gasoline, ice, showers, restrooms,
transient slips, marine parts,
full service marina, hull repair,
60-ton lift, ramp.
Q Sarah’s Creek
Jordan Marine
7804 Jordan Rd.
Gloucester Point
642-4360
On Sarah’s Creek off the York
River. 60-ton travel lift, 100-ton
railway, paint and hull repairs,
wet and dry storage, showers
and restrooms.
York River Yacht Haven
8109 Yacht Haven Rd.
Gloucester Point
642-2156
At mouth of Sarah’s Creek after green marker #9. Gas, diesel, 10 ft. depth at fuel dock,
sewage pumpout, ship’s store,
ice, hull and engine repair, full
service yard or do-it-yourself.
Colonial Beach Yacht Center, Westmoreland
35- and 60-ton lifts, courtesy
car, car rental nearby, show- Lancaster
ers, restrooms, pool and picnic QCarter’s Creek
Carter’s Cove Marina
area, transient slips.
347 Carter’s Cove Dr.
Weems
438-5299
Q Severn River
Deep water slips, electric
Severn River Marina
service to all slips, sewage
3398 Stonewall Rd.
Hayes
642-6969 pumpout, laundry facilities,
On southwest branch of Severn restrooms, modern bath house,
River near marker #4, off wireless internet.
Mobjack Bay. Full service repairs with 75-ton travel lift, wet Marina at The Tides Inn
and dry storage, ship’s store, 480 King Carter Dr.
438-5000
pool, transient facilities and Irvington
Gas/diesel, sewage pumpout,
other amenities.
mini ship’s store, showers,
laundry, dining, lodging, slips,
Historic Yorktown
restrooms, access to golf, tenQ York River
nis and swimming pools. Jet
Riverwalk Landing
skis available for Eco Tours.
425 Water St.
Yorktown
757-890-3370 Rappahannock Yachts/
1,200 linear feet of T-pier dock- Sanders Yacht Yard
age in historic Yorktown. The 70 Rappahannock Rd.
piers provide overnight stays Irvington
438-5353
or daytrip dockage. Electrical, Located on Carter’s Creek. Full
water, and sewer pump-out are service boatyard for power and
available. The concrete floating sail. 30-ton travel lift, carpentry
pier system allows for a con- and engine shop. Paint shed for
stant 28” above-water eleva- Awlgrip/restoration
projects.
tion. The pier width is 20 feet. Slips, dry storage, restrooms
The depths at dockside range and showers.
from 27’ to 50’ on well over
1,000 feet of dock frontage QGreenvale Creek
space. A second pier is located Greenvale Marina
behind the Riverwalk Restau- 137 Fairweather Ln.
rant. Mooring balls are also Lancaster
462-0646
available. Private shower and Located on protected Greenvale
restroom facility.
Creek off the Rappahannock
River. Covered slips w/power
& water. launch ramp, ethanol
gasoline, launching ramp, fish
cleaning station, picnic tables,
and restrooms.
QIndian Creek
Chesapeake Boat Basin
1686 Waverly Ave.
Kilmarnock
435-3110
Gas/diesel, complete ship’s
store, inboard/outboard engine repairs, Suzuki, Mercury,
Nauticstar and Boston Whaler
dealer, brokerage sales, slips,
restrooms, launching ramp, ice
and swimming pool.
QHorn Harbor
Horn Harbor Marina
308 Railway Rd.
Port Haywood
725-3223
Located north of New Point Comfort. Gas, diesel, ice, 6’ depth.
Pool, showers, restrooms,
pumpout; 18-ton travel lift. Hull
repairs for fiberglass and wood.
Covered and open slips.
Q East River
Compass Marina
6199 East River Rd.
Mobjack
725-7999
From East River at Mobjack Bay,
enter at the #5 Daymark. Floating docks, in-slip pumpout, up
to twin 50 amp electrical service, bathhouse, 17 slips for
boats up to 50’, dredged to 8’
MLW.
QMilford Haven
Morningstar Marina
249 Mill Point Rd.
Hudgins
725-9343
Next to the Milford Haven Coast
Guard Station, Gwynn’s Island.
Gas and oil, fuel dock depth, 4’.
QMeyer Creek
Engine repairs, bottom painting,
Yankee Point
ship’s store, ice, bait and fishSailboat Marina
ing supplies. Sewage pumpout,
1303 Oak Hill Rd.
dry storage only. Picnic area,
Lancaster 462-7635
In Ottoman near the Merry Point bathhouse, rental apartment.
Ferry. Gas/diesel, pumpout,
restaurant, swimming pool, QNorth River
boat brokerage, rental cottag- Mobjack Bay Marina
es, ship’s store, repairs, slips, 454 Marina Rd.
North
725-7245
restrooms, ramp.
On Blackwater Creek near marker #2. Gas, diesel, fuel dock,
QRappahannock River
low tide depth—4’. Primarily
Windmill Point Marina
a sailboat marina. Repairs to
40 Windjammer Ln.
White Stone
436-1818 hulls, electrical systems, minor
Fuel docks, deep water slips. engine repairs, bottom paintElectric
service,
pumpout, ing. 20-ton travel lift. Dockage,
restrooms, swimming pools boat ramp, dry storage, sewage
and restaurant with tiki bar and pumpout, showers, restrooms,
ship’s store.
grill.
Mathews
QQueen’s Creek
Queen’s Creek Marina
QDavis Creek
32 f
July 2016
Rivah • 31
Marinas
f 31
321 Walnut Acres Ln.
Hudgins
240-8670
Sail and powerboat slips, some
covered, electric, fresh water.
Clubhouse, restrooms, showers, ice, covered picnic area,
play area, fish cleaning station,
pumpout station. Land boat/
trailer storage.
Middlesex
Deltaville Yachting Center
Deltaville
776-9898
Gas, ship’s store, clubhouse,
pool, hull refinishing/painting,
engine repairs and installation,
full rigging service, a/c and
heat install and repair, boatel,
yard storage, slips, forklift,
50-ton travel lift. Chesapeake
Yacht Sales; dealer for Catalina yachts and Carolina classic
powerboats. Mainship and Albin
specialist. VA clean marina.
QBroad Creek
Chesapeake Cove Marina
170 Greens Cove Rd.
Deltaville
776-6855
Gas and diesel fuel, sewage
pumpout, ship’s store, hull and
engine repair, restrooms, travel
lift and prop service. Powerboat
sales.
Norton Yacht Sales, Inc.
97 Marina Dr.
Deltaville
776-9211
New Jeanneau Sailboats. Very
large inventory of brokerage
sailboats and powerboats. Consecutive Best of the Bay Awardwinning Marine Service Center.
Yanmar dealer and service cenCoastal Marine Inc.
ter. Raymarine dealer and install160 Dockside Dr.
er. ASA certified Sailing School.
Deltaville
776-6585 3-7 Day Sailboat Charters. Slips,
Full service boatyard for power fuel, and pumpouts.
and sail, 50-ton travel-lift, engine and mechanical shop, Norview Marina
specializes in repair of Mercury 18691 Gen. Puller Hwy.
outboards, Crusader engines Deltaville
776-6463
repair and service.
Gas and diesel, sewage
pumpout, ship’s store, boa-
Greenvale Marina
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Annual and Month-to-Month Rentals
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tel, hull and engine repair,
restrooms, boat ramp, swimming pool, laundromat, convenience market, travel lift,
forklift, Delta boat sales and
brokerage.
Regatta Point
Yachting Center
137 Neptune Ln.
Deltaville
776-8400
Open and covered slips to 70’,
clubhouse, conference room,
pool, private bathrooms, laundry, pumpout, 30 transient slips
for individuals/groups, wireless
internet access, concrete floating docks.
Rivertime Marina
and Boatyard
141 Hamble Ln.
Deltaville
776-7574
Full service boat yard. 30- ton
travel lift, haul and launch,
quick haul, bottom painting,
engine and transmission repair
and replacements, winterizations, wooden and fiberglass
boat repairs.
Stingray Point Marina
Deltaville
776-7272
200+ annual slips, open and
covered. Swimming pool, ice,
laundry, WiFi, pump out, grills,
playground, clubhouse, 3 bathhouses, pet-friendly. Home of
Stingray Point Lighthouse. No
commercial or transient activity.
and fixed, open and covered
slips.
QJackson Creek
Deltaville Boat Yard
274 Bucks View Ln.
Deltaville
776-8900
Hull and engine repair, dry storWalden’s Marina
age, fiberglass repair, carpentry
1224 Timberneck Rd.
work, travel lift, full rigging serDeltaville
776-9440 vices, full service yard.
75 covered and open boat
slips, ship’s store, gas and die- Deltaville Marina
sel fuel, restrooms, pumpout 274 Bucks View Ln.
facility, full-service boatyard, Deltaville
776-9812
hull and engine repair, ice, tran- Gas and diesel, sewage
sient space, travel lift.
pumpout,
ship’s
store,
restrooms, swimming pool,
QFishing Bay
laundromat,
yacht
repair
Chesapeake Boat Works
services.
548 Deagles Rd.
Deltaville
776-8833 QLaGrange Creek
Ship’s store, hull and engine re- Remlik Marina
pair, restrooms, travel lift, rail- 485 Burch Rd.
way, dockage and boat storage. Urbanna
758-5450
Full-service boatyard, hull and
Fishing Bay Marina
engine repairs, ship’s store,
519 Deagles Rd.
pumpout, 30-ton travel lift,
Deltaville
776-6800 swimming pool, restrooms, onGas and diesel, sewage shore winter storage, gas, 99
pumpout,
ship’s
store, covered slips.
restrooms, swimming pool,
laundromat, bicycles, Wi-Fi, QLocklies Creek
ValvTect marine fuel, floating Regent Point Marina
and Boatyard
317 Regent Point Dr.
Topping
758-4457
Trawlers welcome. Sewage
pumpout, restrooms, showers, boat ramp for leaseholders, playground, covered picnic
area, storage lockers, and full
service boatyard including hauling and ground storage.
QRappahannock River
Boatyard at Christchurch
1228 Crafton Quarter Rd.
Saluda
758-4067
Boatel, 30-ton travel lift, gas,
dry storage, ship’s store, bait,
bathhouse, launch, ramp, hull
and mechanical repair.
QRobinson Creek
Sunset Point Marina
792 Burrell’s Marina Rd.
Urbanna
758-5016
40 slips on Robinson Creek,
handmade
rockfish,
flounder and trout tackle on sale,
restrooms and bath houses,
pumpout facilities, ramp, picnic
tables, ice, gas grills and East
Coast houseboats sales and
manufacturing.
QUrbanna Creek
Dozier’s Port Urbanna
Marinas
Yachting Center
1 Waterfront St.
Urbanna
758-0000
Hull
and
engine
repair,
restrooms, outside boat storage facilities, limited transient
dockage. Groceries and downtown Urbanna within walking
distance. Covered slips to 70’
and 40-ton lift.
Urbanna Creek Marina
at the Bridge
10 Watling St.
Urbanna
(540) 226-5357
Adjacent to Urbanna Creek
Bridge. 44 slips, fuel, bath and
shower facilities, restaurant access, apartment complex for
yearly rental.
Urbanna Town Marina
210 Oyster Rd.
Urbanna
758-5440
At foot of Virginia St. 32 slips,
16 transient. Bath and shower
facilities, laundry, bikes and
golf cart rentals, pumpout station, handicapped accessible.
Northumberland
QCoan River
Coan River Marina
3170 Lake Rd.
Lottsburg
529-6767
Deep water slips with easy access to bay and river. Gas/diesel, sewage pumpout, ship’s
store, restrooms, full repairs,
25-ton travelift.
Lewisetta Marina
369 Church Ln.
Lottsburg
529-7299
Gas/diesel, pumpout, ship’s
store, ice, hull and engine repair, restrooms, ramp.
902 Main St.
Reedville
453-6789
At Crazy Crab on Cockrell Creek,
boat slips, gas/diesel, showers, pumpout, Wi-Fi, gift shop,
restaurant with inside/outside
dining, 30 and 50 amp electric.
QGreat Wicomico River
Great Wicomico River
Marina
836 Horn Harbor Rd.
Burgess
580-0716
QLittle Wicomico River
Chesapeake Bay
Camp-Resort
QCockrell Creek
382 Campground Rd.
Buzzard Point Marina
Reedville
453-3430
468 Buzzard Point Rd.
Reedville
453-3545 Covered slips, store, showers,
Restrooms, showers, gas/die- swimming pool, mini-golf, pavilsel, ice, pumpout service, 70 ion, Sun. breakfast. Overnight
in-water slips, dry storage, Wi- or annual slip rentals. Cabins,
Fi, Tangier Island ferry service, lodges, tent, RV sites.
picnic area.
Cockrell’s Marine Railway
309 Railway Dr.
Fairport Marina
Heathsville
453-3560
252 Polly Cove Rd.
Fairport
453-5002 Hull and engine repair, sewage
Gas/diesel, ship’s store and pumpout, ramp.
restaurant, restrooms.
Smith Point Marina
989 Smith Point Rd.
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Reedville
453-4077
Full service, covered and uncovered slips to 50’, gas and
deisel, pumpout, forklift and
12-ton travel lift, boat ramp,
camping, bathhouse, laundry,
ship’s store. Transients welcome. Free Wi-Fi, rental kayaks
and camper. One mile to the
bay.
QLodge Creek
Olverson’s Lodge Creek
Marina Inc.
1161 Melrose Rd.
Lottsburg
529-6868
Courtesy
car,
gas/diesel, pumpout, ramp, sand
beach, heated pool, laundry,
restrooms/showers, boat with
trailer storage, covered and
open slips, WiFi, transients
welcome.
QTowles Creek
Ingram Bay Marina
545 Harveys Neck Rd.
Heathsville
580-7292
Near Wicomico Church. Covered
slips up to 48’, outside slips up
to 60’. Transient slips, rental
cabins, banquet facilities. Gas/
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Marinas
f 33
diesel, sewage pumpout, ship’s
store, tackle/bait shop, deep
boat ramp, restrooms, showers, beach. Fishing charters,
cruises (dinner, sunset or destination), boat/canoe rentals.
QYeocomico River
Krantz Marine Railway
3048 Harryhogan Rd.
Callao
529-6851
Pumpout, ship’s store, hardware and marine supplies
only, hull and engine repair,
restrooms, slip rentals.
Richmond
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Whelan’s Marina
3993 Hales Point Rd.
Farnham
394-9500
Gas, ship’s store, boat repairs, launching ramp, ABC
off, restrooms/showers, sales
of boat and engines, Yamaha
Wave Runners, travel lift.
Working boatyard, slip rentals,
haul and lift, wooden boat repairs, marine store.
Nightingale’s Motel
and Marina
101 Monroe Bay Ave.
Colonial Beach
224-7956
10 transient slips, restrooms,
restaurant next door, motel
accommodations.
Monroe Bay Marina
551 Lafayette St.
Colonial Beach
224-7544
95 rental slips, water and
electric, bathrooms, on-site
security.
Winkie Doodle Point Marina
554 Lafayette St.
Colonial Beach
224-9560
65 rental slips, bathrooms, water and electric.
QPotomac River
Coles Point Marina
307 Plantation Dr.
Coles Point
472-4011
Located on the tidal Potomac
Westmoreland
River. Boat slips, full service
QMattox Creek
boatyard, boat ramp, ship’s
Stepp’s Harbor View Marina store, non-ethanol gas, picnic
277 Harbor View Circle
area, campground, pool and
Oak Grove
224-9265 restaurant.
Slip rentals, showers, pool,
store, snack bar, boat sales and Colonial Beach Yacht Center
repairs, fuel, sewage pumpout. 1787 Castlewood Dr.
Colonial Beach
224-7230
QMonroe Bay
200-slip marina with covered
Bayside Marina
and floating berths, transients
11 Monroe Bay Ave.
welcome. Fuel, ship’s store,
Colonial Beach
224-7570 boat yard with 30-ton marine
40-slip marina, close to down- lift, sewage pumpout, bathtown Colonial Beach. New house, beach, playground,
bathhouse and club room. Dockside Restaurant and Blue
Lighthouse Restaurant. Tran- Heron Pub on premises.
sients welcome.
Boathouse Marina
1650 State Park Rd.
829 Robin Grove Ln.
Montross
493-8821
Colonial Beach
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QYeocomico River
Kinsale Harbour Yacht Club
and Restaurant
285 Kinsale Rd.
Kinsale
472-2514
Deep water slips, showers,
swimming pool, tennis court,
and restaurant. Transients
welcome.
Port Kinsale Marina
and Resort
347 Allen Point Ln.
Kinsale
472-2044
106 slips. Store, fuel, electric, laundry, bath houses, slip
rentals, boat ramp, sewage
pumpout, pool, lodging. Fullservice marina with mechanical
services.
White Point Marina
175 Marina Dr.
Kinsale
472-2977
Slip rentals, fuel, sewage
pumpout, showers, haul-out/
railway facilities, mechanical
services.
Anglers club posts upcoming activities;
Cobia Classic added to tournament roster
LANCASTER—The Northern
Neck Anglers Club (NNAC) will
host a Flounder Bash tournament
July 9 and 10, sponsored by Marine
Electronics of Hartfield.
The target species will be croaker
and flounder, reported vice president
and tournament director Mark Roy.
Prizes will be awarded for the top
two fish (by weight) for each species.
On May 24, the Virginia Marine
Resources Commission (VMRC)
voted to close the recreational cobia
season in Virginia waters on August
30, along with changes in size and
possession limits and prohibition on
gaffing cobia, said Roy.
A mandatory reporting system
for cobia (caught and released) will
be implemented in 2017, he said.
Anglers are urged to visit the VMRC
website for current cobia fishing regulations and requirements.
Meanwhile, cobia has been
removed as a target species from the
NNAC’s September Grab Bag Tournament. As an alternative, the club
has added a new member tournament, the Cobia Classic, July 23 and
24, weather permitting, with cobia,
croaker and flounder as the target
species.
This will allow the club to hold a
tournament this season with cobia as
a target species and will add a second
tournament opportunity for members
to fish for croaker and flounder, said
Roy.
Other upcoming tournaments will
include:
• Spanish Lessons, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and spot, August 20-21.
• Grab Bag, bluefish, cobia, Spanish mackerel and spot, September
10-11.
• Octoberfest, bluefish, puppy
drum and rockfish, October 15-16.
• Bonus Rockfish, rockfish,
November 26-27.
Annual dues are $30 and all tournaments are free to members, said
Roy. The AOY contest awards points
based on tournament participation.
Tournament weigh-in stations
include Lewisetta Marina, Lottsburg;
Smith Point Marina, Reedville;
Ingram Bay Marina, Remo; B.E.S.T.
Marine, Saluda; Norview Marina,
Deltaville; Chesapeake Boat Basin,
Kilmarnock; Morningstar Marina,
Hudgins; R.W.’s Sport Shop, Callao;
J&W Seafood, Deltaville; Buz-
zard’s Point Marina, Reedville;
and Northern Neck Ace Hardware,
Kilmarnock.
Club sponsors include J&W
Seafood, Jett’s Hardware, Marine
Electronics, R.W.’s Sport Shop,
Southeastern Marine and Surfside
Bait & Tackle.
Membership information and
tournament rules can be found at
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Typhoon Nationals: Into the wind
LANCASTER—The 2016
Typhoon Nationals Sailing Regatta, sponsored by
Rappahannock River Yacht
Club in Irvington, was held
June 4-5 on the Rappahannock
River.
Some 26 Typhoons participated in the biannual, two-day
sailing event, reported Ned
Crockett. On Saturday, the
wind was light and shifty, but
three races were completed.
The wind on Sunday was better
and two races were completed.
After Saturday’s racing,
skippers, crews and families
gathered on the RRYC porch
for food and fellowship, said
Crockett. Following Sunday’s
racing, they gathered on the
porch for the presentation of
awards.
Participants competed in
either the Championship Fleet,
for the experienced racers, or
the Corinthian Fleet, for the
less experienced sailors.
Championship Fleet winners
were first, Anthem, sailed by
the Mihills family, Ron and
sons, Brent and Rick; second,
Camellian, skippered by Boyd
Bragg and crew; and third,
Miss Daisy, skippered by Doug
Dorsey and crew.
It was Bragg’s first experience racing a Typhoon, said
Crockett. However, as a product of the RRYC youth sailing
program, and a nationally
ranked Opti racer, it quickly
became obvious that he was a
skilled sailboat racer.
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“Best in the Middle Bay”
The competition included (from left) 2016 Typhoon Nationals chairman
Danielle Kuper on Ty Affair, Blyd Bragg on Camellian, Frank Birdsall on
Kimm and Ron Mihills on Anthem. Photo by Herb Aman
Aboard the Miss Daisy,
Dorsey pulled off a successful
port tack start—not an easy
feat, added Crockett.
The very competitive
Corinthian Fleet results were
first, Trinket, skippered by Bill
Young; second, Ca Va. skippered by Dr. Greg Shivers;
third, Phantom, skippered by
Stan Coloff; and fourth, Bella,
skippered by Greg Kirkbride.
This was Young’s first racing
trophy after several years of
supporting the RRYC Typhoon
Fleet, said Crockett. Dr. Shivers raced in his first Typhoon
Nationals, he added.
Event chairman Danielle
Kuper provided outstanding
leadership with the assistance
of her committee, said Crockett. Tom Chapman and his race
Cobia return
From left, Lewis Brothers, Ed Caesar and Bob Reed of Bob-a-Long
Charters hooked up hefty cobia in local waters on June 1. Caesar
struggled to get this 40-pounder to the boat, reported Reed.
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committee did an outstanding
job setting up the course and
conducting the races.
Frank Birdsall, 86, who
has had a long and successful career of sailboat racing,
declared the 2016 Typhoon
Nationals his last race, said
Crockett. He was competing
aboard Kimm.
Special thanks go to Ron
Mihills for conducting a seminar on Friday titled “Getting
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Rivah Ramps
L
isted here are directions to
public boat ramps.
Essex
Bowlers Wharf
At the end of Rt. 684 in Center
Cross.
Dock Street Public Landing
At the end of Dock St. in
Tappahannock.
Layton Ramp
On Rt. 637 in Tappahannock.
Prince Street Public
Landing
Off Rt. 360 in downtown
Tappahannock.
Gloucester
Deep Point Landing
At the end of Rt. 606. Turn
from Rt. 198 at Harcum.
Gloucester Point Landing
Near nor th end of York River
bridge, off Rt. 17.
Cappahosic Landing
from Rt. 614 near Sassafras.
Tanyard Landing
cast off
At the end of Rt. 617. From Rt. On the right, at end of Windmill
17 at Woods Crossroads, take Point Rd., White Stone.
Northumberland
Rt. 610 south, then Rt. 617
Lodge Landing
right.
From Nor thumberland Hwy. (Rt.
Mathews
360) in Callao, turn right on
Warehouse Landing
Harr y Hogan Rd. (Rt. 712). Go
At the end of Rt. 621. From Milford Haven Landing
Rt. 17, turn near Gloucester On Gwynn’s Island. Turn from to end.
Rt. 198.
Cour thouse.
