Fall/Holiday 2013 Rivah Guide

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Fall/Holiday 2013 • FREE
Places to go and things
to do in the Northern Neck
and Middle Peninsula
Inside:
• Follow the path: Take the African American Heritage Trails Tour
• Hunting Hideaways: Spend a weekend hunting and fishing on the Neck
• Parades, music and more at the Montross Fall Festival
146 Gen. Puller Hwy, Saluda
758-5347
Mon. – Fri. 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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t’s hard to believe but the 20th season of the Rivah Visitor’s
Guide is coming to a close. Summer has come and gone too
quickly. But even those who don’t list autumn among their favorite seasons have to admit, fall offers near perfect weather.
It’s festival time in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, as
evidenced by the many oyster roasts, fall festivals and Octoberfests listed on our extensive calendar, which includes events
through December 31. The Montross Fall Festival, a 60-plus yearold tradition in Westmoreland County, is highlighted on our festival page. Spend an afternoon or the entire day outdoors in the
tiny town, browsing through arts and crafts, listening to live music
and watching a parade.
Our feature stories also encourage visitors to enjoy some time
outdoors. Renss Greene gives hunting enthusiasts three options for
tracking game in Lancaster and Richmond counties at the Litwalton
Lodge, Belle Isle State Park and Mt. Airy.
Reporter Larry Chowning takes us on a drive through
Gloucester County as he follows the African-American Heritage
Trails Tour. The tour is a tribute to prominent African-Americans,
and their schools and churches.
So get out and enjoy autumn’s warm days and crisp nights while
they last. Spring is just around the corner. We’ll see you in May.
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Montross Fall Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Diversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parks & Recreation . . . . . 24
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Rivah Fare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rivah Life Photos . . . . . . 16
Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Way I See It. . . . . . . . . . .34
It Happened Here . . . . . 18
Twenty Years Ago. . . . . . 55
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Hours through Oyster Festival
Friday, 4–10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
2 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 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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Post 83, Route 198, Hudgins,
Mathews County. $8 donation.
725-9133.
Becky’s New Car, 8 p.m. The
Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. All
seats $20. For reservations, call
435-3776 or visit www.lancasterplayers.org.
Second Friday Art Walk, 6-8
p.m. downtown Colonial Beach.
Oktoberfest, Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, Callao, 6 to 9
p.m., traditional German buffetstyle dinner and beverages, including German beer, a live band
and dancing. $35 in advance
only. 472-3235.
Artist Wine & Cheese Preview Night, 5-8 p.m., Deltaville
Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson
Creek road, Deltaville. Part of the
Holly Point Art & Seafood Festival. 776-7200.
Ratlines Book Discussion,
3-4:30 p.m., aboard the Francis Smith at the Deltaville Maritime Museum, “Mr. Midshipman
Hornblower” will be discussed,
refreshments. Free. 758-5717.
Thursday, October 10
October 11-13
Mutt Strut on the Catwalk
Fashion Show and Luncheon,
11 a.m., Abingdon Ruritan Center, Bena. Sponsored by Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society.
$50. 694-0772.
Rotary Pork Roast, 5-8 p.m.,
firehouse on Airport Road,
Tappahannock.
William & Mary Alumni Oyster Roast, 5-8 p.m., Indian
Creek Yacht and Country Club,
362 Club Drive, Kilmarnock.
438-5739.
Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, Rappahannock Yachts,
Irvington. Classic sailboat race
on the Rappahannock River.
Shoreside events, including
welcome happy hour, captain’s
meeting, barbecue banquet and
breakfasts. Registration forms at
latellsails.com or call 776-6151.
Friday, October 4
Middlesex Rotary Golf Tournament, Piankatank River Golf
Club, Hartfield. 776-0409.
Merchants
Participation
Day, all day, Montross. Part
of Montross Fall Festival. Best
chocolate cake contest. Little Mr.
and Little Miss Montross contests at 6 p.m. at Washington &
Lee High School.
Black & White Art, 6 p.m.,
First Fridays at Gloucester Arts
on Main, 6580-B Main Street, The Oyster Shucking Contest is one of the highlights of the annual Urbanna Oyster Festival on November 1-2.
Gloucester. Food, cash bar, mu- The contest is at 11 a.m. on Saturday behind the Urbanna Firehouse.
sic by Bryan Forest. 824-9464.
October 4-5
Crab Carnival, downtown West
Point, begins 6 p.m. Friday and
10 a.m. Saturday. Carnival rides,
music, food, artists and craftspeople, firemen’s parade, fireworks.
www.crabcarnival.com.
843-4620.
Harvest Festival, all day,
Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, Colonial Beach.
224-7750.
Family
Night,
6-7 p.m.
Northumberland Public Library,
Heathsville. Celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Month. All stories presented in Spanish by storyteller
Isabel Garcia. 580-5051.
Saturday, October 5
Montross Fall Festival, 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Montross. 5K run at
7 a.m., Paws Pet Show 11 a.m.,
parade 2 p.m. Music throughout
the day. Awards ceremony 3:30
p.m.
Oktoberfest, noon-10 p.m.,
Warsaw Town Park, 171 Main
Street. Sponsored by the Warsaw
Rotary Club. Traditional Oktoberfest craft beer and food, games,
contest, silent auction and music
by the The Lost Vagabonds and
Honkytonk Heroes Band. Tickets
$20 in advance or $25 at the
gate. Discount for children 12
and under. An all-ages event. Purchase tickets at www.warsawrotaryclub.com.
Food Foraging for Fall, 1-3
p.m. Belle Isle State Park. Hike
to find wild foods, taste natural
remedies for winter ailments and
learn how to make tinctures.
Bring a small jar and baggies for
collection. $5 materials fee. Reservations required. 462-5030.
100th
Anniversary
of
Gloucester Woman’s Club,
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Edge Hill,
Gloucester. Costumed actors,
early 20th-century demonstrations, country store, refreshments. 693-6201.
Stratford Under Our Feet:
the Geology and Paleontology of Stratford Hall, 9 a.m.-1
p.m., Stratford Hall. Speaker paleontologist Robert Weems. $10
per person; $5 each in groups of
three or more. 493-8038.
Autumn Dance, 7:30-11:30
p.m. Festival Halle, Reedville.
Sponsored by the Reedville
Fishermen’s Museum. $20 per
person. For reservations call
453-6529.
15th Annual Distinctive Bazaar, 8 a.m. Irvington United
Methodist Church. Specialty
tables, fall and holiday crafts,
bakery booth and lunch. Proceeds benefit the Northern Neck
Free Health Clinic, Northern
Neck Food Bank, Animal Welfare
League of the Northern Neck and
college scholarship funds.
Talent Show, 7-9 p.m., Lower United Methodist Church,
Hartfield. $2 plus bring non-perishable food items for the local
food bank.
Yard Sale, 7 a.m.-noon, The
Earth Store, Kilmarnock. To benefit the River Counties Chapter of
the American Red Cross.
Haunted House, all day, Colonial Beach Rescue Squad, Colo-
nial Beach. Part of the squad’s
annual Harvest Festival.
Corn Maze, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Northern Neck Farm Museum,
Route 360, Horsehead. $5.
GOP Oyster Roast, 2-5 p.m.
Cowart Seafood, Lottsburg.
All-you-can-eat oysters, raw or
steamed. Seafood chowder, hot
dogs, drinks. Adult beverages additional charge. Tickets $30, $5
children 7-12 years old, children
under 7 free. Silent auction, raffle, music. 580-8313.
Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Living Water Lutheran Church, 83
Bluff Point Road, Kilmarnock.
Crafts, flea market, music,
games, snacks, children’s crafts.
Solar Home Tour, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Three Gloucester homes
and two Mathews homes that
use solar and wind power are
stops on the tour. Call 693-6381
for more information.
Yorktown Wine Festival, noon6 p.m.Riverwalk Landing in Yorktown. Advance tickets $25 and
available at www.villageevents.
org. 757-890-3500.
Sunday, October 6
Corn Maze, 1-4 p.m. Northern
Neck Farm Museum, Route 360,
Horsehead. $5.
Northumberland County Historical Society, 2 p.m., 86
Back Street, Heathsville. Katie
Barney Moose will speak on
“Early American Food and Herbs
from Colonial Times to the War
of 1812.”
World Famous Breakfast,
8-11 a.m., American Legion
Friday, October 11
Historical Marker Dedication, 11 a.m., Route 333 at
old Payne’s Store, Hartfield.
Marker honors Lt. John Taylor
Wood’s ambush of the Union
gunboat General Putnam at
Wilton Creek and is titled “Naval
Actions on Wilton Creek and the
Rappahannock River.” After the
ceremony, the public is invited to
the Deltaville Maritime Museum,
287 Jackson Creek Rd., to tour
the current exhibit about Wood
and to view a replica of one of
Wood’s boarding cutters. 7767200. www.deltavillemuseum.
com.
Saturday, October 12
Warsawfest, 9 a.m., Rappahannock Community College
grounds, Warsaw. Arts and craft
vendors, children’s games, food.
Parade at 3 p.m.
Main Street Blues & Brews,
11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Tabb House
Lawn, Main Street, Gloucester
Court House. Music by five
blues bands, 20 different microbrews. $15 in advance or $20
at the door. Sponsored by the
Gloucester Main Street Association. 695-0700.
Holly Point Art & Seafood
Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Deltaville Maritime Museum,
287 Jackson Creek Road,
Deltaville. Over 70 original artists, pirates, model trains, car
show, creek cruises, seafood.
Free. 776-7200.
18th Annual Fall Festival, all
day, Fairfields United Methodist Church, Burgess. Children’s
activities, arts and crafts vendors, bake sale, food, silent auc4f
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tion, music, hayride, pumpkin
painting.
October Fun Festival, 11 a.m.3 p.m., Taber Park, Urbanna. Activities for all ages and an “Art
Walk” through town.
Octoberfest, 4-7 p.m., Frances
de Sale Church, Mathews. German food, beer and wine. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus.
Sit-down dinner $18; $8 for children under 10. Take-out dinners
$15. No tickets sold at door.
Call 776-7427 or 725-5093 for
tickets.
Fall Hayride, 2 p.m. Belle
Isle State Park. Take a hayride
around the park to learn about
the park’s history and wildlife.
Hot cider and campfire to follow.
$3 per person. Reservations recommended. 462-5030.
Run For Your Life! 5K and
Trick & Trot Monster Mile, 9
a.m. Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, Irvington. The
5K is an all-terrain course for runners and walkers only. Wear costumes along the Monster Mile.
Children encouraged to trick-ortreat while walking the one-mile
course. For all ages. No pets
please. Entry fees and registration required. 438-4024.
Third Annual Walk for Water,
9 a.m., Grace Episcopal Church,
Kilmarnock. Benefit for Living
Water Sustainable Treatment
Systems for developing countries
and disaster victims. 438-6677.
Haunted House, all day, Colonial Beach Rescue Squad, Colonial Beach.
Home School/Artifact ID
Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Kilmarnock
Museum, 76 North Main Street,
Kilmarnock. Field trip for homeschoolers. Public invited to bring
artifacts for identification by Williamsburg archeologists. Free.
Expressions, an exhibit featuring art created by Commonwealth
Assisted Living residents from
nine Virginia communities, at the
Studio Gallery in Kilmarnock until
October 26.
Firearms Auction, 7 p.m.,
Middlesex Sportsmen’s Hunt
Club, 1860 Twiggs Ferry Rd.,
Hartfield.
Proceeds
benefit
Firearm Safety Education Program. [email protected].
Bulb Basics Workshop, 1
p.m., Brent and Becky’s Bulbs,
7900 Daffodil Lane, Gloucester.
Free. Pre-register at 693-3966.
They will be serving up oysters in Reedville, Saturday, November 9, at
the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. The oyster roast is from 2-5 p.m.
Sunday, October 13
James Madison Re-enactment, 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.,
Middlesex Woman’s Club, 210
Virginia Street, Urbanna. Refreshments will follow the performances at Historic Lansdowne
on Virginia Street in Urbanna.
Sponsored by the Middlesex
County Museum & Historical Society. $40. 776-6983.
Go Wild!, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rappahannock River Valley Wildlife Refuge, Hutchinson Tract, 19180
Tidewater Trail, Tappahannock.
The Rappahannock River Valley
Wildlife Refuge Friends Group
annual celebration. Bird walk
9 a.m., kayak/canoe tour 10
a.m.-noon, music by Ben Eberline noon-3 p.m. Throughout the
day, bird hunt, trail hike, archery,
arts/crafts, birdhouse building,
free food and free raffles. Silent
auction. 366-6851.
Horsehead. $5.
Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., Middlesex
Volunteer Fire Department,
Urbanna.
All-you-can-eat
or
carry-out.
Listening Lambs Story Hour,
10-11 a.m. Northumberland
Public Library, Heathsville. For
almost 3’s and 3-5 year olds.
Theme: Monster Fun. 580-5051.
Friday, October 18
4 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Northern Neck Farm Museum,
Farm to Fork Dinner, Northern Neck Farm Museum, Route
360, Horsehead. Reservations
required. 761-5952.
Art Speaks On The Bay, 4-7
p.m., Bay School, Main Street,
Mathews. Juried art show open
to all Virginia artists.
Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sharon Baptist Church, Weems.
Parade 11 a.m. Tiny Tot contest,
music, food.
Rappahannock River Run/
Walk, 8 a.m., 44 Water
Lane, St. Margaret’s School,
Tappahannock. Register at www.
sms.org/run.
Garden Walk, 10:30 a.m.,
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs,
Gloucester. Free. Pre-register at
693-3966.
October 19-20
Battle of the Hook, Inn at Warner Hall, Gloucester. Re-enactment of Revolutionary War battle
with over 1,000 participants.
www.battleofthehook.org.
Fish Fry & Barbecue Dinner, 4:30-7 p.m., American Legion Post 83, Mathews. $10 for
adults; 45 for children. Eat in or
take out. 725-7755.
Sunday, October 20
Family Fall Festival, noon-2
p.m., Lower United Methodist
Church, Route 33, Hartfield.
Free. Sponsored by the church
and Middlesex YMCA. 758-8846.
5th Annual Irvington Golf
Invitational, Golden Eagle
Golf Course, Irvington. For Irvingtonians and their guests.
Complimentary entry fee and
Dog Gone Dog Show, 11 a.m.3 p.m., Irvington town commons.
Sponsored by the Animal Welfare
League of the Northern Neck.
Categories include best lap dog,
best tail wagger, best kisser.
Free admission. Register at the
show. No cats please.
Show Your Colors for Fall, 1
p.m. Belle Isle State Park. Picnic area. Learn about fall leaves
and animal migration. Paint a tshirt with collected leaves. $3.
Reservations
recommended.
462-5030.
Bluegrass and BBQ, 1-4 p.m.
Ingleside Vineyards, Oak Grove.
Celebrate the end of the harvest.
Bluegrass music, barbecue. Includes tour, tasting and wine
glass. Food for sale or bring a
picnic.
Kingston Parish Fall Fair,
9 a.m.-2 p.m., parish house,
Main Street, Mathews. Free.
725-2175.
12th Annual Community
Oyster Roast, 5-9 p.m. 107
Steamboat Road, Irvington. $45.
Advance tickets at chesapeakeacademy.org or at the school.
Music by the Phun Doctors.
Essex
s Tappahannock Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in
the center of historic downtown Tappahannock, the
third Saturday of the month. 445-2067
Gloucester
s Summer Nights Market in Gloucester 4:30–7:30
p.m. in Gloucester, every Wednesday. 695-0700
s Community Market 10 a.m–2 p.m. at the Bulb
Shoppe and Gardens at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs the
second Saturday of each month through November.
Sponsored by the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce. [email protected].
Lancaster
s Irvington Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Irvington
Commons, the first Saturday of the month. 438-9088
Mathews
s Mathews Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on the
Court Green, every Saturday. 725-3318
Middlesex
s Deltaville Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at
Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature
Park, the fourth Saturday of the month. 776-7200
Northumberland
s Heathsville Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1p.m. at Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, the third Saturday of the
month. 580-3377
Richmond
s Warsaw Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the intersection of Rt. 360 and Main Street, the second Saturday of the month. 445-4459
Westmoreland
s Montross Market Days 8 a.m.–1 p.m. at the old
Courthouse, the first Saturday of the month. (703)
598-2112
Events
refreshments by The Tides Inn.
All teams must include one
player with an Irvington address.
438-4460.
Horsehead. $5.
Harvest Home Rally, 11 a.m.
Sharon Baptist Church, Weems.
Fish fry at 1 p.m. ($8 donation).
Waterways cleanup, Jones Creek
Landing in Richmond County, 1
to 3 p.m., Register at 333-3525
extension 102.
Tuesday, October 22
Inspiring New Trends in Floral Design, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Indian Creek Yacht and Country
Club near Kilmarnock. The fall
fundraiser for the Garden Club
of the Northern Neck. $40.
472-4206.
The Battle of the Hook re-enactment will be Saturday and Sunday, October 19-20, on the grounds of the Inn at Warner Hall in Gloucester. More
than 1,500 infantry, cavalry, artillery and maritime landing re-enactors will recreate how the Colonists and their allies engaged the British Legion
and other Crown forces in the historic Gloucester battle.
Wednesday, October 23 Family Night, 6:30-8 p.m.
Commemoration of Gen. Wi- Northumberland Public Library,
star’s Raid Into Mathews, 7 Heathsville. Spooky Tales. Guest
p.m., Kingston Parish, Mathews. storytellers and treats. Limited
Sponsored by Mathews Histori- space. Registration required.
cal Society.
580-5051 or stop by the library.
Zumbathon, 7 p.m., Middlesex
YMCA, Route 33, Hartfield.
VIMS
Lecture,
“Ocean 776-8846.
Plastics: Big and Small,” 7
p.m., Watermen’s Hall, VIMS, Saturday, October 26
Gloucester Point. Free. Pre-regis- A “Spook-tacular” Stratford
Hall Halloween, 5:30-9 p.m.
ter at 684-7846.
Stratford Hall. Lecture by L.B.
Friday, October 25
Taylor, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Family
Becky’s New Car, 8 p.m. The event for all ages. Ghost tours
Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Ches- of the Great House. Halloween
apeake Drive, White Stone. All crafts and refreshments. Lecture
seats $20. For reservations, call $15 adults/$13 children. Regu-
lar haunts event $5 adults/$3
children. 493-8038.
Gloucester
Wine
Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Brent and
Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil
Lane, Gloucester. Ten wineries
will present tastings and seminars. Music, vendors, food. www.
gloucesterwinefestival.com.
The Russians are Coming,
7:30 p.m. Lancaster Middle
School, Kilmarnock. Presented
by the Northern Neck Orchestra. Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald
Mountain and much more.
Halloween Golf Cart Parade,
4-5 p.m. Colonial Beach Town Hill.
Join the Colonial Beach Chamber
of Commerce and Custom Cartz
as they parade on Town Hill in
their ghoulish carts. Information,
contact Custom Cartz or the Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce. 224-8145.
Halloween Pub Crawl, for
adults, costumes encouraged.
Sponsored by the Urbanna Business Association.
Oktoberfest, all day, White
Stone. Chili cook-off contest, pa-
Dream Big.
rade, arts and crafts, children’s
activities, food, music.
Zombie Run, Beaverdam Park,
Gloucester.
www.gloucesterparks.org. 693-2355.
Spaghetti Dinner, 4-5 p.m.
takeouts, 5-7 p.m. eat in.
Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department, Route 3, Hartfield.
Sunday, October 27
Corn Maze, 1-4 p.m., Northern
Horsehead. $5.
Harvest Festival, 1-4 p.m.,
Route 360, Horsehead.
Scary Halloween in the Park,
6-8 p.m., Deltaville Maritime
Museum and Holly Point Nature Park, 287 Jackson Creek
Road, Deltaville. For all ages.
776-7200.
Trick or Treat, 5:30-8 p.m.,
Main Street, Gloucester Court
House. Sponsored by Gloucester
Main
Street
Association.
695-0700.
Kandy for Kids, 4-6 p.m.,
Kilmarnock. Trick-or-treat along
Main Street and ride the trolley
to business.
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First Fridays at Gloucester Arts
on Main, 6580-B Main Street,
Gloucester. Skip Hollingsworth
will be the featured artist. Food,
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Middlesex NAACP Queen
Contest/Banquet, 5 p.m., The
Beacon, Topping. Advance tickets for adults is $30, and $20
for ages 11 and under. Tickets
at the door will be $35 and $25,
respectively. 776-0238.
Wool Applique Quilting Class,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Rice’s Hotel/
Hughlett’s Tavern, Heathsville.
580-3377.
Braided Rugmaking Class,
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern,
Heathsville. 580-3377.
Virginia Oyster Shucking
Contest, 11 a.m., Urbanna Firehouse. Part of the Urbanna Oyster Festival.
cash bar, music by Matt Thomas.
824-9464.