Forest Landing
Town Point Landing
King and Queen
At the end of Rt. 615. From Rt. 360) nor th of Heathsville, turn
Waterfence Landing
198 south of Mathews Cour t- on Coan Stage Rd. (Rt. 612).
At the end of Rt. 611. Turn off house, turn right onto Rt. 615.
Rt. 14 at Shanghai.
Rowes Landing
Middlesex
Mill Stone Landing
360) near Heathsville, turn on
King William
At the end of Rt. 608, Water Rowe’s Landing Rd. (Rt. 601)
West Point Landing
View. Turn off Rt. 17 onto Rt. to the end.
Turn off Rt. 33 near west end 640, then left on Rt. 608.
of Mattaponi River bridge.
Cooper’s Landing
Oakes/Saluda Landing
From Nor thumberland Hwy (Rt.
Lancaster
At the end of Rt. 618. Turn at 360) turn south at Horsehead
Greenvale Creek Landing
stoplight in Saluda.
onto Cooper’s Landing Rd. (Rt.
From River Rd. (Rt. 354) near
707) to end.
Mollusk, turn on Rocky Neck Upper Mill Creek Landing
Rd. (Rt. 662) to Thomas Land- At the end of Rt. 626. Near Shell Landing
ing Rd.
Har tfield, take Rt. 627, then Turn from Nor thumberland Hwy.
left on Rt. 626.
(Rt. 360) in Reedville onto FleeBelle Isle State Park
ton Rd. (Rt. 657).
From River Road (Rt. 354) turn Urbanna Creek
on Belle Isle State Road (Rt. In Urbanna at the end of Virgin- Cranes Creek
683). Fee $3.
ia St. in municipal marina (fee Turn from Jessie Ball duPont
for out-of town users).
Memorial Hwy. (Rt. 200) at
Kayak ramp
Wicomico Church onto Sandy
Point Rd. (Rt. 666).
Richmond
Simonson Landing
from Rt. 3 onto Rt. 608, then
to Rt. 606.
Totuskey Creek Landing
Off Rt. 3 south of Warsaw.
Carter’s Wharf
Off Newland Rd. (Rt. 624) to
Car ter’s Whar f Rd. (Rt. 622).
Farnham Creek
Canoe Landing
Rt. 608 on Farnham Creek Rd.
Westmoreland
Enter from Rt. 3.
Bonums Landing
from Rt. 202 nor th of Callao.
Currioman Dock
from Rt. 3 in Montross.
Branson Cove
At the end of Rt. 612. Turn from
Rt. 202 towards Coles Point.
Coles Point Plantation
Off of Rt. 728, Coles Point.
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Cobia season
extended to
August 30
The Virginia Marine Resources
Commission (VMRC) has adopted
new fishing regulations on cobia.
The recreational fishing season
has been extended to August 30
with a one fish per person (minimum 40 inches) limit, and a two
fish per boat limit regardless of the
number of people on the boat.
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Signup under way for first Bay
Bash Family Fishing Tournament
Prizes in 14 different
categories to be awarded
NORTHUMBERLAND—The
Bay Bash Family Fishing Tournament on August 13 is the first true
multi-species contest to be held
in the region, said organizer Billy
Pipkin of Ingram’s Bay Marina on
the Great Wicomico River.
There are 14 different categories
with 42 prizes being awarded. This
event will offer an Open Division
Richmond
County Fair
will return
August 9-13
RICHMOND COUNTY—Planning continues for the Richmond
County Fair coming August 9
through 13 to the Richmond County
Fairgrounds, 315 Community Park
Drive, Warsaw.
There will be carnival rides,
bands, bingo, entertainment and
food concessions, as well as coconut cake, field crop, produce, flower,
home craft and livestock competition and exhibits, reported secretary
Mary Lou Dawson. The next meeting will be July 20.
Mayfly patches are on sale at Tractor Supply, Warsaw Small Engine,
Murphy Seed and Service, T-Town
Tack, Bowies Hardware, Bird Dogs
County Store, Thomas Store, Farm
and Home in Kilmarnock, Union
Bank in Warsaw and Montross,
Garners Produce in Warsaw and all
Fredrick Northrup Handy Stores to
benefit the Richmond County Fair
Association scholarship program,
said Dawson.
New attractions will include the
BMX Bike Stunt Show and the
Great Lakes Timber Show.
For competition rules, guidelines,
entry forms, advance ride tickets, a
schedule of events, vendor application, or sponsorship and volunteer
opportunities, visit richmondcountyfair.com, or call 313-9940.
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in 10 species: spot, croaker, flounder, speckled trout, grey trout,
perch, bluefish, Spanish mackerel,
cobia and red drum. The grand
prize will be determined by the
total aggregate length of each different species landed by an angler.
This includes all legal fish found
in Virginia waters except sharks,
rays and eels. The Bay Bash also
has divisions for the most species
caught during the day for ladies,
youth and special needs anglers.
All fish are measured in length,
not weight.
The entry fees are: boats $50;
kayaks and canoes $25; and pier and
shore anglers $10 each.
A portion of proceeds will be
given to the Mid-County Rescue
Squad for purchase of needed
equipment, said Capt. Pipkin. Other
proceeds will be shared among various community organizations based
on need.
Fish may be checked in by land or
sea or, for release-eligible species,
by texting a picture.
A world class live leaderboard
with up-to-the-second results will
be provided by Fish Dispatch USA
and can be accessed via the internet
throughout the day.
The event, which includes a benefit concert afterwards, was a concept
born by Capt. Pipkin. “I’ve always
envisioned a fishing contest where a
child fishing off a pier has the same
opportunity to win a prize as an a
die-hard fisherman in a fast fishing
boat,” he said. “This is an all-inclusive event that anglers of all ages can
enjoy. It’s also for a great cause with
proceeds funding first-responders
and other community needs.
“A really nice aspect of this
event is that folks who don’t have
boats, including adults, kids and
grandchildren, can pay a nominal
amount to compete from their own
pier, dock or shore. There is a very
good possibility of a winning fish
such as a spot, croaker or trout
being caught off of a pier or beachfront. The goal of this tournament
is to have widespread participation
from folks of all ages throughout
the Northern Neck and Middle
Peninsula,” said Capt. Pipkin.
The tournament will be held at
Ingram Bay Marina, conveniently
located between Smith Point and
Windmill Point at the mouth of the
Great Wicomico River. Although
many anglers fish in this region, the
tournament is open to fish anywhere
in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The contest affords flexibility
by allowing anglers to begin at sunrise from any location. The tournament concludes at 4 p.m.
The concert Saturday evening
will feature the popular band Beer
Money. A donation of $5 will be
required at the door from anyone not
entered in the tournament.
“With so many prizes and its
relaxed atmosphere, interest in this
tournament has been very strong,”
said Capt. Pipkin. “A large turnout is
expected, so mark your calendars for
Saturday, August 13, and participate
in the Bay Bash!”
For more information or to register, go to Bay Bash Family Fishing Tournament on Facebook; visit
www.IngramBayMarina.com,
or
call 580-7292.
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GLOUCESTER—The
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
(VIMS) is offering free public
tours on select dates through September 30. Reserve space on a
90-hour guided walking tour to
learn more about VIMS’ research
in Chesapeake Bay and around the
world.
All tours are from 10:30 a.m.noon. Upcoming tours will be held
on July 6, July 8, July 14, July 15,
July 19, July 22, July 26 and July 29.
Tour-goers can see how scientists use CSI techniques to
understand
oyster
diseases;
visit an electron microscopy
lab to learn how bacteria affect
fish; view larval fishes we swim
with in the York River; see equipment used to track sand and silt
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YOUR ALLERGIES
LIKE PAINT…
movement; see research on pollutants and plastics in the environment; tour the oyster hatchery
to learn about the breeding and
feeding of oyster brood stock; visit
the Preserved Fisheries Collection
with over 300,000 specimens from
Appalachian mountain streams,
Chesapeake Bay, and other places
around the world; and more.
Visit
www.vims.edu/public/
publictours for a complete list of
tours and dates, and to register
online. These tours are most interesting for adults and older children (minimum age 9). There is
no charge; registration is required.
Make reservations at least two
days prior to tour; space is limited.
For additional information, call
684-7061.
Kid-friendly farmers
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N O RT H U M E B R L A N D —
July 16 is “Kid’s Day” at the
Heathsville Farmers Market from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rice’s Hotel/
Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument
Place, Heathsville.
“You can plan on a fun day
of games and special activities
geared just for kids,” said manager
Corinne Anthony Becker.
“Send the kids off on a scavenger hunt,” said Becker. Everybody
gets a special treat for participating. Make a toy wooden boat at the
Woodworkers Guild. Toss a few
bean bags at the corn hole game,
and run the siren on the Callao
Volunteer Fire Department’s
antique fire engine.
Shoppers will find farm-fresh
Kilmarnock
s
Serving the Northern Neck and surrounding counties for over 36 years
produce, meat, cheese and eggs,
flowers, nursery plants and handcrafts. A number of vendors specializing in kid-related clothing
and toys also will participate, said
Becker.
An historic landmark in the
Northern Neck since the 1700s,
Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern is
the home to four artisan guilds.
Follow the smoke to see the
blacksmiths working in the Tavern
Forge. The Woodworkers Guild
can be found in their colonial
period workshop inside the “Carriage House,” which also houses
a collection of antique carriages.
Members of the Spinners & Weavers Guild and the Quilt Guild also
will be demonstrating in their studios inside the Tavern.
The Tavern Restaurant will serve
breakfast and lunch. Breakfast sandwiches, hamburgers and hot dogs
are available in front of the Transportation Museum Building.
The “Heritage Arts Center” gift
shop also will be open.
The Heathsville Farmers Market
is held monthly on third Saturdays,
April through October. Upcoming
themes include: Antique and Classic Car Round-up, plus “Bingo for
Quilts” on August 20, “BBQ, Beer
and Band” on September 17, and a
Photography Show, pumpkin decorating contest, and a square dancing and line dancing exhibition on
October 15.
July 2016
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Compiled by Audrey Thomasson
Itching to dig your toes into the warm sand? Want to spend the day basking in the sun on a stretch of beach? Then, pack up a picnic
basket, load the kids in the car and head to one of the beaches in Rivah Country.
Whether you like the unspoiled charm of a secluded nature reserve without amenities or you’re looking for a family-friendly stretch of
sand with lifeguards, fun for the kids and steps away from a coffee bar, you’ll find a beach that’s perfect for you.
Gloucester County
Gloucester Point Beach
Gloucester Point Beach on the banks of the York River is a
popular spot for swimming, playing volleyball and sun bathing,
and is open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. There is a fishing pier
and fishing licenses are not required thanks to the sponsorship
of Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department.
The park has a boat ramp, showers and playground, picnic
shelter, grills, bathrooms, seasonal concession stands and beautiful views of the York River.
Directions: From Route 17/George Washington Memorial
Highway, take Frontage Road to 1255 Greate Road.
Lancaster County
Westland Beach
On the southern tip of Lancaster County where the
Rappahannock River meets the Chesapeake Bay, sun bathers
will delight in the breezes off the bay. The beach is steps away
from Windmill Point Marina and K.C.’s at Windmill Point with
swimming pool and corn hole.
Directions: From Route 3/Mary Ball Road in White Stone,
turn left on Rte. 695/Chesapeake Drive, go to the end.
Mathews County
Bethel Beach Natural Preserve
The 83-acre preserve has sandy beaches, low dunes and salt
marches on the Chesapeake Bay. The preserve is home to rare
plants and nesting birds and the rare Northeastern Beach Tiger
Beetle. Visitors are welcome, but asked to tread lightly and
respect the restrictions.
Directions: From Mathews, take Route 14/New Point Comfort Lighthouse Road to Route 611/Tabernacle Road, left on
Route 677, left on 609.
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Mathews County
Haven Beach
This gem on the Chesapeake Bay features a sandy bottom
shoreline, designated swimming areas, light facilities and parking. There is a tidal lagoon and shrubs that provide a natural
habitat for birds.
Directions: From Mathews take Route 14/New Point Comfort Highway to Route 611/Tabernacle Road, left on Route 644/
Salem Church Road, right on Route 643/Haven Beach Road,
right on 645 to Haven Beach.
Mathews County
New Point Beach
Lighthouse enthusiasts will love soaking up the sun overlooking the third oldest lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay—
New Point Comfort Lighthouse in Mathews. Commissioned
in 1804 by Thomas Jefferson, the 55-foot octagonal sandstone
structure sits on an island, separated from the mainland beach
by a hurricane in 1933. This is an historic, scenic and sunny
setting, but there are no amenities.
Directions: Only accessible by water. Located where the
Mobjack and Chesapeake Bay meet.
Middlesex County
Wake Beach
Relax on the sandy shores of the Rappahannock River, overlooking Parrott Island. Wake Beach is near the widest point on
the river at nearly five miles.
There is a parking area, but no other facilities are available.
Directions: From Route 33/General Puller Highway in
Hartfield, take Route 624/Regent Road to Route 626/Wake
Road, left on Route 627/Mill Wharf Road to Wake Beach.
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Northumberland County
Vir-Mar Beach
Explore the easternmost portion of the Northern Neck at VirMar Beach on the Potomac River. You’ll find a 150-foot stretch
of sandy beach.
The name Vir-Mar is a combination of Virginia-Maryland,
because once you step in the water, you’ve left Virginia and
entered the state of Maryland.
The beach and parking area are open from 7 a.m to sunset
each day. No alcoholic beverages are allowed. Toilet facilities
are not available.
Directions: From Route 360 in Burgess, take Route 644/
Hacks Neck Road north to Route 643/Vir-Mar Beach Road to
the public landing.
Colonial Beach
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Urbanna
White Stone
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Saluda
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Hughlett Point
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Nature lovers will enjoy hiking through the Hughlett Point
Natural Preserve. Discover the long, secluded sandy shoreline
overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. The preserve is maintained by
the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Bring your binoculars and continue on the trail to one of the
perches for a little bird-watching. There are no other amenities.
State park rules are posted.
Directions: From Route 200/Jesse Ball duPont Memorial
Highway, turn on Route 606/Shiloh School Road, right on
Route 606 Balls Neck Road to Hughlett Point on left.
Windmill Point
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Yorktown Beach
Richmond County
Naylor’s Beach/Campground
Picnic, camp or boat on the Rappahannock River at Naylor’s
Beach. A family-owned business, visitors are welcome for the
day or to camp overnight.
Launch your boat or relax in your beach chair. There are two
pavilions, grassy area and plenty of shade trees, bath house,
swings, volleyball and other games and a general store.
Day admission is $8 for ages 13 and older and $4 for children. The ramp fee is $8. Camping is extra.
Directions: From Warsaw, take Route 360 toward
Tappahannock. Turn on Route 625/Newland Road, left on
Route 636/Naylors Beach Road.
Westmoreland County
Colonial Beach
Your destination for fun in the sun, sand and on the boardwalk is Colonial Beach. A half-mile boardwalk features outdoor dining and shopping.
It’s a golf cart town, so pilot your cart to art galleries and
shops.
Famous homes include Alexander Graham Bell’s summer
place, now a bed and breakfast, or President James Monroe’s
plantation, now featuring a vineyard. There’s always boating,
fishing or playing on the beach.
Directions: Follow Route 205/Ridge Road to the town of
Colonial Beach.
York County
Yorktown Beach
Adventure awaits visitors to Yorktown Beach. Located close
to the historic battlefield, the two-acre beachfront provides
opportunities for boating, swimming and fishing on the York
River across from Gloucester Point.
Facilities include a fishing pier, 10-acre grassy picnic area,
restrooms and showers. The beach is open April through October 19.
Riverwalk offers dining and shopping and pubs are within
walking distance. Visit the Watermen’s Museum. Sail on a
pirate adventure cruise or the Alliance sunset cruise.
Directions: From Route 17 at the Coleman Bridge, exit to
Yorktown on Water Street.
Contributors include Tom Chillemi, Tom Hardin and Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi.
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Rivah Parks and Recreation explore
A
ll area codes are (804)
unless otherwise listed.
hiking trails. Limited tours of
the eagle area are of fered
mid-June through Aug. by
reser vation only. Guests can
learn more about Caledon by
touring the visitor center.
In addition to the sites listed
in this director y, the Middle
Peninsula Chesapeake Bay
Public Access Authority (MPPAA) now has a public water
access and recreational land
online reser vation system
for reser ving hunting tracts,
nature trails, public shoreline fishing, water fowl hunting, crabbing, boat slips, and
many other public outdoor
recreational oppor tunities on
the Middle Peninsula. Visit
www.mppaa.com.
Barnesfield Park
(540) 663-3205
Hwy. 301 at the Potomac
Gateway Welcome Center,
King George. 175-acre county
park on the Potomac River
with nature trails, picnic areas, playground, and beach
fishing.
Lancaster
Essex
Essex County Parks and
Recreation Department
305 Cross Street
Tappahannock
443-2470
Spor ts activities for youth and
adults. Ball fields at Essex electric motors are for rent.
High School.
Launch your own for a fee.
Motors powered by fuels are
Marsh Street Park
not permitted. The park has
Marsh St.
a playground, picnic shelter
Tappahannock
443-2470 and an extensive hiking trail
The park is run by Essex system including an interpreCounty Parks and Recreation tive trail, and multi-use trail
Depar tment, pool open June– for horseback riding or biking.
Aug., Tues.–Sat. 11 a.m.–6 Open daily from sunrise to
p.m. and Sun. 1–6 p.m.
sunset. Fishing and hunting
licenses, bait and snacks are
Tennis Courts
available.
833 High School Circle
Tappahannock
443-2470 Brown Park
At Essex High School. Open Foster Rd.
to the public from 5 p.m. un- Gloucester
til dark when school is not in Features a half pipe and large
session.
concrete area with ramps and
rails for skateboarders. An
open, tree-lined grass area is
Gloucester
also available.
Ark Park
7963 Number Nine Rd.
Gloucester
Park
This active park features 1255 Greate Rd.
soccer fields, a softball Gloucester Point
field,
outdoor
basketball The park of fers fishing
cour t, restrooms and a large with no license required,
playground.
public beach, playground,
restrooms, snack bar, an obBeaverdam Park
ser vation deck with high pow8687 Roaring Springs Rd.
ered binoculars to view birds
Gloucester
693-2107 and wildlife.
The park contains a 635-acre
freshwater lake. Eleven fish The Gloucester
attractors and several species Department of Parks and
of fish are found there. Ca- Recreation
noes, kayaks, paddle boats, 6467 Main St.
and Jon boats with or without Gloucester
693-2355
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Beaverdam Park in Gloucester
25 public parks or water access areas.
Public Beach
Gloucester Point Beach on Rt.
1208 at the York River. Fishing and restrooms.
Tyndall Point Park
1376 Vernon St.
Gloucester Point
The park contains remnants
of Confederate and Union
for tifications. It is the site of
colonial Gloucester Towne,
the first building of which was
a tobacco warehouse built in
1632. It also has open play
areas.
Woodville Park
Bray’s Point Rd./
Woodville Park Rd.
The county’s newest park
contains hundreds of acres
of land donated to Gloucester
for preser vation of green
space. Includes soccer and
football fields, gardens, hiking paths and an area for
events and social activities.
Historic Yorktown
Yorktown Visitor’s Center/
Battlefield
1000 Colonial Parkway
Yorktown
757-898-2410
You can obtain a park brochure with maps and infor-
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
462-5030
A 700-acre park on the
Rappahannock River, Mulberr y and Deep creeks. Open
daily, sunrise to sunset. Picmation, an orientation to the nic areas, handicap accespark, and an oppor tunity to sible boardwalk and fishing
schedule your visit around pier,
hiking/biking
trails,
interpretive programs going bridle paths, motorboat ramp
on throughout the day. The ($3 fee). Canoe and kayak
entrance fee to the Yorktown rentals, bicycle and motorBattlefield is collected at the boat rentals. The park also
visitor center. Adults (16 and of fers sunset and moonlight
older) $7; 15 and younger, canoe trips, nature programs
free.
and overnight camping and
accommodations. Parking fee
Public Beach
$4 weekends/holidays, $3
425 Water St.
weekdays.
Yorktown
Two-acre beachfront provides Scottie Yard
oppor tunities for boating, N. Main St. and Town Centre
swimming, and fishing. A fish- Dr.
ing pier and 10-acre grass Kilmarnock
picnic area are also available. The Kilmarnock Dog Park feaA public restroom/shower fa- tures of f-leash play areas for
cility is located next to the small and large dogs. Open
Dock Master’s of fice and is dawn to dusk.
open April through October.
Hiking Trails
Hickor y Hollow Trail, 2 miles
King George
of marked trail, Regina Rd.
Caledon Natural Area
(Rt. 604) in Lancaster Cour t11617 Caledon Rd.
house. Open dawn to dusk.
King George
(800)
Chesapeake Trail, 1.5 mi. hik933-PARK
ing trail geared to kids, Mar y
A National Natural Landmark, Ball Rd. (Rt.3) ¼ mile east of
Caledon was the early colo- Lancaster Cour thouse. Open
nial seat of the Alexander dawn to dusk.
family. John and Philip Al- Baylor Nature Trail on Norris
exander founded the city of Pond in Kilmarnock is on a
Alexandria and established former logging road. On Mar y
Caledon Plantation in 1659. Ball Rd. (Rt. 3) east of downPreser vation of the bald ea- town Kilmarnock. Open dawn
gle habitat is the primar y fo- to dusk.
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Public Beach
Westland Beach at the terminus of Windmill Point Rd. (Rt.
695) provides access to the
Chesapeake Bay. Open dawn
to dusk.
Mathews
Bethel Beach
Natural Area Preserve
Turn left on Rt. 611 just south
of the town of Mathews. Turn
right on Rt. 643, then left on
Rt. 609. This 50-acre parcel
contains a sandy beach, low
dunes and salt marsh habitat
bordering the Chesapeake
Bay. Over 90 bird species
have been repor ted on the
preser ve, which also protects
the globally rare Nor theastern Beach Tiger Beetle.
Lewis B. Puller Memorial
Park
Saluda
The park is sponsored by the
Middlesex County Museum
and is open 24 hours a day
and is on Business Rt. 17
across from the museum.
Urbanna Waterman’s Park
Colorado Ave.
Urbanna
Overlooks the Rappahannock
River. There is a picnic area
and the park is open from
sunrise to sunset.
Middlesex County
Sports Complex
Sports Complex Rd.
Locust Hill
Walking track, volleyball and
basketball cour ts, soccer/
football field. Open dawn to
dusk.Softball/baseball fields
Mathews Recreation Park
must be scheduled through
The park is next to Mathews Spor ts Complex Committee.
High School. It has a softball field, basketball cour t, Public Beach
playground and two lighted Wake Beach at the end of Rt.
tennis cour ts. Rt. 14 about 627.
a mile nor th of Mathews
Cour thouse.
Swimming Pools
Town
of
Urbanna
and
Public Beaches
Deltaville Community AssociaNew Point Comfor t Island at tion (for residents and guests
the Bay is accessible only by of residents).
boat at high tide.
Haven Beach, Diggs on Rt. Taber Park
643 at the Bay.
351 Bonner St.
Urbanna
Put-in-Creek Park
For residents and guests of
725-7172 residents: playground and
Kayak and canoe launch, swimming.
Brickbat Road at Mathews
Cour thouse, next to the
Northumberland
firehouse.
Bush Mill Stream
Williams Wharf Landing
1039 Williams Whar f Road. At the mouth of Bush Mill
Open daily sunrise to sunset. Stream freshwater meets
Fishing pier, kayak launch, the saltwater of the Great
Wicomico River. Tidal marshpavilion.
es and mud flats are hidden
between steep-sided forested
Middlesex
shores. Access by foot or
Holly Point Nature Park
canoe. Open daylight hours.
Deltaville
Trails, boardwalk, viewing platThe park of fers a retreat on form and interpretive signs
the banks of Mill Creek. Ac- for an abundance of wildlife.
tivities available are picnick- Four miles from Heathsville
ing, bird watching or walking on Cour thouse Rd. (Rt. 201),
the nature trail. Visitors can continue straight on Knights
explore the fish-shaped wild- Lodge Dr. (Rt. 642) for half a
flower meadow and view mile, and turn left at the sign.
the boats exhibited by the
Deltaville Maritime Museum. Dameron Marsh
There is also a children’s gar- Natural Area Preserve
den and kayak landing. Open
225-2303
daily from dawn to dusk.
This 316-acre preser ve con-
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tains one of the most significant wetlands on the
Chesapeake Bay for marshbird
communities.
Sand
beach habitat is impor tant for
the threatened Nor theastern
Beach Tiger Beetle. Facilities
include a trail and boardwalk,
a wildlife viewing platform,
and parking area. Jessie Ball
duPont Mem. Hwy (Rt. 200)
to Shiloh School Rd. (Rt. 606)
turn left on Balls Neck Rd.
(Rt. 605).
Fishing Piers
The Great Wicomico Public Fishing Pier is on the
southern shore of the Great
Wicomico River just of f Jessie
Ball duPont Mem. Hwy. (Rt.
200) near the bridge at Glebe
Point. Open from sunrise to
sunset.
Hughlett Point
225-2303
The 205-acre preser ve has
sand beaches on the Chesapeake Bay and the mouth of
Dividing Creek, hiking trails
and obser vation decks to
view shorebirds, deer, turkey and migrator y water fowl.
The beaches are home to
the threatened Nor theastern
Beach Tiger Beetle. Take Jessie Ball duPont Mem. Hwy. (Rt.
200) turn on Shiloh School Rd.
(Rt. 606) to the end. Turn right
on Balls Neck Rd. (Rt. 605).
Public Beach
Vir-Mar Beach at the end of
Vir-Mar Beach Rd. (Rt. 643 )
in Hack’s Neck.
Richmond
Fishing Pier
Rt. 624 to Rt. 638.
Public Beach
4011 Naylors Beach Rd.
Warsaw
Take Rt. 360 to Rt. 624 to Rt.
634.
Public Hiking Trails
Warsaw
Richmond County trail behind
Rappahannock
Community
College, Rt. 360.
Rappahannock River Valley
National Wildlife Refuge
336 Wilna Rd.
Warsaw
One of four refuges that com-
prise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
Complex. It protects 20,000
acres of wetlands and associated uplands along the
river and its major tributaries.
At least four federally-listed
threatened or endangered
species may be found, including the American bald eagle,
peregrine falcon, shor tnose
sturgeon, and sensitive joint
vetch. The refuge hosts three
sites on the Virginia Birding
and Wildlife Trail.
Totuskey Tricentennial
Park
With boat landing, Rt. 3 at Totuskey Creek Bridge.
Warsaw Main Street Town
Park
171 Main St.
Playground, picnic tables.
Open dawn to dusk daily.
Castlewood Park
On Castlewood Dr. Permit
required for parties over 20
people.
Hurt Field at Legion Park
Rt. 3 west of Montross. Fouracre public park adjacent to
Chandlers Mill Pond offering
recreational opportunities for
county residents.
Oak Grove Park
Rt. 205 between Oak Grove
and Colonial Beach. Eight-acre
public park featuring a sports
field, playground and picnic
area.
Robin Grove Park
Colonial Beach
On Robin Grove, off Monroe
Bay Ave.
Public Beach
Colonial Beach
Sunrise to sunset.
Wilna Pond
333-1470
A 35-acre site, is open to public fishing. The pond is home
to large mouth bass, bluegill
sunfish, fliers, yellow bullhead
catfish and American eel. The
Wilna Unit is open for observation and photography daily,
sunrise to sunset. Access for
canoes and kayaks is available. All other refuge units
are open by advanced reservation only. Headquar ters are
open Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–4:30
p.m., except federal holidays.
From Tappahannock, take US360 E. toward Warsaw. Follow US-360 E. for 4.1 miles,
then turn left onto Rt. 624/
Newland Rd. Follow Newland
Rd. for 4.2 miles, then turn
left onto Strangeway/Rt 636.
Follow Strangeway for ¼ mile,
then turn right onto Sandy
Ln./Rt 640. Follow Sandy Ln.
for 1.1 miles, then turn left
into Rappahannock River Valley NWR.
Voorhees Nature Preserve
1235 Berry Farm Ln.
Colonial Beach
(434) 295-6106
A 729-acre preser ve on
the
northeast
bank
of
Rappahannock River, next to
Westmoreland Berr y Farm.
Four miles of wooded trails for
self-guided walks. Trail map
available at the Westmoreland
Berr y Farm store. Open weekends, 8 a.m.–6 p.m., Apr. 22–
Dec. 17.
Westmoreland Parks and
Recreation Department
493-8163
Provides recreation ser vices to
all county citizens and visitors.
1650 State Park Rd.
Montross
The park extends about one
and a half miles along the
Potomac River, and its 1,299
acres neighbor the former
homes of both George Washington and Robert E. Lee. The
Westmoreland
Horsehead Cliffs provide visiA.T. Johnson
tors with a spectacular view of
Recreation Center
the Potomac River. The park
18849 Kings Hwy.
offers hiking, camping, cabins,
Montross
fishing, boating and swimming.
Aerobics, dance classes, The visitor center gives a historcooking programs, basket- ical and ecological perspective
ball, gymnastics, volleyball, to an important natural area on
enclosed batting cage, soccer the coastal plain.
and baseball fields and small
updates to this directory, please
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Signup open for Y camps
MIDDLESEX—The Middlesex
YMCA on Route 33 at Hartfield has
scheduled the following summer
camps for youngsters. To register
for any of the camps, phone Y program director Rebecca Panis at 804316-9191 or 832-5071, email her at
[email protected].
• Drive, Chip, Putt Golf Camp:
July 11 through July 14, 9-11 a.m.,
at Piankatank River Golf Club in
Hartfield, for ages 6-14, cost is $75
for Y members and $100 for other
program participants.
• Agility, Strength, Poise Gymnastics Camp: July 25 through July
29, 2-4 p.m., for ages 6-12, cost
is $50 for Y members and $75 for
other program participants.
• Kick, Punt, Pass Soccer Camp:
August 15 through August 19,
5:30-7 p.m., at Middlesex Sports
Art exhibit
to benefit
Woodville
Schoolhouse
Complex in Locust Hill, for ages
6-15, cost is $50 for Y members and
$75 for other program participants.
• Best Summer Ever! Summer
Camp: at the Y now through August
26, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. for ages 4 years
9 months-age 13, cost is $86 for Y
members and $101 for other program participants per week.
• Safety Confidence and Fun
in the Water Swim Lessons at
Deltaville pool: July 27 through
August 4; 11 a.m., youth 6-14;
11:30 a.m., ages 3-5; cost is $30 for
Y members and $50 for other program participants.
• Bounce Serve, Rally Tennis
Camp: July 5 through July 8,
9-10:30 a.m. at Deltaville tennis
courts, for ages 6-16, cost is $50 for
Y members and $75 for other program participants.
Signup for Camp Rescue continues
MIDDLESEX—The Middlesex
County Volunteer Rescue Squad
(MCVRS) of Deltaville will again
host an all-day, fun-filled camp,
“Camp Rescue,” for area children
ages 9-13. Campers will be introduced to the topics of basic CPR,
recognition of heart attack and
stroke, electrical, fire, water and
boating safety, first aid and drug
awareness. The camp will be held
free of charge at the Deltaville
rescue squad building on Thursday, July 21, from 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m. The MCVRS Ladies Auxiliary will provide snacks, lunch and
t-shirts. There will be an assortment of other “goodies” for all
attendees. Call Lorie at 776-6606
to register.
Irish dance coming to Deltaville
The Cumascaigh School of Irish Dance and the band Poisoned
Dwarf will perform “Celtic at the Creek” at 7 p.m. at the Deltaville
Maritime Museum on Saturday, July 16. Donations will benefit the
Middlesex Department of Social Services Foster Care Program.
Bring lawn chairs, food and coolers. Call 776-7200 for details.
GLOUCESTER—From July
1-30 Arts on Main in Gloucester
will host a special exhibit featuring a diverse 36-piece collection
of artwork from Vernon Carter Jr.
These pieces are for sale, and
the proceeds benefit the restoration and preservation efforts of the
last remaining Rosenwald School
in Gloucester County—the Woodville School.
The public is invited to a special reception from 5-7:30 p.m. on
Friday, July 8, to meet Carter and
learn about the historical importance of the Woodville School and
the initiative under way to preserve
it. “Talk with Mr. Carter about his
collection of artwork, and purchase that painting that would be
perfect in your home or as a gift,”
said an event spokesperson.
Arts on Main is at 6580-B
Main Street, Gloucester Court
House. For more information,
phone 824-9464; email [email protected]; or visit
gloucesterarts.org.
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Rivah Diversions
play
here can you go in
Rivah Country for a family friendly excursion or day of
fun? Below are listings of places that may be of interest. All
area codes are (804) unless
otherwise listed.
W
Missoula
Children’s Theatre Camps
(406)728-1911
Week-long residency “starring”
local students in a full-scale
musical.
436-2977
Animal Farm
Northern Neck Family YMCA
39 William B. Graham Ct.
Kilmarnock
435-0223
Weekly summer sessions.
River Birch Animal Farm
Locust Hill
758-3522
Open daily, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Free
admission.
Boat Cruises
The tasting room at Belle Mount Vineyards near Warsaw
Captain Billy’s Charters/
River Cruises
545 Harvey’s Neck Rd.
Heathsville
580-7292 Smith Island Cruise
Custom cruises every Sat. eve- 382 Campground Rd.
ning. Private cruises available. Reedville
453-3430
Departs from Chesapeake Bay
“Faded Glory” – The
Camp-Resort.
Reservations
Hope and Glory Inn’s 25
required.
Passenger Vessel
65 Tavern Rd.
Tangier Island Cruise
Irvington
438-6053 468 Buzzard Point Rd.
Luncheon and cocktail cruises Reedville
453-2628
aboard a restored Chesapeake Departs from Buzzard’s Point
Bay oyster boat. Reservations Marina.
required.
Urbanna Cruises
Jackson Creek Outfitters
Urbanna
366-1778
274 Bucks View Ln.
Cruise local creeks and rivDeltaville
776-9812 ers aboard a comfy, char tered
Kayak rentals, paddleboat rent- pontoon boat. Now ser ving
als, small sailboat rentals, The Tides Inn, Merroir Reseco tours, and fishing guide taurant, Urbanna Seafood
services. Located at Deltaville Market in addition to Urbanna
Marina.
marinas.
Let’s Go Sailing!
Urbanna
824-4006 Boat Rentals
Day cruises, boat rides and Belle Isle State Park
lessons on “Free Spirit”. By 1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
462-5030
appointment.
Kayak, canoe and small boat
Rappahannock River Cruise rentals.
Tappahannock
453-2628
“Captain Thomas” travels to Jackson Creek Outfitters
274 Bucks View Ln.
Ingleside Vineyards.
Deltaville
776-9812
Kayak rentals, paddleboat rentals, small sailboat rentals,
“Serenity”
Yorktown
(757) 710-1233 eco tours, and fishing guide
A 65’ schooner offers two-hour services. Located at Deltaville
cruises. Weekends only. Pri- Marina.
vate charters, group reservaNorton’s Sailboat Charters
tions and “locals” specials.
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725-1488
Middlesex Family YMCA
Hartfield
776-8846
Sailing camps, soccer camps,
summer day camps.
Air Excursion
Bay Aviation
Hummel Field
Topping
Mathews
97 Marina Dr.
Deltaville
776-9211
Charter with Norton’s! A fantastic fleet of Hunter and Jeanneau Cruisers ranging from
36-41 ft. Get away for a week
or weekend.
Recreational Rental
1617 George Washington Hwy.
Gloucester Point 642-1888
Boys and Girls Club
of the Northern Neck
517 Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-9696
Summer camps in 2-week sessions. Activities, field trips,
swimming, arts and crafts,
more.
Bridlewise
Summer Horse Camps
Tucker’s Recreation
Hartfield
776-0606
Park and Marine
Camp offered by Bridlew244 Barn Rd.
Shacklefords
785-4464 ise Riding Academy Day and
16’ and 17’ open bow fiber- Boarding Camp from beginner
glass boats with outboard mo- to advanced riders.
tors. Fishing license included
Camp Piankatank
in rental.
1586 Stampers Bay Rd.
Hartfield
776-9552
Bowling
Day and residential camps for
Evans Bowling Center
ages 7–17. Activities include
34 Cralle Ct.
sailing, rock wall, archery,
Kilmarnock
435-3950 swimming and Bible study.
Village Lanes
7307 John Clayton Mem. Hwy.
Gloucester
693-3720
Camps for Kids
4–H Camps
Contact local extension offices.
Aylett Country Day School
Powcan Rd.
Millers Tavern
443-3214
Day camps June, July, Aug.
Chesapeake Academy
107 Steamboat Rd.
Irvington
438-5575
Camp Irvington, Camp Chesapeake and Camp Osprey. Ages
4-14.
Northumberland
Family YMCA
Heathsville
580-8901
Weekly summer camp in
conjunction with the public
schools.
Camps
19 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
436-9309
Weekly art camps for ages
6–17. Held in Kilmarnock.
Reedville
Fisherman’s Museum
504 Main St.
Reedville
453-6529
Family boat building June 24–
26, Model making Aug. 1–5.
Richmond County YMCA
45 George Brown Ln.
Warsaw
333-4117
Weekly summer sessions.
Stratford Hall Camps
483 Great House Rd.
Montross
493-8038
Grandparent/grandchild camp
June 24–26, July 8–10, Aug.
5–7.
Summer Camps on the River
49 Seahorse Ln.
Christchurch
758-2306 (ext. 177)
Residential and day co-ed summer camp, Christchurch School
in Middlesex.
Gloucester County
Parks and Recreation
6467 Main St.
Gloucester
693-2355
VIMS Summer Camps
1375 Greate Rd.
Gloucester Point
684-7878
Mathews County YMCA
10746 Buckley Hall Rd.
Watermen’s Museum
Summer Educational
Diversions
Programs
309 Water St.
Yorktown
757-887-2641
Offered for kids of all ages. A
pirate camp program, boatbuilding camp, nature explorers camp
and archaeology camp.
73 Monument Place
Heathsville
580-3377
Third Sat. of the month Apr.–
Oct., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Behind
Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern.
Irvington Farmers Market
Irvington Commons
Westmoreland Family YMCA
Irvington
480-0697
18849 Kings Hwy.
First Sat. of the month from
Montross
493-8163 May–Nov., 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Licensed summer day camp
program.
Mathews Farmers Market
Canoe/Kayak Rentals Mathews
725-7196
Every Sat., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Mathews historic courthouse
Lancaster
462-5030 green.
Chesapeake Bay
Camp-Resort
382 Campground Rd.
Reedville
453-3430
Half-mile to Chesapeake Bay.
Montross Market Days
15803 Kings Hwy.
Montross
703-598-2112
First Sat. of the month
May–Sept.
Ingram Bay Marina
545 Harvey’s Neck Rd.
Heathsville
580-7292
Rent or bring your own and explore miles of shoreline or join
a group tour to remote locations around the rivers and bay.
Tappahannock Farmers
Market
Prince St. and Cross St.
Tappahannock
445-2076
Third week each month Apr.–
Nov. except for June which is
RivahFest.
Jackson Creek Outfitters
274 Bucks View Ln.
Deltaville
776-9812
Kayak rentals, paddleboat rentals, small sailboat rentals,
eco tours, and fishing guide
services. Located at Deltaville
Marina.
Urbanna Farmers Market
351 Bonner St.
Urbanna
761-4840
The second Sat. of each month
May–Sept., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in
Taber Park.
Lazy Days Adventures
Hardyville
776-9853
Rentals and eco-tours of local
waters. Will deliver.
Yorktown Market Days
Yorktown Waterfront
Yorktown
757-890-3500
Every Sat. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the
Yorktown waterfront between
Buckner and Ballard Streets
from May 14 through October
29.
145 Cliff Rd.
Montross
493-8821
Fun Parks
Group kayak trips, paddle boats
Swamp Fun Park
and paddle boards.
Gloucester
642-8778
Farmers Markets
Paint ball.
Holly Point Market
287 Jackson Creek Rd.
Learn to Sail
Deltaville
776-6950
Fourth Sat. of the month May– Norton’s Sailing School
Nov., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Holly Point 97 Marina Dr.
776-9211
Nature Park at the Deltaville Deltaville
Learn to Sail with Norton’s
Maritime Museum.
Sailing School! ASA Certified
courses and fun and knowledgGloucester Market
able instructors. The Bay is
6523 Main St.
Gloucester
695-0700 your Classroom.
Monthly, Wed. evenings 4–7
p.m. Located at the history Premier Sailing
744 St. Andrews Ln.
museum.
Weems
438-9300
Heathsville Farmers Market
Movies
Essex 5 Cinemas
Tappahannock
445-1166
Hillside Cinema
Gloucester
693-2770
York River Crossing Cinema
2226 York Crossing Dr.
Hayes
642-5999
Pick Your Own
Bentwaters Farm
1083 Circle Dr.
Mathews
725-5839
Spray-free blueberries, homegrown yarns from sheep
raised on the farm, lambs and
Kids, Cashmere and Nigerian
goats. Open by appointment.
Eastfields Farms
85 Preston Point Rd.
Mathews
725-3948
Spray-free blueberries in a
chemical free environment.
July and Aug. Open Fri.–Sun.
Lew Bristow’s
Blackberry Farm
Hartfield
776-7785
8 a.m.–4 p.m., Mon.–Sat. in
season.
Dunnsville
443-1903
Truck and tractor pulls.
information.
African-American Heritage
Trail
6487 Main St.
Rivah Trails
Gloucester
693-1234
Captain John Smith
A self-guided driving tour of
Chesapeake National
selected African American
Historic Trail
historic sites. Visit or contact
(410) 260-2470 the Gloucester Tourism of fice
Experience and learn about or the Gloucester Visitor’s
the Chesapeake Bay through Center for information and a
the routes and places asso- map.
ciated with Smith’s explorations. There are many points Gloucester Blueways Trail
of interest found in the Gloucester
693-0014
Nor thern Neck and Middle A system of five separate waPeninsula.
ter trails spanning Gloucester
County. The 40 miles of trails
Chesapeake Bay Wine
are particularly suited for small
Trail
hand-powered craft such as caVisit 9 wineries in the Nor th- noes and kayaks.
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and a map are available. Con- Mathews Blueways Water
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Westmoreland Berry Farm
1235 Berry Farm Ln.
Colonial Beach
224-9171
Putt Putt
Bethpage Miniature Golf
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Urbanna
758-GOLF (4653)
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Racing
Bill Sawyer’s
Virginia Motor Speedway
4426 Tidewater Tr.
Jamaica
758-1867
Dir t track racing select Sat.
nights through October.
Colonial Beach Dragway
2035 James Monroe Hwy.
Colonial Beach
224-7455
1/8th mile asphalt drag track.
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Diversions
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Mathews
725-4BAY
An interconnected system
of five separate water trails
spanning the waters of
Mathews County and totaling
over ninety miles of cruising.
Northern Neck Heritage
Trail Bicycling Route
18 North Irving Ave.
Colonial Beach 333-1919
Four relatively easy bicycle
trails throughout the Nor thern
Neck.
Harr y M. Ward auditorium at
Mathews High School.
Lancaster Players
361 Chesapeake Dr.
White Stone
435-3776
Westmoreland Players
16217 Richmond Rd.
Callao
529-9345
Trolley Rides
Colonial Beach Trolley
Colonial Beach
224-0175
Makes 20 stops around the
town of Colonial Beach. EvTrolling for Treasures
er y Sat. and Sun. May–Sept.
Shopping Trail
Includes 17 antique, con- On holiday weekends it runs
signment and thrift shops in Mon. as well.
Nor thumberland County.
Triangle Trolley
435-1552
The Virginia Oyster Trail
Kilmarnock,
Virginia’s oysters are featured Between
with unique waterman/aqua-ar- Ir vington and White Stone.
tisan sites, inviting community Ever y Fri. and Sat. May 27–
narratives and many hospitality, Oct 1 and Sun. May 29, July
creative, culinary, cultural and 3 and Sept. 4, 1–6 p.m. 50¢.
activity points of interest.
The Pearl Trolley
Urbanna
758-2613
Skating
The Pearl runs in and around
Stan’s Skateland
Urbanna in Middlesex County,
17408 Kings Hwy.
from May 27–Sept. 5. 25¢.
Montross
493-9890 Sponsors needed.
Fri.–Sat., 7:30–10 p.m.
Yorktown Trolley
Travels the village of Yorktown
Theaters
from the Yorktown Battlefield
Court House Players
to the Yorktown Victor y Center,
Mathews
725-0474 including River walk Landing.
Community theater ser ving Operates March 18–October
Gloucester, Mathews and 30, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Extended
Middlesex counties. Dinner hours Memorial Day and Labor
theater.
Day, 10 a.m - 5:30 p.m. Free.
Donk’s Theater
Mathews
725-7760
Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opr y. Live
countr y music in a family atmosphere. Held in the
Deltaville Trolley
20 stops and additional “flag”
stops. One-hour shuttle loop
from Stingray Point to Deltaville
Market and back. 11 a.m. - 9
p.m. Thurs. – Sat. 50¢
King George (540) 663-2813
Wine Tastings
Athena Vineyards
and Winery, Inc.
3138 Jessie Ball duPont
Mem. Hwy.
Burgess
580-4944
Specials Wine Seller
52 S. Main St.
Kilmarnock
436-9463
Free wine tastings each Fri. at
5 p.m.
Vault Field Vineyards
Belle Mount Vineyards
2953 Kings Mill Rd.
2570 Newland Rd.
472-4430
Warsaw
333-4700 Kinsale
The Dog and Oyster
Vineyard
170 White Fences Dr.
438-9463
Irvington
Wine tastings, 11 a.m.–5
p.m. daily.
General’s Ridge Vineyard
1618 Weldons Dr.
Hague
223-2478
Tasting room, appetizers. Thurs.
noon–5 p.m.; Fri. and Sat.
noon–6 p.m.; Sun. noon–5 p.m.
Good Luck Cellars
1025 Good Luck Rd.
Kilmarnock
435-1416
Open Mon. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Thurs. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri. 11
a.m.–8 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–6
p.m. and Sun. noon–5 p.m.