Decorative
Needlepoint
Class, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern,
November 1-11
Care Package Collection,
Belle Isle State Park. Help create care packages for patients at
McGuire Veterans Affair Medical
Center in Richmond. All items
should be new. Call to find out
what is needed. Items can be be
delivered to camp store or visitor
center. 462-5030.
November 1-2
57th Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival, activities from 10
a.m.-midnight Friday, and 9 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday. Music, food,
arts and crafts, dance at firehouse, oyster shucking contest,
wine tastings, beer gardens,
two parades, children’s rides,
waterfront displays, historic
workboats, car show. www.urbannaoysterfestival.com.
Saturday, November 2
The Virginia Wine and Oyster
Classic, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The Dog
and Oyster Vineyard, Irvington.
Hosted by the Hope and Glory
Inn. Ten Virginia chefs and 15
Virginia winemakers. Wine tasting, oyster pairings, oyster bars,
craft beers, fall foods and beverages, boutique shopping, music
by Lewis McGehee. Ticket and
tailgate information, www.virginiawineandoysterclassic.com or
On Sunday, October 13, a James
Madison Re-enactment will be
held at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at
the Middlesex Woman’s Club in
Urbanna. Refreshments will follow
the performances at Historic
Lansdowne on Virginia Street in
Urbanna. The event is sponsored
by the Middlesex County Museum
& Historical Society. Tickets
are $40. Call 776-6983. Above,
John Douglas Hall as former U.S.
President James Madison.
A comedy by Harry Kurntz. Tickets at www.westmorelandplayers.org, [email protected] or
529-9345.
Big Rockfish Tournament,
Garrett’s Marina, Route 17,
Essex County. Sponsored by
Aylett Country Day School.
SOS: Simple Outdoor Survival, 8:45 a.m.-noon, Stratford
Hall. Come enjoy the woodlands
and practice survival skills. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. $12 per person.
493-8038.
Oyster Roast, 2-5 p.m.
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum,
Main Street, Reedville. Purchase
tickets at the museum, 4536529 or www.rfmuseum.org.
Winter Market, 9 a.m.-1
Sunday, November 3
p.m, Festival Halle, Reedville.
World Famous Breakfast, 453-6529.
8-11 a.m., American Legion Braided Rugmaking Class,
Post 83, Route 198, Hudgins, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rices’
Mathews County. $8 donation. Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern,
725-9133.
Holiday Crafters Market,
November 8-10
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Brent and
19th Annual Rockfish Tour- Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil
nament, 5 p.m. November 8 Lane, Gloucester.Sponsored by
through 6 p.m. November 10, Co- Gloucester Chamber of Comlonial Beach. The Colonial Beach
Chamber of Commerce, Colonial
Beach Volunteer Fire Department
along with the Dockside Restaurant and Blue Heron Pub present
the tournament. 224-8145.
438-6053 or 497-8228.
15th Annual Distinctive Bazaar, 8 a.m. Irvington United
tables, fall and holiday crafts, November 9-24
bakery booth and lunch. Pro- A Shot in the Dark,
ceeds benefit the Northern Neck Westmoreland Players Theatre,
Free Health Clinic, Northern 16217 Richmond Road, Callao.
merce. Free. 693-3966.
Annual Fall Oyster & Ham
Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Upper
Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, Water View. Eat in or take
out. Tickets at the door.
Sunday, November 10
Aromatherapy Crafts Class,
1 p.m.-4 p.m., Rice’s Hotel/
580-3377.
Thursday, November 14
Steak and Burger Dinner,
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck, Kilmarnock, 6 p.m.
Second annual fund-raiser. Julien
Patterson to speak, club members to be honored as well as
Capt. William Knull Jr., the club’s
first president. $100. 435-9696
or [email protected].
Cardmaking and Scrapbooking Class, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m.,
Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern,
Ware Academy Silent Auction/Gala, 6 p.m.-midnight,
Ware Academy, Gloucester. Live
music by Slapnation, $100.
693-3825.
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6 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Events
Braided Rugmaking Class,
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern,
Highway Marker Dedication,
2 p.m., Kilmarnock, South Main
Street. State marker dedicated in
memory of Dr. Morgan E. Norris.
Guest speakers, dedication,
reception.
Garden Walk, 10:30 a.m.,
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs,
Gloucester. Free. Pre-register at
693-3966.
Saturday, November 23 p.m., Lower Middlesex Volunteer
Christmas Village, 9 a.m.-3
p.m., Hartfield Volunteer Fire
Department, route 3, Hartfield.
Visit from Santa, craft vendors,
and food.
Fire Department, Deltaville. Tree
lighting, singing, refreshments,
visit from Santa. 776-7160.
Tree of Love Lighting, 5 p.m.,
Richmond County Museum,
Courthouse Square, Warsaw.
Thursday, November 28 Music by Cobham Park Baptist
Thanksgiving Dinner, noon-6 Church choir.
p.m., Stratford Hall. 493-8038.
Deck The Halls, 2-4 p.m.,
Community
Thanksgiving Mathews Memorial Library,
Dinner, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 725-5747.
Kingston Parish, 320 Main
Tuesday, December 3
Street, Mathews. 725-2175.
WRAR Christmas Wishes,
Saturday, November 23 November 29-30
Tappahannock.
Braided Rugmaking Class, Bay School Holiday Open
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rices’ House, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each Wednesday, Dec. 4
Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern, day, 279 Main Street, Mathews. Mary Young Tracy Holiday
Decorative Workshop, 9 a.m.Heathsville. 580-3377.
725-1278.
2 p.m. Stratford Hall. Learn now
Thursday, November 21 Saturday, November 30 to make a Christmas door wreath
Turkey Trot, 8-11 a.m., Braided Rugmaking Class, and table arrangements. $50 for
4-mile walk/run/bike ride from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Rices’ one or $85 for both. $10 box
Mathews High School to Williams Hotel/Hughlett’s
Tavern, lunch option. 493-8038.
Wharf Landing. Bring canned Heathsville. 580-3377.
Winter Wonderland, evening,
good item for Hands Across
White Stone. Tree lighting. Visit
Sunday, December 1
Mathews. 725-9685.
from Santa.
Warsaw Christmas Parade,
November 22-24
3 p.m. Richmond Road, Warsaw. Friday, December 6
Open Studio Tour, 1-5 p.m. Santa visits following the parade Urbanna Christmas Parade, 7
each day, Gwynn’s Island Muse- on the grounds of Rappahannock p.m., Virginia Street. Live music,
um. Free. 725-7949.
Community College. To register caroling, food, visits with Santa
at the Urbanna Firehouse. Activan entry, www.wrcmsp.com.
Love Lights Ceremony, 4-6 ites begin at 4:30 p.m. at the
firehouse. 758-2613.
First
Fridays,
6
p.m.,
Urbanna Vol. Fire Dept.
Gloucester Arts on Main, 6580B Main Street, Gloucester. Bob
Leek and Jeff Helm will be the
featured artists. Food, cash
November 1st & 2nd
bar, music by Matt Thomas.
824-9464.
Friday
Oyster Festival
DJ Bo-Bo • Noon – 4 p.m.
Friday Night
Fireman’s Parade 7 p.m.
“Rock the Firehouse Field”
with Sweet Justice from Urbanna
8 p.m. – Midnight • Gates open at 6 p.m.
$5 Cover (21 & older. ID required)
Saturday
“Put on your Shagging Shoes” with
The Coolin Out Band from VA Beach
1–5 p.m. • Gates open at Noon
$5 Cover
No Pets • No Coolers • No Weapons
RV Camping available at the Bon Secour Parking Lot by the
Firehouse. $50 per night (no water, sewer, electric)
Call Doug Lloyd for booking info. 804-366-0760
Sponsored by: Miller Lite, Premium Dist. of Virginia,
Urbanna Market IGA & Bethpage Camp Resort
Saturday, December 7
Urbanna Christmas House
Tour, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Four
homes and two historic buildings will be open for tours. www.
urbanna.com. 758-1606.
Gloucester Christmas & Holiday Parade, 2-4 p.m., Main
Street, Gloucester Court House.
693-2364.
15th Annual Distinctive Bazaar, 8 a.m., Irvington United
tables, fall and holiday crafts,
bakery booth and lunch. Proceeds benefit the Northern Neck
Free Health Clinic, Northern
Golden Village Christmas,
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Rice’s Inn/
In the Transportation Museum
Building. Gift shop, bake shop,
vendor sales. $1 shopping area
Irvington’s Carts and Carols holiday event is Saturday, December 7,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. The celebration includes a decorated golf cart
parade and tree lighting.
for children. Photos with Santa.
Music, food. Historical walking
tours of Heathsville Town Square.
580-3377.
Carts and Carols, 5:30 p.m.,
Irvington. A decorated golf cart
parade. Tree lighting. Carol
singing.
Christmas Craft Show, all day,
Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue
Squad, Colonial Beach.
Santa’s Wonderland and
Winter Festival, all day, Colonial Beach, town hill. Parade and
lighted boat parade.
Community Tree Lighting,
Mathews Visitor and Information
Center, Main Street, Mathews
Court House.
Lighted Christmas Parade,
7 p.m., Main Street Kilmarnock,
Christmas By the Bay is this
year’s theme.
Photos With Santa, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Mathews Visitor and Information Center, Main Street,
Mathews Court House.
Jackson Creek Christmas
Cruise, 4-8 p.m., Hayrides from
Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building to public dock
boats will be loaded. Hayride
back to DCA building. Rain date
December 8. $5 adults; ages 12
and under free (no children under
50 lbs.). 815-3102.
Essex Christmas Parade,
Tappahannock. Sponsored by
Holiday Open House and the Essex Department of Parks
Santa Dash, Main Street, and Recreation.
Gloucester.
Sponsored
by Mathews Christmas Parade,
Gloucester Main Street Associa- Mathews Court House.
tion. 695-0700.
1774: A Stratford Hall Christmastide,
4:30-8:30
p.m.,
Friday, December 13
Stratford Hall. Experience the
35th Annual Kilmarnock
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Tenors will
open On
Stage series
Great House and grounds as the
Lees host holiday festivities. $10
adults/$5 children. Christmas
candlelight dinner by reservation
only. 493-8038.
18th Annual Christmas on
Cockrell’s Creek, 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Reedville. Sponsored by
KILMARNOCK—The
the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. For advance tickets, visit the Rappahannock Foundation for the
Arts’ On Stage 2013-14 season
museum or call 453-6529.
will open with The Broadway
Sunday, December 15
Tenors on Saturday, October 19, at
18th Annual Christmas on 7:30 p.m.
Cockrell’s Creek, 11 a.m.-5
Robin and Linda Williams and
p.m., Reedville. Sponsored by Their Fine Group was rescheduled
the Reedville Fishermen’s Muse- to open September 28, but that
um. For advance tickets, visit the concert has been shifted to to Satmuseum or call 453-6529.
urday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m.
On Stage concerts are held at the
Tuesday, December 24
Lancaster Middle School Theater,
Christmas Eve Row, 8-10 191 School Street in Kilmarnock.
a.m., Williams Wharf Landing, The series is supported in part by
Route 614, Mathews.
the Virginia Commission for the
Arts and the National Endowment
Sunday, December 29
for the Arts. Chesapeake InvestA Washington Family Christ- ment Group Inc. is the On Stage The Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta will be held Friday through Sunday, October 11-13, at Rappahannock
Yachts in Irvington. The regatta will feature classic sailboat races on the Rappahannock River. Shoreside
mas, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., George season sponsor.
Washington Birthplace National
Tickets may be purchased at events include a welcome happy hour, captain’s meeting, barbecue banquet and breakfasts, held at
Monument, 1732 Pope’s Creek 435-0292, or rappahannockfoun- Rappahannock Yachts. Registration forms are at www.latellsails.com or call 776-6151.
Road, Colonial Beach. Celebrate dation.org.
the 12 Days of Christmas, which
begins Christmas Day and
ends on January 5. The MemoDELTAVILLE––The Jackson Creek Christmas Boat Tour is from 4-8
rial House will be decorated.
Colonial Christmas music. Dem- p.m. on Friday, December 13. Participants gather at the Deltaville Comonstrations and activities with munity Center and take hayrides to the public dock, where they board
costumed interpreters. The park boats for the cruise. Call 815-3102. for details.
will be illuminated at dusk with
candles. 224-1732.
Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta set for October 11-13
Creek cruise set for Dec. 13
Orchestra performance due Oct. 26
KILMARNOCK—The Northern Neck Orchestra will present “The
New Year’s Eve Dance, 9 p.m.- Russians are Coming!” with Mussorgsky’s “Night On Bald Mountain” and
until, Festival Halle, Reedville. more on Saturday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Lancaster Middle School in
453-6529.
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8 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Urbanna Christmas House Tour set for Dec. 7
URBANNA—The
Urbanna
Christmas House Tour Committee has plans for this year’s tour
well under way. The date is set for
Saturday, December 7, from 10
a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Committee
spokesperson
Kerry Robusto has announced
that for the first time visitors will
be able to visit the home of John
and Bucci Zeugner of Richmond.
Their lovely Victorian creek-side
home, Fort Nonsense, is a familiar landmark known as well by
boaters as by legend, and should
be a huge delight for all who
make Urbanna a destination for
the house tour.
Welcomed back to the tour
this year is one of Urbanna’s
historic treasures, Lansdowne,
home to Col. and Mrs. Arthur
Gravatt. Lansdowne is always
magnificently decorated for the
tour. Docents dressed in period
clothing make the tour through
the lovely old rooms a memorymaking experience, especially for
history buffs.
Also included on the slate is
the palatial country estate now
known as the James Ross River
Plantation, along with the sensational riverfront home of Tom
Williamson of Richmond.
In town, the James Mills Factor
Store and the Middlesex County
Woman’s Club will also have their
doors open to tour-goers. Expect
a lot of special holiday touches.
Information about ticket sales,
parking and more details will be
forthcoming at www.urbanna.
com, and in press releases and on
Facebook.
Call 758-1606 for details.
Ware Academy
plans ‘going
wild’ auctionNovember 16
GLOUCESTER—Ware Academy is going wild this year at its
annual silent auction.
The Gloucester independent
school will host its signature
annual fund-raising event in the
gymnasium on campus, featuring a “Wild About Ware” safari
theme, on November 16 from 6
p.m.-midnight.
This year, for the first time, the
auction will include live music
from “Slapnation,” the band formerly known as “Slapwater.”
Tickets are $75 per person, or
A featured tour stop, Fort Nonsense overlooks Urbanna Creek.
$100 per couple. Reserve tickets
now by calling Ware Academy at
693-3825.
Ware Academy has already
received auction donations of
week-long vacations at all-incluAn Expressions exhibit will be 23 and October 26. She will teach sive resorts in Panama, the British
on display at the Studio Gallery the processes, materials, and tech- Virgin Islands, Antigua, St. Lucia
October 15 to October 26. Over 50 niques, and each participant will and Barbados, James said.
pieces of art created by Common- create a 10-inch-by-10-inch mosaic
Individuals, families and busiwealth Assisted Living residents accent mirror. The one-day class nesses can sponsor the auction
from nine Virginia communities will be held at her home studio in itself or donate unique items for
will be displayed.
Ophelia. Call 436-9309.
guests to bid on.
An abstract painting workshop
An Art Forum on the anatomy
Cash sponsorships of $1,000
with Rose Nygaard will be held of a painting will be presented by or more include six tickets to the
October 15-17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rachel Sawan White, a member auction (valued at $75 each) with
each day at the gallery. Areas to be of the art and design faculty at preferred seating at a reserved
covered include elements of design, Orchard House School, at 1 p.m on table and signage to represent the
use of color, texture and composi- October 28. While dissecting works donor.
tion. For registration information, by artists such as Michelangelo,
Ware Academy is at 7036 John
call 436-9309 or stop by the art Rembrandt and Van Gogh, partici- Clayton Memorial Highway in
gallery.
pants will discover the fundamen- Gloucester.
A “Mosaics 101” workshop with tals that have made them endure
For more information, contact
Sukey Starkey will be held October through history.
James at 693-3825.
Rappahannock Art League schedules October events
KILMARNOCK—The
Rappahannock Art League will
sponsor a number of shows, exhibits and workshops during October.
Members are currently holding
an Abstract Show through October
12 featuring original works of art in
a variety of mediums. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday at
the Studio Gallery in Kilmarnock.
The public is welcome, admission
is free and all art work is for sale. A
reception for the Abstract Show is
from 5 to 7 p.m. October 4.
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o avoid disappointment, call
the numbers where indicated to verify dates and times
of events. All area codes are
(804) unless otherwise listed.
Phun Doctors, 5-9 p.m., Chesapeake Academy, 107 Steamboat
Road, Irvington. Part of the annual Cheaspeake Academy Oyster
Roast. Tickets are $45 in advance
or $50 at the door. 438-5575.
Karl Hepler, 1-4 p.m., Ingleside
Winery, 5872 Leedstown Road,
Oak Grove. Bluegrass and Barbecue. $15 in advance. 224-8687.
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Friday, October 4
Crush, 8 p.m., Town Square, West
Point Crab Carnival. 843-4620.
Legacy, 7-10 p.m., Willaby’s, 327
Old Ferry Road, White Stone.
435-0000.
Bryan Forest, 6 p.m., Gloucester
Arts on Main, 6580-B Main
Street, Gloucester. 824-9464.
Steve Jarrell and Sons of the
Beach, Dockside Restaurant &
Blue Heron Pub, 1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Beach.
224-8726.
Stephen Bennett will perform at
Gloucester Arts on Main at 7 p.m.
on Saturday, November 16. Matt
Thomas, a local favorite, mentored
by Stephen Bennett, will be the
opening performer.
Friday, October 25
Saturday, October 5
John Emil, 7-10 p.m., Willaby’s,
327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone.
435-0000.
Sweet Justice, 3 p.m., Town
Square, West Point Crab Carnival.
843-4620.
Southern Gentlemen, 2-5 p.m.,
Cowart Seafood, Lottsburg. GOP
Oyster Roast. Tickets $30 for
adults, $5 for children. 580-8313.
The Lost Vagabonds and Honkytonk Heroes, noon–10 p.m., War-
saw Town Park, 171 Main Street.
Part of Oktoberfest celebration.
Tickets $20 in advance or $25 at
the gate. Discount for 12 and under. www.warsawrotaryclub.com.
Marimba Master Larissa Venzie,
7 p.m., Gloucester Arts on Main,
6580-B Main Street, Gloucester
Court House. 824-9464.
Siloam Church Choir, One Day
Remains, Voices of Macedonia, and Men of Shabach, 9
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Montross Fall
Festival.
Friday, October 11
Mercy Creek, 7-10 p.m., Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White
Stone. 435-0000.
Main Street Blues & Brews, Main
Street, Gloucester Court House.
Music lineup: Herbie D and the
Dangermen (noon-1 p.m.), Tough
Deal (1:20-2:20 p.m.), Bobby
“Blackhat” Walters (2:40-3:40
p.m.), Planet Full of Blues (4-5:10
p.m.) and The Julius Pittman Project (5:30-7 p.m.). $15 in advance
or $20 at the door. 695-0700.
Friday, November 1
Urbanna Oyster Festival, 10
a.m.-midnight, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Stuck on a Name (reggae) plays
on the Festival Village Stage on
Rappahannock Avenue; Robert
Keyes, a multi-facet solo finger
style guitarist, performs on the
porch of the Old Tobacco Warehouse (the one-hour long sets
start at 10 a.m., noon and 2
p.m.); Bad Ace plays rock and
country from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on
the waterfront stage at the town
marina; and Sweet Justice will
play from 8 p.m.-midnight at the
firemen’s dance at the Urbanna
Firehouse.
Ray Pittman, 7-10 p.m., Willaby’s,
327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone.
435-0000.
Matt Thomas, 6 p.m., Gloucester
Arts on Main, 6580-B Main
Street, Gloucester. 824-9464.
Messano,
6-8 p.m.,
Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287
Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville.
776-7200.
HydraFx, Dockside Restaurant
& Blue Heron Pub, 1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Beach.
224-8726.
Northern Neck Orchestra, 7:30
p.m., Lancaster Middle School
Theater, 191 School Street,
Kilmarnock. “The Russians are
Coming,” Mussorgsky’s “Night
On Saturday, October 26, from 6-8 p.m., multiple Grammy nominee On Bald Mountain” and more.
and Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Messano brings his new “Welcome Honkytonk Heroes, 9 p.m., White
to Deltaville” CD to the Deltaville Maritime Museum for a CD release Stone Event Center, 606 Chesaconcert.
peake Drive, White Stone. Annual
Costume Party. $10 cover.
Opry Does Hee Haw, 8 p.m.,
at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 and Cello-Piano Duo Gee-Mackey, 3 Donk’s Theater, Mathews. Tickavailable at the museum office. p.m., Rappahannock Westmin- ets $12 adults, $5 children 12
ster-Canterbury, Irvington. Call and under. 725-7760.
776-7200.
Talent Search, 8 p.m., Donk’s 438-4000 by October 12.