Hague Winery
8268 Cople Hwy.
Hague
472-5283
Ingleside Vineyards
and Winery
5872 Leedstown Rd.
Oak Grove
224-8687
Jacey Vineyards
619 Train Ln.
Wicomico Church 580-4053
Wine Tasting and tapas on
Sat.
Oak Crest Vineyard
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8215 Oak Crest Dr.
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M I D D L E S E X — D e l t av i l l e
community organizations and
businesses have coordinated with
Bay Transit to provide the opportunity for easy transportation
around Deltaville from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor
Day weekend 2016, said project
spokesperson Onna Grimm. The
Deltaville shuttle, “The Osprey,”
will have 20 scheduled bus stops
and additional “flag stops” as
needed. The one-hour shuttle loop
will run from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. each
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
with additional holiday hours.
Standing at flag stop locations
“flags” the bus driver to pick you
up.
A printed shuttle schedule and
bus stop signage noting pick-up
times will make this new public
transport easy to use, said Grimm.
The Osprey is air conditioned,
comfortable and handicapped
accessible. Rides are 50 cents.
The route is a loop, running
from Stingray Point along Route
33 to Deltaville Market and back,
with side-trips down Timberneck
Road, Fishing Bay Road and
Jackson Creek Road. The bus
operates on a fixed route and follows a set schedule.
For more information, call the
Bay Transit Ride Line at 804-2502011.
Classic cars,
music featured
at Good Girl
MIDDLESEX—Good
Girl
Industries at 5041 General Puller
Highway in Locust Hill will hold
classic car cruise-ins once a month
through October.
The dates, all of which are Saturdays, are as follows: July 23,
August 27, September 17, and
October 22. The cruise-ins run
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
“The Phun Doctors” will perform live music from the 1950s
and 1960s on July 23.
Food vendors will be on site.
The events are free and open to the
public.
Call 804-286-9195 or email
[email protected]
for
more information.
July 2016
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A family works on its Wright skiff at a previous Family Boatbuilding Week at the Deltaville Maritime Museum.
The public is invited to watch the “build” progress on the skiffs July 18-23, and also attend the end-of-the
week Great Skiff Race and fish fry on Saturday, July 23.
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A time that turns sticks into floating beauties
by Bill Powell
President, Deltaville
Maritime Museum
The public is invited to take a
short day trip to Deltaville and visit
the 14th annual Family Boat Building Week at the Deltaville Maritime
Museum and Holly Point Nature
Park at 287 Jackson Creek Road.
Watch the “build” families—
“hands on” with woodworking
tools—work as a family team to
problem solve, and share a wonderful experience on pristine Mill
Creek on the museum’s waterfront.
This all happens July 18-23.
A skiff race and family fish fry
end the week starting at 10:30 a.m.
on Saturday, July 23, and the public
is encouraged to attend. Come by
road or water.
At the end of this year’s Family
Boatbuilding Week (FBW), over
118 Wright skiffs will have been
built at the museum by over 1,000
family members, working together
from across the U.S.
Started in 2002 from a challenge
by “Wooden Boat” magazine to
keep wooden boat building alive
in the country, FBW was one of
several similar multi-day camps
started under this imperative to
teach small wooden boat building
around the country.
Today, the Deltaville Maritime
Museum’s FBW is the only remaining week-long school that is still
using real wood planks, a camp
atmosphere, and traditional methods.
During the 5-day camp, families
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from all over the country build the
iconic Deltaville 12-foot or 14-foot
“work skiff ” designed by Deltaville
boatbuilder John Wright.
During the late 1800s and early
20th Century, years before our road
system became what it is today,
folks who lived on the waterfront
traveled more by water than they
did by road. The Wright Skiff was
the light utility vehicle (LUV) of its
day, designed to carry passengers
and smaller loads such as groceries
and household goods along creeks
and rivers where most folks and
businesses were located.
“Family Boatbuilding Week is
the annual event at the museum
that most encompasses our maritime mission. Boatbuilding Week
teaches families historic woodworking skills, gathers families in
Holly Point Nature Park for a week
together, and preserves a workcraft design that has been the “light
utility vehicle” of bay watermen
throughout bay maritime history,”
pointed out a museum spokesman.
“You really need to see the progression with grandparents, parents
and their kids all working together
to get these boats ready to float.
It really gives you that warm and
fuzzy feeling.”
Visitors and kibitzers are all welcome to stop by the 36-acre maritime park any time during FBW
and watch the progress and enjoy
as the families and groups work in
concert to form a thing of beauty.
The boatbuilding begins on
Monday, July 18, and by Wednesday the skiffs are really beginning
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the skiffs will be painted their final
color. Museum official Kaptain
Krunch will letter the names, and
the boats will be launched to allow
their planks to swell.
On Saturday, July 23, the finished skiffs, manned by the intrepid
build families, enter the Great Skiff
Race at 10:30 a.m. for FBW “braggin’ rights.” It’s fun to watch as the
intrepid skiff builders play “bumper
boats” as they jockey for position
behind the starting line. Listen for
the blast from the air horn of the
Nationally Historically Registered
1924 buyboat F.D. Crockett signal
the race’s start. Enjoy the “free for
all” as the boats melee around the
windward mark.
Shortly after the race and trophies, at a little after 11 a.m., the
line opens for the annual FBW
week-capping family fish fry. It
gives all the build families and
museum boatshop volunteers a
chance to kick back, swap stories
and enjoy a home-cooked lunch.
The public is invited to the fish fry.
For more information about the
Deltaville Maritime Museum and
Holly Point Nature Park, exhibits,
markets, events, concerts, FBW,
or an application for next year’s
FBW, simply call the office at 7767200 or visit www.deltavillemuseum.com. The museum and office
are open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The
museum and park are at 287 Jackson Creek Road off Route 33 in
Deltaville. Turn right at the Citgo
station.
The park is open dawn to dusk.
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and pay our 1996 rates!
Monday – Friday is $29
and Saturday is $36
Lancaster
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364 Clubhouse Rd.
Essex
Irvington
438-4460
Hobbs Hole
An 18-hole course. Operated by
1267 Hobbs Hole Dr.
The Tides resort. Restaurant. Pro
Tappahannock
443-4500 shop.
An 18-hole course behind King Carter Golf Course
Walmart. Restaurant, pro shop.
480 Old Saint Johns Rd.
Weems
435-7842
An 18-hole course. Restaurant.
Gloucester
Pro shop.
Gloucester Country Club
6731 Golf Club Rd.
Gloucester
693-2662 Middlesex
A 9-hole course. Pro shop, snack Piankatank River
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Hartfield
776-6516
An 18-hole course. Pro shop, fullservice restaurant.
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MIDDLESEX–Piankatank
River Golf Club (PRGC) in
Hartfield will celebrate its 20th
anniversary the week of July
11-17.
On “Celebration Saturday,”
July 16, from 5-9 p.m. there
will be heavy hors d’oeuvres
and bar offerings throughout the
evening at the clubhouse and
pavilion. The Chisman Creek
Band will play throughout the
evening. RSVP to Buzz at 4800522 or blambert@prgcgolf.
com to attend. The deadline for
responding is Monday, July 11.
The PRGC 20th Anniver-
sary Golf Tournament is slated
for Sunday, July 17, at 1 p.m.
Two-person teams will play 9
holes with a captain’s choice
format and 9 holes of best ball
format. The first 48 teams to
register will receive a sleeve of
customized ProV1’s commemorating the club’s 20th year.
In addition to the prizes, beverage tickets, and post-play hors
d’oeuvres, a few holes on the
course will be set up for special
competitions while PRGC staff
members provide specialty beverages.
Signup is open to members
only through July 4. After July
4, non-members can call the pro
shop at 776-6516, ext. 102 to
register for the tournament or for
more information.
In addition to this special
weekend of events, members
will enjoy 1996 cart rates ($10)
July 11-16. Members can invite
guests to play with them. They
also will enjoy 1996 public
rates.
“We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with
you throughout the week,” said
club general manager Buzz
Lambert.
Monday - Thursday $43
Friday - Sunday $50
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Rivah Museums & Historic Sitesexperience
A
Walter Reed Birthplace
4021 Hickory Fork Rd.
Gloucester
693-6688
This small, two-room and loft
house was built prior to 1850.
It was briefly home to the family of Dr. Walter Reed. Reed
was a famous U. S. Army physician and medical hero of the
Spanish-American War and was
born here on September 13,
1851.
Open the second Saturday of
the month 1–4 p.m.
Essex
Essex County Museum
and Historical Society
218 Water Lane
Tappahannock
443-4690
Included is the Essex Galler y
and the smaller Carl D. Silver
Galler y, a gift shop, reference
room, document storage room,
and
handicap
accessible
restrooms.
Exhibits of interest include an
exhibit on World War I in Essex
County and Rappahannock Voyage–The Stor y of Essex and
the River. The museum also
houses a civil war diorama:
“Ft. Lowr y.” Continuing exhibits include prehistoric fossils,
Native American artifacts, colonial relics, steamboat and
working the water exhibits and
items from the American Revolution, Bacon’s Rebellion, the
Civil War and World Wars I and
II.
Open free of charge daily (except for Wed. and Sun.) from
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Morattico Waterfront Museum in Lancaster County
Gloucester
Abingdon Episcopal Church
4645 G. Washington Mem.
Hwy.
Gloucester
693-3035
A rare cruciform (Latin Cross)
colonial church which was completed in 1755 and under went
major restoration in 1986. It is
one of eight churches of colonial Virginia remaining.
Gloucester Museum
of History
6539 Main Street
Gloucester
693-1234
The Botetourt Building, built
about 1770, was New’s Ordinar y, a roadside tavern. Permanent exhibits include “The
Honey Pod Tree”, “Fairfield”,
and “The Hotel Botetourt”.
Also on display is the “Good
Old Days” exhibit of household
items and relics. Pages Rock
Lighthouse and its histor y is
featured as well as antique
sur vey equipment. Members of
the Knitting Guild of Tidewater
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July 2016
Morattico Waterfront Museum in Lancaster County
will be knitting on the museum
porch on the second Sat. of
each month through Sept.
The free museum is open
Mon.–Sat. from 11 a.m.–3
p.m.
lating to the Indian Pocahontas,
Captain John Smith and the
Powhatan Indians. On display
is a rock traditionally known as
the one on which Capt. John
Smith’s head was placed when
Pocahontas saved his life at
Werawocomoco (Wicomico) in
Gloucester County.
The museum is open by
appointment.
the mansion, leaving a magnificent shell which is testament
to 18th centur y craftsmanship.
Remaining are the four chimneys, the east wall with its
compass head window and
car ved keystone, the wine celHistoric Court Circle
lar and enough of the walls
6509 Main St.
to sense the proportion and
Gloucester
scale of the origninal strucA grouping of early govture. The last family to own
ernment buildings (Colonial
Rosewell donated the ruins to
Courthouse, Debtors’ prison, Rosewell
the Gloucester Historical SociClerk’s Offices, and Jail) dating 5113 Old Rosewell Lane
ety in 1979. Since 1995, the
from 1766 to 1896 located in Gloucester
693-2585 Rosewell Foundation has taken
the heart of Gloucester’s hisBegun in 1725, Rosewell on the mission of preser ving,
toric district. A self-guided tour was home to the Page fam- studying, and presenting the
brochure available at the Visi- ily for more than 100 years. historic ruin.
tor Center.
The ruins sit on the bank of
Visitor center and gift shop.
the York River. Here, you may Open April–Oct. Mon.–Thurs.
Pocahontas Museum
see the brickwork and grace & Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun.
7335 Lewis Avenue
of form and scale which have 1 p.m.–4 p.m. General admisGloucester
815-0988 inspired poets and architects sion $4, student/groups (10 or
The Museum has informa- since Thomas Jefferson.
more) $3, child (6-12) $2
tion, artifacts and pictures reIn 1916, a tragic fire swept
Ware Episcopal Church
Gloucester
693-3821
This early 17th centur y
structure ser ved as encampments for federal and confederate soldiers.
It is surrounded by a colonial brick wall and an interesting graveyard with beautiful
plantings.
Warner Hall Graveyard
4750 Warner Hall Rd.
Gloucester
648-1889
Located at the Inn at Warner
Hall, the Warner-Lewis family
graveyard, maintained by the
Association for the Preser vation of Virginia Antiquities,
offers a remarkable collection of 17th and 18th centur y
tombstones.
Open year-round 10 a.m.–4
p.m.
Historic Yorktown
Museum On Main
307 Main Street
Yorktown
757-898-4910
View artifacts from Yorktown’s past including Native
American tools, colonial Yorktown, Revolutionar y and Civil
War, and 20th Centur y exhibits
from the USS Yorktown, the Naval Weapons Station and more.
Limited hours.
Watermen’s Museum
309 Water St.
Yorktown
757-887-2641
This museum is a private
non-profit museum located on
the York River. The museum
was founded in 1981 as a
part of the 200th anniversar y
celebratation of the Battle of
Yorktown. In the Revolutionar y war, local watermen aided
Museums
the French fleet, acting as captains for the ships traveling the
water ways.
The Watermen’s Museum’s
mission is to demonstrate
the role of Chesapeake Bay
Watermen and how they played
a role in shaping the nation.
You can experience a historical display of exhibits, crafts
and methods of trade, as well
as an interesting look into the
Watermen’s lives.
The museum offers educational programs for ever yone.
Activities and exhibits illustrate
and explain the importance of
the efforts and the accomplishments by those who work
the waters of the Chesapeake
Bay.
Open Tues.–Sat.: 10 a.m.–5
p.m. and Sun. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Mon. except some Monday holidays. Members and active duty militar y - free, adults
$5, seniors and students $4,
under 12 - free.
Yorktown Victory Center
200 Water St.
Yorktown
888-593-4682
Experience the American
Revolution
to understand
events that led to America’s
war for independence. The Yorktown Victor y Center is located near the battlefield where
allied American and French
forces won the battle of the
American Revolution in 1781.
The stor y of America’s evolution from colonial status to a
nation is told through films and
exhibits inside a new museum
building and outdoor living histor y at a re-created Continental
Army encampment and Revolution-era farm. Educational fun
for the whole family. $21.25
for adults, $10.75 for ages
6-12; under 6 free. Open yearround 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (9
a.m. to 6 p.m. June 15–Aug.
15), except Christmas and
New Year’s days.
and museum are open to the
public Apr.–Nov. from 10 a.m.–
4 p.m. Mon.–Sat. and 1–4 p.m.
Sun. Call for group tours. Other
times by appointment.
6584 Morattico Road
Morattico
The museum offers exhibits
of an old fashioned countr y
store, the histor y of the work
life, gear and agriculture of loKilmarnock Museum
cal watermen of the village.
76 N. Main Street
Also on display are Native
Kilmarnock
436-9100 American artifacts, photos and
This museum features dis- documents relating to village
plays and exhibits focusing on histor y. A free village map is
Kilmarnock’s past and present. available for touring.
Rotating exhibits are feaThe museum is open Sat.
tured plus displays of local ar- noon–4 p.m. and Sun. 1–4
tifacts and a timeline of events p.m. May–Oct.
throughout area histor y.
The museum is open Thurs.– Northern Neck
Sat., 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Free.
Sports Wall of Fame
60 South Main Street
Mary Ball Washington
Kilmarnock
435-1211
Museum
The Northern Neck Sports
8346 Mary Ball Road
Wall of Fame features plaques
Lancaster Courthouse
with bios and photos of indi462-7280 viduals past and present that
Located in the Historic Dis- have excelled in sports from
trict, the museum comprises the Northern Neck of Virginthree historic buildings and li- ia. Free. Located inside The
brar y. More than 350 years of Sports Centre. Open Mon.–Fri.
area histor y is on exhibit in the 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–
1797 clerk’s office, 1821 jail, 4 p.m.
and 1828 Lancaster House.
The Genealogy and Histor y Steamboat Era Museum
Librar y provides more than 156 King Carter Drive
7000 reference materials in- Irvington
438-6888
cluding local court records,
The museum offers a visual
census data, business infor- histor y of the steamboats’ immation, vital records, county portance to area commerce,
histories, church records, and culture, social connections
family files. The card catalogue and life to small towns along
is available online.
the Chesapeake Bay and its
Open Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 tributaries. Dioramas, oral hisp.m.
tories, models, artifacts, paintResearch librar y open Tues.- ings, photos and audio and
Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sat. 11 interactive components.
a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments
The “Welcome Aboard” exsuggested but not required.
hibit features an eight foot
Check website for complete cutaway model of the steamer
listing and hours.
Lancaster. Also featured are vignettes of various rooms such
Morattico Waterfront
as a typical stateroom, wheelMuseum
house, boiler room, galley and
dining room. The exhibit includes a six foot map showing
steamboat whar f stops.
Spring hours: April 22–June
18 Fri.–Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Group tours by appointment.
Admission: Adults: $5.00. Children under 12 and active militar y free.
Mathews
Fort Nonsense
VA-14/John Clayton Memorial Hwy. at the intersection
of VA-3.
Built in 1861 and known as
“Fort Nonsense”, this fort was
also identified as “Smart’s
Mill/North End Mill Fortification”. On the site there is a
park area with trails leading
through the trees and over the
earthen remains of the old
Fort.
There are a number of informational posters that tell
some of the histor y of the area
and Fort Nonsense.
Gwynn’s Island Museum
1775 Old Ferry Road
Gwynn
725-7949
Features an exhibit of the
“CINMAR” Discover y—the oldest man-made stone tool found
in the Americas. The original stone blade was dated at
20,000 years old and is on display in the Smithsonian Institution. It was dredged from 240
feet of water about 40 miles
offshore in the Atlantic Ocean
by Mathews scallop boat captain Thurston Shawn in 1970.
Other exhibits include a preCivil War Wheeler and Wilson
sewing machine and a tableaux depicting the legend of
Col. Hugh Gwynn accepting
what is now called Gwynn’s Island from Princess Pocahontas
in gratitude for saving her life
when she fell from her canoe.
Also featured is memorabilia
from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, an extensive display
of antique spectacles collected
by the late Dr. Wm. H. Gatten,
and artifacts from a mid-18th
centur y home site, including glass and potter y shards
from the 17th centur y, a King
George III half penny dated
56 f
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum
Preserving the Watermen’s Heritage
Lancaster
Christ Church and
Carter Reception Center
and Museum
420 Christ Church Road
Weems
438-6855
The church was built in 1735
by Robert “King” Carter. The
museum features artifacts,
documents, displays and exhibits of colonial Virginia.
The church, reception center
804-453-6529 Open Tues.–Sun. May-Oct.
504 Main St., Reedville, VA 22539
www.rfmuseum.org
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It happened here
by Larry S. Chowning
T
here is a history associated with last names, particularly
for African-Americans who have a strong lineage to the
Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.
Many African-American families living in Rivah Country
today have the names of Wormeley, Kidd, Robinson and Beverley in Middlesex County, Carter and Chowning in Lancaster
and Northumberland counties, and Brockenbrough, Taliaferro
and Hundley in Essex County. All these names came from the
days of slavery or just after the Civil War.
The historical courthouse records in Middlesex and Lancaster
counties can carry us back to slave days when those folks in
bondage had only first names.
Today, many of these families are the only “local” living
record of the white immigrant slaveowners who came and settled in the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. For example,
in Middlesex, Thomas Kidd came to America in 1648 and eventually settled near Revis, about four miles north of Urbanna,
on LaGrange Creek. The only surnames of the Kidds living in
Middlesex today are those of African-American descent and
what a contribution they have made over the generations. An
outside gathering area for staff members at St. Clare Walker
Middle School is named in honor of Arnetta Kidd, who was
a longtime receptionist and secretary at the school. Today,
there are Kidds coaching in youth league sports, active in local
churches and other civic organizations, and our public schools
have children whose last name is Kidd—all tracing back to
immigrant Thomas Kidd of Middlesex who came here in 1653.
When the war ended and freedom came, everyone needed
last names for identification—and some African-Americans
took the names of their former masters.
During the antebellum period and war years, there was an
effort by some slave owners to come up with different last
names for their slaves. One of the most interesting stories is
how the Fields family of Middlesex got its last name. A family
of slaves was purchased in 1861 from the Custis family of
Westmoreland County and was delivered to their new master,
whose last name was Street, at a crossroad between large fields
near Water View in Middlesex County. (Street’s first name was
possibly Thomas, but this cannot be verified.)
When they arrived at the delivery point, Street inspected
each slave and then he and the slave seller went to the other side
of the road to transact their business. Street paid in gold coins,
which was the deal the two men had struck.
Street asked, “Now, Mr. Custis, what last name do these
slaves have?”
Custis told Street the slaves’ first names.
“What is their last name, sir?” asked Street.
“They don’t have a last name. I’ll leave that up to you, Mr.
Street,” said Custis.
“Well sir, since they have come from your place, can I name
them Custis after you?” asked Street.
Custis said he did not like that idea and then pointed to the
fields around them and said “Why don’t you call them Fields?”
And Street did.
Robert Fields was one of the slave children who was in the
wagon that day. He heard the entire conversation of how his
family got its name. He passed the story onto his granddaughter, Teresa Fields Bryant. In 1988 Mrs. Bryant passed the story
to the Southside Sentinel newspaper in Urbanna through a
handwritten Letter to the Editor that she wrote from her home
in Philadelphia. Teresa Fields Bryant was born in Jamaica District of Middlesex County on May 21, 1901.
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1773, Native American points,
potter y and fossils. There also
are photos of two barrel wells.
Also on display are items
relating to the Black American
histor y of Gwynn’s Island, prehistoric Native Americans, and
an extensive histor y on the life
of Captain John Smith and his
connection to Gwynn’s Island.
There is a 100-plus year old
corn sheller, with original red
paint and name.
There is a large collection of
antique medical instruments
from the estate of the late
Mathews physician, Dr. James
Warren Dorsey Haynes, and
the old Grimstead Post Office.
The museum, open 1–5
p.m. each Fri., Sat. and Sun.
May–Oct., also has a research
librar y and gift shop.
Admission is free, donations
welcome.
Mathews Maritime Museum
482 Main Street
Mathews
725-4444
The
museum
features
memorabilia, artifacts, documents, photos, models, and
many memories of time gone
by. Long a boat building area
of note, Mathews additionally has had its share of local
watermen, menhaden fishermen, merchant mariners, US
Navy sailors, fish packing
houses, boat repair facilities,
and marinas. The museum
honors the past and works to
educate the future about maritime histor y.
The museum is staffed by
volunteers, generally on Fri.
and Sat. from Apr.–Nov. from
10–2, or by request for groups.
If the “open” flag is flying,
you’re invited inside.
Thomas James Store
239 Main St.
Mathews
725-4229
The 1815 Thomas James
Store is an excellent and rare
example of an early rural, commercial building. It is a onestor y vernacular A-frame wood
structure located behind the
Mathews County Visitor and
Information Center on Main
Street and has been conser ved
by Mathews County Historical
Society. It retains most of its
original fabric and is remarkably well-preser ved.
Tours are self-guided with
interpretive signage, touchscreen information and nonintrusive lighting highlighting
historical features.
Open during favorable temperatures when the visitor center is open.
Tompkins Cottage
43 Brickbat Road
Mathews
725-3487
Near the historic Mathews
courthouse is a typical tidewater cottage of the early 1800s.