Halloween Party, music at Sand- Saturday, November 2
Theater, Mathews. Tickets $12
piper Reef, Hallieford. 725-3331. Urbanna Oyster Festival, 9 a.m.-5
adults, $5 children 12 and under. Friday, October 18
Megan Jean and the KFB, 7-10
725-7760.
Ray Meeks Band, KC’s Crabs and p.m., Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry
Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
Memorial Highway. 435-7665.
Bobby
Reign, Praise 4 Eternity Ministries, Willie Chapel Choir, Rick
Gilbert, and Legacy, 1 p.m., Wes-
The Broadway Tenors, 7:30 p.m.,
191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Rappahannock Foundation for
the Arts On Stage series. By season subscription or single perforRaise the Roof Music Festival,
mance, $35. 435-0292. www.
5-9 p.m., Deltaville Maritime Murappahannockfoundation.org
Jeff Little Trio, 7:30 p.m.,
seum, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Sunday, October 13
Deltaville. Featured bands: Gary Ben Eberline, Noon-3:30 p.m., Northumberland High School
River
Valley Auditorium, Claraville. RappaArcher of “Jumbo Lump Daddy”; Rappahannock
Refuge
Hutchinson hannock Concert Association.
Eileen Edmonds, Jay Gillespie Wildlife
and Jake Moore; New York City’s Tract, 19180 Tidewater Trail, By season subscription or single
“Loose Canyons”; and “Reck- Tappahannock. Part of the Go performance, $25. www.rappahannockconcerts.org. 472-3396.
lessly Abandoned.” Gates open Wild Celebration. 366-6851.
ley Presbyterian Church, Weems.
Community Holy Hoedown and
Gospel Sing to benefit community
outreach. Food. $10 adults and
5$ children.
10 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Sweet Justice will perform at the Fireman’s Dance from 8 p.m.-midnight
on Friday, November 1, at the Urbanna Oyster Festival.
Concerts
472-3396.
Friday, November 29
Fine Swiss Cheese, 8 p.m., White
Stone Event Center, 606 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.
Sam Grow Band, Dockside Res-
taurant & Blue Heron Pub, 1787
Castlewood
Drive,
Colonial
Beach. 224-8726.
Monday, December 3
Honkytonk Heroes will be playing at several venues in the area. Catch
them at Oktoberfest in Warsaw on Saturday, October 5, the White Stone
Event Center costume party on Saturday, October 26, and KC’s Crabs
and Cues New Year’s Eve.
p.m., Rip Tide plays classic rock,
southern rock and new country
on the Festival Village Stage from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and again from
3-5 p.m.; guitarist Robert Keyes
returns to the Old Tobacco Warehouse porch for 1-hour performances at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and
1 p.m.; Still Kickin’ plays classic
rock and oldies at the waterfront
from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m.;
and Coolin’ Out Band plays beach
music on the Firemen’s Stage behind the firehouse from 1-5 p.m.
Lewis McGehee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
The Dog and Oyster Vineyard,
Irvington. Part of the Virginia Wine
and Oyster Classic. 438-6053.
Wrecking Crew, Dockside Restaurant & Blue Heron Pub, 1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Beach.
224-8726.
Kasey Ray Meeks, KC’s Crabs and
Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont
Friday, November 8
Christchurch Chorale, 3:30 p.m.,
Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ
Church Road, Weems. The Holly
and the Ivy, refreshments fol- The opening concert of the On Stage 2013-14 season will be The
low. Admission: 2 non-perish- Broadway Tenors on Saturday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may
able items for local food bank. be purchased at 435-0292, or rappahannockfoundation.org.
438-6855.
435-0000.
Friday, December 6
Dorian & Bethany, 1–4 p.m., Ingle-
8 p.m.,
Northumberland High School
Auditorium, Claraville. Tickets at
door.
Ware Academy Handbell Choir, 6
p.m., Gloucester Arts on Main,
6580-B Main Street, Gloucester.
824-9464.
Voiceplay Holiday Concert, 7 p.m.,
West Point High School auditorium. Part of the Arts Alive concert
series. www.artsalive.org.
Chesapeake Chorale,
side Winery, 5872 Leedstown
Road, Oak Grove. Fall Barrel Tasting. $20 in advance. 224-8687.
Scuffletown, 5 p.m., Yankee
Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill
Road, Lancaster. Part of the Yankee Point Marina Oyster Fest.
462-7635.
Robin and Linda Williams, 7:30
p.m., Lancaster Middle School
Theater, 191 School Street,
Kilmarnock. Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts On Stage series. By season subscription or
single performance, $35. 4350292. www.rappahannockfoundation.org.
Slapnation, 6 p.m.-midnight, Ware
Academy Auction/Gala, Route
14, Gloucester.
Chesapeake Chorale, 8 p.m.,
Tickets at door.
Smith Family Christmas Show, 8
p.m., Donk’s Theater, Mathews.
Tickets $12 adults, $5 children
12 and under. 725-7760.
Friday, November 22
Sunday, December 8
man of King George will be accompanied by Becky Stewart
of King George. To benefit the
Hospice Support Services of the
Northern Neck. For reservations,
333-0084.
725-3331.
Sunday, December 22
Nouvelet Chamber Choir, 5 p.m.,
White Stone Methodist Church,
118 Methodist Church Road. Sacred Christmas music performed
from the side balconies.
Sunday, December 15
Thomas Pandolphi, 3 p.m.,
Mathews High School. Sponsored
by Concerts By The Bay.
Salty Dawg, 7 p.m–1 a.m., Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill
Road, Lancaster. By reservation
Saturday, December 21 only. 462-7635.
HydraFx, Dockside Restaurant Honkytonk Heroes, KC’s Crabs
& Blue Heron Pub, 1787 Castle- and Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball
wood Drive, Colonial Beach. duPont
Memorial
Highway.
224-8726.
435-7665.
Nouvelet Chamber Choir, 5 p.m.,
White Stone Methodist Church,
118 Methodist Church Road. Sa- Have an event to be listed
cred Christmas music performed in the May 2014 Rivah? For
Middle Peninsula events,
from the side balconies.
email [email protected].
Christmas Show, music at the
For Northern Neck events
Sandpiper Reef Restaurant, 342
email [email protected].
Misty Cove Road, Hallieford.
Bailey Horsley, 7-10 p.m., Wil-
Chesapeake Chorale, 3 p.m.,
laby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White St. Clare Walker Middle School,
Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, Stone. 435-0000.
Route 33, Locust Hill. Tickets at
White Stone. 435-0000.
door.
Tray and Linda Eppes, 7-10 p.m.,
Monday, December 9
Donk’s Theater, Mathews. Tickets $12 adults, $5 children 12
and under. 725-7760.
One Fine Mess, Dockside Restaurant & Blue Heron Pub, 1787 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Beach.
224-8726.
James Justin & Co, 1 p.m., The
Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive,
Irvington. Part of the Taste By the
Bay sponsored by the Lancaster
By the Bay Chamber. $30 in advance, $35 at the door.
Donna Ulisse’s Christmas, 8 p.m.,
Donk’s Theater, Mathews. $15.
725-7760.
Natalie MacMaster, 7 p.m.,
Rappahannock Foundation for
the Arts On Stage series. By season subscription or single performance, $35. 435-0292. www.
rappahannockfoundation.org
Sunday, November 10
Sunday, November 24
Pavlo, 3 p.m., Concerts By The
The Washington Saxophone Quartet, 3 p.m., Northumberland High
Ray Meeks Band, KC’s Crabs and
Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont
Musical Concert, 7:30 p.m.,
Westmoreland Players Theater, The Julius Pittman Project will play from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Main Street
16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Blues & Brews festival on Main Street in Gloucester Court House on
Mezzo soprano Margaret Bush- Friday, October 11. The event features five bands and 20 microbrews
Talent Search Finale, 8 p.m.,
Bay, Mathews High School. www.
School Auditorium, Claraville.
concertsbythebay.org.
Rappahannock Concert AssociaFriday, November 15
tion. By season subscription or
The Delvers, 7-10 p.m., Willaby’s, single performance, $25. www.
327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. rappahannockconcer ts.or g.
and begins at 11:30 a.m.
Humane Society’s ‘Mutt Strut
on the Catwalk’ set for Oct. 10
Northern
Neck Garden
Club to hold
fundraiser
KILMARNOCK—The
Garden Club of the Northern
Neck (GCNN) will hold its fall
fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
on Tuesday, October 22, at Indian
Creek Yacht and Country Club
near Kilmarnock. The theme will
be “Inspiring New Trends in Floral
Design,” according to event chair
Kate Muller.
Cindy Naylor, owner of The
Wild Bunch in Kilmarnock, will
present “Inspiring New Trends in
Floral Design” and demonstrate
several flower arranging concepts
for the fall and the holidays.
She opened the Wild Bunch in
Urbanna in 2003 and moved to
Kilmarnock recently.
Tickets for the fundraiser are
$40 and include lunch, the program and more than 40 distinctive raffle prizes. Naylor’s creative
arrangements will be among the
items in the raffle. Raffle tickets
will be sold at the event.
Tickets can be purchased from
Joni Lawler by emailing her at
JAL@eastwindfinancial.com or
by calling her at 472-4206. Tickets may be purchased individually or for tables of eight. Checks
should be made payable to GCNN
or Garden Club of the Northern
Neck.
Marimba master Larissa Venzie
Marimba concert
set for October 5
GLOUCESTER—On
Saturday, October 5, starting at 7 p.m.,
marimba master Larissa Venzie
will give a concert at Gloucester
Arts on Main.
Venzie has played for audiences in Linz, Austria, and Paris,
France, during international competitions. She performed 10 solo
recitals at Ithaca College and has
had solo performances at the New
York State Day of Percussion in
Binghamton, N.Y., and at Cornell
University. All are invited to attend
this performance at Gloucester
Arts on Main, 6580-B Main Street,
Gloucester Court House. Call 8249464 for more information.
GLOUCESTER—The
Gloucester-Mathews
Humane
Society (GMHS) 8th annual Mutt
Strut on the Catwalk Fashion Show
and Luncheon will take place on
Thursday, October 10, beginning
at 11 a.m. at the Abingdon Ruritan
Center in Bena.
All proceeds from the event
support shelter animals awaiting
adoption. Tickets to the event are
$50 each or $450 for a reserved
table for eight. For more information, tickets or tables, call 6940772 or email [email protected].
Betsy Henderson, acting director of the GMHS, said “more than
300 women (and a few good men)
from the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and beyond will come
together for one of the area’s most
beloved events.” This year’s show,
titled “The Wizard of Pawz,” celebrates 101 years of the GMHS,
and just so happens to coincide
with the 75th anniversary of the
making of “The Wizard of Oz”!
Henderson said she is delighted to
announce that “Jay Hutchins, the
self-proclaimed Grin-eral Man-
ager of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs,
will be our emcee this year.”
In conjunction with the event,
raffle tickets are being sold for
the Redskins/Chicago Bears NFL
game at Fed Ex Field on October
20, or a Sunrise Balloon Ride and
an overnight stay at the gorgeously
renovated Inn at Willow Grove in
Orange Tickets are $5 each; 5 for
$20; or 30 tickets for $100, and are
now available at the GloucesterMathews-Middlesex Animal Shelter, and at various events before
the show. Winning tickets will be
drawn at the fashion show, and
winners do not need to be present
to win.
Fashions will be provided by
Lili’s of Ghent in Norfolk, which
donates a portion of its sales to
the GMHS. The fashion show’s
runway finale, featuring professional models from Lili’s of Ghent,
and some animal-loving members
of our community accompanied
by the shelter’s animal stars, will
be set to music from The Wizard
of Oz!
The GMHS is open to the public
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays from 11
a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday from 11
a.m.-6 p.m., and closed on Sundays. Visit www.gmhumanesociety.org for more information.
Winter market set in Reedville
REEDVILLE—A diversity of
vendors, quality products, and a
charming setting will be distinguishing features of the Winter
Market November 9 at Festival
Halle in Reedville from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Most of the items for sale have
been created by hand, or artistically crafted.
Parking is ample and concessions will be indoors for breakfast
and a light lunch. The facility is
wheelchair accessible.
Urbanna Fun
Fest due Oct. 12
URBANNA—The public is
invited to the first October Fun
Festival to be held Saturday,
October 12, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
at Taber Park in Urbanna. This
family event is open to everyone,
including those who do not live in
town.
The event is sponsored by the
Town of Urbanna and “Community of Neighbors.”
There will be games for kids
and adults, including egg toss,
relay races, three-leg races, cornhole toss, tug-of-war, bounce
house, face painting and more.
Kids will be able to decorate
pumpkins and take them home.
Prizes will be awarded for many
events.
Sheriff, fire and rescue vehicles
will be present for an up-close
look, and food and cold drinks will
be available.
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Gloucester Woman’s Club to celebrate 100th anniversary
GLOUCESTER—To
celebrate the 100th anniversary of
the Gloucester Woman’s Club,
there will be a free, communitywide “open house” on Saturday,
October 5, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
recalling not only the history of
the Woman’s Club, but also of the
Historic Edge Hill House building
and its many owners.
Docents will offer tours of
the building, and there will be
costumed actors portraying the
founders of the club, and some
of the former owners: a planter,
a merchant, a harness maker, and
a dressmaker who lived there,
explaining their occupations and
their relation to the times. There
will be a “country store” in the
building, and an old carriage and
wagon on the grounds. Refreshments will be served.
When the Gloucester Woman’s
Club was organized on March
29, 1913, Gloucester was a very
rural county, with little opportu-
nity for woman to gather, other
than with those groups associated with churches and the “Kings
Daughter’s” circles. The club’s
four founding ladies saw an opportunity to fill that void, to come
together “to establish and maintain
a woman’s club for the purpose of
promoting education, social culture, and civic improvements for
the people of Gloucester County”
and “to own, maintain and preserve a club house building as a
meeting place.” At first, the club
rented rooms in Edge Hill House
in the historic Gloucester Court
House area. The club purchased
the building and the surrounding
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Gloucester Woman’s Club,
.091 acre in 1920.
Edge Hill House is open to the there will be a free, community-wide “open house” on Saturday, October
public for special events through- 5, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., in the Historic Edge Hill House.
out the year. Please call 693-6201
for further information.
Historical marker to be dedicated
H A RT F I E L D — M i d d l e s e x
County’s latest marker, “Naval
Actions on Wilton Creek and the
Rappahannock River,” which will
be dedicated on Friday, October
HEATHSVILLE—The Corn 11. The marker commemorates Lt.
Maze at the Northern Neck John Taylor Wood’s ambush of the
Farm Museum on Rt. 360 in Union gunboat General Putnam at
Northumberland is now open.
Wilton Creek and the subsequent
Weather permitting, the maze capture of two gunboats at the
will be open on Saturdays from 10 mouth of the Rappahannock 150
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 years ago.
to 4 p.m. Admission for the maze
This marker was a project of
is $5. Children ages 3 and under the Deltaville Maritime Museum
are admitted free. For more infor- inspired by the Virginia Civil
mation, call 804-761-5952.
War Sesquicentennial. The state
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committee asked counties to
focus on important but previously overlooked events for their
commemoration during this Civil
War anniversary. The Deltaville
Maritime Museum identified
John Taylor Wood’s naval campaign as a significant event in the
county’s history that was virtually
unknown.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the marker’s dedication
at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 11,
on General Puller Hwy. at the old
Payne’s Store, which is near the
entrance to Wilton Creek Rd.
Immediately following the
dedication there will be a cannon
salute to Wood by Knibb’s battery,
commanded by Jim Cochrane.
After the ceremony, the public is
invited back to the Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek
Rd., to tour the current exhibit
about Wood and to view a replica
of one of Wood’s boarding cutters
on display in the event’s pavilion’s
south wing.
For more information on this
and any other museum event, call
the museum at 776-7200 or visit
www.deltavillemuseum.com.
Ten wineries
to be featured
in Gloucester
GLOUCESTER—The
4th
annual Gloucester Wine Festival
will return to Brent and Becky’s
Bulbs on Saturday, October 26,
from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and will feature 10 Virginia wineries.
“Each year, we’ve grown the
wine festival and are thrilled to
bring this event to the Middle Peninsula community,” said Gloucester
County Chamber of Commerce
executive
director
Makalia
Records. The chamber hosts the
wine festival each year.
The wine festival will feature
wine tastings, wine educational
seminars, live musical entertainment, an assortment of vendors and
fine food.
Confirmed wineries this year
include Good Luck Cellars of
Kilmarnock, Saude Creek Vineyards of Lanexa, James River
Cellars of Glen Allen, Vault Field
Vineyards of Kinsale, Notaviva
Vineyards of Loudoun County,
Athena Vineyards of Wicomico
Church, Trump Winery of
Charlottesville, Mattaponi Winery
of Spotsylvania, Chateau Morrisette of Floyd County, and DeVault
Family Vineyards of Concord.
Several area restaurants will
be on site throughout the festival
offering a range of cuisine.
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs is
located at 7900 Daffodil Lane in
Gloucester. To purchase tickets, visit
www.gloucesterwinefestival.com.
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ESSEX—The Rappahannock
River Valley National Wildlife
Refuge and the Rappahannock
Wildlife Refuge Friends will celebrate their annual “Go Wild!”
event at the Hutchinson Tract from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m on Sunday, October 13.
“Go Wild!” will be an exciting,
fun-filled day packed with activities for all ages. Enjoy live music
throughout the afternoon by Ben
Eberline; visit with conservation
exhibitors offering information
on local efforts; participate in a
number of events including nature
walks, a birds and binoculars
activity, basic archery, birdhouse
building, and storytelling by Alice
Elk Moon.
The Friends will host a silent
auction from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Items up for auction include oyster
spat and a Taylor float, an 8-hour
basic pistol course, a signed Duck
Stamp w/certificate, jewelry, rain
barrels, native plants, gourmet
cakes and more.
The morning will kick off with
a bird walk at 9 a.m., led by Frank
Schaff. Meet at the public parking area at the entrance of the
Hutchinson Tract. Beginning and
experienced birders are welcomed;
loaner binoculars will be available.
From 10 a.m. to noon, Gordon
Page will lead a kayak and canoe
tour of Mount Landing Creek.
The tour will leave promptly from
the kayak/canoe launch at the
Hutchinson Tract. Bring your own
kayak or canoe. You must wear a
life vest.
Enjoy free hot dogs, coleslaw,
baked beans, cookies, cider and
lemonade provided by the Friends
Group. There will be free raffle
drawings for a range of prizes.
Boys & Girls Club’s Steak & Burger Dinner
to honor members and club’s first president
KILMARNOCK—The Boys &
Girls Club of the Northern Neck
(BGCNN) will hold its second
annual Steak & Burger Dinner to
honor the accomplishments of its
club members and celebrate its fifth
anniversary at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
November 14, according to event
chair and board member Jeffrey
Wainscott.
At the dinner, the youth will dine
on steak while the adults eat hamburgers.
The featured speaker will be
business leader Julien Patterson of
Irvington, chair of OMNIPLEX
World Services Corporation, a
company he founded 22 years ago.
In addition to honoring the
young club members and their
accomplishments, the first God,
Country and Community Award
will be presented posthumously to
the family of the club’s first president and leading founder, Captain
William H. Knull Jr., who served
for 26 years in the U.S. Navy.
Tickets for the event are $100
per person. Tables of six may be
purchased for $500. Tickets may be
purchased at the BGCNN office on
North Main in Kilmarnock or by
emailing [email protected].
Rivah Life
1. Close up of a live crab. Photo by Nadege Watson.
2. Bethel Beach. Photo by Derek Marcellus.
3. Crystal Walters hopes to catch a big one at
sunset on the Piankatank River. Photo by Diane
McNamee.
4. Mac, Meredith, and Reagan Walters enjoy their
last tube ride of the summer on the Piankatank
river. Photo by Diane McNamee.
5. The sky is a bright orange as the sun rises over
Marshall’s Beach in Edwardsville. Photo by
Nadege Watson.
6. From left, sisters Libby Althizer and Jasmine
Marcellus and Jasmine’s dog, Jewel, spend
a summer afternoon visiting with family on
Gwynn’s Island. Photo by Derek Marcellus.
7. Oliver Quinn Davidson crabs on Hulls Creek.
Photo by Kathy Coolidge.
8. Logan Kellum crabs on Cockrells Creek in
Fleeton at sunset. Photo by Lynn Haynie.
10. Mallory Koch, 9, shows off a trophy her
grandmother won for catching a small fish.
Photo by Cindy Clark.
11. From left, Stephen Winn, Kevin Robeson and
Jason Tucker paddle on the Piankatank. Photo
by Darlene Wilmoth-Tucker.
12. A rainbow ends at the bridge over the
Rappahannock River at Grey’s Point Camp.
Photo by Cindy Clark.
9. Ed Arnold and his dog Pearl fish off the dock
on Mill Creek in Callao. Photo by Opal Mooney.
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RIVERSIDE URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE
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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.
For minor illness or injury such as sprains or sore throats:
Tappahannock Urgent Care
Hayes Urgent Care
300 Mount Clement Park
Tappahannock,VA 22560
2246 George Washington Mem. Hwy.
Hayes,VA 23072
(804) 443-8610
(804) 684-5565
Mon-Fri 10a-8p / Sat-Sun 9a-7p
Mon-Fri 11a-7p / Sat-Sun 10a-6p
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) 693-8899
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he year was 1970. Integration had just taken place in most of the
South and racial tension sometimes ran high.
A landmark event happened in Middlesex County that year, and it
revolved around a black man—Josh Holmes of Saluda—who would
about 10 years later become the first elected black sheriff in the county.
Holmes, a large powerful man with hands of stone, had been hired
as the night watchman for the Town of Urbanna. What was so unique
about this was that just a few years earlier, prior to integration, Holmes
could not even eat at the lunch counter in Urbanna, swim at the town’s
“whites only” public beach, or sit downstairs in the “white section” of
the Rappanna (movie) Theatre because he was black.
Holmes was born in 1914 at Locust Hill and had attended elementary
school, but had little or no secondary education. As a boy he worked as
a culling boy and oystered on his father’s oyster boat. When he got old
enough to leave home he went to work on menhaden boats, hauling
seines full of fish to the surface of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic
Ocean.
Holmes was blessed with a pair of huge hands, and his work in the
menhaden and oyster businesses made him as strong as an ox. By 1970,
he was getting some age on him and he decided to apply for a “land job”
as Urbanna’s night watchman.
One night after he got the job, Holmes got a call from Middlesex
County Sheriff John Davis. Holmes was told that an all-black Richmond
karate club team had chartered several party boats out of Locklies Creek
in Topping to go fishing, and on their way home stopped at the blackowned beer garden at Cooks Corner, which was at the intersection of
Route 33 and Urbanna Road. There was an argument and a fight broke
out between several local blacks and members of the karate group. Several local blacks were injured and the interior of the building suffered
significant damage. The beer garden owner called the sheriff for help.
Sheriff Davis told Holmes he was going to the bar and for Holmes
to “wait outside” until several other white deputies arrived to help bring
things under control. When Holmes arrived, he was the only police officer there. Instead of waiting, he walked inside the bar and yelled in his
deep voice, “You are all under arrest. Put your hands on the bar.”
The karate “experts” from Richmond turned toward Holmes, and
when they saw only one man there, they laughed and asked Holmes if
he thought he could take them all by himself.
“One at a time or all at time!” Holmes told them.
A tall black man stepped forward and told his friends he could take
Holmes by himself.
The man moved toward Holmes and attempted a drop kick to
Holmes’ head. Holmes quickly moved his head and with his left hand
struck the man in the chin, which knocked him on the floor. The man
rolled over, moaning in pain.
Holmes turned to the group and held up the massive left hand that
had done the damage and said, “Damn, I hit him with my left hand and
he’s still alive. I’d have killed him dead if I’d hit him with my right hand.”
Holmes held up his right hand, which had two fingers with no tips
because they had been cut off in a farming accident. The karate boys
looked at that massive hand and figured they best do as they were told.
“Now you boys turn around and put your hands on the bar,” Holmes
repeated.
When Sheriff Davis and several white deputies arrived, the group
was standing outside in line ready to go to jail.
The legend of Josh Holmes was born.
In January of 1971, Holmes was appointed Chief Deputy of
Middlesex County. He served in that position until 1978 when, upon the
resignation of Sheriff Ryland Hall, a judge appointed Holmes sheriff,
making him the first black sheriff of Middlesex. Holmes ran for election
in 1979 and won, thus becoming the first “elected” black sheriff to serve
in Middlesex County’s 311-year history.
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A floating blind by the dock on the marshes at Litwalton Lodge.
The Northern Neck’s abundance of woodlands, marshes and wildlife
beckons hunters. For those without a weekend hunting lodge or hunting
buddies to bunk with, several overnight and weekend accommodations
are available. Litwalton Lodge and Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster
County and Mt. Airy in Richmond County all offer packages.
Litwalton Lodge
“As we say in the Marines, the smoking lamp is lit.”
So said retired judge and Marine Colonel Tris Hyde,
proprietor of Litwalton Lodge in Lively.
The age-old naval adage means it’s okay to relax and
kick back. And it’s impossible not to relax a little looking
out over the marshlands a short walk from Litwalton
Lodge.
No matter your preferred pastime for relaxation
outdoors, Litwalton Lodge probably has it. From October
to April, depending on the month, you can find yourself
hunting ducks and geese, hunting upland birds, catching
oysters, gill netting, crabbing, kayaking or canoeing,
cruising on the pontoon boat, hunting wild turkey, or
learning waterman work and safety from Hyde.
“The name of the game is to have as many options
available to you as possible,” Hyde said. If the hunting
isn’t so good in the morning, he offers a hot meal at
lunchtime and maybe oystering in the afternoon. The
land and wetlands around Litwalton Lodge are bountiful
and varied enough that there’s something to do in any
weather.
Depending on the weather, Hyde might even take you
up for an aerial tour in his six-passenger twin-engine
Cessna 337 Skymaster. Litwalton Lodge has a 4,000-foot
grass runway well away from any treelines. Visitors can
get advance permission to fly in.
20 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Hyde doesn’t advertise Litwalton Lodge much. So far,
news of the lodge has spread mostly by word of mouth.
“Every year, virtually everybody who’s come the year
before comes back,” Hyde said.
The lodge itself has enough bed space to comfortably
sleep and feed eight. The three-story structure has all the
amenities including a poker room and a fantastic view
of the forests overlooking the marshlands. It’s steeped in
tradition. The walls are decorated with antique waterman’s gear and photos, some of which chronicle Hyde’s
grandfather, who chased Pancho Villa across Mexico and
Texas with Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing.
“What they like is, as we say in the Marines, just a
place where they can take their pack off,” said Hyde.
Litwalton Lodge offers a place to relax and sample everything the Northern Neck’s great outdoors has to offer.
The full package runs $400 per person per day, and
includes three square meals, room and board, guided
activities and game cleaned. You can even take home the
seafood you harvest. There’s also a modified package
which includes only breakfast and no guided activities
which costs $200. There’s also a wounded warrior package, which is only $300, with a wheelchair-accessible
dock and blind. To make a reservation or get more
information, call (804) 462-9973 or visit www.LitwaltonLodge.com.
Judge Tris Hyde drives along the 4,000-foot
grass airstrip at Litwalton Lodge.
A cozy bedroom in Litwalton Lodge.
Mt. Airy
Walking th
through the high halls of Mt. Airy in Richmond County,
k through history.
one walks
Mt. Airy is a genuine piece of Virginian and American history.
It was built in 1758 for Colonel John Tayloe II, a member of the
House of Burgesses and one of the richest plantation owners in
Virginia. It has remained in the family since then. Francis Lightfoot
Lee, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, is buried
on the estate. The walls are adorned with an historic collection of
portraits and paintings, and the house is richly furnished and decorated with antiques. The house itself is, not surprisingly, listed as a
National Historic Landmark.
Today, John Tayloe Emery and his family reside there and manage
the estate. Hunting at Mt. Airy is not altogether different from how
it was when the Founding Fathers walked the grounds. Emery does
not stock fish or wildlife, and if you come to Mt. Airy to hunt,
expect to hunt the old-fashioned way, without gimmicks.
“We keep things sporting,” Emery said. The Emerys and the
garden staff they employ manage the grounds to encourage wildlife
to use the area, and they are mindful not to stress the population
with too much hunting.
“It’s not about the kill rates here, it’s about ‘did you take the bird
on the wing, did you make a good shot? When you’re turkey hunting was your calling so good that it resulted in a kill?’ that kind of
stuff,” Emery said.
Emery is also a television and movie producer, and says the Mt.
Airy experience is different from the hunting culture portrayed on
television.
“I know a lot about hunting television and where it’s going,”
Emery said. “Most of the shows you see on TV now [include] fast,
speed-metal [music] with birds falling out of the air and guys talking about how they’re going to go kill all these birds, and we’re the
exact opposite of that.”
Indeed, although Emery himself bustles around busily, time
seems to move slowly around Mt. Airy. The estate is 1,400 acres of
sunny hollows, rich wetlands, and old-growth forests.
Hunting at Mt. Airy is about the experience. When you go to
Mt. Airy, your group is the only group there. You stay in the manor
house as a guest of the family, which provides all your meals and
lodging. You are even welcome to bring your own gun dog or
borrow one of the resident dogs. You’re not going to get a guarantee
of shooting any number of fowl, but when you do bring one down,
you’ll know you’ve earned it with your huntsmanship.
Whether hunting duck, goose, quail, turkey, or fishing for bass,
you’ll have the personal guidance of Emery and his brother Geoff,
both of whom are accomplished hunters who have been hunting
since they could lift a gun.
Emery said experienced hunters enjoy the challenge and
sportsmanship of hunting at Mt. Airy, while
beginners benefit from the experience and
guidance Emery and his brother provide.
“You just have to have a passion for hunting and a willingness to learn,” Emery says.
A premium experience at Mt. Airy comes
with a premium price. The cheapest way to
see it (besides the $20 tour of the house) is
the $350 half-day guided goose hunt, which
also includes coffee and a light meal before
or after the hunt. On the other end of pricing,
a two-day guided duck hunt with a two-night
stay at Mt. Airy, all meals included, and an
open bar, preparing the birds, and even gun
dogs (if you want) will run $1250 per person.
To make a reservation or find out more, call
(804) 333-4930 or visit MountAiryPlantation.
com.
John Tayloe Emery and a decoy in the stately library of Mt. Airy.
continued on the next page
The majestic front
entrance to Mt. Airy.
continued from the previous page
The salt marsh on Mud Creek at Belle Isle State Park.
Belle Isle
If you’re a deer hunter looking for a simple, no-frills, affordable dayy trip, Belle Isle State Park’s two managed hunts might be
just the thing.
The park in Lancaster County offers hundreds of acres of
wooded and marsh land and there are two ways to get in on the
hunts there: make a reservation or show up early the morning of
a hunt to enter into a standby lottery to fill any reservations that
didn’t show up. Once you’re in, you’ll get a safety briefing from
the staff, and then go to it. Hunters are allowed to move within
certain zones, but there are no designated tree stands like some
other parks. Hunters are also issued two tags for antlerless deer in
addition to their annual bag.
“It’s fairly easy terrain, because the park is relatively flat,” said
Chief Ranger Sean Dixon. The terrain is level with a mixture of
wide-open farmland, pasture, forest, and waterfront. Wildlife of
all kinds can be seen throughout the park. Hunting at Belle Isle is
truly an experience for anybody. There’s even handicap accessibility.
A hunter in the field can choose his or her own difficulty. Some
areas are next to a road; others require a little trekking.
“There are some areas that may be better for a more experienced hunter. There are lots of opportunities,” Dixon said.
There are plenty of deer roaming through the area, as might
be expected of the lush, relatively quiet acreage of the park. Park
rangers advise hunters where they might have the most success.
Reservations for this year’s hunts opened September 20 and
are now being accepted. Muzzleloader hunts are November 13-14
and general firearms hunts are December 16-17. Reservations
can be made by calling the State Parks Reservation Center at
1-800-933-PARK (7275). The reservation fee of $15 includes the
day’s hunt, two DMAP tags, and a safety briefing by park rangers.
Reservations are limited to two per phone call, either one hunter
for two days or two hunters for one day.
A meadow and equipment shed along one of the convenient trails
grants access to much of Belle Isle State Park.
Overlooking Mud Creek at Belle Isle State Park.
22 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 As always, the Urbanna Oyster Festival has it all
by Tom Chillemi
URBANNA—When the leaves
change color and the air is crisp, it’s
time for the Urbanna Oyster Festival.
This year’s 56th edition of the area’s
premier fall festival takes center stage
Friday and Saturday, November 1-2.
There’ll be food, bands, dancing, performances, crafts, the queen crowning
and two parades.
The streets of Urbanna will be lined
with food vendors vying for the palates
of thousands of visitors. Oysters, prepared with flair, will be everywhere—
raw on the half shell, fried, warmed in
stews and sandwiched as fritters. But,
save room for dessert. How about a
funnel cake, a festival favorite?
After you’ve eaten your fill, take a
rest at one of the stages for some continuous live music.
Then stroll down to the Town
Marina at Upton’s Point to see and tour
five restored oyster buyboats, part of
Hauling the Bay’s Harvest. The boats
include F.D. Crockett of the Deltaville
Maritime
Museum,
Propwash,
Thomas J, Nellie Crockett, and Peggy
of the Mathews Maritime Foundation.
Also on display will be Nexus, a
modern oyster harvest boat used for
oyster farming.
At the waterfront visitors can try
the hands-on oystering exhibits, touch
tank ecosystem, and even paddle a
canoe.
Walking will help work up an
appetite. So, mosey back uptown to
Festival Village, get a snack and, if it’s
on Friday, get a seat for the crowning
of the Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen
and Little Miss Spat at 4 p.m. in Taber
Park.
Stick around on Friday for the Fireman’s Parade at 7 p.m. It’s just the first
of two parades. The firemen’s dance
follows Friday’s parade at 8 p.m., with
Sweet Justice performing.
A tradition returns this year—an
antique auto show. Classic vehicles
will be on display at the corner of
Waverly and Virginia streets, across
from the Urbanna Firehouse on Saturday, November 2, starting at 9 a.m.
This will be a “people’s choice” voting
event. The winners in each class will
Festival-goers make their way to and from the waterfront and past
Community Row at the Urbanna Oyster Festival.
be featured in Saturday’s Oyster Festival Parade at 2 p.m.
This first Oyster Festival Antique
Auto Show is being organized by the
Richmond Region A.A.C.A., and
the Oyster Festival Foundation hopes
to gather many of these wonderful
owners and their rides in a special section to pay tribute to them.
The antique auto show is sponsored
by Holiday Chevrolet-Cadillac of Williamsburg.
On Saturday, the Virginia Oyster
Shucking Championship is at 11 a.m.
behind the firehouse. If you’ve ever
tried to open an oyster, you’ll marvel at
the speed and dexterity as professional
contestants shuck two dozen oysters in
3 minutes or less.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, the popular
Urbanna Oyster Festival Parade winds
its way through town on a route that
bypasses the main part of Virginia
Street. The parade will assemble on
the west side of town where Urbanna
Lumber used to be. It will head east
on Virginia Street, left on Grace
Street, right on Bonner Street, left
on Rappahannock Avenue, right on
Marston Street, right on Cross Street,
right on Prince George Street, left on
Virginia Street, and return to the staging area.
Community Row, featuring local
vendors, will be on one side of Virginia Street between Cross Street and
the waterfront.
On Saturday, 30-passenger trams
will shuttle visitors across the bridge to
and from parking areas on the Rosegill
(east) side of town.
The police headquarters will be on
the second floor of town hall.
Come early, stay late and wear your
walking shoes, because there’s lots to
see, hear and do at the Oyster Festival.
It’s all happening only in Urbanna, as it
has since 1957.
Visit www.urbannaoysterfestival.
com for all the details.
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A variety of entertainment has been
booked for the Urbanna Oyster Festival’s three stages on Friday and Saturday, November 1-2.
Magician and juggler Jonathan
Austin will perform at the children’s
activity area on Friday from 10 a.m. to
noon, and 1 to 4 p.m.
Friday’s music schedule is as follows: from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Stuck on
a Name (reggae) plays on the Festival Village Stage on Rappahannock
Avenue.
Robert Keyes, a multi-facet solo
finger style guitarist, performs on the
porch of the Old Tobacco Warehouse.
The one-hour sets start at 10 a.m., noon
and 2 p.m.
Bad Ace plays rock and country
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the waterfront
stage at the town marina.
At 4 p.m. the Oyster Festival Queen
and Little Miss Spat will be crowned
on the Festival Village Stage.
The Fireman’s Parade is from 7-8
p.m. and followed by Sweet Justice
playing classic rock behind the firehouse until midnight.
Saturday’s music schedule is as follows:
Rip Tide plays classic rock, southern rock and new country on the Festival Village Stage from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
and again from 3-5 p.m.
Guitarist Robert Keyes returns to
the Old Tobacco Warehouse porch for
1-hour performances at 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m.
Still Kickin’ plays classic rock and
oldies at the waterfront from 10 a.m.-1
p.m. and 3-5 p.m.
Coolin’ Out Band plays beach
music on the Firehouse Stage from 1-5
p.m.
The Oyster Festival Parade is at
2 p.m. The festival ends at 5 p.m. on
Saturday.
Parking is $10 on Friday and $20
on Saturday. There are lots on both the
west and east sides of town, and also
some lots for early-risers inside the
town limits.
Rivah Parks & Recreation
ll area codes are (804) unless otherwise listed.
A
Scottie Yard
N. Main St. and Town Centre Dr.
Kilmarnock
The Kilmarnock Dog Park features off-leash play areas for
small and large dogs. Open dawn
to dusk.
Essex
Essex County Parks and
Recreation Department
305 Cross Street
443-2470
Sports activities for youth and
adults. Ball fields at Essex High
School.
Hiking Trails
Hickory Hollow Trail, 2 miles
of marked trail, Regina Rd. (Rt.
604) in Lancaster Courthouse.
Open dawn to dusk.
Chesapeake Trail, 1.5 mi.
hiking trail geared to kids, Mary
Ball Rd. (Rt.3) ¼ mile east of
Lancaster Courthouse. Open
dawn to dusk.
Baylor Nature Trail on Norris
Pond in Kilmarnock is on a former logging road. On Mary Ball
Rd. (Rt. 3) east of downtown
Kilmarnock. Open dawn to dusk.
Marsh Street Park
Marsh St.
Tappahannock
443-2470
The park is run by Essex
County Parks and Recreation Department, pool open June–Aug.,
Tues.–Sat. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. and
Sun. 1–6 p.m.
Tennis Courts
833 High School Circle
Tappahannock
443-2470
At Essex High School. Open to
the public from 5 p.m. until dark
when school is not in session.
Gloucester
Public Beach
Westland Beach at the terminus of Windmill Point Rd. (Rt.
695) provides access to the
Chesapeake Bay. Open dawn to
Storyteller Alice Elk Moon will perform at Go Wild! sponsored by the dusk.
Rappahannock River Valley Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, October 13 from
11 a.m. to 4 pm. The event includes music, free food, bird walks, kayak
Ark Park
and canoe tours and hiking.
7963 Number Nine Rd.
Gloucester
This active park features soccer fields, a softball field, outdoor
basketball court, restrooms and a Gloucester Point Beach Park Woodville Park
1255 Greate Rd.
Bray’s Point Road/
large playground.
Gloucester Point
Woodville Park Road
The park offers fishing with no
The county’s newest park conBeaverdam Park
license required, public beach, tains hundreds of acres of land
8687 Roaring Springs Rd.
Gloucester
693-2107 playground, restrooms, snack donated to Gloucester for preserThe park contains a 635-acre bar, an observation deck with vation of green space. Includes
freshwater lake. Eleven fish at- high powered binoculars to view soccer and football fields, gartractors and several species of birds and wildlife.
dens, hiking paths and an area
fish are found there. Canoes,
for events and social activities.
kayaks, paddle boats, and Jon The Gloucester Department
boats with or without electric of Parks and Recreation
Lancaster
motors are for rent. Launch your 6467 Main Street
own for a fee. Motors powered by Gloucester
693-2355 Belle Isle State Park
fuels are not permitted. The park
25 public parks or water ac- 1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
462-5030
has a playground, picnic shelter cess areas.
A 700-acre park on the
and an extensive hiking trail
Rappahannock River, Mulberry
system including an interpretive Public Beach
trail, and multi-use trail for horseGloucester Point Beach on Rt. and Deep creeks. Open daily,
back riding or biking. Open daily 1208 at the York River. Fishing sunrise to sunset. Picnic areas,
from sunrise to sunset. Fishing and restrooms.
handicap accessible boardwalk
and hunting licenses, bait and
and fishing pier, hiking/biking
snacks are available.
trails, bridle paths, motorboat
Tyndall Point Park
ramp ($3 fee). Canoe and kayak
1376 Vernon St.
Brown Park
rentals, bicycle and motorboat
Gloucester Point
Foster Rd.
The park contains remnants rentals. The park also offers sunGloucester
of Confederate and Union fortifi- set and moonlight canoe trips,
Features a half pipe and cations. It is the site of colonial nature programs and overnight
large concrete area with ramps Gloucester Towne, the first build- camping and accommodations.
and rails for skateboarders. An ing of which was a tobacco ware- Parking fee $3 weekends/holiopen, tree-lined grass area is house built in 1632. It also has days, $2 weekdays.
also available.
www.virginiastateparks.gov
open play areas.
24 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 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 reported
on the preserve, which also protects the globally rare Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle.
able are picnicking, bird watching
or walking the nature trail. Visitors can explore the fish-shaped
wildflower meadow and view the
boats exhibited by the Deltaville
Maritime Museum. There is also a
children’s garden and kayak landing. Open daily from dawn to dusk.