It houses a museum and headquarters of the Mathews County Historical Society.
One of the oldest wooden
structures in Mathews Court
House, it was owned by Christopher Tompkins, a prominent local planter, merchant,
sea captain and ship owner/
builder.
The museum houses a permanent exhibit of Mathews
histor y including information
on Capt. Sally Tompkins, CSA,
the first woman to be commissioned an officer in an American army.
Admission is free. Open Fri.
and Sat. from 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
through Oct.
Middlesex
Deltaville Maritime Museum
and Holly Point Nature Park
287 Jackson Creek Rd.
Deltaville
776-7200
See the evolving museum
exhibits building
featuring
maritime histor y of Chesapeake watermen, their vessels
and local histor y.
Currently on display are
the exhibits: “What is a
Deadrise?”, “Boat Builders
Shop”, “Restoration of the
F.D. Crockett”, ”John Smith on
the Chesapeake” and “Family Boatbuilding Week”. Also a
new exhibit featuring Fishing
Bay Yacht Club as well as an
oyster boat exhibit, drawings
by Ray Rodgers and a lighthouse exhibit.
Extensive collection of ship
models also on display. Visiting exhibition: The “Hawkins
Antique Outboard Collection”.
The Museum is a Bay Gateway and on the “John Smith
Trail.” and is open 10 a.m.4 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m.
Sundays.
See the F. D. Crockett, a
64’ log-bottom buyboat, on
the Museum’s pier walk, along
with the Explorer, a 31’ museum built reproduction of
the shallop John Smith used
in 1608 to explore and map
the Chesapeake Bay. Also see
the custom deadrise “Francis
Smith,” and the museum’s restored Deltaville round-sterned
deadrise “Cooper Hill.”
In the park are picnic tables,
a sculpture garden, kayak
landing, children’s garden and
walking trails.
The Holly Point Nature Park
is open daily, dawn to dusk.
On fourth Saturdays from
April–Nov., Visit the Holly Point
Markets, free creek cruises,
and in the evenings, a Groovin’
in the Park outdoor concert
through September.
Middlesex County Museum
Saluda
758-3663
Ever ything old is new again
as the Middlesex County Museum collections have grown
extensively.
One display is the new exhibit “Childhood in Middlesex.”
The exhibit includes toys, board
games, a 1920s scooter, metal
trains, wooden planes, building
blocks, glass marbles, two paper doll collections, rag dolls,
bisque dolls, and china dolls.
A wooden dollhouse replica of
George Washington’s Mt. Vernon is also now on loan.
Furniture includes a nursing
chair, 18th-centur y high chair,
and 19th-centur y Bentwood
cradle. Also, 20th-centur y
clothing, a christening gown,
and baby shoes.
Also included are school
desks, chalkboards, microscopes and typewriters, and
diplomas from past graduates.
A fossil collection displays
Megalodon Shark teeth and a
variety of corals. On loan is an
extensive collection of Native
American pieces.
A 25-piece collection of
pocketknives now on display,
including a SA Dagger from a
WWII German Officer.
Middlesex’s social scene is
another exhibit. On display is a
1920s flapper dress, a 1930s
smoking jacket, various hunt
riding attire, and a side saddle.
Two portraits of Virginia Governor Andrew Jackson Mon-
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tague (1902-1906) and his
wife Elizabeth are displayed
with lighting and furniture from
the Victorian era.
Also included in the exhibit
is a four-legged resident, the
1918 Kentucky Derby winner
Exterminator, who has also
called Middlesex home. During his lifetime he won 51 of
his 99 races. He even had a
children’s book written about
him in the 1950s, “Old Bones,
the Wonder Horse.” His owner
was the heir to the “Swamp
Root” fortune and his summer
home was located in Remlik in
Middlesex County.
Chesty Puller’s exhibit has a
life-size cutout of the general
and many newspaper clippings
from his career. Two oral histories of men who ser ved under Chesty during their militar y
ser vice are featured.
Free admission. Donations
accepted. Open Wed.– Sat.,
10 a.m.-3 p.m. The museum
also has a genealogy section
for research.
Urbanna Museum and
Visitor’s Center
Virginia Street
Urbanna
758-8181
The restored James Mill
Scottish Factor Store or “Old
Tobacco Warehouse” is used
as the Urbanna Town Visitor Center. For years, it was
thought to have been used to
store hogsheads of tobacco.
In 1958, The Association for
the Preser vation of Virginia Antiquities sponsored a study of
the building. Historian Wesley
Newton Laing’s research revealed that the structure was
not a warehouse but, rather, a
Scottish Colonial merchant factor store, where tobacco could
be traded for finished goods
from Europe. (Courtesy of Emily Chowning. Excerpt from “Images of America Urbanna” by
Larr y S. Chowning)
Thurs.–Sat. from 11 a.m. – 4
p.m., Sun. 1–4 p.m.
photographic exhibit of farms,
an American Indian exhibit
and farm equipment such as
antique tractors, hand tools,
planters, seed hullers and
butter churns. Other exhibits
include a children’s area and
an exhibit on Nor thern Neck
rural electrification.
The gift shop features many
items including a first edition
collectible tractor and toys.
Hours are Sat. 10 a.m.–2
p.m. and Sun. 1–4 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults, $1
for students, and children under 12 are free.
Reedville
Fishermen’s Museum
504 Main St.
Reedville
453-6529
The museum of fers visitors a glimpse of the rich
heritage of the fishermen and
watermen of Virginia’s Nor thern Neck and the Chesapeake
Bay.
In addition to the main
museum galler y housing its
permanent and changing exhibits, the museum features
the Pendleton Building with
its boat and model workshops
and the historic William Walker House.
In the water, the museum
showcases the Claud W.
Somers, a 42-foot skipjack
built in 1911, which of fers
tours twice monthly, and the
Elva C., a 55-foot traditional
workboat built in 1922, which
of fers tours to members.
The museum hosts a summer concer t series, of fers a
gift shop and is open Tues.–
Sun. from 10:30 a.m.–4:30
p.m. May through Oct. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for
seniors and free for children
under 12.
Rice’s Hotel/
Hughlett’s Tavern
73 Monument Place
Heathsville
580-3377
The last sur viving 1700’s
structure of its kind on the
.
Nor thern Neck is the restored
Northumberland
Tavern and community square.
Northern Neck Farm
It includes a gift shop, foundaMuseum
tion of fice, blacksmith shop,
12705 Northumberland Hwy. woodworkers shop, spinning
Burgess
761-5952 and weaving studio and CarThe late Luther Welch do- riage House. The Transpor tanated the proper ty and much tion Museum Building houses
of the equipment to create a a permanent exhibit of the
museum to tell the histor y of Chicacoan Oak. The museum
farming in the Nor thern Neck.
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also offers a community room
for rent and various classes in
heritage arts.
Heritage Arts Center: Wed.Sat., 10 a.m.–2 p.m.. 5803536.
Blacksmith
hours:
Tues., Thurs., Sat. 10 a.m.–1
p.m. Spinning and weaving:
Wed. and Sat. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.;
Sun. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Guild
hours: First Tues. of the month,
10 a.m.–2 p.m. Woodworkers:
Fri. 10 a.m.–noon. Restaurant:
breakfast and lunch 8 a.m.–3
p.m., Fri.–Sat. Call 580-7900.
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Richmond
Westmoreland
A.T. Johnson Museum
18849 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-7070
The museum preser ves the
histor y and legacy of education for African American students in the Nor thern Neck,
especially in Westmoreland
County.
The museum is a depositor y for collections, ar tifacts,
memorabilia,
documents
and other items related to
education.
Built in 1937 in the Colonial Revival style, A. T. Johnson High School was the
first public education facility ser ving African American
students in Westmoreland.
The school was named for
Armstead Tasker Johnson, a
black educator and community leader instrumental in its
construction.
Open on Sat., 10 a.m.–2
p.m., Sun., 2 p.m.–4 p.m. and
other times by appointment.
Menokin
4037 Menokin Road
Warsaw
Menokin was built c. 1769.
It was the home of the Declaration of Independence signer
Francis Lightfoot Lee. A partial ruin, the house provides
a unique opportunity to see
“behind the walls” of an 18th
centur y mansion.
The King Conser vation and George Washington
Visitors Center provides in- Birthplace National
formation on the histor y of
the property and the architectural conser vation work going
on at Menokin. Hike trails to
Cat Point Creek through the
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
From Apr.–Oct., open Mon.–
Sat., 10 a.m.–4 p.m. From
Nov.–March, open Mon.–Fri. 10
a.m.–4 p.m. and weekends by
appointment.
Richmond County Museum
5874 East Richmond Road
Warsaw
333-3607
The museum is in the county’s old jail, which was built
in 1872. It includes three
galleries, exhibit rooms and
an of fice. The jail’s hanging
chamber is also on the second floor.
On permanent display is a
scale model of the historic
1748 Richmond County Courthouse, the third oldest courthouse in Virginia, a collection
of Forrest Patton photography
and an old fashioned countr y store. Another exhibit features Francis Lightfoot Lee,
signer of the Declaration of
Independence.
Open Wed.–Sat. from 11
a.m.–3 p.m.
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Monument
1732 Popes Creek Road
Colonial Beach
224-1732
George Washington is among
Westmoreland’s most famous
native sons. Commander of
the Continental Army, Revolutionar y War hero and first President of the United States, he
professed to be first and foremost a farmer.
Open to the public 9 a.m.–5
p.m. Admission is free.
19th centur y barroom, which
was used as a meat market
in the 1920s; the old Ice
Cream Parlor next door is being renovated by the Kinsale
Foundation for galler y, librar y
and meeting space. The 1909
Bank of Kinsale building
stands just of f the green beside the Kinsale Motor Corp.
building (1919).
Open Fri. and Sat. from 10
a.m.–5 p.m.
James Monroe Birthplace
Museum and Visitor Center
4460 James Monroe Hwy.
Colonial Beach
214-9145
Open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays from
Memorial Day through Labor
Day. Admission is free. A picnic area is on the grounds and
a canoe launch is at a dock on
Monroe Creek.
Museum at Colonial Beach
128 Hawthorne Street
Colonial Beach
224-3379
It is housed in the former
Hoffman Gas Building (c.
1893).
The museum depicts Colonial Beach heritage through various artifacts. Emphasis is on
the period from 1890 through
1958 when the town was a busy
river tourism attraction that
drew huge summer crowds.
Kinsale Museum
449 Kinsale Road
Kinsale
472-3001
The museum is dedicated to
the preser vation, collection,
exhibition and interpretation
of local histor y. It’s in a late
Stephen Graves
President
Westmoreland County
Museum and Library
43 Court Square
Montross
493-8440
Believed to be the oldest
museum in the Northern Neck,
this museum was chartered in
1939 and dedicated in 1941.
It was established to give a
permanent home to the lifesized portrait of William Pitt,
the Earl of Chatham (1768),
painted by Charles Willson
Peale and to provide a location for artistic, recreational,
and educational facilities.
Permanent exhibits include
portraits of Westmoreland
County’s historical figures,
fossils and native American
artifacts. A temporar y exhibit,
which runs from Oct. through
Mar., features “mourning jewelr y” as a nod to Halloween. In
addition to these exhibits, the
Museum hosts several receptions and lectures each year
and houses a histor y and genealogy research librar y.
Open Mon.-Sat. from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Admission is free. It also
ser ves as the Visitor Center for
Westmoreland County.
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best practices on handling and
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you must be a TOGA member to
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Rivah treat: Ice cream
is as much fun to make
as it is to eat!
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
I
was born on the Fourth of July, and my family celebrated with the traditional Independence Day fanfare:
A picnic, backyard fireworks and often, homemade ice
cream.
According to internet statistics, the classic summertime dessert is enjoyed by about 98% of American households. So it was only fitting that President
Ronald Reagan declared July as National Ice Cream
Month and the third Sunday of the month as National
Ice Cream Day.
I know ice cream was always a staple at our house.
Milkshakes were a regular nightly treat no matter the
temperature outside.
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But when my mom felt ambitious and chose to make
instead of buy ice cream, I recall the process as being
tedious. Today, however, electric ice cream makers
turn the chore into a fun, family activity. And a simple
internet search can yield thousands of recipes from
banana split to pineapple-coconut. Homemade ice
cream isn’t your grandma’s vanilla anymore.
I did my own internet search a few weeks ago, and
with some help from family, tried my hand at making
my first gallon of homemade ice cream. Mom would
be proud.
My first was strawberry with heavy cream, whole
milk and fresh mashed strawberries—definitely not
low fat or low calorie. But many recipes suggest ingre-
dient swaps, like 1% or 2% milk for whole milk to make
a lighter version.
My second was pina colada, and just as the recipe
implied, was an adult-friendly ice cream. The boozy
batch included rum as an optional ingredient. Alcohol
does not freeze, so most adult-friendly recipes call for
very little liquor. Mine had only three tablespoons in
an entire gallon.
Although ice cream can be made without an ice
cream maker, the recipes are limited. Kids can learn
to “shake and make” ice cream in a bag at Belle Isle
Sate Parks in Lancaster County and Westmoreland
State Park in Westmoreland County, but using an electric ice cream maker is the easiest way to make a
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Mashed fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries may be used in
strawberry ice cream recipes.
gallon or more.
Most stores that offer kitchen appliances will
sell electric ice cream makers with prices ranging from $30 for an inexpensive four-quart brand
to a pricey six-quart maker for $140. Electric ice
cream makers make the process easy. I mixed
the ingredients together, poured the liquid into
the aluminum canister included with the maker
and packed the sides with ice and ice cream
salt—also called rock salt and available at most
grocery stores and anywhere ice cream makers
are sold. The ice cream maker determines the
time.
My ice cream cycle was complete in about 30
minutes. Every 15 minutes or so, I did have to
check to see if the ice was melted and if so add
more and add more ice cream salt to keep the
temperature at about 10 degrees.
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July is Ice Cream Month
Vanilla, chocolate, cookies-n-cream or
butter pecan. Whatever your favorite flavor
is, grab a scoop and dig in this month in celebration of July, National Ice Cream Month.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month
and chose the third Sunday of the month—
this year it’s July 17—as National Ice
Cream Day.
Because over 90% of the nation’s population recognizes ice cream as a nutritious
and fun food, President Reagan proclaimed
that people celebrate ice cream with
“appropriate ceremonies and activities.”
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Add fresh mashed strawberries to a milk and sugar mixture.
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Pour the mixture into the ice cream
maker canister.
Electric ice cream makers are relatively inexpensive
and usually turn off automatically when the process is
complete.
Strawberry Ice Cream
2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups mashed fresh strawberries
Combine all ingredients and pour the mixture into the freezer bowl of an an ice cream
maker. Follow the maker’s directions for adding ice and ice cream salt and blend according to directions. Eat right out of the maker as soft serve or freeze in a separate container.
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Hand-churned ice cream makers also may be
found in stores or online for those wanting to
go old school. Hand-churned makers, however,
are more expensive, ranging from about $60 to
$200 with a quick internet search. The process
with a hand-churned maker also takes about 20
minutes but involves some elbow grease.
For both, use either crushed ice cubes or
crushed store-bought ice. The finer the ice is
crushed, the better it is, as the freezer is made
to operate with crushed ice. Also, finely crushed
ice will melt more evenly and will, therefore, give
you a smoother textured ice cream. Put about
three inches of ice in the tub all around the can,
and sprinkle about five ounces of ice cream salt
on top of the ice. Repeat the process until the
maker is filled.
Most four-quart makers call for 10 pounds of
ice and two and a half cups of ice cream salt.
Five-quart makers required 15 pounds of ice and
three cups of salt and six-quart makers need
about 20 pounds of ice and three-and-a-half cups
of salt.
The ice cream will be more like soft-serve when
the “making” cycle is complete. It’s delicious just
like that, or can be placed in the freezer until it
hardens. Most ice cream maker canisters will fit
into standard refrigerator freezer compartments.
Or the ice cream can be transferred to a freezer
safe container for an hour or two.
Then scoop, eat
and enjoy!
Shake n’ Make
Ice Cream
Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle
Road, Lancaster, will offer a Camp Cooking: Shake n’ Make Ice Cream activity
from 1 to 2 p.m. July 4; as well as 3 to 4
p.m. July 23 and July 30.
“Gather your family and friends and
come on over to the picnic area to make
a cool treat on a warm day,” said chief
ranger-visitor experience Katie Shepard.
“Using the ‘shake and make’ method,
this simple recipe is great for your
camping cookbook. Come learn how and
leave with a recipe card.”
There is a $2 fee to cover all materials. Pre-registration required, 4625030.
Kelsey and Cayden Bishoff enjoy a bowl of homemade strawberry ice
cream.
Cool Facts
• According to the Guiness Book
of World Records, the largest cup of
ice cream weighed 8,864 pounds and
stood 6 feet 4 inches tall from the
base of the cup to the highest point
of the ice cream. Baskin-Robbins
achieved the record at its headquarters in Massachusetts in 2005.
• According to the Guiness Book
of World Records, the tallest ice
cream cone on record of 9 feet 2
inches was achieved in January 2011.
• “Astronaut ice cream,” which
is freeze-dried ice cream, has only
flown in space one time in 1968
aboard NASA’s Apollo 7.
• Ice cream is best stored at -4 F
or -20 C. -Source: NIST.gov
Ice cream may be eaten as soft serve or frozen for
several hours.
Pina Colada Ice Cream
1 can (15 oz) cream of coconut
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons pineapple juice
3/4 cup canned crushed pineapple
(drained)
1 cup coconut flakes
3 tablespoons coconut flavored rum
(optional)
Combine all ingredients and pour into ice cream maker. Follow the maker’s directions
for adding ice and ice cream salt and blend according to directions. Freeze or eat right
out of the container as a soft serve.
Fresh or canned pineapple can be used in pina colada ice cream.
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Special library programs for
children begin in Middlesex
MIDDLESEX—The Middlesex County Public
Library offers special programs throughout the summer
for all ages. Performers and entertainers from all over the
state come to Middlesex to entertain children and adults
and these performances are free.
The first program will be on Thursday, June 30, at 2
p.m. when Mike Klee comes to the Middlesex Family
YMCA on Route 33 in Hartfield to talk about baseball
and do tricks that will amaze one and all.
On Thursday, July 7, at 2 p.m. the Rainbow Puppets
will present“Take a Giant Leap” at the YMCA. The show
has original songs, dance and multiple styles of puppetry.
On Friday, July 15, at 2 p.m. at the YMCA, Uncle
T-Rone, a children’s comedian and ventriloquist, will perform. He will present his box of fun where everyone will
meet some interesting characters.
On Friday, July 22, at 2 p.m. in the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building in Deltaville, the
“CShells” will present a mix of fun songs and musical
styles that will have children of all ages laughing, smiling
and stomping their feet.
The last performer of the library’s special summer program will be magician Wes Iseli, who will perform magic
and illusion with doves and rabbits at 2 p.m. on Friday,
July 29, at the Middlesex YMCA.
The grande finale will be on Wednesday, August 10,
at 10 a.m. at the Urbanna Branch. Everyone who participated in the Summer Reading Program (see related story
on this page) will receive a free book. Top winners in each
age group will be announced and receive a special prize.
Refreshments will be served at this event.
For more information, call the Urbanna Branch at 7585717 or the Deltaville Branch at 776-7362.
Also, on every Wednesday at the Urbanna Branch,
children may come from 2-3 p.m. to participate in the
“Paws to Read” program and read to dogs.
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Marshall’s Drug Store Soda Fountain: ‘Back to the Future’
by Robert Mason Jr.
ining at the Marshall’s Drug
Store Soda Fountain is a
“back-to-the-future” experience.
The triple-counter is nestled
inside the drugstore, surrounded
by books, stuffed animals, toys,
gifts, rows of sundries and the
pharmacy. The stools are the traditional retro-style, metal and
orange-top variety—but wait, they
aren’t imitation. They’re for real.
I swear, they’re the same I sat
on 50 years ago. That’s when soda
fountain cheeseburgers, grilled
corned beef sandwiches, hot dogs,
shakes and sodas still ruled the
fast food arena. Most soda fountains went the way of the diner,
pushed out by fast-food chains,
convenience store delis and the
microwave.
Marshall’s hung on and today,
Miracle Gordon and Hannah Clark
man the station, prepping, cooking, serving, cleaning, squeezing
fresh lemonade and limeade, and
dipping ice cream—10 flavors of
Hershey’s.
They pride themselves in offering a “humble, quaint” dining
experience with a modern twist.
You see, it’s not just a matter of
serving up a sandwich hot off
the grill. Nowadays for Miracle
and Hannah, made to order could
present challenges associated with
vegetarian, gluten free, low fat,
sugar free, or any combination of
dietary needs, or culinary desires.
Instead of a milkshake, you can
order a healthy smoothie. I can’t,
you can.
The menu still offers burgers,
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Marshall’s
Drug Store
Soda
Fountain
50 Cross Street
Urbanna
804-758-5344
Open
Breakfast
7:30-11 a.m.
Mondays-Saturdays
Lunch
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Mondays-Fridays
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturdays
On the Menu
Sandwiches, salads,
fresh seafood,seasonal
soups, breakfast biscuits,
and traditional soda fountain shakes.
Daily specials posted
on Facebook- Marshall’s
Soda Fountain
Did you know?
Marshall’s has been
serving Urbanna since
1929.
The lemonades and limeades are fresh squeezed.
At holidays, customer
appreciation is observed
with special foods and
treats “on the house.”
hot dogs and ice cream cones,
but read a little closer and you’ll
see a Bristow Club, The Mighty
Moo, The Harbor, shrimp salad
and pulled pork barbecue. Daily
specials might cover anything
fresh from the local market, field
or boat, including flounder, crabs,
oysters, tuna, scallops, deli meats,
fruits and vegetables. Options are
numerous, wheat, white, wrap,
quesadilla, gyro, sub roll, soft roll,
toasted, grilled, blackened, fried,
carbonated or plain. Take anything
on the menu or special board and
have it your way, even in a salad.
On this trip to the soda fountain,
I met my friends Lady Mary and
Azalea Grant for a late lunch to
avoid the rush. Of course they’re
using pseudonyms. You would
too if you had seen all the food
we tried. I’m just glad my doctor
didn’t witness it after the scolding
I just had.
Diets aside, I ordered a medium
rare cheeseburger with mustard—
for old-times sake; The Harbor, a
crab cake on a soft-toasted roll; ice
water and coffee. Foregoing the
tartar or cocktail sauce, I requested
the red pepper relish, an optional
condiment for The Mighty Moo.
Lady Mary opted for the
Bristow Club of ham, turkey,
bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato
and mayonnaise on three slices of
toasted wheat. Azalea Grant chose
a house salad, green leaf lettuce
and garden vegetables; and The
Mighty Moo, a hot roast beef sub
topped with provolone and horseradish dressing on the side. Along
the way, we also sampled the
chicken salad; a fresh fruit cone; a
pound cake a la Marshall’s, a mint
chocolate chip chocolate ice cream
sundae; and another cheeseburger.
The sandwich platters were served
with chips and a dill pickle spear.
We shared it all. As promised, it
was all fresh and good to the last
bite.