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 Road
Locust Hill
Walking track, volleyball and
basketball courts, soccer/football field. Open dawn to dusk.
Softball/baseball fields must be
scheduled through Sports Complex Committee.
Public Beach
Wake Beach at the end of Rt.
627.
Swimming Pools
Town of Urbanna and Deltaville
Community Association (for residents and guests of residents).
Taber Park
351 Bonner St.
Mathews Recreation Park
Urbanna
The park is next to Mathews
For residents and guests
High School. It has a softball of residents: playground and
field, basketball court, play- swimming.
ground and two lighted tennis
courts. Rt. 14 about a mile north
King George
of Mathews Courthouse.
Caledon Natural Area
11617 Caledon Rd.
Public Beaches
New Point Comfort Island at King George
(800) 933-PARK
the Bay is accessible only by
A National Natural Landmark,
boat at high tide.
Haven Beach, Diggs on Rt. Caledon was the early colonial seat of the Alexander fam643 at the Bay.
ily. John and Philip Alexander
founded the city of Alexandria
Middlesex
and established Caledon PlantaHolly Point Nature Park
tion in 1659. Preservation of the
Deltaville
bald eagle habitat is the primary
The park offers a retreat on the focus of the natural area. Five
banks of Mill Creek. Activities avail- hiking trails. Limited tours of the
Parks
eagle area are offered mid-June
through Aug. by reservation only.
Guests can learn more about
Caledon by touring the visitor
center.
Sand beach habitat is important
for the threatened Northeastern
Beach Tiger Beetle. Facilities
include a trail and boardwalk,
a wildlife viewing platform, and
parking area. Jessie Ball duPont
Barnesfield Park
Mem. Hwy (Rt. 200) to Shiloh
(540) 663-3205 School Rd. (Rt. 606) turn left on
Hwy. 301 at the Potomac Balls Neck Rd. (Rt. 605).
Gateway Welcome Center, King
George. 175-acre county park on Fishing Piers
the Potomac River with nature
The Great Wicomico Public
trails, picnic areas, playground, Fishing Pier is on the southern
and beach fishing.
shore of the Great Wicomico
River just off Jessie Ball duPont
Mem. Hwy. (Rt. 200) near the
Northumberland
bridge at Glebe Point. Open from
Bush Mill Stream
sunrise to sunset.
At the mouth of Bush Mill Hughlett Point
Stream freshwater meets the Natural Area Preserve
saltwater of the Great Wicomico
225-2303
River. Tidal marshes and mud
The 205-acre preserve has
flats are hidden between steep- sand beaches on the Chesasided forested shores. Access peake Bay and the mouth of
by foot or canoe. Open daylight Dividing Creek, hiking trails and
hours. Trails, boardwalk, viewing observation decks to view shoreplatform and interpretive signs birds, deer, turkey and migrafor an abundance of wildlife. Four tory waterfowl. The beaches are
miles from Heathsville on Court- home to the threatened Northhouse Rd. (Rt. 201), continue eastern Beach Tiger Beetle. Take
straight on Knights Lodge Dr. (Rt. Jessie Ball duPont Mem. Hwy.
642) for half a mile, and turn left (Rt. 200) turn on Shiloh School
at the sign.
Rd. (Rt. 606) to the end. Turn
right on Balls Neck Rd. (Rt. 605).
Dameron Marsh
Public Beach
225-2303
Vir-Mar Beach at the end of
This 316-acre preserve con- Vir-Mar Beach Rd. (Rt. 643 ) in
tains one of the most significant Hack’s Neck.
wetlands on the Chesapeake
Bay for marsh-bird communities.
Wilna Pond
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 comprise 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, shortnose
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.
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. Headquarters are open
Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.,
except federal holidays. From
Tappahannock, take US-360 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
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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.
Voorhees Nature Preserve
1235 Berry Farm Ln.
Colonial Beach
Westmoreland
(434) 295-6106
A.T. Johnson
A 729-acre preserve on the
Recreation Center
northeast bank of Rappahannock
18849 Kings Hwy.
River, next to Westmoreland
Montross
Berry Farm. Four miles of
Aerobics, dance classes, wooded trails for self-guided
cooking programs, basketball, walks. Trail map available at the
gymnastics, volleyball, enclosed Westmoreland Berry Farm store.
batting cage, soccer and base- Open weekends, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.,
ball fields and small auditorium. Apr. 22–Dec. 17.
Meeting room and patio available
for rental.
Westmoreland Parks and
Recreation Department
493-8163
Provides recreation services
to all county citizens and visitors.
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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
Horsehead Cliffs provide visitors with a spectacular view of
the Potomac River. The park
offers hiking, camping, cabins,
fishing, boating and swimming.
The visitor center gives a historical and ecological perspective
to an important natural area on
the coastal plain.
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Essex
364 Clubhouse Rd.
Hobbs Hole
Irvington
438-4460
1267 Hobbs Hole Dr.
An 18-hole course. Operated
Tappahannock
443-4500 by The Tides resort. RestauAn 18-hole course behind rant. Pro shop.
Walmart.
Restaurant,
pro www.tidesinn.com
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King Carter Golf Course
480 Old Saint Johns Rd.
Gloucester
Weems
435-7842
Gloucester Country Club
An 18-hole course. Restau6731 Golf Club Rd.
rant. Pro shop.
Gloucester
693-2662
A 9-hole course. Pro shop,
Middlesex
Piankatank River
Golf Club
6198 Stormont Rd.
Hartfield
776-6516
An 18-hole course. Pro shop,
full-ser vice restaurant. www.
piankatankrivergolfclub.com
Northumberland
Quinton Oaks
262 Quinton Oaks Ln.
Callao
529-5367
An 18-hole course. Restaurant. Pro shop.
Rotary golf tourney set for October 4
HARTFIELD—More
than
$6,000 in college scholarships will
be made available for Middlesex
County students thanks to the 4th
annual Rotary Club of Middlesex
golf extravaganza to be held Friday,
October 4, at Piankatank River
Golf Club in Hartfield, according to
organizer Jim Knupp.
Admission is $85 per player,
which includes greens fees, riding
cart, hot dog lunch, beverages,
chances for raffle prizes, and a
“happy hour” beer party with
heavy appetizers following the
round of golf. There are gift certificate prizes for the top teams in
two flights, plus closest-to-the-pin
awards and a “double your money”
Par 3 challenge. Tee-off time is
noon, with free range balls provided beforehand for warm-up.
A unique feature of the event is
the “Rotary Club Challenge” as
four-player teams from area Rotary
clubs compete for an impressive
traveling trophy and bragging
rights for the next year. Plus, other
civic organizations may enter teams
and compete for a separate trophy.
Players and sponsors wishing to
register, donate, receive a brochure,
or for more information can send
email to middlesexrotary@gmail.
com or phone Jim Knupp at 7760409.
Reedville dance to benefit school
REEDVILLE—The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum will sponsor an
autumn dance in the old Reedville School, currently known as Festival
Halle, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 5. Tickets are $20
per person, with proceeds for restoration and renovation of the old
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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; $$$$ over $160.
Flowering Fields
Bed and Breakfast
232 Flowering Field Rd.
White Stone
435-6238
Full breakfast. Golf packages
and fishing charters arranged.
King, queen and twin rooms, all
with private baths. Weekday and
weekend specials. $$.
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Essex
Holiday Inn Express
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. $$$.
Days Inn Motel
1414 Tappahannock Blvd.
Tappahannock
443-9200
60 rooms. Cable TV. Free continental breakfast. $.
The Essex Inn
Bed and Breakfast
203 Duke St.
Tappahannock
443-9900
An historic Tappahannock
Greek Revival inn. Four rooms
and four suites all with private
baths, DSL or Wi-Fi access, cable
TV, most with working fireplaces.
Full gourmet breakfast. $$$.
Holiday Inn Express
Tappahannock
445-1200
63 rooms, pool, business center, fitness center, washer and
dryer, free internet and breakfast. $$$.
Southside Motel and Marina
910 S. Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-3363
30 rooms, TV, microwave and
refrigerator, pool. Free boat slips
available. $.
Super 8
Tappahannock
443-3888
43 rooms with cable TV, high
speed internet, some with microwaves and most with refrigerators. Suites and king-sized rooms
available. $.
Dollar Inn
823 S. Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-3366
25 rooms with cable TV. $.
.
Gloucester
Airville Plantation
6423 TC Walker Rd.
Gloucester
694-0287
A pre-Revolutionary estate on
400 acres in Zanoni, this bed
and breakfast has two guest
rooms in the main house (circa
1756) and a cottage with kitch-
Hope and Glory Inn
65 Tavern Rd.
Irvington
438-6053
Boutique hotel fashioned
from an historic schoolhouse,
eclectically styled. Soak in a hip
pool, taste wine in the vineyard
or cruise aboard a private boat.
$$$$.
The East River Suite at the Inn at Tabbs Creek in Mathews.
enette. Pool table, TV room, pool James Store area. Hot tub, seaand full breakfasts. Water ac- sonal pool, full kitchen, washer/
cess to Mobjack Bay. $$-$$$.
dryer, satellite TV, Wi-Fi, pet
friendly. $$.
Comfort Inn
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6639 Forest Hill Ave.
Gloucester
695-1900 Inn at Warner Hall
Close to the Historic District. 4750 Warner Hall Rd.
Free hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, and Gloucester
(800) 331-2720
outdoor pool. Hot tub rooms
A plantation created in 1642
available. All 79 rooms have TVs by George Washington’s greatand internet. Call for group dis- great-grandfather,
Augustine
counts. $$.
Warner. The inn is a 38-acre wawww.ComfortInnGloucester.com terfront retreat. Fine dining Fri.
and Sat. Rooms feature antiques
Gloucester Inn
and private baths. Some have
1408 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
views of the Severn River, a fireGloucester Point
642-3337 place and jacuzzi. $$$$.
16 rooms with refrigerators www.warnerhall.com
and microwaves. Cable TV. $-$$.
North River Inn
Hampton Inn
Bed and Breakfast
6638 Forest Hill Ave.
8777 Toddsbury Ln.
Gloucester
693-9393 Gloucester
693-1616
Close to the Historic District.
Bed and breakfast and retreat
Free hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, indoor lodging. 100 acre waterfront espool, fitness center, meeting tate dating from the 1650’s. Naroom, on-site guest laundry. All tional Register, Virginia Historic
84 rooms have cable TV, cof- Landmark and Century Farm. 3
fee makers, laptop desk and private buildings. Canoes, kaymore. Group discounts available. aks, deep water dock. $$-$$$.
$$-$$$.
www.Gloucester.HamptonInn. The Willows
com
Bed and Breakfast
5344 Roanes Wharf Rd.
Inn at Sandy Creek
Gloucester
693-0270
9689 Burkes Pond Rd.
In a former Victorian country
North
693-2311 store and post office. Private
2 bedroom carriage house baths, TV, queen-sized beds and
located on historic property in breakfast. No smoking. $$.
Tidewater Motel
Inn at Levelfields
Hayes
642-2155 10155 Mary Ball Rd.
435-6887
33 rooms, some with kitchen- Lancaster
B&B featuring six guest rooms.
ettes. Pool. Non-smoking rooms
King/queen beds, fireplaces;
available. $.
four rooms with private baths
and two with shared bath. RowLancaster
ing school, pool, library. $$-$$$.
Back Inn Time
445 Irvington Rd.
Kilmarnock Inn
Kilmarnock
435-2318 34 East Church St.
A classic B&B. Features four Kilmarnock
435-0034
16 private guest rooms and
rooms with private baths, AC, WiFi, gourmet breakfast and mod- suites, breakfast served each
morning. Meeting room and
ern conveniences. $$-$$$.
event space. Private lunches and
dinners. Walk to restaurants and
Bel Air Mansion
shops. Wi-Fi. $$$-$$$$.
and Guest House
www.kilmarnockinn.com
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
462-5030
Fully furnished waterfront Historical Lancaster Tavern
homes at Belle Isle State Park. Bed and Breakfast
Mansion has whirlpool tub and 8373 Mary Ball Rd.
462-0080
accommodates six. Guest house Lancaster
Two master suites. Internet,
accommodates eight. Canoes
and bicycles included. Seasonal antique furnishings. Restaurant,
includes full breakfast. $$$$.
rates. $$$.
The Blue House
331 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
571-331-2877
2BR, 2BA cottage in the
heart of Irvington. Available
year round for weekend or
weekly rental. A hip jewel-box of
a house available for your getaway. $$$
www.irvington331.com
Tides Inn
480 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-5000
Par 3 golf course on-site,
championship golf at The Golden
Eagle, swimming, tennis, sailing,
biking, summer children’s program, spa, special events, golf
and family package plans. $$$$.
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Lodging
f 29
www.tidesinn.com
business and leisure traveler.
$$$.
www.thechesapeakeinn.com
Whispering Pines Motel
226 Methodist Church Rd.
The Deltaville Inn
White Stone
435-1101 15378 Gen. Puller Hwy.
Twenty-five guest rooms, 2 Hardyville
761-7059
suites; swimming pool, Wi-Fi.
A bed and breakfast. $$$.
$-$$.
Deltaville Dockside Inn
Yankee Point Marina
70 Dockside Dr.
Cottages
Deltaville
776-9224
1303 Oak Hill Rd.
Air-conditioning, cable TV,
Ottoman
462-7018 pool. $.
Pool. Cottages: fully equipped
with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths Edentide Inn
on creek with dock and ramp.
204 Bland Point Rd.
Deltaville
776-6915
Three air-conditioned rooms
Mathews
with TV and VCR. Private sitThe Inn at Tabbs Creek
ting room with fireplace, private
384 Turpin Ln.
screened porch. Boat slips availPort Haywood
725-5136 able. Sand beach and fishing
A waterfront retreat situated pier. Full breakfast. $$-$$$.
on a secluded creek. Over 800
ft. of waterfront and 8 acres of Harrow House
wooded and open space. The 167 Lovers Ln.
815-3102
main inn is an 1820’s newly Deltaville
View of Jackson Creek and the
renovated
farmhouse
with
separate cottages housing the Bay. Three double rooms with
suites just across the garden shared bath, air-conditioned, cable TV, continental breakfast. $.
and pool. $$-$$$$.
Middlesex
Atherston Hall
250 Prince George St.
Urbanna
758-2809
Immerse yourself in true English country living at this B&B
just a stroll from Urbanna’s
waterfront. Beautiful gardens,
relaxing porches, traditional
sailing and pet friendly. $$-$$$.
www.atherstonhall.com
Bethany Inn at Leafwood
820 Gloucester Rd.
Saluda
(864) 934-7308
1780’s Colonial home located in Saluda. The garden cottage has a queen bed, sitting
room, kitchenette and private
bath. The Acacia Room and
Leafwood Room are upstairs in
the main house and rented as
one. Rooms include full breakfast, snacks, robes, Wi-Fi, TV
with DVD player, DVD library,
sunroom with DirecTV and library. Massage available. $$$.
www.bethanyinnatleafwood.
com
Heaven Scent
Bed and Breakfast
14180 Gen. Puller Hwy.
Deltaville
832-6200
Farmhouse with ground floor
room with king bed. Upstairs
family suite with king, queen and
twin beds. Refreshments and full
breakfast on porch. Wi-Fi, guest
computers, cable TV, DVD collection and library. Will shuttle to
local marinas. Parking area for
boats and trailers. Children welcome. Pet friendly. Late arrival
okay. Open year round. $$-$$$.
Inn at Urbanna Creek
Bed and Breakfast
210 Watling St.
Urbanna
758-4661
Virginia’s Cottage has a
queen bed, kitchenette, bath,
porch with rockers, and private
garden with hot tub. King Suite
includes separate sitting room,
jacuzzi bath and shower. Watling
Suite includes two rooms with
queen beds, and a private bath.
All include full breakfast, robes,
DirecTV, W-iFi, library and patio.
$$-$$$.
www.innaturbannacreek.com
The Chesapeake Inn
250 Old Virginia St.
Urbanna
758-1111 Ivy Cottage
Urbanna’s unique boutique 323 Twiggs Ferry Rd.
hotel catering to the boater, Hartfield
30 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Upscale guest cottage for
two on the Piankatank River.
Features central air, full kitchen, living room, bedroom with
adjoining bath and a year-round
porch. Non-smoking. Amenities
include cable TV, VCR, DVD,
telephone, pier, complimentar y breads, cereals, coffee and
teas. $$$.
www.virginiarivercottages.com
Pilot House Inn
2737 Greys Point Rd.
Topping
758-2262
24 rooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, dining room, conference room, and
airport adjacent to inn. $.
Northumberland
Bay Motel
18754 Northumberland Hwy.
Lilian
453-5171
20 air-conditioned rooms with
cable TV and phone; swimming
pool. Pets $10. $.
Cats Cove Cottage
2273 Mundy Point Rd.
Callao
529-5056
A private waterfront cottage
for two. Sailboat depth deepwater pier. Swimming pool,
rowboat. Continental breakfast
served weekends. Two night
minimum. $$.
Cabins at Ingram Bay
545 Harvey’s Neck Rd.
Heathsville
580-7292
Two cedar cabins with view of
Chesapeake Bay. Sleeps up to
6. Kitchen, bath, Wi-Fi, satellite
TV, access to fishing, crabbing,
canoe, kayak and outboard boat
rentals. Daily or weekly rentals.
www.captbillyscharters.com
Fleeton Fields
Bed and Breakfast
2783 Fleeton Rd.
Reedville
800-497-8215
Three water view suites with
private baths, robes, DirecTV,
Wi-Fi. Kayak and canoe available. Children and pets with
prior arrangement. Breakfast.
$$$$.
Gables Bed and Breakfast
Inn
859 Main St.
Reedville
453-5209
Victorian Captain’s Mansion
c.1874 National Register with
1800’s schooner mast built
into the home. One guest room
with private bath in main house.
Coach house with four guest
rooms with private baths and
water views. Waterside cottage
with two luxury suites. Boat slips
available. Breakfast. $$$$.
GrandView Bed and
Breakfast
114 Riverside Ln.
Reedville
453-3851
Waterfront bed and breakfast
on the Chesapeake Bay, close
to Smith Island and Tangier
cruises. Private pier, breakfast,
wheelchair accessible. $$.
The Manor House, a threebedroom home with full kitchen, dining and living spaces.
Vineyard Views, a two-bedroom
home with full kitchen, dining
and living spaces. Homes situated in the vineyard. Complimentary bottle of wine. $$$-$$$$.
www.generalsridge-vineyard.com
Guest Houses
at Stratford Hall
483 Great House Rd.
493-8038
Montross
The Cheek and the Astor
guest houses each have a fullyequipped kitchen, living room,
central heating and air conditioning and guest rooms with private
baths. 21 guest rooms. Breakfast and tour included. $$.
Ma’Margaret’s House
249 Greenfield Rd.
Reedville
453-9110
A restored grandmother’s
home expanded to meet the
needs of the twenty-first century.
Built in 1914. All rooms have
private baths, personal thermostat, TV and Wi-Fi.
The Inn at Montross
21 Polk St.
Northumberland Motel
Montross
493-8624
18th century tavern bed &
Callao
529-6370 breakfast. 5 guest rooms with
11 rooms; daily/weekly/ private baths, queen beds & Wimonthly rentals. $.
Fi. Full breakfast. Winery tours
arranged. Can accommodate
meetings and special events, on
Richmond
site or catered. $$$.
Greenwood Bed and
Breakfast
Nightingale Motel
99 Maple St.
and Marina
Warsaw
333-4353 101 Monroe Bay Ave.
224-7956
Two guest rooms with private Colonial Beach
35-slip marina with electric
baths, cable TV; central dining
for guests. Country breakfast. and water, motel with five guest
rooms, restaurant next door. $.
$.
Northern Neck Inn Warsaw
4522 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-1700
38 rooms, including suites,
satellite TV, air conditioning,
swimming pool, exercise room.
Continental breakfast. Pets accepted. $-$$$.
Oyster Reef
347 Allen Point Ln.
Kinsale
472-2044
One-bedroom cottage overlooking Yeocomico River. Queen
bed, sleep sofa, roll-away.
Sleeps five. $$$$.
River Edge Inn
30 Colonial Ave.
Westmoreland
Colonial Beach
410-2024
Bell House Bed and
Remodeled 60-room hotel on
Breakfast
the riverfront and boardwalk.
821 Irving Ave.
Double, queen, king rooms
Colonial Beach
224-7000 available. Free Wi-Fi, mini-refrigAlexander Graham Bell’s sum- erators, microwaves, swimming
mer home on the Potomac River. pool. Complimentary continenListed on the National Register tal breakfast. Pet friendly rooms
of Historic Places and is a Vir- available. Handicap accessible
ginia Historic Landmark. Four room. $$.
rooms with private baths. Wine www.riveredgeinncolonialbeach.
and cheese each evening, full com
breakfast. $$$.
www.thebellhouse.com
Riverview Inn
24 Hawthorne St.
General’s Ridge Vineyard
Colonial Beach
224-0006
1618 Weldons Dr.
21 guest rooms. Internet, caHague
223-2478 ble TV, waterfront. $-$$.
Lodging
Skipjack Inn
347 Allen Point Ln.
Kinsale
472-2044
Four guest rooms, private bath,
individual temperature controls.
A guest kitchenette is available
on the main floor. $$$-$$$$.
The Plaza B & B
21 Weems St.
Colonial Beach
224-1101
Six guest rooms with private
baths; two full suites, four minisuites. Full breakfast and afternoon refreshments included.
Heated pool and hot tub. Two
cottages also available. The Garden Cottage, is equipped with
kitchen, central air, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cable TV. Accommodates six. The Potomac Porch
Cottage I has three bedrooms
and Potomac Porch Cottage II
has one bedroom. Both with river
views and comparable amenities
to the Garden Cottage. Linens
provided. $$$$.
www.colonialbeachplaza.com
Wakefield Motel
1513 Irving Ave.
Colonial
Beach
224-7311
Twenty rooms, some with re-
Fairfields Fall Festival is October 12
frigerator, microwave. Some with
kitchenettes. Private pier. $-$$.
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United Methodist Church
Washington and Lee Motel
will hold its 18th annual
Fall Festival on Saturday,
17055 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-8093 October 12, from 9 a.m. to 3
Twenty-eight rooms with mi- p.m. on the church grounds
crowaves and refrigerators, free at 14741 Northumberland
Highway in Burgess. There
Wi-Fi. $.
will be activities for all
To make updates to this directory, ages and numerous vendors.
The Virginia State Police
will be on hand to fingerprint children, and the first
25 will be given a free
teddy bear. Other children’s
events include face painting, a dinosaur dig, a fishing well, a bean bag toss,
clowns, tie-dye tee-shirts,
and hayrides.
Food sales will include
North Carolina-style barbecue, hot dogs, beverages,
homemade soups, chili, and
baked goods to eat in or
take out.
A white elephant table
will be set up, and a silent
auction, with final bids at 2
p.m., will include furniture
and exercise equipment.
Musical entertainment by
Cindy Washburn and her
“Musical Ministry,” and
free blood pressure readings by the rescue squad,
will be held all day.
As in previous years, proceeds will be returned to
the community in the form
of donations to local nonprofits.
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for Oct. 4-5
WEST POINT—On Friday
evening, October 4, and all
day Saturday, October 5, the
annual Crab Carnival and
Street Fair will be held in
downtown West Point.
The West Point/Tri-Rivers
Chamber of Commerce sponsors this fun-filled weekend each year, welcoming
from 20,000 to 25,000 visitors celebrating the great
Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab
with lots of music, food and
entertainment for the whole
family.
The fun begins on Friday
at 6 p.m. with a wide variety
of food and beverage vendors in the Town Square. At
7 p.m. the Fireman’s Parade
celebrates first responders. At 8 p.m., the band
“Crush” will add a rocking
beat to the festivities at the
Town Square. The evening is
capped off with a fireworks
display over the Mattaponi
River.
Saturday’s activities start
about 10 a.m. with the streets
filled with local, regional
and national artists and
craftsmen displaying and
selling their creations. Food,
beer and crab confections are
plentiful up and down Main
Street.
Carnival rides and games
will begin at 10 a.m. as the
band “Monkey Fist” performs in the Town Square.
The Crab Carnival Parade
will be at 1 p.m. The band
“Sweet Justice” performs at
3 p.m., and festivities end at
6 p.m.
A variety of festival t-shirts
will be on sale.
The Crab Carnival is a
fund-raising event sponsored
each year by the West Point
Tri-Rivers Chamber of Commerce for the benefit of local
charities, civic organizations
and churches.
For more information,
contact Janice McGowan at
843-4620 or visit www.crabcarnival.com.
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32 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Rivah Camping
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.
On Little Wicomico River.
Pool, children’s playground,
mini golf, satellite TV, hot showers, canoe rentals and boat
ramp. Big rig sites, tent and
smaller RV sites available.
A
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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.
Party packages and day passes
available.
www.jellystonegp.com
Heritage Park
2570 Newland Rd.
Warsaw
333-4038
78 sites plus log cabins, 243
acres, pool, 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.
Although the pool is closed for the season, the beach is still open and the water still warm at Grey’s Point
Camp on the Rappahannock River in Topping.
Thousand Trails –
Chesapeake Bay Preserve
12014 Trails Ln.
Gloucester
693-6924 camping, pool, boating facilities,
On Piankatank River. 400 camp store, entertainment, orga- Lancaster
Belle Isle State Park
sites, nationwide membership nized activities.
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
(800) 933-Park
Campsites (28), canoe/kayak campsites (8), rental cabins, mansion and guest house.
Free boat launch for overnight
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guests. Trails, fishing pier, canoe and motor boat rentals,
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Gwynn’s Island RV Resort
551 Buck Chase Rd.
Gwynn
725-5700
125 sites, sand beach, portable boat launching, boat ramp
nearby, recreation hall, camp
store.
New Point Comfort
RV Resort
846 Sand Bank Rd.
New Point
725-5120
300 sites, boating facilities,
pool, playgrounds, recreation
hall, planned entertainment.
Sites on waterfront.
1,000 sites, water park, conference center, playgrounds,
organized activities, charter
fishing and cruise boats, boat
slips, boat storage, 1, 2 and
3 bedroom vacation rentals.
2005-06 National RV Park of
the Year.
Bush Park Camp Resort
724 Bushy Park Rd.
Wake
776-6750
400 sites, year-round section,
pool, recreation hall, laundry,
scheduled activities, pier, boat
ramp.
Cross Rip Ltd.
Cross Rip Rd.
Deltaville
776-9324
Beach, boat basin, water and
electric. Reservations requested.
Grey’s Point Camp
Topping
758-2485
700 sites, boat ramp and
slips, bait and tackle shop (Virginia Saltwater Tournament
weigh station), recreation hall,
splash pool water park, nature
trails, planned entertainment.
Northumberland
Middlesex
Chesapeake Bay CampBethpage Camp-Resort
Resort
679 Browns Ln.
382 Campground Rd.
453-3430
Urbanna
758-4349 Reedville
Westmoreland
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.
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. Playground, game
room, campground store, propane on site, beach area and
boat ramp.
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, laundry facilities and bathhouse.
tom chillemi’s
The way I see it
“Sitting by the Fire”
A
nother summer is gone.
Chirping crickets have
replaced the katydid buzz of summer.
Nights are now longer than days.
The scarcity of warmth increases its
value.
There’s not much winter here in
Rivah country. The temperature of
rivers and creeks rarely dips below
40 degrees. This huge heat source
pushes back the cold.
All summer the sun has warmed
the earth and water, which now is
slowly releasing that stored energy.
It’s visible as warm mist rising in to
colder air on a foggy morning.
We’ve entered the months with an
“R” in their spelling. Before refrigeration, oysters were only eaten in
“months with an R,” which are the
colder months.
It’s time to get ready for rest and
regeneration. It’ll soon be time to
build a fire.
A wood pile is a sign of wealth—
stored energy—ready when you need
comforting. Few things are better on
a rainy day than a fire in a fireplace.
Fire is a friend. Our early ancestors
huddled by it for warmth, light, cooking and protection. The power of fire
gave them security, lowered stress
and helped them rest.
Fire kept away animals that feared
it. Hungry wolves stayed outside
the circle of light. Fire defeated the
dreaded darkness.
Cooking meat begins the digestion process, allowing nutrients to
be extracted easier and more com-
pletely. Fire improved the health of
hunting and gathering tribes.
Fire is still essential to everything
that we have. Metals are melted and
cast into useful shapes. Controlled
combustion in engines drives the
modern world and send humans into
space. Heat is needed to produce
everything.
The allure of flame has endured.
We light candles at ceremonies, for
quiet dinners, or when the power
goes out.
The late radio commentator Paul
Harvey, in one of his “The Rest of
the Story” segments, spoke about
how after the attacks of 9/11, a New
York TV station played a video of a
fire burning in a fireplace. No comment, no music, just the crackling
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34 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 fire. It was the most watched show in
that time slot, he said.
From a spark, flames flash into
life. To stay alive fire requires fuel,
oxygen, and you to feed it. You
become a part of it, watching and
anticipating when to load the next
log.
Building a fire is a process that
starts with cold elements. Once
flames catch, the energy stored in
wood is transformed into light and
heat. Energy that was sent from the
sun, captured by leaves and fed by
the earth’s nutrients and water, is
ignited, releasing solar power again.
There are better ways to heat, but
none radiates that instant wave of
warmth and beams light that soothes
the spirit, the way fire does.
As flame fades, embers still glow,
pulsing with energy. In time, only
ash remains. Ashes are fertilizer, a
source of lime, potassium and trace
elements that can raise pH and help
neutralize acidic soil.
With the sun’s influence shrinking, I look forward to the fire ritual.
You’ll find me most at ease when
sitting by the fire, gazing at the fleeting flames that flicker for an instant,
ever changing in warm shades of red
and yellow.
And there’s one more reason for
a fire—toasting marshmallows to
make “smores.”
Tom Chillemi has been a photojournalist for 25 years with the
Southside Sentinel.
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Rivah Diversions
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.
cal waters. Will deliver.
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1650 State Park Rd.
Montross
493-8821
Group kayak trips, paddle
boats and paddle boards
Air Excursion
Bay Aviation
Hummel Field
Topping
Enrichment Classes
Chestnut Cove
Bed and Breakfast
and Zekiah Glass
511 Oakley Ln.
Farnham
394-3142
Two guest rooms with private
baths, full breakfast and lunch.
Two-day classes in creating
stained glass, with a separate
fee, is offered inclusively with
overnight stays.
436-2977
Animal Farm
River Birch Animal Farm
Locust Hill
758-3522
Open daily, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Free admission.
Boat Cruises
Bay Water Excursions
308 Railway Rd.
A guest enjoys a sample of one of several wines produced by Hague
Port Haywood
725-2876
Boat tours on the Chesapeake Bay with USCG certified
Rappahannock River Cruise
rentals.
captain.
Tappahannock
453-2628 Boatyard at Christchurch
“Captain Thomas” travels to 1228 Crafton Quarter Rd.
Captain Billy’s Charters/
Saluda
Ingleside Vineyards.
758-4067
River Cruises
Near Christchurch School in
Middlesex.
Heathsville
580-7292 “Serenity”
(757) 710-1233
Custom
cruises
every Yorktown
A 65' schooner offers two- Ingram Bay Marina
Sat. evening. Private cruises
hour cruises. Weekends only. 545 Harvey’s Neck Rd.
available.
580-7292
Private charters, group reserva- Heathsville
14–18' boats with 25 hp outtions and “locals” specials.
board motors. Fishing licenses
“Faded Glory” – The
Smith Island Cruise
included in rental. Rod and reel
Hope and Glory Inn’s 25
382 Campground Rd.
rental at marina tackle shop.
Passenger Vessel
Reedville
453-3430 www.captbillyscharters.com
65 Tavern Rd.
Departs from Chesapeake
Irvington
438-6053
Luncheon
and
cocktail Bay Camp-Resort. Reserva- Jackson Creek Outfitters
274 Bucks View Ln.
cruises aboard a restored tions required.
Deltaville
776-9812
Chesapeake Bay oyster boat.
Tangier Island Cruise
Kayak rentals, paddleboat
Reservations required.
468 Buzzard Point Rd.
rentals, small sailboat rentals,
Reedville
453-2628 eco tours, and fishing guide
Jackson Creek Outfitters
Departs from Buzzard’s Point services. Located at Deltaville
274 Bucks View Ln.
Marina.
Deltaville
776-9812 Marina.
Tucker’s Recreation
rentals, small sailboat rentals, Urbanna Cruises
366-1778 Park and Marine
eco tours, and fishing guide Urbanna
Cruise local creeks and riv- 244 Barn Rd.
services. Located at Deltaville
ers aboard a comfy, chartered Shacklefords
785-4464
Marina.
pontoon boat. Now serving The
16' and 17' open bow fiberTides Inn in addition to Urbanna glass boats with outboard moLet’s Go Sailing!
tors. Fishing license included in
Urbanna
824-4006 marinas.
rental.
Day cruises, boat rides and www.urbannacruises.com
lessons on “Free Spirit”. By
appointment.
Boat Rentals
Bowling
Evans Bowling Center
Potomac River Charters
34 Cralle Ct.
Colonial Beach
224-1400 1632 Belle Isle Rd.
(800)933-Park Kilmarnock
435-3950
Departs from Colonial Beach Lancaster
Kayak, canoe and small boat
Town Pier.
36 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 recipes to
Winery in Westmoreland County.
River Lanes and Grill
16 Town Centre Dr.
Kilmarnock
436-9004
Village Lanes
7307 John Clayton Mem. Hwy.
Gloucester
693-3720
Canoe/Kayak Rentals
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster
462-5030
Chesapeake Bay
Camp-Resort
382 Campground Rd.
Reedville
453-3430
Ingram Bay Marina
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.
Jackson Creek Outfitters
274 Bucks View Ln.
Deltaville
776-9812
rentals, small sailboat rentals,
eco tours, and fishing guide
ser vices. Located at Deltaville
Marina.
Dragonfly Yoga Studio, LLC
Deltaville
832-9353
Studio offers vinyasa flows
and hatha blends along with
various other forms of yoga.
InsideOut Yoga
366 James Wharf Rd.
White
Stone
436-2204
Four levels of vinyasa flow
yoga classes. Classes integrate breath and movement,
awareness and alignment,
strength and flexibility, stillness and joy.
TriYoga
370-4856
Offering a multi-level hatha
blend. Class times and locations var y.
www.triyoganow.com
Farmers’ Markets
Deltaville Farmers’ Market
287 Jackson Creek Rd.
Deltaville
776-6950
Fourth Sat. of the month
May–Nov.; 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Holly Point Nature Park at the
Deltaville Maritime Museum.
Gloucester Market
6523 Main St.
Gloucester
695-0700
Monthly June–Aug., Wed.
evenings 4–7 p.m. Located at
the history museum.
Heathsville Farmers’ Market
73 Monument Place
Heathsville
580-3377
Lazy Days Adventures
Third Sat. of the month Apr.–
Hardyville
776-9853
Rentals and eco-tours of lo- Oct., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Behind
Diversions
Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern.
Urbanna Farmers’ Market
351 Bonner St.
Irvington Farmers Market
Urbanna
761-4840
Irvington Commons
The second Sat. of each
Irvington
480-0697 month May–Sept.; 9 a.m.–1
First Sat. of the month from p.m. in Taber Park.
May–Nov., 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
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From 9 a.m.–1 p.m. the
Mathews Farmers’ Market
second Sat. of each month
10494 Buckley Hall Rd.
May–Sept.
Mathews
725-7196 www.warsawfar mersmarket.
Every Sat., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at com
Mathews historic courthouse
green.
Fun Parks
Swamp Fun Park
Montross Market Days
15803 Kings Hwy.
642-8778
Montross
703-598-2112 Gloucester
Paint ball.
First Sat. of the month
May–Sept.
Cyber Star
6706 Main St.
Tappahannock Farmers’
Gloucester
824-9450
Market
Video game center with XPrince St. and Cross St.
Tappahannock
445-2076 Box, Wii, PlayStation, arcade
Third week each month Apr.– games, laser tag.
Nov. except for June which is
RivahFest.
Learn to Sail
www.TappahannockMarket.com
Norton’s Sailing School
97 Marina Rd.
Deltaville
776-9211
Premier Sailing
744 St. Andrews Ln.
Weems
438-9300
www.premiersailing.com
Stingray Point Sailing
School
Deltaville
909-2655
Movies
Essex 5 Cinemas
Tappahannock
445-1166
Hillside Cinema
7321 John Clayton Mem. Hwy.
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, home-
grown yarns from sheep raised
on the farm, lambs and Kids,
Cashmere and Nigerian goats.
Open by appointment.
Putt Putt
Bethpage Miniature Golf
and Ice Creamery
Eastfields Farms
Urbanna
758-GOLF (4653)
85 Preston Point Rd.
Putt-putt golf. Rt. 602 just
Mathews
725-3948 outside of Urbanna, Middlesex
Spray-free blueberries in County.
July/Aug. Open Fri.–Sun.
Lew Bristow’s
Blackberry Farm
Hartfield
776-7785
8 a.m.–4 p.m., Mon.–Sat. in
season.
Tater Neck Blueberry Farm
Potato Neck Rd.
Port Haywood
725-2623
Open mid-July through Labor
Day, during daylight. No chemicals used, six different varieties available.
Racing
Bill Sawyer’s
Virginia Motor Speedway
4426 Tidewater Tr.
Jamaica
758-1867
Dirt track racing select Sat.
nights through October.
Colonial Beach Dragway
2035 James Monroe Hwy.
Colonial Beach
224-7455
1/8th mile asphalt drag
track.
Dragon Motor Sports
1790 Howerton Rd.
Westmoreland Berry Farm
Dunnsville
443-1903
1235 Berry Farm Ln.
Truck and tractor pulls.
Oak Grove
224-9171
www.westmorelandberr yfarm.
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Good Luck Cellars
An Estate Winery
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Saturday 11am-6 pm s Sunday Noon-5 pm
1025 Good Luck Road
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Facilities available to rent for
weddings, reunions, parties, etc.
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Skating
Stan’s Skateland
17408 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-9890
Fri.–Sat., 7:30–10 p.m.
Fri. noon–7 p.m.; Sat. noon–6
p.m.; Sun. noon–5 p.m. 703313-9742 Mon.–Thurs.; 4723172 Fri.–Sun.
804-333-4700
Good Luck Cellars
1025 Good Luck Rd.
Kilmarnock
435-1416
Theaters
Open Thurs. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.,
Court House Players
Fri. 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Sat. 11
Mathews
725-0474 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sun. noon–5
Community
theater
serv- p.m.
ing Gloucester, Mathews and
Middlesex counties. Dinner Hague Winery
theater.
8268 Cople Hwy.
www.courthouseplayers.org
Hague
472-5283
Donk’s Theater
Mathews
725-7760
Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opry.
Live country music in a family
atmosphere.
www.donkstheater.com
Ingleside Vineyards
and Winery
5872 Leedstown Rd.
Oak Grove
224-8687
Oak Crest Vineyard
and Winery
8215 Oak Crest Dr.
King George (540)663-2813
Lancaster Players
361 Chesapeake Dr.
White Stone
435-3776 Specials Wine Seller
52 S. Main St.
Westmoreland Players
Kilmarnock
436-9463
16217 Richmond Rd.
Free wine tastings each Fri.
Callao
529-9345 at 5 p.m.
Trolley Rides
Triangle Trolley
435-1552
Between
Kilmarnock,
Irvington and White Stone. Every Fri. and Sat. May 3–Oct. 5.
The Pearl Trolley
Urbanna
758-2613
The Pearl runs in and around
Urbanna in Middlesex County,
from May 24–Sept. 3 25¢.
Sponsors needed.
Wine Tastings
Athena Vineyards
and Winery, Inc.
3138 Jessie Ball duPont Mem. Hwy.
Burgess
580-4944
Belle Mount Vineyards
2570 Newland Rd.
Warsaw
333-4700
The Dog and Oyster
Vineyard
170 White Fences Dr.
Irvington
438-9463
Wine tastings, 11 a.m.–6
p.m. Thurs.–Mon.
General’s Ridge Vineyard
1618 Weldons Dr.
Hague
(703) 313-9742
Tasting room, appetizers.
Vault Field Vineyards
2953 Kings Mill Rd.
Kinsale
472-4430
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Call for appointment!
Museum quilt
to be raffled
MORATTICO—The Morattico
Waterfront Museum is conducting
a quilt raffle. The “Morattico
Village Quilt” features images
of village and riverfront life.
A drawing will be held at the
museum’s sixth annual oyster
roast October 19. The quilt, by
member Gary Bradley, may be
viewed at the museum.
Tickets are $5. Tickets may be
purchased at the museum, from
board members, at mem.chrs@
verizon.net, or call 353-2972, or
382-4604.
Send your photos of
people having fun at
the Rivah to
[email protected]
38 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 See what flying is really meant to be
in our impeccably restored
1943 Fairchild PT-19
Gift Certificates Available
Reasonable Rates
Call us for an appointment.
at Hummel Field, Topping
436-2977
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Freshly Renovated Gift Shop • Magnificent Floral Designs
Bountiful array of Herbs, Vegetables, & Perennials
Wilton Cottage
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James Madison re-enactment
set for Oct. 13 in Urbanna
U R BA N NA — Fo r m e r
U.S. President James Madison will visit Urbanna’s
colonial courthouse and
Lansdowne on Sunday,
October 13, to present a
lively discussion of colonial politics and Middlesex
County’s own Dr. Arthur
Lee.
With deft humor and
insightful reminiscences,
re-enactor John Douglas
Hall will portray Madison
at the Middlesex Woman's
Club in Urbanna. He has
been described as “the
James Madison,” and has
made many appearances
at Montpelier (Madison’s
historic home). Similar in
stature to our fourth President, Hall’s interpretation
includes an engaging attention to detail that brings his
character to life.