For starters, the cheeseburger
was not the flat-grilled slab from
days gone by. It was big and juicy,
yet still had that fresh-grilled
flavor.
The giant crab cake was handcrafted behind the counter, from
fresh lump and claw, with just a
hint of fill to hold its shape on the
grill. “It tastes just like my grandma’s, and they’re the best,” said
Lady Mary.
The club was a plateful of great
proportions—real meaty.
The salad was crisp and the
roast beef was flavorful.
The chicken salad was a traditional blend of rotisserie and mayonnaise.
The fresh fruit cone was a work
of art. Picture a bed of strawberry
syrup, fresh strawberries and
whipped cream, with a waffle cone
stuffed full of blackberries, grapes,
pineapple, mandarin oranges and
cantaloupe.
The pound cake stood tall on
a bed of chocolate syrup, with
fresh strawberries, more syrup and
whipped cream.
The mint chocolate chip chocolate ice cream sundae, served in
a tall ice cream soda glass, was
topped with whipped cream and
a cherry. It was rich and heavy,
absolutely not a light and healthy
smoothie.
Miracle noted some of the more
popular items are the crab cakes;
flounder; chicken salad; cheeseburgers; shrimp salad; pulled pork
barbecue; and bacon, lettuce and
tomato sandwich.
The chocolate milkshake, made
with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup, is a top seller, he added.
Seasonal soups include potato,
chili, chicken and dumplings,
cream of crab, oyster stew, fish
chowder and asparagus.
Popular breakfast items include
the biscuits with homemade sausage gravy. The eggs are made to
order, including omelettes, said
Miracle.
He and Hannah are a good team.
Their daily goal is excellence and
they’re on target.
Marshall’s Drug Store is a
family business. Third and fourth
generation Marshalls and extended
family members work the pharmacy side. The fifth-generation,
still in diapers, welcomes folks
with a smile. At the soda fountain,
everybody is treated like family.
No matter how far you roam, or
how long you stay gone, you’re
always welcomed home.
Rivah Dining
eat
estaurants are listed by
county and all are in the
(804) area code unless noted.
Call for hours. B=breakfast,
L=lunch, D=dinner. $ indicates
average price range of entrees:
$ = under $10; $$ = $10 to
$16; $$$ = over $16.
Anna’s Pizza
6545 Market Dr.
Gloucester
693-4171
Pizza, subs, salads, Italian dinners. L/D/$$.
R
Anna’s Pizza
Glenns
758-1112
Pasta dishes, subs, pizza. Take
out only. L/D/$-$$.
Essex
Almost There Family Dining
6501 Richmond-Tapp. Hwy.
Tappahannock
443-2622
American cuisine. Steaks, burgers, barbecue, sandwiches,
seafood and daily specials.
B/L/D/$.
Ann’s Family Dining
545 Market Dr.
Gloucester
693-1764
Applebee’s
6086 Walton Ln.
Gloucester
694-3160
American cuisine, steaks, ribs,
stir-fried specialties and more.
Take out available. L/D/$$.
Applebee’s
Tappahannock
443-0361
American cuisine, steaks, ribs,
stir-fried specialties and more.
L/D/$$.
Merrior Tasting Room, Topping
Asia Café
Tappahannock
445-9991
Chinese restaurant serving
Szechwan, Hunan and Cantonese cuisine. Take out. L/D/$.
Bella’s Italian Restaurant
and Pizzeria
Tappahannock
443-4912
Pizza, subs, spaghetti, and wraps.
Lunch specials. L/D/$-$$.
Fat Finch in Tappahannock
324 Prince Street
Tappahannock
333-3188
Steaks and seafood. L/D/$–$$.
Ferguson Oyster Company
Seafood Market
36423 Tidewater Trail
Laneview
758-8800
Full line of fresh seafood. Special requests and orders. Open
Thurs.–Sun.
Better Than a Great Day
1388-C Tappahannock Blvd.
Pueblo Azteca Mexican
Tappahannock
443-4064 Restaurant and Cantina
Ice cream, fudge, candy. $.
330 Prince St.
Tappahannock
925-6149
Captain’s Grill and Patio
Serving authentic mexican cui528 N. Church Ln.
sine. L/D/$-$$.
Tappahannock
443-2800
Appetizers, burgers, steaks, Java Jacks
seafood, sandwiches, and a late 504 Church Lane
night menu. L/D/$$.
Tappahannock
443-5225
Open 7 days a week, serving
China King Buffet
breakfast all day, fresh local veg1392 Tappahannock Blvd.
gie of the day, homemade quiche,
Tappahannock
443-2999 pies & cakes, vegetarian menu.
Chinese Szechwan, Cantonese Smoothies, coffee bar, expresso.
and Peking cuisines plus Ameri- Catering. L/D/$.
can foods. Lunch specials, family
dinners. L/D/$$.
Los Portales
Echoes
Tappahannock
443-0132
Authentic Mexican cuisine. FeaTappahannock
925-6491 turing quesadillas, fajitas, burClosed Tues. Soup, salad, and ritos, enchiladas and more.
sandwich shop serving coffee, L/D/$-$$.
tea, beer, and wine selections.
Lowery’s Seafood
528 North Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-2800
Family dining, specializing in crab
cakes, oysters, shrimp, fish, beef
and all-American chicken. House
salad dressings. Meeting facilities. L/D/$$.
Northern Neck Burger
Company
303 Queen St.
Tappahannock
925-6100
Open seven days a week.
Wood-grilled, hand-crafted burgers, craft beers and shakes.
L/D/$-$$.
Parr’s Drive Inn
715 N. Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-2000
Burgers, sandwiches, ice cream
and more. B/L/D/$.
Pizza Hut
Tappahannock
443-2915
Different styles of pizza along
with side dishes including salad,
pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread. L/D/$$.
Rivahside Cafe
221 Prince St.
Tappahannock
443-2333
Signature items include burgers,
homemade chicken salad and
soups. B/L/$.
Roma’s Italian Restaurant
Tappahannock
443-5240
Complete Italian menu. Lunch
and dinner specials. L/D/$-$$.
Now with Twister’z premium yogurt. Offering 10 flavors $.
Bangkok Noi
6724 Main St.
Gloucester
695-1177
Traditional Thai cuisine. Full sushi bar. Happy hours Mon.–Fri.
L/D/$-$$.
Courthouse Restaurant
6714 Main St.
Gloucester
210-1506
Serving breakfast all day. Daily
specials and homemade pies.
B/L/D/$.
The Sandbar
1267 Hobbs Hole Dr.
Tappahannock
443-1800 Daffodil Vintage on Main
6604 Main St.
Closed Mon. L/D/$–$$.
Gloucester 694-6310 Restaurant, tea room, coffee bar. $$
Shoney’s
Tappahannock
443-5306 Damon’s
Breakfast, lunch & dinner buf- 7104 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
693-7218
fets. Serving fresh local seafood Gloucester
Seafood, prime rib, sandwiches,
every weekend. B/L/D/$.
subs. B/L/D/$$.
TBonz and Tuna
Egghead’s Diner
429 Dock St.
Tappahannock
445-8862 1759 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
684-1222
A specialty meat and seafood Gloucester
shop. Boar’s Head deli meats Fresh, local seafood, desserts,
and cheeses, specialty items full menu including breakfast
and ready-to-cook meals, beers available all day. B/L/D $-$$.
and wines. Fresh bait and ice for
your river fishing needs. Carry Good Fortune
Chinese Restaurant
out only. L/$$.
6904 Main St.
Gloucester
694-0111
To Do Cafe & Restaurant
Cantonese and Szechwan. Beer,
1008 Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-2002 wine, cocktails. L/D/$$.
Traditional American food: Barbeque, burgers, hot dogs, sea- Good Life Kitchen & Rachel’s
Juices & Smoothies
food and steaks. L/D/$.
6558 Main St.
Gloucester
684-8480
Gloucester
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Dock & Dine
Looking for a place where you
can pull up in your boat and
enjoy a meal by the water?
The following restaurants offer
moorings for customers. See
full restaurant listings for more
information.
Potomac River Area
Dockside Restaurant and
Tiki Bar – Monroe Creek
Riverboat on the Potomac
Great Wicomico
River Area
The Crazy Crab – Cockrell’s
Creek
Deli at Cockrell’s Creek Seafood – Cockrell’s Creek
Leadbelly’s
–
Cockrell’s
Creek
Horn Harbor House Restaurant – Great Wicomico River
Rappahannock
River Area
The Railway – Broad Creek
Merroir Tasting Room –
Locklies Creek
The Tides Inn – Carters
Creek
Urbanna Seafood Market –
Robinson Creek
North River Area
The Barnacle – Greenmansion Creek
Piankatank River Area
Seabreeze Restaurant –
Milford Haven
York River Area
York River Oyster Company Sarah’s Creek
Restaurants along Historic
Yorktown’s Riverwalk –
York River
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L/D/$$.
Creperies, deli, Greek, Mediterranean and Italian sandwiches. Number One
Southern, vegan, and vegetarian. 7481 Hargett Blvd.
$.
Gloucester
693-3851
Chinese cuisine. L/D/$$.
Goodfellas
Olivia’s in the Village
Gloucester
693-5950 6597 Main St.
Seafood, steaks, Blue Crab mar- Gloucester
694-0057
garitas. Open 7 days a week. Steaks, seafood and pasta,
L/D/$$–$$$.
B/L/D/$$.
Great Wall
6585 Market Dr.
Gloucester
695-0500
Hunan and Szechwan Chinese
cuisine. L/D/$.
Papa John’s
Hayes
693-4433
Take out and delivery only.
L/D/$-$$.
Hana Sushi
Hayes
642-3055
Sushi bar and Japanese Hibachi
cooking. Watch the chefs perform tricks with knives as they
cook to order. D/$$.
Patriots Grille
7313 Main St.
Gloucester
824-9703
Open 7 days a week. L/D/$$.
Gloucester
695-2999
Over 20 flavors of homemade ice
cream. Banana splits, fancy sundaes, cones and dishes. $.
Sunrise Donuts
Hayes
210-1215
Open 7 days a week. Bakery,
coffee, donuts, cheesecakes,
baked goods. $.
Sweet Frog of Gloucester
6826 Walton Ln.
Gloucester
693-4065
Family friendly frozen yogurt shop
featuring a wide variety of flavors
and 60 toppings. $.
The Office Bar and Grille
Hayes
993-7266
Southern food, casual atmosphere. L/D/$-$$.
made pizza, subs, deli sandwiches with fresh cut fries, and
homemade desserts. L/D/$$.
Ben & Jerry’s
Green Mountain Coffee Café
323 Water St.
Yorktown
757-969-1990
30 flavors of premium ice cream,
shakes, sundaes, and all natural fresh fruit smoothies. WiFi
& ATM. Green Mountain Coffee
Café features organically grown
and freshly ground espresso,
cappuccino, caffè latte, caffè
mocha, and specialty coffee
drinks. $.
Carrot Tree
323 Water St.
Yorktown
757-988-1999
Bakery and deli items. All dishes
prepared from scratch, including fresh-baked goods, wraps,
deli sides, salads, soups and
desserts. Limited seating and a
sidewalk cafe. B/L/$$.
Pizza Hut
Tony and Milena’s Pizzeria
Gloucester Point
642-4620 2364 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
Hong Kong
684-0708
Different styles of pizza along Hayes
Duke of York Island Grille
with side dishes including salad, Authentic Italian food. $$.
Hayes
642-5555 pasta, buffalo wings, bread508 Water St.
Chinese takeout. Small eat-in sticks, and garlic bread. L/D/$$. Wild Ginger
Yorktown
757-898-5270
area. L/D/$$.
6904 Main St.
York River views. B/L/D/$$-$$$.
Gloucester
694-0111
Ruby Tuesday
Juan’s Mexican Cafe
Fine Chinese and Asian cuisine. Riverwalk Restaurant
6749 Fox Center Pkwy.
and Cantina
323 Water St.
Gloucester
694-4955 L/D/$$.
Yorktown
757-875-1522
Burgers, extensive salad bar.
Hayes
642-5401 American style cooking. L/D/$$. York River Oyster Company
Fresh seafood, steaks & chops;
8109 Yacht Haven Rd.
Mexican menu. L/D/$$.
wraps and more with views of the
Gloucester Point
993-7174 York River. Bar offers full menu
Sal’s Pizza
Kelsick Specialty Market
Provides seasonal entrees using as well as a special Tapas and
6632 Main St.
Hayes
642-6470 fresh, local seafood and produce. wine menu. L/D/$$$.
Gloucester
693-6500 Subs, pizza, pastas. L/D/$$.
Views of Sarah Creek on the York
Carry-out catering, box lunches,
River. Outdoor dining available. Umi Sushi
gourmet baskets. Wine and beer Scoot’s Barbecue
Weekend brunch. L/D/$$-$$$.
327 Water St.
selection and tastings. $-$$.
Yorktown
757-989-6464
2091 G. Washington Mem. Hwy.
Japanese restaurant offering auGloucester
Pt.
993-7063
Historic Yorktown
Las Tunas Mexican
thentic oriental dishes such as
Barbecue at its best! L/D/$$.
Beach Delly
6870 Main St.
sushi, salads, and signature Ko524 Water St.
Gloucester
693-2153 Short Lane
rean dish bibimbap. Saki, beer,
Yorktown
757-886-5890 wine, soda, and a variety of teas
Authentic Mexican fare. L/D/$.
Ice Cream Company
Dining with river views. Home- are served. L/D/$$.
Little Italy
6685 Fox Centre Pkwy.
Gloucester
993-2646
Wide selection of delicious
and affordable Italian cuisine.
L/D/$-$$.
Where good food & good people come together in the Northern Neck
The Tavern Restaurant
LuLu Birds
6553 Main St
Gloucester
210-1417
Eclectic American menu. Closed
Mondays. L/D/$$.
Nick’s Spaghetti
and Steak House
Gloucester Point
642-2330
Traditional Greek cuisine, Italian dishes, steaks and seafood.
Open for Breakfast & Lunch
Tuesday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday Night Happy Hour
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and BBQ 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Beer & wine available
804-580-7900
Located just off Rt. 360 behind the Old Courthouse in Heathsville
Dining
Kilmarnock
577-5516 Open 7 days a week 11 a.m. ‘till Lee’s Restaurant
Open seven days a week.
All day breakfast and lunch. Deli, late night. Family dining and en- 30 S. Main St.
Wood-grilled, hand-crafted burg435-1255 ers, craft beers and shakes.
beer and wine. B/L/$.
tertainment. Cheseapeake Bay Kilmarnock
Hometown cooking and atmo- L/D/$-$$.
blue crabs. L/D/$-$$.
Corner Bar and Grill
sphere. Full menu, local seafood
5360 Mary Ball Rd.
KC’S at Windmill Point
in season, homemade desserts. The Oaks
Lively
462-0110 Marina
Serving since 1939. B/L/D/$.
5434 Mary Ball Rd.
Home of the ½ lb. black angus 40 Windjammer Ln.
Lively
462-7050
burger, no filler crab cake. Thurs. White
Stone
577-4184 The Local
Casual family dining. Fresh
night is shrimp night. L/D/$.
Open 7 days a week through La- 4337 Irvington Rd.
meats and seafood specials
438-9356 weekly. Daily specials. Open
bor Day. Crabs, shrimp, oysters, Irvington
Yorktown Pub
Country Cottage
Coffee,
espresso,
bagels, Tues. through Sat. for dinner,
burgers, salads and more.
540 Water St.
and muffins for breakfast and Sun. for breakfast and lunch.
Yorktown
757-886-9964 Ice Cream Shop
Kilmarnock Inn
soups, salads and sandwiches B/L/D/$$.
Full pub menu including fresh and Fudge Factory
34 E. Church St.
for lunch. Outdoor patio. On/Off Pizza Hut
seafood. Live entertainment on 795 Rappahannock Dr.
435-3812 Kilmarnock
435-0034 ABC. B/L/$.
589 N. Main St.
weekends overlooking the York White Stone
Hand-packed ice cream cones, Serving breakfast and lunch
Kilmarnock
435-3551
River. L/D/$$.
sundaes, splits and milkshakes. everyday. Dinner Mon.–Sat. Los Patrones
Different styles of pizza along
Homemade fudge and gourmet Available for private events. Mexican Restaurant
with side dishes including salad,
King & Queen
chocolate. $.
B/L/D/$$.
652 N. Main St
pasta, buffalo wings, breadAlbara Pizzeria
Kilmarnock
435-3176 sticks, and garlic bread. L/D/$$.
Dixie Deli
King Carter Golf Club Cafe
L/D/$$.
Mattaponi
785-2720 55 Irvington Rd.
480 Old Saint Johns Rd.
Rappahannock Grill
Pizza, pasta, subs, salads and Kilmarnock
435-6745 Irvington
435-7843 Northern Neck Burger
37 N. Main St
more. Italian food, friendly atmo- Soups, hot and cold sandwiches Located in the clubhouse at King Company
Kilmarnock
435-5152
sphere. L/D/$-$$.
and salads. L/$.
Carter Golf Club. Sandwiches 62 Irvington Rd.
Fine steaks and fresh seafood.
and salads with fresh local sea- Kilmarnock
577-4400 Open 7 days a week. Daily
68 f
Nick’s Spaghetti
Golden Eagle Grill
food. L/$.
and Steak House
364 Clubhouse Dr.
Irvington
438-4460
Shacklefords
785-6300 Closed Tues. New menu for
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Specializing in Italian food and 2016. Soups, salads, specialty
steaks. L/D/$$.
baskets and sandwiches. Available for private parties. L/$-$$.
Water Street Grille
323 Water St.
Yorktown
757-369-5644
Artisan pizzas, fresh seafood,
tapas and more. Twenty microbrew beers featured on-tap daily. Indoor and outdoor seating
offers a view of the York River.
L/D/$$.
FAUNCE SEAFOOD
Lancaster
Great Fortune
Alley Cafe Sports Lounge
Chinese Restaurant
608 N. Main St.
443 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
436-1100 Kilmarnock
435-6333
Daily specials. B/L/D/$.
Specializing in authentic Mandarin, Szechwan, Hunan, Peking
Anna’s
and Cantonese cuisine. L/D/$.
150 Old Fairgrounds Way
Kilmarnock
435-8960 Historic Lancaster Tavern
Pasta, pizza, subs, seafood and 8373 Mary Ball Rd.
steaks. L/D/$-$$.
Lancaster
462-0080
Providing homestyle cooking
Bluewater Seafood and Deli
and fine dining for over 200
459 N. Main St.
years. Open 7 days a week for
Kilmarnock
435-3530 lunch and dinner. Sun. brunch.
Fresh Seafood and homemade B/L/D/$-$$.
deli items. Wide selection of
wines. Lunch on weekends. $$. Hong Kong
410 N. Main St.
Carwash Cafe and Catering
Kilmarnock
435-7979
481 North Main St.
Chinese, Szechwan, Hunan and
Kilmarnock
435-0405 Cantonese. L/D/$.
Take out available. B/L/$.
The Dining Hall
Carried Away Cuisine
of the Hope and Glory Inn
10 N. Main St.
65 Tavern Rd.
Kilmarnock
435-9191 Irvington
438-6053
Specialty coffees, sandwiches, Fine dining, three/four courses,
fresh salads, homemade soups prix fixe. Reservations required.
and desserts. Gourmet entrees D/$$$.
to go. B/L/$-$$.
KC’s Crabs and Cues
Chesapeake Bay Chip
10428 Jessie Ball duPont Mem.
Company
Hwy.
114 School St.
Kilmarnock
435-7665
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804-333-3935
123 Maple St. Unit 3, Warsaw
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Dining
L/D/$-$$.
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lunch and dinner
L/D/$$-$$$.
specials.
Linda’s Diner
56 Buckley Hall Rd.
Mathews
725-7070
Hamburgers, BBQ, sandwiches,
breakfast specials. Dinner specials Friday. B/L/$.
River Market
1 Rappahannock Dr.
White
Stone
435-1725
Gourmet shop featuring lunches
and dinners to go. Homemade
bread and salads, large wine
selection. Open 7 days a week.
L/D/$-$$.
Lynne’s Family Restaurant
Mathews
725-9996
Fresh seafood platter, prime rib
and fresh cut steaks. B/L/D/$$.
Rocket Billy’s
851 Rappahannock Dr.
White Stone
435-7040
Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers,
crab cakes, Rappahannock oysters and more. Outdoor pick-up
window. B/L/$.
Richardson’s Café
12 Church St.
Mathews
725-7772
Old-fashioned soda fountain and
ice cream bar. Daily specials and
old time favorites. Lunch sandwiches, paninis, wraps and burgers. Dinner steaks, pastas and
fresh, local seafood. Breakfast
Sat.–Sun. L/D/$-$$.
Sal’s Pizza
456 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-6770
Hot and cold subs, Italian dishes
and pizza. Pizza special every
Wed. L/D/$$.
Sandpiper
850 Rappahannock Dr.
White Stone
435-6176
Established in 1982. Specializing in fresh seafood and hand
cut meats. D/$$$.
Savannah Joe’s Barbecue
55 Irvington Rd.
Kilmarnock
435-6000
Real hickory pit, slow smoked
barbecued pork, ribs, chicken.
L/D/$.
Stevie’s Ice Cream
469 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-2252
Cones, milkshakes, sundaes,
specialty sundaes, Bay Blast,
lattes, smoothies and snow
cones. Outside seating only. $.
Terrie’s Place
90 North Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-0400
Grilled mac and cheese, grilled
apple bacon and cheddar,
cheeseburgers, hot dogs, tuna
and chicken salad. Daily specials. Take out and outdoor dining only. L/$.
Thai Pot
36 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
436-THAI
Thai and American food. Outdoor
dining available. L/D/$$.
Tides Inn – Chesapeake
Restaurant
480 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-4489
68 • Rivah
July 2016
Rivahside Cafe in Tappahannock
Focus on tide to table dining, with
fresh seafood and regional favorites; bar, award winning wine list,
draft craft beers, wine flights,
views of Carter’s Creek. Dock
and dine. B/L/D/$-$$$.
Willaby’s
327 Old Ferry Rd.
White Stone
435-0000
Serving lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch with a view of the
Rappahannock River. L/D/$-$$.
Tides Inn – Chesapeake
Terrace
480 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-4489
Outdoor dining overlooking Carters Creek. Local oysters, lite
fare, draft beers, cocktails and
live entertainment in season.
Call for details. B/L/D$-$$.
Trick Dog Bar and Bistro
4357 Irvington Rd.
Irvington
438-6363
A restaurant full of music, laughter, and food. Reservations suggested. D/$$$.
Windows on the Water
1303 Oak Hill Rd
Lancaster
462-7635
Steaks, crab cakes, seafood
dishes, chicken dishes and
more. Open Fri. and Sat. for happy hour and dinner. Sun. brunch.
B/D/$$.
Mathews
The Barnacle
485 Burch Rd.
North
363-4600
Concession stand at Mobjack
Bay Marina on Greenmansion
Cove. Floating pontoon boat
open Sat. and Sun. Call ahead
boxed breakfasts and lunches
available. B/L/$.
Seabreeze
384 Old Ferry Rd.
Gwynn’s Island
725-4000
Local seafood on the waterfront.