Lansdowne is the home
of Patriot Dr. Arthur Lee,
youngest brother in Colonial Virginia’s prestigious
Lee family. Dr. Lee served
as a European agent to promote the American cause
against the British and he
did service in London,
Paris, Berlin and Madrid.
Dr. Lee’s 1778 commission
to negotiate the Treaty of
Alliance with France provided him the opportunity
to serve with Benjamin
Franklin from Philadelphia. Lee served as a delegate to the Continental
Congress from 1782-1785
and was a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates in 1781.
The public is invited to
join the Middlesex County
Museum & Historical Society on Sunday, October 13,
at the Middlesex County
Woman’s Club (210 Virginia Street) in Urbanna for
two performances by James
Madison at 4 p.m. and 5
p.m. A light fare will be
served following the performances at Lansdowne.
Tickets for the event are
$40, and must be purchased
before the event by calling
804-776-6983 or emailing
middlesexmuseum@
va.metrocast.net.
Please
state your preference for
the 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. seating. In addition, you will
need to mail a check to the
Middlesex County Museum
made out to the museum.
The address is P.O. Box
121, Saluda, VA 23149.
Tickets can be picked up at
the museum or at the performance.
Billy Pipkin
The Fishing Line
Rockin’ the boat with
great fishing and food
A
s Autumn caresses the
region, we find ourselves
immersed in cooler weather
and hot fishing. During the
month of October, we can
expect to experience very good
fishing for several species:
spot, speckled trout, puppy
drum, bluefish and rockfish.
While most species become
more scarce as they migrate
southward, rockfish action will
blossom into a spectacular fall
fishing event.
Speckled trout is a very
sought after species this
month. There is a ‘cult-like’
following of anglers that
pursue these tasty, hard fighting fish. Since the best results
are found in skinny water of
less than 6 feet in depth, a
variety of vessels can be used
for light tackle action. The
Piankatank, Mobjack Bay, the
mouth of the Great Wicomico
River, and many creeks in
between also hold these fish.
Kayaks and canoes will allow
you to experience that natural,
purist feeling of sneaking up
on the fish and casting lures
at them. Puppy drum fishing
has been fantastic this summer
in many of the same locations
that hold speckled trout. That
action will linger into October
as well. Many of the drum are
now approaching the upper end
of the 18-26 inch slot limit.
Striped bass is a favorite of
local anglers because it lends
itself well to both inshore and
deep water fishing. The Virginia striped bass regulations
allow for two fish per person
18-28 inches in length with
one of the two allowed to be
over 28 inches long.
The chumming season usually lingers well into November. At that time the larger
migratory rockfish begin to
make their trek into the bay
from ocean waters. At that time
emphasis shifts to the trolling scene. This fishery only
gets better as it peaks in midDecember with the monster 40
pound specimens.
Trolling is performed mainly
along the edges of the shipping
channel. These edges are where
menhaden, the rockfish’s primary staple, head southbound
out of the bay to winter off the
Carolina coast.
The hottest action is found
White Stone event features
car show and chili cook-off
WHITE
STONE—The
White Stone Business Association (WSBA) will sponsor its
third annual Oktoberfest and
car show, open to all collectible
cars, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 26, behind the
White Stone Fire Department.
Plaques will be given to the
first 100 vehicles and a special
award will go to the oldest vehicle, mayor’s choice and WSBA
choice.
Chili cook-off entries are
open to any business or nonprofit and vendors have been
requested to sign up by calling president Carrie Barrack at
435-4321, or email [email protected].
This year, the fire department is sponsoring a parade at
2 p.m. Entries are invited. For
entry and lineup information,
contact Ryan Stevens at 4364703.
40 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Warren Ellis shows off a big rockfish while fishing with Capt. Billy
Pipkin.
between the Maryland/Virginia line and the mouth of the
Rappahannock River. There
are two productive artificial
reefs and a very nice stretch of
channel near Buoy 62 that produces big catches each year.
My abundance of enthusiasm carries me further south to
Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach
during the winter months. It is
there that my 46-foot “Liquid
Assets II” calls home while
anglers needing a wintertime
fishing ‘fix’ join me for more
world class rockfish action.
There are a few things
during the fall months that are
truly enjoyable; Fishing, bonfires and seafood chowder. I
am sharing one of my favorite
seafood chowder recipes so
that you too can enjoy some
hot chowder on a cool night
1 10 oz can tomatoes
1 tablespoon Old Bay seafood
seasoning
1 lb bag frozen corn
1 lb bag baby carrots -sliced
cayenne pepper, salt and
black pepper to taste
In large pot, cook bacon
until crisp, set aside, drain
most of the grease. In same
pot, sauté onion, celery,
and garlic until soft. Do not
brown. Add remaining ingredients. Cook on medium heat
until vegetables are almost
tender, lower heat to medium/
low add seafood and continue
cooking for 30 min.(do not
stir or fish cubes will break
up) Simmer and serve.
Capt. Billy Pipkin owns and
after fishing.
operates Capt. Billy’s Charters
Enjoy your time on the and Ingram Bay Marina in
water, be safe and until next Wicomico Church —580-7292.
time...Fair winds.
For the latest fishing information and tips, read his column
Watermen’s favorite
“The Fishing Line” weekly in
the Rappahannock Record.
Seafood Chowder
1 pound fresh rockfish fillets,
cut into 1” square cubes
1 pound crabmeat, fresh or
pasteurized
1 pint Virginia oysters in
their own liquor
6 slices bacon
1 cup onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 clove garlic
1 10 oz can Irish potatoes
1 8 oz jar clam juice
1 cup white wine
1 quart water
1 can 14 oz chicken broth
2 tablespoons parsley
Send
your
recipes
to
[email protected]
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Deep Ramp
Land Storage
boats and trailers
Boathouse Slips
Up to 50 feet
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Up to 60 feet
Cabin Rentals
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2013 Sizes and Limits
Recreational Fishing Regulations in Virginia’s Marine Waters
e Black Drum
Minimum Size Limit: 16" Total Length
Limit: 1 Black Drum per person per day
e Blue Catfish
Minimum Size Limit: None
Limit: Only one over 32" per day
e Bluefish
Limit: 10 Bluefish per person per day
e Spadefish
Limit: 4 Spadefish per person per day
e Spanish Mackerel
Limit: 15 Spanish Mackerel per person per day
e Speckled Trout (Spotted Sea Trout)
Limit: 10 Speckled Trout per person per day
e Cobia
Limit: 1 Cobia per person per day
e Striped Bass (Striper, Rockfish)
e Grey Trout (Weakfish)
Limit: 1 Grey Trout per day per person
Virginia Trophy Season, May 1–15
Minimum Size Limit: 32"
Possession Limit: 1 Rockfish per person per day
Spring Season, May 16–June 15
Minimum Size Limit: 18" | Maximum Size Limit **: 28"
Limit: 2 Rockfish per person per day
** One fish of the two fish limit may be larger than 32" 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: 18" | Maximum Size Limit: 28"
e Red Drum (Channel Bass)
Maximum Size Limit: 26" Total Length
Limit: 3 Red Drum per person per day
e Summer Flounder (Fluke)
Limit: 4 Flounder per person per day
e Sheepshead
Minimum Size Limit: none
Limit: 4 Sheepshead per person per day
e 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.
Deltaville, Va.
804-776-6855
Broad Creek &
Green’s Cove Rd.
Personalized Service • Full-Time Prop Shop
Wet & Dry Storage • Brokerage Sales
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Spray & Brush Painting • Transmissions Rebuilt
Gas & Diesel • Covered Slips
CUSTOM YACHT CANVAS
Sailboats • Power Boats
Free Estimates • Repairs Welcome
14 Years Best of Bay Winner
“BEST CANVAS SHOP”
– Chesapeake Bay Magazine
AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR:
Please visit us at www.shipstailor.com
Two Locations
WHITE STONE
(804) 435-7229
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Marina
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*Onsite service provided by
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Deltaville, VA • (804) 776-6463
www.norviewmarina.com
[email protected]
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42 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 DELTAVILLE
(804) 776-7044
Can we offer you a lift?
Urbanna, Va.
(804) 758-1099 or (800) 718-5737
www.eastcoastboatlifts.com
Boat Lift Features
Boat Lift Types
• Aluminum or Galvanized
Steel Construction
• Stainless Steel Cables
• GFCI Protected Motors
• Enclosed Covers
• Standard & Custom Design
• Optional Remote Controls
• Aluminum Overhead Beam (NEW)
• Galvanized Overhead Beam
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(rotation & standard)
• Boathouse
• Boat Lift Replacement Parts
(motors, switches, cable, beams, etc.)
Rivah Marinas
A
ll area codes are (804)
unless otherwise listed.
age; limited marine supplies,
one rental apartment.
QDavis Creek
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 dr y slip rental, showers
and restrooms, Valvtect gas
and diesel.
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.
Harborside Storage
at Garrett’s Marina
339 Catch Penny Ln.
Bowler’s Wharf
443-0190
Fully enclosed dr y stack and
open dr y stack storage.
June Parker Marina
531 Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-2131
High/dr y storage, ship’s Port Kinsale Marina on the Yeocomico River in Westmoreland County has 106 slips with a restaurant and
store, boat ramp, and slips. lodging within walking distance.
Gas and on-demand diesel.
Gloucester
Q Glenns
Friday’s Marine
14879 Geo. Wash. Hwy.
Glenns
758-4131
Suzuki outboard engines
sales and repair. Most outboards ser viced, marine store.
York River. Sewage pumpout,
12-ton and 60-ton travel lifts,
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
Q Perrin River
after green marker #9. Gas, dieCrown Pointe Marina
sel, 10 ft. depth at fuel dock,
9737 Cook’s Landing Rd.
sewage pumpout, ship’s store,
Hayes
642-6177 ice, hull and engine repair, full
On Perrin River off York service yard or do-it-yourself.
River. Yamaha dealer, Valvtect 35- and 60-ton lifts, car rental
gas, diesel, ice, bait, pumpout, nearby, showers, restrooms,
ship’s store, 20-ton travel lift, pool and picnic area, transient
restrooms, showers, ramp, fish slips.
cleaning station. Fishing charters, two pools, 235 slips plus Q Severn River
Severn River Marina
transient slips.
3398 Stonewall Rd.
Q Rowes Creek
Hayes
642-6969
Holiday Marina
On southwest branch of
3143 Holiday Marina Rd.
Severn River near marker #4,
Hayes
642-2528 off Mobjack Bay. Full service reOn Rowes Creek off the pairs with 75-ton travel lift, wet
Severn River. Diesel, ice, show- and dry storage, ship’s store,
ers, restrooms, transient slips, transient facilities and other
marine parts, full ser vice ma- amenities.
rina, hull repair, 60-ton lift,
ramp.
Lancaster
Q Sarah’s Creek
Jordan Marine Service
7804 Jordan Rd.
Gloucester Point
642-4360
On Sarah’s Creek off the
QCarter’s Creek
Carter’s Cove Marina
347 Carter’s Cove Dr.
Weems
438-5273
Deep water slips, electric
service to all slips, sewage QMeyer Creek
pumpout, laundry facilities,
restrooms, modern bath house, Yankee Point
Sailboat Marina
wireless internet.
1303 Oak Hill Rd.
Marina at The Tides Inn
Lancaster
462-7018
480 King Carter Dr.
In Ottoman near the MerIrvington
438-5000 ry Point Ferry. Gas/diesel,
Gas/diesel, sewage pump- pumpout, restaurant, swimming
out, mini ship’s store, showers, pool, boat brokerage, rental
laundry, dining, lodging, slips, cottages, ship’s store, repairs,
restrooms, access to golf, ten- slips, restrooms, ramp.
www.yankeepointmarina.com
nis and swimming pools.
www.tidesinn.com
QRappahannock River
Rappahannock Yachts/
Windmill Point Marina
Sanders Yacht Yard
40 Windjammer Ln.
70 Rappahannock Rd.
White Stone
436-1818
Irvington
438-5353
Fuel docks, deep water slips.
Located on Carter’s Creek. Electric service, pumpout,
Full service boatyard for power restrooms, swimming pools
and sail. 30-ton travel lift, car- and restaurant with tiki bar and
pentry and engine shop. Paint grill.
shed for Awlgrip/restoration www.liveatwindmillpoint.com
projects. Slips, dry storage,
restrooms and showers.
Mathews
www.rappyachts.com
QCobbs Creek
Ginney Point Marina
QIndian Creek
22 Ginney Point Ln.
Chesapeake Boat Basin
Cobbs Creek
725-7407
1686 Waverly Ave.
At Piankatank River and
Kilmarnock
435-3110
Gas/diesel, complete ship’s Cobbs Creek; depth at fuel
store, inboard/outboard en- dock, 5.5'; gas, diesel and oil;
gine repairs, Suzuki, Mercury, ramp, ice, toilets and showNauticstar and Boston Whaler ers, electric boat for charter.
dealer, brokerage sales, slips, Engine, hull, electrical and sail
restrooms, launching ramp, ice repairs; slip rental, wet, dr y,
open and covered boat storand 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; 15-ton
travel lift, 80-ton railway. 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 ser vice, bathhouse,
17 slips for boats up to 50',
dredged to 8' MLW.
Zimmerman Marine
59 Heron Point Rd.
Cardinal
725-3440
On the west side of the East
River, at navigation marker 13;
engine, hull, electrical and radio repairs; can haul power
boats up to 55' and sailboats
up to 60' and 35 tons. No
dockage or marina ser vices.
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’. Engine repairs, bottom painting, ship’s store, ice,
bait and fishing supplies. Sewage pumpout, dr y storage only.
Picnic area, bathhouse, rental
apartment.
www.morningstarmarinas.com
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QNorth River
Mobjack Bay Marina
454 Marina Rd.
North
725-7245
On Blackwater Creek near
marker #2. Gas, diesel, fuel
dock, low tide depth—4’.
Primarily a sailboat marina.
Repairs to hulls, electrical systems, minor engine repairs, bottom painting. 20-ton travel lift.
Dockage, boat ramp, dry storage, sewage pumpout, showers, restrooms, ship’s store.
QQueen’s Creek
Queen’s Creek Marina
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
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,
Finatic fishing char ters, travel
lift and prop ser vice. Powerboat sales.
Coastal Marine Inc.
160 Dockside Dr.
Deltaville
776-6585
Full ser vice boatyard for
power and sail, 50-ton travellift, engine and mechanical
shop, specializes in repair of
Mercur y outboards, Crusader
engines repair and ser vice.
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.
Chesapeake
Yacht Sales
Dealer for:
2014 Catalina 315 – .. Great Incentive Savings
1979 Valiant 40' ............................ $140,000
1998 Albin 28' ................................ $59,900
1976 Bertram 35' ............................ $27,500
Owners: Lew & Onna Grimm
Large Inventory Used Power & Sail Boats • (804)776-9898
www.cysboat.com • 18355 General Puller Highway, Deltaville
Who’s Under Your Boat?
Diving Services: Hull Cleaning, Prop Service,
Zinc Replacement, Salvage, Cutting,
Drilling and More!
Licensed, Insured and Professional
804-693-6777 • www.underboats.com
44 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 www.dycboat.com
70’, clubhouse, conference
room, pool, private bathNorton Yacht Sales, Inc.
rooms, laundr y, pumpout, 30
97 Marina Dr.
transient slips for individuals/
Deltaville
776-9211 groups, wireless internet acSlips,
fuel,
pumpouts, cess, concrete floating docks.
restrooms, laundr y, full service yacht repair yard, Yanmar Rappahannock
diesel engine repairs, 35 ton Marine Service
travel lift, dealer for Marlow 141 Hamble Ln.
Hunter, Marlow Mainship and Deltaville
776-7574
Jeanneau sailboats, brokerFull service boat yard. 30age sail and power, ASA sail- ton travel lift, boat forklift, haul
ing school, sail char ters.
and launch, quick haul, bottom
www.nor tonyachts.com
painting, engine and transmission repair and replacements,
Norview Marina
winterizations, wooden and fi18691 Gen. Puller Hwy.
berglass boat repairs.
Deltaville
776-6463
Gas and diesel, sewage Stingray Point Boat Works
pumpout, ship’s store, boa- 19047 Gen. Puller Hwy.
tel, hull and engine repair, Deltaville
776-7070
restrooms, boat ramp, swimAll kinds of maintenance,
ming pool, laundromat, con- dockage and storage is
venience market, travel lift, available.
forklift, Delta boat sales and
brokerage.
Stingray Point Marina
Regatta Point
Deltaville
776-7272
Yachting Center
Ship’s store, hull and en137 Neptune Ln.
gine repair, restrooms, travel
Deltaville
776-8400 lift, boat storage and annual
Open and covered slips to rentals.
Walden’s Marina
1224 Timberneck Rd.
Deltaville
776-9440
75 covered and open
boat slips, ship’s store, gas
and diesel fuel, restrooms,
pumpout facility, full-ser vice
boatyard, hull and engine repair, ice, transient space,
travel lift.
QFishing Bay
Chesapeake Boat Works
548 Deagles Rd.
Deltaville
776-8833
Ship’s store, hull and engine repair, restrooms, travel
lift, railway, dockage and boat
storage.
www.chesapeakeboatworks.
com
Fishing Bay Harbor Marina
519 Deagles Rd.
Deltaville
776-6800
Gas and diesel, sewage pumpout, ship’s store,
restrooms, swimming pool,
laundromat, bicycles, Wi-Fi,
ValvTect marine fuel, floating
and fixed, open and covered
slips.
Marinas
Deltaville Marina
274 Bucks View Ln.
Deltaville
776-9812
Gas and diesel, sewage pumpout, ship’s store,
restrooms, swimming pool,
laundromat,
yacht
repair
ser vices.
QLaGrange Creek
Remlik Marina and
Danny’s Marine Services
485 Burch Rd.
Urbanna
758-5450
Full-ser vice boatyard, hull
and engine repairs, ship’s
store, pumpout, 30-ton travel
lift, swimming pool, restrooms,
onshore winter storage, gas,
99 covered slips.
Regent Point Marina
and Boatyard Inc.
317 Regent Point Dr.
Topping
758-4457
Sailboats and trawlers only.
Sewage pumpout, restrooms,
showers, boat ramp for leaseholders, playground, covered
picnic area, storage lockers,
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
and 12-ton travel lift, camping,
bathhouse, laundr y, ship’s
store. Transients welcome.
Wi-Fi. One mile to the bay.
www.smithpointmarina.com
QLodge Creek
Olverson’s Lodge Creek
Marina Inc.
1161 Melrose Rd.
Lottsburg
529-6868
Gas/diesel,
pumpout,
ramp, sand beach, heated
pool, laundr y, restrooms/
showers, boat with trailer storage, covered and open slips,
transients welcome.
QLittle Wicomico River
Chesapeake Bay
Camp-Resort
382 Campground Rd.
Reedville
453-3430
Covered slips, store, showers, swimming pool, mini-golf,
pavilion, Sun. breakfast. Over- QTowles Creek
night or annual slip rentals. Ingram Bay Marina
Cabins, lodges, tent, RV sites. 545 Harveys Neck Rd.
Heathsville
580-7292
Cockrell’s Marine Railway
Near Wicomico Church.
309 Railway Dr.
Covered slips up to 48', outHeathsville
453-3560 side slips up to 60'. TranHull and engine repair, sew- sient slips, rental cabins,
age pumpout, ramp.
banquet facilities. Gas/diesel, sewage pumpout, ship’s
Smith Point Marina
store, tackle/bait shop, deep
989 Smith Point Rd.
boat ramp, restrooms, showReedville
453-4077 ers, beach. Fishing char ters,
Full ser vice, covered and cruises (dinner, sunset or
46 f
uncovered slips, ramp, forklift
Carries “Made in America”
Tervis & Signature Tumblers, Rolf Glassware, Screencraft
Tileworks, Blue Crab Bay, Green Tree Jewelry, Ipswich Bay Soap,
Pumpernickel Cards, Blair Cedar and more!
Large inside/outside Consignment Area
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Support Made in the USA
QLocklies Creek
Locklies Marina
784 Locklies Creek Rd.
Topping
758-2871
Gas and diesel fuel, ship’s
store, dr y storage, charter boats moor at the facility, restrooms, two launching
ramps, boat rentals, picnic
tables.
and full ser vice boatyard in- Urbanna Town Marina
cluding hauling and ground 210 Oyster Rd.
storage.
Urbanna
758-5440
www.regentpointmarina.com
At foot of Virginia St. 32 slips,
16 transient. Bath and shower
QRappahannock River
facilities, laundry, bikes and
Boatyard at Christchurch
golf cart rentals, pumpout sta1228 Crafton Quarter Rd.
tion, handicapped accessible.
Saluda
758-4067
Boatel, 30-ton travel lift,
gas, dr y storage, ship’s store, Northumberland
bait, bathhouse, launch, ramp, QCoan River
Coan River Marina
hull and mechanical repair.