B/L/D/$$.
Classic Cafe
Mathews
725-3352
Family restaurant, pizza and hot
dogs. Closed Wed. and Sun.
L/D/$.
Shun Xing
Chinese Restaurant
183 Main St.
Mathews
725-4682
Szechwan, Canton and Hunan
cuisine. L/D/$.
Cobbs Creek Diner
12 Linden Ave
Cobbs
Creek
725-9300
Barbecue, ribs and brisket. Ice
cream and shakes. Weekend
specials. Free Wifi. L/D/$-$$.
Southwind Pizza
44 Church St.
Mathews
725-2766
Homemade pizzas, sandwiches
on homemade bread, fresh local seafood, handcrafted beer on
tap, live musicevery other week.
Thurs. open jam night. Brunch
Sun. L/D/$$.
Mi Casa Azteca Restaurant
and Cantina
286 Main St.
Mathews
725-7272
Authentic
Mexican
cuisine.
Take out available. Closed Mon.
White Dog Bistro
68 Church St.
Mathews
725-7680
Now Open
Tuesday - Friday - 5 pm to 9 pm
Saturday - Noon to 9 pm
Sunday - Noon to 8 pm
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804-453-6789
REEDVILLE MARINA
incorporated
Dining
Fine dining and catering. Open
Thurs.–Sun. Wine Down Bar
open Thurs.–Sat. Late night
menu available. Entertainment
Fri. and Sat. nights. $$-$$$.
Middlesex
Bay Catch
Seafood Bar & Grill
240 Virginia Street
Urbanna
758-2213
Serving fine food & spirits. Reservations accepted.
Bethpage Miniature Golf and
Ice Creamery
Urbanna
758-GOLF
Twenty flavors of Hershey’s hand
dipped ice cream and soft serve.
Banana splits, sundaes, homemade waffle cones, milkshakes,
smoothies and more. $.
Big Oak Cafe
2761 Flats Rd.
Urbanna
758-2130
Breakfast, salads, sandwiches and daily specials. Dinner
Mon. and Tues., closed Wed.
B/L/D/$.
Cafe By the Bay
Deltaville
776-0303
Sandwiches, paninis, salads and
coffee. B/L/$.
China Spring
Rivah Fast Food
Burger King
Q 6678 John Hudgins Dr.
Gloucester, 693-6053.
Q 1810
Tapp.
Blvd.,
Tappahannock, 443-3151.
Chick-fil-a
Q 6780 Geo. Wash. Mem.
Hwy., Gloucester 6934585.
Cookout
Q 7065
Geo.
Wash.
Mem. Hwy. Gloucester,
695-2745.
Domino’s Pizza
Q 6101
Geo.
Wash.
Mem. Hwy., Gloucester
693-6800.
Hardee’s
Q 7007
Geo.
Wash.
Mem. Hwy., Gloucester,
693-0363.
Hwy., Hayes, 642-3950.
Q 323
14th
St.
West Point, 843-4274.
Q 27 Main St., Mathews,
725-7468.
Q 199 Gen. Puller Hwy.,
Saluda, 758-4931.
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Q 6975
Geo.
Wash.
Mem. Hwy., Gloucester.
693-9482.
Q 1658
Tapp.
Blvd.,
McDonald’s
Q 7099
Geo.
Wash.
694-4810.
Hwy., Hayes, 642-5117.
Q 432 14th St., West Point,
843-4139.
Q 1617 Tapp. Blvd., Tappahannock, 435-9900.
Q 388 Main St., Kilmarnock,
435-2331.
Sonic Drive-in
Q 7060
Geo.
Wash.
694-4447.
Starbuck’s
Q 6705 Fox Mill Center Pkwy.,
Gloucester 694-3146.
Subway
Q 416 14th St., West Point,
843-2782.
Q 4915
Richmond-Tapp.
Hwy., Aylett 769-7889.
Q 6547
Market
Dr.,
Q 2226 York Crossing Dr.
Hayes, 642-3420.
Q 10968-B Buckley Hall Rd.,
Mathews, 725-3181.
Q 7085 Northumberland Hwy.
Heathsville, 580-5817.
Q 1820
Tapp.
Blvd.,
Q 364
N.
Main
St.,
Kilmarnock, 435-0198.
Q 200 Old Fair Grounds Way,
Kilmarnock 435-1240.
Taco Bell
Q 2226 York Crossing Dr.
Hayes, 642-6622.
Q 1658
Tapp.
Blvd.,
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Q 6828
Walton
Ln.
Wendy’s
Hwy., Hayes, 642-7475.
Q 7149
Geo.
Wash.
694-4825.
Q 1433 Tapp. Blvd., Tappahannock, 443-5262.
Saluda
758-2266
Szechuan, Hunan and Cantonese cuisine. L/D/$.
Mi Jalisco
Urbanna
Mexican. L/D/$-$$.
758-2011
Patti’s Diner
Cocomo’s of Deltaville
16314 General Puller Highway
1134 Timberneck Rd.
Deltaville
776-1023
Deltaville
776-8822 Country cooking. Homemade
New menu, offering fresh sea- desserts. Dine in or order take
food, steaks, burgers and sand- out. B/L/D/$$.
wiches as well as a full bar.
Dinner Wed.–Thurs., lunch and Pilot House Inn
dinner Fri.–Sun. L/D/$$-$$$.
Topping
758-2262
Colonial Pizza
Serving food “just like Granny
50 Watling St.
made.” Buffets and menu.
Urbanna
758-4079 B/L/D/$$.
Greek-Italian and American food.
L/D/$$.
Rudy’s Pizza
Dano’s Pizza
Topping
758-0605
Pizza, subs, ribs, BBQ. Carry-out
Hartfield
776-8031 only. L/D/$.
Pizza and subs. Free delivery.
L/D/$$.
Something Different
213 Virginia St.
Debbie’s Family Restaurant
Urbanna
758-8000
Homemade foods. BBQ, smoked
Locust Hill
758-9595 meats, local seafood, soups,
Steak, salmon, pastas, salads, sandwiches, homemade sides,
sandwiches, seafood, Build your coffee, freshly roasted peanuts,
own burgers. B/L/D/$$.
fine wines, cheeses and desserts, including premium natural
Eckhard’s
ice creams. Closed Mon.–Tues.
2700 Greys Pt. Rd.
B/L/$.
Topping
758-4060
German, Italian, fresh seafood, Steamboat Restaurant
Black Angus steaks. Chef’s daily 6198 Stormont Rd.
specials. Featuring Black Angus Hartfield
776-6589
prime rib Fri. and Sat. Reserva- Dining overlooking the green at
tions suggested. D/$$$.
G’s Country Store & Deli
Route 33,
Saluda
758-5412.
Deli, sandwich shop, convenience store. B/L/$
Keepers
Saluda
758-5720
Hot grill. B/L/$.
Marshall’s Soda Fountain
50 Cross St.
Urbanna
758-5344
Quaint old fashioned soda fountain, now serving gourmet food
with a modern twist. B/L/$$.
Merroir Tasting Room
784 Locklies Creek Rd.
Topping
758-2871
Waterfront dining by the owners
of Rappahannock River Oysters,
showcasing their nationally renowned shellfish along with artisanal small plates, wines,
specialty beers. Open daily.
L/D/$$.
Piankatank River Golf Course.
L/D/$$-$$$.
Sunset Bar and Grill
Deltaville
776-8803
Seafood and steaks. Karaoke
and live music. B/L/D/$-$$.
Taylor’s
Deltaville
776-9611
Fresh seafood, steaks and pasta. L/D/$$.
The Works Bar and Grille
Urbanna
758-5555
Come enjoy our dining room,
patio, bar or gameroom. Open
Wed.–Sat. for dinner, Sat. and
Sun. for brunch. L/D/$-$$$.
Urbanna Seafood Market
453 Johnson Dr.
Urbanna
758-8588
Restaurant with raw bar. Fresh
seafood, sandwiches, dinners.
Carry out. Wed–Sun. L/D.
Virginia Street Cafe
201 Virginia St.
Urbanna
758-3798
Fresh seafood, grilled steaks,
local clam chowder, Belgian
waffles, reuben sandwiches.
B/L/D/$.
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Restaurant ~ Bed & Breakfast ~ A Step Above the Ordinary
Elegant Dining
Gourmet Meals
Featuring Chefs
Damon Covington
& Justin Burrus
Catering is our specialty
Bed & Breakfast accommodations
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LUNCH & DINNER
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Dining
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Northumberland
Bernadette’s Bakery
Burgess
540-419-6926
Lunch & dessert. Great shopping. L/$.
Callao Dairy Freeze
Callao
529-6881
Burgers, fries, bbq, subs, fried
chicken, soft serve ice cream,
milkshakes, sundaes & more.
L/D/$.
Chitterchats
846 Main St.
Reedville
453-3335
Ice cream, desserts, gifts and
coffee. $.
Crazy Crab
902 Main St.
Reedville
453-6789
Views of Cockrell’s Creek from
both the dining room and deck.
Daily chef’s specials feature seafood, steaks and chicken dishes.
Tues.–Sun. L/D/$$.
Deli at
Cockrell’s Creek Seafood
567 Seaboard Rd.
Reedville
453-6326
Crab cakes and seafood salads.
Full sandwich menu, luncheon
plates, entrees. Overlooking
Cockrell’s Creek. ABC on/off.
L/$.
Opening Aug. 2. Authentic Mexican cuisine. Featuring quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, enchiladas
and more. L/D/$-$$.
The Health Nut
Callao
529-5888
Organic grocery store serving
real fruit smoothies and salads.
L/$.
529-5300
Horn Harbor House
Restaurant
836 Horn Harbor Rd.
Burgess
453-3351
Come by land or sea. Fresh
seafood,
hand-cut
steaks.
D/$$-$$$.
Leadbelly’s
252 Polly Cove Rd.
Reedville
453-5002
Casual
waterfront
dining.
L/D/$-$$.
Los Patrones
Mexican Restaurant
Burgess
453-3090
L/D/$$.
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Callao
529-9500
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Nino’s Pizza and Subs
Callao
529-7548
Featuring New York and Sicilian
pizzas, subs and Italian dinners.
L/D/$.
T&J’s Dairy Barn
Hwy.
Burgess
453-4455
Seafood, sandwiches, subs, ice
cream, pizza. L/D/$.
The Tavern Restaurant
73 Monument Place
Heathsville
580-7900
Open for breakfast and lunch
Tues.–Sat. Fri. nights for Susie
Que’s BBQ from 3 to 9 p.m. Beer
and wine available. Located in
Rice’s Hotel/ Hughletts Tavern.
B/L/D/$-$$.
Richmond
Anna’s Italian
Restaurant and Pizza
53 Gordon Ln.
Warsaw
333-9222
Pasta, pizza, subs, seafood and
steaks. L/D/$$.
China Inn
5059 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-9333
L/D/$$.
Home of the Finest Steaks and Freshest Seafood
OPEN: Mon - Thurs 11am - 9pm, Fri - Sat 11am - 10pm,
Sun 11am - 9pm
Happy Hour 3pm-6pm
Live Music Wed 7pm-9pm & Sat 7pm-10pm
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Newsome’s Restaurant
Hwy.
Burgess
453-9071
Closed Sun. L/D/$.
Tommy’s
729 Main St.
Reedville
453-4666
Prime beef, seafood. Wine and
bar. D/$$.
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for making
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Lottsburg Cafe
2919 Walmsley Rd.
Callao
B/L/D/$-$$.
July 2016
The Daily
130 Court Circle
Warsaw
333-3455
Coffee shop with breakfast sandwiches, paninis, deli sandwiches
and salads. B/L/$.
Hunan Village
Chinese Restaurant
453 Main St.
Warsaw
333-1688 The Inn at Montross
Specializing in Hunan and Szech- 21 Polk St.
Montross
493-8624
wan Cuisine. L/D/$.
Dining Thurs.–Sat., Sun. Brunch,
locally sourced. D/$$.
Relish
115 Main St.
Warsaw
333-3012 Shady Lane Crab House
Contemporary Southern style cui- 119 Hawthorne St.
Colonial
Beach
224-7075
sine. Open Wed.–Sun. D/$$$.
Sandwiches, burgers, seafood.
L/D.
Roma’s Italian Restaurant
5061 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-1932 Ledo Pizza
Complete
Italian
menu. 700 McKinney Blvd.
Colonial
Beach
224-5336
L/D/$-$$.
Pasta, pizza, subs. L/D/$-$$.
Westmoreland
Angelo’s
15835 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-8694
Italian dishes including pasta,
sandwiches, subs, gyros, steaks
and more. L/D/$-$$.
Montross Dairy Freeze
17456 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-9550
Burgers, fries, sundaes, milkshakes and more. L/D/$
Nancy’s Ice Cream Shoppe
301 Washington Ave.
The Art of Coffee
Colonial Beach
224-1212
15722 Kings Hwy.
Soft serve ice cream cones, milkMontross
493-9651 shakes, sundaes, flurries, floats,
Serving full breakfast, lunches malts, brownie a la modes, baand gourmet coffees, lattes, nana splits, snowballs. $.
pastries, frappes and smoothies. B/L/$.
Riverboat on the Potomac
301 Beach Terrace
Backdraft
Colonial Beach
224-7055
7415 Oldhams Rd.
Potomac
River
views.
Kinsale
472-4200 B/L/D/$$-$$$.
Friday special $2 off prime
rib. Daily specials. Wine & bar. Stratford Hall Dining Room
Breakfast on Sundays. Closed 483 Great House Rd.
Mon. B/L/D/$$.
Stratford
493-1965
Soups, sandwiches, seafood and
Coles Point Tavern
more. L/$.
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472-7017
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224-8433
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3900 Mckinney Blvd.
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RW-C will host photo exhibit
depicting Virginia architecture
LANCASTER—Striking
black and white photographs of
noteworthy and lesser-known
buildings in the Commonwealth
will be featured as part of a
traveling Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts (VMFA) exhibition
at Rappahannock WestminsterCanterbury in July.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily in the RW-C Chesapeake
Center, 132 Lancaster Drive,
Irvington.
The exhibition, “Architecture
in Virginia: the Old Dominion,” features images taken by
a VMFA staff photographer
who captured pictures of structures built in the late 18th and
early 19th centuries. Among the
images are Monticello, the Virginia State Capital, Montpelier,
the University of Virginia, the
Custom House in Norfolk and
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in
Richmond, reported VMFA art
and education division media
programs coordinator Trent
Nicholas.
“I think residents and the
community will enjoy this exhibition because the photographs
are very handsome,” said Nicholas. “You get a sense of the
loving craft that went into the
design of these buildings and
the monumentality of them.
Arlington House (circa. 1803), The Robert E. Lee Memorial, formerly
Custis-Lee Mansion, is a Greek Revival-style mansion in Arlington and
once the home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. A photo of the
mansion is included in “Architecture in Virginia: the Old Dominion.”
Arlington National Cemetery was established on the grounds of
Arlington House. The mansion suffered moderate damage from a
hurricane in 2011. A rehabilitation project is under way to restore the
mansion, out buildings and grounds the way they looked in 1860.
It’s hard to make structures like
this anymore. You just don’t see
it. Also, having panels of text
alongside the photos makes it
fascinating to read and look at
the images at the same time.”
This exhibition presents
photographs and descriptions
of 24 significant examples of
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The Tides Inn will host Classic
Car Show Weekend July 22-24
LANCASTER—Rev the engine because it’s time for a summer road
trip to the Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington, for the Tides
Classic Car Show Weekend, July 22 through 24.
Car enthusiasts will enjoy a weekend filled with road adventures,
browsing classic cars of all ages, and “fueling up” with the signature
bites from the Tides, reported activities director Rebecca Wojtach. Classic car owners are welcome to register and display their prized classic
cars in the Sunday show.
On July 22 , the Tides will host an “Angry Oyster” Roast & Movie
Under the Stars. The oyster roast and musical entertainment will be
offered from 7 to 8 p.m. on the Chesapeake Terrace overlooking Carter
Creek.
The roast will be followed by an outdoor movie under the stars, featuring the classic, “Le Mans.” Dining is à la carte and entertainment is
complimentary.
On July 23, the Tides Classic Northern Neck Road Tour will depart
the Tides Inn at 9:30 a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. Throw back the rag top
and ride—destination Stratford Hall. Guests will be given route maps
and can either join the caravan or travel at their leisure.
The road tour includes morning and afternoon refreshments, and a
picnic lunch served at Stratford Hall. Preregistration is required. The
fee is $30 per car.
On July 24, the Tides Classic Car Show will showcase cars from
every decade. Greasers and hipsters, leather jackets and poodle skirts,
the 1950s vibe will be in full effect.
Guests can enjoy the show for free and car registrants are invited to
enter for $20 per vehicle. Entry fee includes two $10 food vouchers and
a commemorative plaque. Car owners can register at 438-4489.
The event will be rocking and rolling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with
music, kids’ activities and a 1950s costume contest. The contest is open
to all. First prize is a one-night stay for two at the Tides Inn and second
place wins dinner for two at the Tides Inn Chesapeake Restaurant.
To learn more about the Tides Classic Car Show, or weekend accommodations, visit TidesInn.com, or call 438-5000, or 800-843-3746.
Kids art workshops will
continue through August
LANCASTER—The
Rappahannock Art League (RAL)
and Chesapeake Academy have
teamed up to offer children’s art
workshops at the Studio Gallery,
19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock,
and at the academy, 107 Steamboat
Road, Irvington.
Workshops will be held during
June, July and August, said Kids
Workshop chairman Sukey Starkey. Morning sessions will be held
from 10 a.m. to noon and afternoon
sessions will be held from 12:30 to
2:30 p.m.
At the Studio Gallery, July
11 through 15, Lancaster Middle
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18 through 22, Sprouse will teach
Paint Play and Super Pop. And
July 25 through 29, Sonja Smith
will teach Cardboard Creations and
Mini Masters.
All of the workshops will be
great fun and introduce kids to creative ways to create art, said Starkey. Kids ages 7 years and older
are eligible. For more details about
each course, fees, or registration,
visit the gallery, or call 436-9309.
Hands-On History slated July 1
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LANCASTER—Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church
Road, Weems, will host Hands-On History Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July
1. Children learn about the history of colonial Virginia through lessons with
archaeology, 18th-century brickmaking, grave rubbings and architecture.
This event is free for ages 6-12. However, all participants must pre-register. Lunch will be provided for all registered participants. To register, visit
the Christ Church campus, or christchurch1735.org; or call 438-6855.
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soon after 1607 when Jamestown, the first permanent English
settlement in the New World, was started 25 miles to its south.
Gloucester County was formed in 1651 from York County. It
contained Kingston Parish, which became Mathews County in
1791.
Gloucester was home to several well-known persons including Pocahontas, daughter of Indian Chief Powhatan. According
to legend, she petitioned her father to spare the life of English
explorer Captain John Smith, who was one of the first white men
to see the area in the early 1600s.
Another infamous resident was Nathaniel Bacon who, in
1676, led a force of planters against the Indians. Bacon’s
Rebellion defeated the Indians and then attempted to make the
governor reform colonial policies. His army burned Jamestown
and he briefly controlled the colony before his death ended the revolt.
Fortified during Bacon’s Rebellion, Gloucester Point is just across the York River from Yorktown, site of
the British surrender to end the American Revolution.
Originally called Tyndall’s Point, named for an early mapmaker, it was renamed Gloucester Towne and
was once the county seat until it was moved 13 miles north during the 1700s.
When Jamestown was burned by Bacon in 1676, the Virginia Executive Council considered moving the
state capital to Tyndall’s Point, but the motion was rejected. Jamestown remained the state capital until it
was shifted to Williamsburg. In 1769, the new county seat, Botetourt Towne (old town Gloucester), was laid
out. It was named for Baron de Botetourt, then governor of Virginia.
Today, Gloucester is the largest of the eight counties that make up the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula with 34,500 residents.
Government
Most Gloucester County offices are in the courts and office building at 6467 Main St. 693-4042. The sheriff’s office can be reached at 693-4042.
Libraries
Gloucester Library, 6920 Main St. 693-2998. Gloucester Pt. Branch Library, 2354 York River Crossing Dr.,
642-9790.
For Visitors
The Gloucester Visitor Center is in the Roane Building at 6509 Main St. Open Mon.–Sat., 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
and Sun., 1–4 p.m. 693-3215.
By the numbers
Population: 37,141
Land area: 218 square miles
Water area: More than 506 miles of
shoreline, including six tidal rivers
Sarah’s Creek, Gloucester Point
Walter Reed Birthplace
Did you know?
• John Buckner of Marfield Plantation in Gloucester brought the first
printing press to the Colony and
published the laws of Virginia in
1680.
• The Gloucester Token, a private
coinage dated 1714, is believed to
be the first coin struck in America.
• Dr. Walter Reed, “Conqueror of
Yellow Fever,” was born in 1851 in
a humble house that still stands on
Hickory Fork Road.
• World-renowned botanist John
Clayton became the first Gloucester
County Clerk of the Court on October 20, 1720 and held the office
for 50 years.

Out & about
Spend hours exploring the one-of-a-kind shops along
Gloucester’s Historic Main Street. Here one can discover
a pet boutique, quilt shop, ladies ﬁne apparel, jewelry
stores, essential oils and lotions, art galleries, antiques
and even a fresh produce market . . . all within a short
walking distance. History lovers will enjoy Gloucester’s
Historic Court Circle and Gloucester Museum of History.
Walter Reed’s Birthplace and Rosewell Ruins are just a
short distance from Gloucester Court House.

Pack a picnic lunch, grab your ﬁshing pole, and
spend a fun-ﬁlled day outdoors at scenic Beaverdam Park.
Kayak and canoe rentals, two playgrounds, a shade-covered picnic pavilion with water views, along with hiking and
biking trails will keep the entire family happily occupied.

Enjoy the day with the family by swimming, playing volleyball and sun bathing at Gloucester Point
Beach, open daily 5 a.m.-11 p.m. The fishing pier is
always open (unless posted otherwise) and fishing
licenses are not required, thanks to the sponsorship
of Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department. The park has a boat ramp, showers and playground. It is a popular setting for weddings due to the
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Essex County’s history in written form dates
from Captain John Smith’s visit during the
winter of 1607-08, when he wrote of the
“excellent, pleasant, fertile, and navigable”
Rappahannock Valley.
In 1645 Bartholomew Hoskins patented
the Tappahannock site, which became
known at various times as Hobbs His Hole,
Hobb’s Hole, the short-lived New Plymouth,
and the Indian name Tappahannock. The
port town was to become a center of commerce during the 17th and 18th centuries,
establishing a crossroads.
The county came into being in 1692
when Old Rappahannock County, which
once encompassed at least 50 modern
counties in Virginia and West Virginia, was
divided along the river with the north side
becoming Richmond County and the south
becoming Essex.
During Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, armed
men gathered near Piscataway Creek and
defeated Governor Berkeley’s cavalrymen.
Later they prevailed in the Dragon Swamp,
but eventually English warships and troops
suppressed the uprising. Frontier patrols,
however, were maintained against hostile
northern Indians into the early 1700’s.
The British Stamp Act of 1765 led directly
to the American Revolution, and it was in
Tappahannock that one of the first confron-
Today Essex has a population of 9,989
and Tappahannock is one of the largest
commercial centers in the region.
Government
The Essex County seat is at 205 Cross St.
in the Tappahannock Courthouse Square.
443-4331. Essex County has one town,
Tappahannock. 443-3336. The sheriff’s office can be reached at 443-3346.
Libraries
Essex Public
443-4945.
Library,
Tappahannock,
For Visitors
The Tappahannock Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, on the
courthouse green. The market offers a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood,
cheeses, arts, crafts, music and family fun.
The Tappahannock-Essex Chamber of
Commerce is at 205 Cross St.
Don’t Miss
tations occurred.
Leading merchant Archibald Ritchie, who
supported the Stamp Act, was labeled as
“the greatest enemy of his country.” On
February 27, 1766, gentlemen from nine
counties gathered at Leedstown to draft
the “Resolutions” that led Virginians to
disobey Parliament. They also made plans
to publicly humiliate Ritchie and the Scots
merchant Archibald McCall. These events
occurred seven years before the Boston Tea
Party.
The Essex Courthouse contains the
oldest records in Virginia. James B. Slaughter’s history of the area, “Settlers, Southerners, Americans: The History of Essex
County, Virginia 1608–1984,” recounts in
detail the county’s 350-year-old story. The
book is available at the county administrator’s office.
Q July 1: Wine On The Water, 5-8 p.m.,
June Parker Marina, Tappahannock.
Music by the Fox Sisters, light food.
QJuly 30: 3rd Annual Community Day,
10 a.m., Tappahannock Essex Volunteer Fire Department, Tappahannock
Hosted by Essex NAACP. Vendors,
health screenings, children’s games,
corn hole tournament, car and bike
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Lancaster County
History
Indians occupied the Northern Neck
for some 10,000 years before Capt. John
Smith sailed up the Rappahannock River in
1608. The Powhatan Confederate was represented here by the Moraughtacunds and
the Cuttatawomen tribes. A short 43 years
later, Lancaster County was established
from neighboring Northumberland.
Families of notable influence in the social, political and economic climate of the
colonies built magnificent “empires” here,
and family names like Carter and Ball still
are prevalent today.
Robert “King” Carter (1663–1732) of
Corrotoman Plantation (in Weems) was the
son of immigrant John Carter. He acquired
over 300,000 acres with some 1,000
slaves working his various properties.
Married twice, “King” Carter fathered
15 children. Among his descendants were
eight governors of Virginia, three signers of
the Declaration of Independence, two presidents, leader of the confederate armies
Gen. Robert E. Lee, and a Supreme Court
Justice.
Carter is buried alongside his wives at
the church he built near Irvington, Historic
Christ Church.
The Ball family, meanwhile, established
themselves at Morattico, Millenbeck and
Epping Forest. Mary Ball, the mother
of George Washington, was born about
in Kilmarnock offer visitors a nostalgic trip
back in time.
Government
Lancaster County offices are headquartered at 8311 Mary Ball Road in Lancaster
Courthouse. 462-5129. There are three
incorporated towns in Lancaster County:
Kilmarnock, White Stone and Irvington.
The sheriff’s office can be reached at
462-5111.
Libraries
Lancaster
Community
Kilmarnock, 435-1729.
Library,
For Visitors
Information Center in the Lancaster
by the Bay Chamber, 129 S. Main St. in
Kilmarnock, 435-6092 (weekdays) or
Kilmarnock Antique Mall at 144 School St.
The 81st Annual Kilmarnock Firemen’s Festival will be held nightly July 28 through August
6, at the KVFD Carnival Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue, Kilmarnock.
1708. The Mary Ball Washington Museum
is located in Lancaster Courthouse and offers an extensive genealogy library.
A courthouse was established in 1698
at Queenstown on the Corrotoman River
but in 1742 was relocated to a central
area were the militia gathered, now known
as historic Lancaster Courthouse.
Today Lancaster County, with a population of some 11,400, has one of the largest communities of retirees in the state
thanks to its picturesque shoreline and
temperate climate.
The world class Steamboat Era Museum on the Commons in Irvington and the
Kilmarnock Museum on North Main Street
Don’t Miss
QJuly 15: Art Workshop, 6:30-8 p.m.
Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery, 19 North Main St., Kilmarnock.
Topic: Paint Like the Masters-Van
Gogh’s Wheat Field with Cypresses.
Instructor: Mary Jo Beswick. Snacks
provided, bring beverages. For fees
and registration, call the gallery,
436-9309.
Mathews County
9,200 people. While it is the smallest county in the Nor thern Neck and
Middle Peninsula with only 87 square
miles, it has some 367 miles of shoreline and some of the area’s best public
access.
History
Mathews County was an established
shipbuilding center for the Chesapeake
Bay when it broke away from Gloucester
in 1791 to become a separate county.
About that time, 12 sailing ships
over 20 tons each were built in a single
year in Mathews, which the Chiskiake
Indians had called Werowocomico.
Between 1790 and 1820, approximately a third of the ships built in Virginia came from Mathews. The sharp,
fast vessels, popularly known as Baltimore Clippers, were built throughout
the Chesapeake Bay region. Before the
War of 1812, these fast ships were
simply known as “Virginia built.”
From 1802 to 1844, Mathews was
an official por t of entr y for the registration and enrollment of ships. During
this period, 10,000 vessels called at
the “Por t of East River.” The customs
house stood at Williams Whar f (marker
13), which was a center of maritime activity until the steamers quit running in
the 1940s.
Cricket Hill, near Gwynn’s Island,
was the site of one of the last naval
engagements of the Revolutionar y
War. In June 1776, Continental forces
bombarded the British fleet and encampment on Gwynn’s Island. Lord
Dunmore, the last royal governor, was
driven from the colony, ending British
rule in Virginia.
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Government
Most county government offices are
in Liber ty Square at 10604 Buckley
Hall Road, Mathews, 725-7172 or
co.mathews.va.us. The sheriff’s office
can be reached at 725-7177.
Libraries
Mathews Memorial Librar y, 251 Main
St. 725-4123.
For Visitors
The Mathews Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through
October on the court green in Mathews Court House. The market often has exhibits and
demonstrations along with a variety of fresh produce, plants, arts and crafts, food and
other items.
When water was the highway, boats
were the standard means of travel. The
arrival of steamships at Williams Whar f
with cargo from Nor folk, Newpor t News
or Baltimore was a daily highlight.
World War II put most of the steamboat lines out of business. In 1942 the
government requisitioned most of the
bay and coastal steamers for ser vice
in the war effor t.
The last remaining steamboat line,
the Old Bay Line, stopped its York River to Baltimore run in 1942. About 20
years later, the Old Bay Line dropped
passenger ser vice between Baltimore
and Nor folk. The steamers stopped for
good in the spring of 1962.
Today Mathews has a population of
The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center is in historic Sibley’s General Store at 239 Main St.
725-4229.
Don’t Miss
QJuly 11-15: YMCA Youth Sailing Camp,
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily, Williams
Wharf, Mathews. 725-1488.
Q July 16: Missoula Children’s Theater
Rumpelstiltskin, 3-4 p.m. and 7-8
p.m., Mathews High School, 9889
Buckley Hall Rd. $5 for 3 p.m. play
and $7 for 7 p.m. play. 725-0474.
Dancing with the Northern Neck Stars to return July 16
LANCASTER—Dancing with
the Northern Neck Stars will continue in its second season at CAPINNÉ 2016 on July 16 at the Boys
and Girls Club of the Northern Neck,
517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
The event is sponsored by the
Northern Neck Rotary Club.
“Last year’s event was such a success that we must do a repeat,” said
club president Sam Nuckols.
The 26th annual CAPINNÉ event
raises funds for charities in Lancaster
and Northumberland counties and
funding for a scholarship program
for graduating seniors in the two
counties. Over the years more than
$590,000 has been raised and distributed to local organizations lending
assistance to less fortunate citizens in
the two counties.
Good food also will headline the
program. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will
be catered by Windows on the Water.
Guests will have an opportunity
for a complimentary “prom picture”
taken by Yours Truly photographers.
Adult beverages also will be available.
The Rev. Tom Coye will officially
be presented the Northern Neck
Rotary Club’s Community Service
Award for exemplifying the Rotary
Motto “Service above Self ” in his
efforts with many local volunteer
organizations, principally The Link.
Winners of the Northern Neck
Rotary Scholarships for 2016 also
will be presented.
Entertainment chairman Iris
Treakle has secured the volunteer
services of Nortumberland County
Sheriff Doc Lyons, Dance Extravaganza coordinator Joanne Haynie,
Kilmarnock vice mayor Rebecca
Tebbs Nunn, We Care Private Duty
owner Vanessa Laws, Sports Centre
owner Bill Smith and Visiting Angels
owner Frank McCarthy. Jimmie
Carter, consultant to Bon Secours,
Rappahannock General Hospital Foundation, will serve as score
keeper.
The friendly competition will pit
local celebrity couples against one
another in a contest of grace and
rhythm on the dance floor. Prizes
will be awarded by the judges and the
guests.
While last year’s event was a great
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Glenda Haynie. Facility improvements will make the evening much
more enjoyable. The rest room
facilities anticipated to have been
completed last year are now in and
functioning.
The Northern Neck Rotary Club
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and Girls Club, at a cost in excess of
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Rappahannock Art League (RAL)
recently announced its July special
events.
The events will be held at the
Street, Kilmarnock, reported Barbara Pulling of the communications committee. Gallery hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through
Saturdays.
A new exhibit, “Small Works,”
will continue through July 30. This
is one of the art league’s most popular shows, said Pulling.
A First Friday Art Reception
from 5 to 7 p.m. July 1 will showcase the exhibit. The public is
invited to drop by the gallery to
visit exhibiting artists and enjoy
light refreshments, said Pulling.
Upcoming workshops will
include Paint Like the MastersVan Gogh’s Wheat Field with
Cypresses, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July
15. The instructor will be Mary Jo
Beswick.
“Spend an enjoyable evening
with friends and go home with a
beautiful painting,” said Pulling.
Snacks will be provided and
patrons may bring their favorite
beverage, she said.
A Painting Challenge with
Karen Blair will be offered from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. July 16 and 17. Blair
is a nationally recognized painter
with her art in well-known galleries, national magazines, corporations and homes.
She will include demonstrations
of oil paint, oil stick and oil pastel
and it is open to painters using
acrylic or oil, said Pulling. Anyone
with some experience mixing and
applying paint is welcome.
For workshop fees and registration, visit the gallery, or 436-9309.
July 2016
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Visit
Once a bustling colonial port — Now
a harbor town big with charm and
surprises.
Stroll along the streets where friendly
neighbors stop to chat and where kids
still ride their bikes after school.
— a town that can capture
your heart — and bring you back again.
www.urbanna.com
Calendar of Events
July 2 - Independence Day Festivities. Music and food at Town Marina.
Boat parade on Urbanna Creek, boats vying for the best decorations.
9pm fireworks over the creek. the only fireworks in Middlesex County.
July 9 - Farmer’s Market. 9am - 1pm. 2nd Saturdays at Taber Park.
Stock up on home grown goodies, choice perennials, annuals, flower
arrangements and topiaries, just picked produce, fresh baked goods,
artisan cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles, locally homegrown
meat, fresh eggs and who knows what else. Visit our special section
for artists.
July 16 - Music Under the Stars. Featured Artist – 33 East (Classic
Rock). 7pm-9pm 3rd Saturdays at Town Marina, bring your chair or
blanket. Picnic and socialize to a variety of live music! Concerts are
free and Sponsored by the Urbanna Business Association. Donations
are accepted.
Middlesex County
squat to the ground.
Today Middlesex County has a population of 9,600 and is home to the popular
Urbanna Oyster Festival, which draws thousands for a weekend of music and mollusks every November.
History
Middlesex County was formed around
1669 from Lancaster County, making it
one of the oldest English settlements in
the United States. Many plantation homes
still stand from the Colonial era.
Bordered by the Rappahannock and
Piankatank rivers and the Chesapeake
Bay, much of its history centers around the
water. The town of Urbanna was formed
in 1680 as a center for shipping tobacco
from surrounding plantations.
Urbanna was the county seat until 1852
when it was moved to Saluda. Throughout
the county are homes built in the 1700s.
Wartime stories abound dating back to the
Revolutionary and Civil wars. During these
wars, plantations such as Providence and
Rosegill were bombarded and looted.
Stingray Point near Deltaville gained immortal fame as the spot where Captain
John Smith was nearly killed by a stingray.
Three centuries ago ships from London,
Liverpool, Bristol and Glasgow were common sights on Urbanna Creek. Just across
the creek from Urbanna is Rosegill, one of
the oldest plantations in America. Home to
five generations of Wormeleys, it was for
many years a center of influence in the Colony and a power in the political and commercial life of this area.
During the Civil War, General George McClellan formulated a plan of attack to take
Government
Middlesex County offices are in the
Woodward Building at the Courthouse
Complex in Saluda. 758-4330. Middlesex
has one town, Urbanna: 758-2613.
Libraries
Middlesex Public Library Urbanna
Branch, 758-5717. Deltaville Branch,
776-7362.
For Visitors
Family Boatbuilding Week will be held July 17-23 at the Deltaville Maritime Museum. Ten
families will build “Wright” style flat-bottom skiffs, and the public is invited to watch their
progress. The public also is invited to watch the newly-built boats in the Great Skiff Race
(above) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, and join in a fish fry that follows.
James Mills Scottish Facots Store, 45
Cross St. in Urbanna. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Serves as a
visitors center. 758-2613.
Don’t Miss
Richmond starting from Urbanna. Named
the Urbanna Plan, it was never instituted.
In 1862, several Yankee warships bombarded the town but legend has it that
the only thing the Yanks killed was an old
hare. One of the cannonballs did hit the old
courthouse, which today is the Middlesex
Woman’s Club building on Virginia Street.
During the bombardment, townsfolk congregated on the creek bank at the current
site of the Urbanna Bridge. Legend has it
an old man stood at the hilltop and whenever he saw a flash of a cannon firing would
scream “squat” and the townsfolk would
Q July 2: Urbanna Independence Day
Celebration, 6-10 p.m., Urbanna Town
Marina on Urbanna Creek. Music by
Sweet Justice, food and beverage service begins at 6 p.m.; boat parade at
7:30 p.m.; fireworks display at dusk.
Bring lawn chairs.
History
Nor thumberland County is called
the Mother County of the Nor thern
Neck.
Settled by the English in 1648,
Nor thumberland was of ficially established by an act of the Burgesses in Jamestown in 1648. It was
later divided into three additional
counties, Lancaster, Richmond and
Westmoreland Counties.
At its hear t is Heathsville, the
county seat. Located between the
headwaters of the Coan and the Great
Wicomico rivers, in 1679 it was chosen as the site of the county cour thouse. The building was completed
and county justices were moved in
1681.
In 1797, citizens established a
20-acre town around the cour thouse
square naming it in honor of citizen
leader John Heath who lived just down
the road at Springfield, an historic
plantation mansion still standing and
occupied today.
In 1992, the National Register of Historic Places designated
Heathsville an Historic District, along
with the original cour thouse and tavern, now a restaurant, gift shop and
museum. The cour thouse square also
The annual Reedville Independence Day
Celebration parade will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 2.
dent upon tobacco as its major cash
crop and currency. Later, most of its
residents relied on the water for their
livelihoods. Today, there are many
char ter boat captains. And cruises,
like those to Tangier and Smith Island, are major tourist attractions.
The quaint fishing village of
Reedville, with its “Millionaire’s Row”
of Victorian homes, remains a tribute
to the area’s heritage. The Reedville
Fisherman’s Museum provides a
comprehensive over view of the village’s fishing industr y, both past and
current.
Burgess is home to the Nor thern
Neck Farm Museum, which features
the area’s agricultural histor y, from
the Indians who roamed the lands to
the large commercial canneries that
once lined the shores. Visitors can
learn about agriculture, view the tools
that assisted the farmers and learn
the impact of these industries on the
people of this region.
With more than 556 miles of scenic shoreline, more than 12,300 call
Nor thumberland County home.
includes a blacksmith shop, transportation museum, old jail and carriage Government
The Nor thumberland County seat
house.
Nor thumberland was once depen- is on Rt. 360 in Heathsville. 580-
7666 or co.nor thumberland.va.us.
The sherif f’s of fice can be reached at
580-5221.
Libraries
Nor thumberland Public Librar y is
at 7204 Nor thumberland Highway in
Heathsville, 580-5051. High speed
wireless internet access available.
For Visitors
The Nor thumberland County Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center,129
Nor thumberland Hwy. (Rt. 360) in
Callao is open Wed., Thurs. and Sat.,
9 a.m.–1 p.m. and Fri., 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. 529-5031.
Don’t Miss
QJuly 25: Heritage Art Class, 9 a.m.noon. Rices Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern,
73 Monument Place, Heathsville.
Topic: Felted faces. Instructor: Cate
Kauffman. $35 Register at 5803377, or rhhtfoundationinc.org.
Q July 31: “I’ve Been Changed,” chat
& chew, 3:30 p.m.; curtain, 5 p.m.
Northumberland High School Auditorium, 201 Academic Lane, Claraville. $20. A Galilee UMC Family and
Friends Day Weekend Celebration
event.
July 2016
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Richmond County
History
Government
Known as the Gateway to the Northern
Neck, Richmond County was established
in 1692 from the old Rappahannock
County.
Originally explored by Captain John
Smith in 1607–1608, the county
was settled in 1640 when people migrated up from settlements below the
Rappahannock River. It was presumably
named after the First Duke of Richmond,
cousin to both King William III and Queen
Mary. One of the early settlers was Colonel Moore Fauntleroy, who patented land
in the county in 1650.
The first county seat was thought to
be at the mouth of Little Carter’s Creek,
then moved to Naylors, an early river
settlement. The seat moved inland in
1730 and renamed the Richmond County Courthouse. In 1831, the name was
changed to Warsaw in sympathy with the
Polish struggle for independence. Warsaw was incorporated as the county’s
only town in 1947.
The Downing Bridge was built across
the Rappahannock River in 1927, connecting Richmond County to Essex and
opening up travel to and from the Northern Neck. The bridge replaced 200 years
of ferry service and was dedicated by
Sen. Thomas Downing of the Northern
Neck.
Richmond County was home of the
The Richmond County seat is at 101
Court Circle in Warsaw. 333-3415.
Richmond County has one incorporated
town, Warsaw. The sheriff’s office can be
reached at 333-3611.
Libraries
The Richmond County Public Library is
at 52 Campus Dr. in Warsaw. 333-3025.
For Visitors
The Richmond County Museum and
Visitors Center is open Wed. - Sun. and
is at 5874 Richmond Rd. in Warsaw.
333-3607.
Menokin in Warsaw was the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration
of Independence. It is preserved by the Menokin Foundation and is open for tours. Visit
menokin.org for more information.
last president elected under the Articles of Confederation. In 1788, Judge
Cyrus Griffin was elected president of
the U.S. Congress Assembly and held
that position until the U.S. Constitution was adopted and his successor,
George Washington, was elected as the
first U.S. President.
William A. Jones gained recognition for
Richmond County in 1916 when, in supporting self-government for all people, he
authorized a bill that guaranteed inde-
pendence for the Philippines. In 1926,
the people of the Philippines erected a
memorial at Jones’ gravesite in the St.
John’s Episcopal Churchyard in Warsaw.
Today Richmond County has a population of 9,300. Serving as the crossroads of U.S. Route 360 and State
Route 3, the county seat of Warsaw is
currently the headquarters for many regional government agencies as well as
a community college, vocational center
and regional jail.
Don’t Miss
QWine Tastings, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesdays through Saturdays;
noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, plus major
three-day holidays. Belle Mount Vineyards, 2570 Newland Road, Warsaw.
333-4700.
Q July 30: Farnham Country Fair, 11
a.m.-8 p.m. Commonwealth Assisted
Living at Farnham, 511 Cedar Grove
Rd, Farnham. Crafts, foods, vendors,
music by The Dove Brothers and The
Knotwater Band, a living History display, antique cars and tractors, petting
zoo. 394-2102.
Westmoreland County
History
Established in 1653 by the colonial government in Jamestown, Westmoreland
County was named for a British shire.
The county’s most significant contributions to history include its fostering of
more statesmen than any other county
in the country, and for the Leedstown
Resolutions.
Considered the forerunner of the Declaration of Independence, the Leedstown
Resolutions were signed in February,
1766. Prepared by Richard Henry Lee,
the document was signed by 115 patriots who bound themselves together “To
Prevent The Execution of The Stamp Act.”
Stratford Hall was the boyhood home
of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration of
Independence.
General Henry “Light-Horse Harry”
Lee was a Revolutionary War hero and
served as one of General George Washington’s most trusted officers. He is the
father of Robert E. Lee.
General Robert E. Lee was born in
1807 at Stratford Hall. Lee was a colonel in the U. S. Army when the Civil War
broke out. Offered the command of the
Union Army, Lee declined because he
“could take no part in an invasion” of his
homeland.
Most notable among the statesmen of
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has two towns, Colonial Beach and
Montross. The sheriff’s office can be
reached 493-8066.
Libraries
Abraham and William I. Cooper Memorial Branch is at 18 Washington Ave. in
Colonial Beach. 224-0921. Montross
Branch is at 56 Polk St. in Montross.
493-8194. Blake T. Newton Memorial Branch is at 22 Coles Point Road in
Hague. 472-3820.
For Visitors
The Westmoreland County Visitors
Center is in the county museum and library at 43 Court Square, Montross.
493-8440.
Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County is the birthplace of General Robert E.
Lee and is open for tours. It will host an Independence Day celebration on Monday, July 4.
Call 493-8038 or visit stratfordhall.org for more information.
Westmoreland, George Washington was
born at Popes Creek in 1732.
James Monroe, the nation’s fifth president, was born in 1758 on a farm near
Monroe Bay.
Today, Westmoreland has a population of 16,700 and is home to the only
off-track betting casino in the area. Fishing and agriculture are still the area’s
mainstays, with wineries, produce farms
and seafood packers among some of
the most prominent businesses in the
county.
Government
The Westmoreland County offices are
at 111 Polk St. in Montross. 493-0130.
westmoreland-county.org. Westmoreland
Don’t Miss
QJuly 8: Second Friday Art Walk, 6-9
p.m. Colonial Beach. Numerous galleries. 224-7181.
Q July 30: All-You-Can-Eat Steamed
Shrimp Feast, food, 3-7 p.m.; music,
5-9 p.m. Colonial Beach Volunteer Fire
Department, 312 Colonial Avenue,
Colonial Beach. Steamed shrimp,
corn on the cob, coleslaw, hush puppies. $40 per person. Music by Southern Bred. Purchase advance tickets at
cbvfd.net.
Maryland
Gateway
★ Potomac
Visitor Center
Rivah Country
301
James Monroe Birthplace
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★Colonial Beach Museum
Sites of Interest in the Northern Neck
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Montross
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Kilmarnock
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White Stone
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Windmill Point
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Saluda
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Washington Museum
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Indian Reservation
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Cruise to Tangier Island
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Urbanna
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New Point Comfort Island
VIMS Aquarium/
Gloucester Point Beach Park
Yorktown
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