3170 Lake Rd.
Lottsburg
529-6767
QRobinson Creek
Deep water slips with easy
Sunset Point Marina
access to bay and river. Gas/
792 Burrell’s Marina Rd.
sewage
pumpout,
Urbanna
758-5016 diesel,
store,
laundr y,
40 slips on Robinson Creek, ship’s
handmade rockfish, floun- restrooms, full repairs, 25-ton
der and trout tackle on sale, travelift.
restrooms and bath houses,
pumpout facilities, ramp, pic- Lewisetta Marina
nic tables, ice, gas grills and 369 Church Ln.
529-7299
East Coast houseboats sales Lottsburg
Gas/diesel,
pumpout,
and manufacturing.
ship’s store, ice, hull and engine repair, restrooms, ramp.
QUrbanna Creek
Dozier’s Port Urbanna
QCockrell’s Creek
Yachting Center
Buzzards Point Marina
1 Waterfront St.
Urbanna
758-0000 468 Buzzard Point Rd.
453-3545
Hull and engine repair, Reedville
Restrooms, showers, gas/
restrooms, outside boat storage facilities, limited transient diesel, ice, pumpout ser vice,
dockage. Groceries and down- 70 in-water slips, dr y storage,
town Urbanna within walking Wi-Fi, Tangier Island ferr y serdistance. Covered slips to vice, picnic area.
70’, clubhouse and 40-ton lift.
Fairport Marina
252 Polly Cove Rd.
Urbanna Creek Marina
Fairport
453-5002
at the Bridge
Gas/diesel, ship’s store
10 Watling St.
Urbanna
(540) 226-5357 and restaurant, restrooms.
Adjacent to Urbanna Creek
Bridge. 44 slips, bath and Reedville Marina
shower facilities, restaurant 902 Main St.
453-6789
access, apar tment complex Reedville
At Crazy Crab on Cockrell’s
for yearly rental.
Creek, boat slips, gas/diesel,
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274 Bucks View Ln.
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776-8900
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ship’s store, non-ethanol gas,
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and restaurant.
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store, boat yard with 30-ton
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marine lift, sewage pumpout,
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beach,
playStepp’s Harbor View
ground, pub, restaurant.
Marina
277 Harbor View Circle
Oak Grove
224-9265 1650 State Park Rd.
Slip rentals, showers, pool, Montross
493-8821
store, snack bar, boat sales
Public boat ramp, gas, ice,
and repairs, fuel, sewage bait and fishing supplies.
pumpout.
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QYeocomico River
Kinsale Harbour Yacht Club
QMonroe Bay
and Restaurant
Bayside Marina
285 Kinsale Rd.
11 Monroe Bay Ave.
Kinsale
472-2514
Colonial Beach
224-7570
Deep water slips, showers,
40-slip marina, close to swimming pool, tennis cour t,
downtown Colonial Beach. and restaurant. Transients
New bathhouse and club welcome.
room. Lighthouse Restaurant.
Transients welcome.
Port Kinsale Marina
and Resort
Nightingale’s Motel
347 Allen Point Ln.
and Marina
Kinsale
472-2044
101 Monroe Bay Ave.
106 slips. Store, fuel, elecColonial Beach
224-7956 tric, laundr y, bath houses,
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door, motel accommodations. The Mooring Restaurant. Fullser vice marina with mechaniStanford’s Marina
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White Point Marina
Colonial Beach
224-7644 175 Marina Dr.
Working boatyard, slip rent- Kinsale
472-2977
als, haul and lift, wooden boat
Slip rentals, fuel, sewage
repairs, marine store.
pumpout, showers, haul-out/
railway facilities, mechaniMonroe Bay Marina
cal ser vices.
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present ‘Becky’s New Car’
WHITE STONE—The Lancaster Players will
present its fall production, “Becky’s New Car,”
October 10-27, at the Lancaster Playhouse on
Irvington Road in White Stone.
The production is directed and designed by
Randal Tyler, who describes “Becky’s New Car”
as a contemporary comic fable and a warmly
humorous and nimble romantic farce. And it is
“unpredictable” from the get go. Becky Foster
has a story to tell about her life and wants to
share it with everyone.
She leads a predictable, somewhat mundane
life with her blue collar husband of 28 years,
Joe, and her precocious psychology student son,
Chris. She works as a sales manager in a car dealership with a highly neurotic salesman, Steve. All
is predictable, safe, sane… until Walter Flood, an
eccentric millionaire, wanders in one evening to
buy nine cars for his employees.
Everything changes for our heroine. With
clever plot twists, mistaken identities and lifeaffirming revelations, playwright Steven Dietz
takes us on an amusement park ride where the
comedy spins out of control like a bumper car.
But under the hood of “Becky’s New Car” there
is depth and conflict. It has, like Yogi Berra once
suggested, a person coming to a fork in the road
and taking it. It is that perfect blend of hilarious
comedy and substantial weight, a story about
choices and consequences that could believably
happen to anyone.
For his 13th directorial endeavor with The
Players, Tyler has assembled a cast of seven,
including familiar and new area talents. John
Pitman, last seen in “How The Other Half Loves,”
plays Joe. Mike Conroy and Steve Rice, last seen
in “Greater Tuna,” play Walter Flood and Steve,
respectively. Kathryn Shepherd, last seen on the
LP stage in “In The Good Old Summertime”
and fresh from The Westmoreland Players’ “The
Rainmaker,” plays Ginger.
Newcomers to the LP stage, Amanda
Dreylick and Brett Hermance, play Kenni and
Chris. Amanda is a familiar face from Kilmarnock’s Specials shop and from several plays in
youth. Brett was last seen in “The Rainmaker”
and has performed several roles with The
Westmoreland Players. Both are welcome additions to the local talent pool.
Actress and director Sally Clark portrays the
title character, Becky Foster. A familiar face from
numerous LP productions, past and present, she
is up to the task with the difficult, rewarding role
of Becky.
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call 435-3776 or visit www.lancasterplayers.org.
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Gloucester tour gives insight into civil
rights triumphs of African-Americans
by Larry Chowning
A
Irene Morgan was a pioneer in the American Civil Rights movement and her fight for equality started at the
Hayes Post Office. On July 16, 1944, the 27-year-old Morgan and her two children boarded a Greyhound bus
at the Hayes Post Office and were sitting in the colored section when she was asked to move further back
to accommodate a white couple. When she refused, she was arrested when the bus stopped in Saluda. She
was charged with resisting arrest and refusing to move to the back of the bus. Her case went all the way
to the U.S. Supreme Court and in a landmark decision the court ruled that modes of transportation used in
interstate commerce could not discriminate.
The Robert Russa Moton Memorial Foundation Conference Center was founded in 1958 as an AfricanAmerican think tank that brought such famous civil rights leaders as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Gloucester
County.
48 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 s part of Gloucester County’s 350th anniversary celebration in 2001, and using grant funds from the Virginia
Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the
county created an African-American Heritage Trail Tour.
Gloucester County was formed in 1651 from York County. It
had previously been a part of Charles River Shire, one of the
eight original shires (counties) created in 1634.
Soon after settlement of Jamestown (1607), Gloucester
County was formed and the African American presence then
and throughout the county’s history was very prevalent. Slavery would become the very key to the economic survival of the
Virginia colony, and more and more black slaves would come
to Gloucester. Their history is important and definitive in the
growth of the United States of America.
Realizing this, Gloucester officials created the tour and had
Harriet Cowen of Bena, a pen-and-ink and portrait artist, do the
artwork for the tour.
Thomas Calhoun Walker, born a slave in 1862, became the
first black man to practice law in Gloucester, and by some historical accounts, he was the first in Virginia. His home is at 6739
Main Street and a historical marker in front of his home reads:
“Here lived Thomas Calhoun Walker the first black to practice
law in Gloucester County and a civil rights spokesman who
vigorously advocated education and land ownership for blacks.
Mr. Walker was elected for two terms to the Gloucester Board
of Supervisors, serving from 1891 to 1895. President William
McKinley appointed him the Commonwealth’s first black collector of customs in 1893. He became the only black to hold statewide office in President Roosevelt’s Work Project Administration
when he was appointed Consultant and Advisor on Negro Affairs
in 1934.”
Another stop on the tour is Zion Poplars Baptist Church at
7000 T.C. Walker Road. The founding mothers and fathers first
met for religious services in brush arbors, under seven poplar
trees, four of which still stand on the church grounds today. The
church building dates from 1894, and is an excellent example of
19th-century gothic revival style with vernacular detailing. The
spectacular interior of the church exhibits the creative craftsmanship of Frank Braxton, a former slave. The church is listed on the
Virginia and National Historic Landmarks Registers.
A third stop is Thomas Calhoun Walker Elementary School/
Gloucester Training School, which was established in 1921
through the efforts of T.C. Walker and others as the first free
public secondary school for black students in Gloucester. Walker
led a fund-raising effort for the creation of the secondary school,
donating the down payment himself to get the training school
started. Gloucester Training School was located at 6099 T. C.
Walker Road.
A fourth stop on the tour is where Old Hayes Store and Post
Office was located. In July 1944, a young mother named Irene
Morgan boarded a Greyhound bus at the store post office and
made history that day. A short time after boarding, the driver
ordered Mrs. Morgan and another black passenger seated next to
her to give up their seats and move to the back of the bus. Morgan
refused and was arrested in Saluda in Middlesex County by Sheriff Beverley Segar, but not before she put up a fight on the bus.
continued on page 50
African-American Heritage
Trail Tour Stops
1. Home of Thomas Calhoun Walker
6739 Main Street, Gloucester
2. Zion Poplars Baptist Church
7000 T. C. Walker Road
3. Thomas Calhoun Walker Elementary School/
Gloucester Training School
6099 T. C. Walker Road
4. Old Hayes Store and Post Office
5. Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial School
3379 Cappahosic Road, Cappahosic
6. The Morton House
6498 Allmondsville Road
7. Bethel Baptist Church
2978 Hickory Fork Road
Map courtesy Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Bethel Baptist Church is on the Gloucester County African-American
Heritage Tour and is one of the oldest churches in the county.
continued from page 48
In the Poropotank River and Purtan Bay region, indentured servants plotted an insurrection against their
masters on September 13, 1663.
Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial School, commonly known as
Capahosic Academy, was a private high school built by AfricanAmericans before public schools were available.
50 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Enlisting the help of the State Conference of the NAACP,
Morgan appealed her case through the local, state and supreme
courts. Her lawyers, Thurgood Marshall and William Hastie,
argued that it was a burden on interstate commerce for each state
to have its own rules for seating passengers. The case was a landmark case for civil rights and made segregation illegal on modes
of public interstate transportation.
The Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial School at Cappahosic is the next stop on the tour. Founded by local black residents under the leadership of lawyer T.C. Walker and William
B. Weaver, the school was the first black secondary school in
the county, possibly the first in Virginia. It opened in 1888 with
four students in a vacant store in Cappahosic and was funded by
the American Missionary Association, an agency of the northern Congregational Church. The school closed in 1933 as public
eduction for blacks began to expand. A road marker stands at
3379 Cappahosic Road.
The Moton homeplace, “Holly Knoll,” a stately mansion on
the banks of the York River at Cappahosic, was built in 1935
as the retirement home of Dr. Robert R. Moton. Dr. Moton, the
second president of Tuskegee Institute and the successor to Dr.
Booker T. Washington, guided Tuskegee’s progression from a
normal school into an accredited college and university. After
Dr. Moton’s death in 1940, the Moton Conference Center was
established there to continue Dr. Moton’s work in education.
With the addition of residential space and training facilities,
the site was expanded into a full conference center. During the
1950s and 60s plans were made for the economic development
of historically black colleges and universities, while a think tank
continued from Dr. Moton’s days on social justice and other
issues. The United Negro College Fund was conceived there and
strategies were planned for desegregation of lunch counters. The
Manor House is a national and state landmark. The Moton house
is at 6498 Allmondsville Road.
Bethel Baptist Church at 2978 Hickory Fork Road was once
known as the Old Sassafras Stage Church. It dates back to when
Sassafras Stage and nearby Allmond’s Wharf were at the peak of
their activity as hubs of commerce and transportation. In 1867,
Dr. L. Catlett Stubbs donated one acre of land to his formerly
enslaved butler, James F. Lemon. Lemon and others used the
land for their church, first meeting on crude benches under brush
arbors. The present church dates back to 1889.
A final tour spot is on the bridge going over Poropotank Creek
where, during the summer of 1663, a group of indentured servants met to plan an insurrection against their masters. It was prevented when John Birkenhead informed authorities of the plot.
As a reward, the Virginia House of Burgesses granted Birkenhead his freedom and gave him 5,000 pounds of tobacco. While
this event is included in several accounts of African-American
history, other accounts suggest black servants were not involved
in this conspiracy, only white indentured servants.
For more information on the African-American Heritage Trail
Tour, contact the Gloucester Parks and Recreation and Tourism
Department at 693-2355.
Ten chefs, 15 winemakers to be featured Nov. 2
at Irvington vineyard’s Wine and Oyster Classic
IRVINGTON—Visiting chefs/
restaurants, wineries and winemakers for the Virginia Wine and
Oyster Classic at Irvington’s The
Dog and Oyster Vineyard have
been announced.
The new event, from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, November
2, is being planned by the Hope
and Glory Inn and the vineyard
in partnership with the leaders
of the Virginia wine, oyster and
restaurant industry. Ten Virginia
chefs preparing oysters, paired
with wines from 15 Virginia
winemakers, will be featured.
“It would be difficult to find
a better pairing than that of two
of life’s most sought-after delicacies – oysters and wine,” according to organizer Dudley Patteson,
owner of the inn and winery.
Guests “will savor local oysters
prepared by Virginia’s best chefs
and relish Governor’s Cup Gold
Medal winning wine,” he said.
Participating Executive Chefs
include:
• Walter Bundy of the Lemaire
Restaurant at the Jefferson Hotel,
Richmond, a perennial Five Star
and Five Diamond hotel property.
He was the Richmond Chef of
the Year 2009.
• Todd Gray, co-owner of
Washington’s Equinox Restaurant and culinary director of the
Salamander Resort and Spa in
Middleburg. He was the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan
Washington’s 2011 RAMMY
Chef of the Year.
• Aaron Cross of Fossett’s and
Fossett’s Bar at Keswick Hall at
Monticello. He is a graduate of
the Culinary Institute of America
in Hyde Park, N.Y. He was on the
culinary team at Lemaire when
the restaurant was named a Best
New Restaurant by Esquire Magazine after a full renovation.
• Scott Simpson of The Swan
Terrace, named the Platinum
Plate award winner in 2013 by
Hampton Roads Magazine.
Simpson trained under chefs
in Florence, Italy, at Guilliano
Bugialli’s Professional Culinary
School and at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley,
Calif., and taught with Master
Chef Ferdinand Metz.
Other chefs will include Ika
Zaken of the Café Provencal/
Wedmore Place in Williamsburg;
Gary Whitecotton of the Country
Club of Virginia and the Positive Vibe Café in Richmond, and
Anne Kirkmyer of the Dining
Hall at the Hope and Glory Inn.
Participating
winemakers
include:
• Stephen Barnard of Keswick
Vineyards, Keswick. The winner
of two Governors Cups, Keswick Vineyards has received a
gold medal every year since first
entering the competition in 2003.
The vineyard won a double gold
medal for its Cabernet at the 2013
San Francisco International Wine
Competition, one of only 22 out
of over 500 wines, and had the
highest scoring Viognier by the
Wine Spectator Magazine.
• Jeremy Lignon of Philip
Carter Winery, in Hume. Owner
Philip Carter Strother’s 2010
Cleve won a Governor’s Gold this
year and was named as one of 12
wines in Virginia to be included
in the “Governor’s Cup Case.”
• Jordan Harris, winemaker
and general manager of Tarara
Winery in Leesburg. Harris made
Wine Enthusiast’s 2013 40 Under
40 Tastemakers Issue, and three
of the first seven Virginia wines
ever to be rated 90 points by Wine
Enthusiast were his. He also was
recently named to the “Top 100
Most Influential Winemakers in
the U.S.” list.
Additional winemakers will be
Josh Girard of Boxwood Estate
Winery in Middleburg; Graham
Bell of Cooper Vineyards in
Louisa; Emily Hodson Pelton of
Veritas Vineyard & Winery in
Afton; Simon Bergese of Potomac
Point Winery in Stafford; Lee
Hartman of Bluestone Vineyard
in Bridgewater; Matthew Meyer
of Williamsburg Winery; Kevin
Jones and Andrea Kephart of
New Kent Winery; Marty Mueller of Barren Ridge Vineyards in
Fishersville; Damien Blanchon
of Afton Mountain Vineyards;
Doug Flemer of Ingleside Plantation Vineyards in Oak Grove;
Paul Krop of Good Luck Cellars
in Kilmarnock, and Mark Hollingsworth of the Dog and Oyster.
Events and tickets
Patteson noted that Virginia
was recently designated the “East
Coast Capital for Oysters,” and
the Chesapeake Bay region was
described by USA Today as “the
Napa Valley of Oysters.” Wine
Enthusiast magazine last year
named Virginia as one of the
“Ten Best Travel Destinations in
the World for Wine.”
The event also will feature
wine tastings, a Virginia oyster
bar, “Take and Carry” bags of
raw oysters for onsite tailgating
and picnics, other prepared foods
and beverages, entertainment
by Lewis McGehee and his trio,
boutique booths with specialty
food, and retail products.
Wine-tasting admission tickets are $30 in advance and $40
on November 2, which include
general admission, parking and
10 wine-tasting tickets. General
admission is $20 in advance and
$30 the day of the event (wine
tasting is not included).
Tailgate tickets, in advance
only, are $100 each and include a
premier parking location adjacent
to wine and oyster tents; wine tasting and general admission tickets
must be purchased for all guests
in the vehicle. A prize is planned
for the best dressed tailgate. The
$375 VIP Table, in advance only,
includes seating and wine-tasting
tickets for eight.
Additional wine tastings can
be purchased for $5 only after
entry to the event.
Oysters, craft beer, sodas,
specialty foods and wine by the
glass, bottle and case will be sold
a la carte.
Patteson noted that the
Urbanna Oyster Festival will be
held the same weekend, as well
as the Irvington Farmers’ Market
that morning.
A percentage of the proceeds
will benefit the Richmond SPCA,
the Animal Welfare League of the
Northern Neck and the Virginia
Waterman’s Scholarship Fund.
For more information and
to reserve tickets and tailgate
spaces, contact the Hope and
Glory Inn at 438-6053 or 800497-8228, or visit www.virginiawineandoysterclassic.com.
‘Main Street Blues & Brews’
to feature bands, microbrews
GLOUCESTER—Historic
Gloucester Village will be the site of
“Main Street Blues & Brews,” which
returns for its fourth year on Saturday, October 12, from 11:30 a.m.-7
p.m.
Live music begins at noon featuring popular regional blues acts,
including Herbie D and the Dangermen (noon-1 p.m.), Tough Deal
(1:20-2:20 p.m.), Bobby “Blackhat”
Walters (2:40-3:40 p.m.), Planet
Full of Blues (4-5:10 p.m.) and The
Julius Pittman Project (5:30-7 p.m.).
Everyone’s invited to come out and
enjoy over 20 different handcrafted
microbrews, including Devils Backbone, St. George, Williamsburg
Alewerks, and many more.
The ticket price includes souvenir
glass with event logo, 4 drink tickets and all day access to the musical
lineup. Visit www.mainstreetbluesandbrews.com for details.
Rivah Museums & Historic Sites
ll area codes are (804) unless otherwise listed.
A
Essex
Essex County Museum
and Historical Society
218 Water Ln.
Tappahannock
443-4690
Included is the “Carl D. Silver
Gallery,” another smaller gallery,
a gift shop, reference room, document storage room, and handicap accessible restrooms.
Exhibits of interest include
“from Sandlot to Semipro: Baseball in Essex County,” which
follows the story of America’s
pastime in the county from just
after the Civil War to present
day. The museum also houses
a civil war diorama: “Ft. Lowry.”
The Middlesex County Museum
Continuing exhibits include prehistoric fossils, Native American
artifacts, colonial relics, and
items from the American Revolu- through Oct. from 1–4 p.m. and
tion, Bacon’s Rebellion, the Civil by appointment.
War and World Wars I and II.
Open free of charge daily (exLancaster
cept for Wed. and Sun.) from 10
Christ Church and
a.m.–3 p.m.
Carter Reception Center and
Museum
Gloucester
420 Christ Church Rd.
Gloucester Museum
Weems
438-6855
of History
The reception center and mu6539 Main St.
seum was built in 1735 by RobGloucester
693-1234 ert “King” Carter.
The Botetourt Building, built
The church, reception center
about 1770, was New’s Ordi- and museum are open to the
nary, a roadside tavern. On dis- public Apr.–Nov. from 10 a.m.–4
play is the “Battle of the Hook” p.m. Mon.–Sat. and 2–5 p.m.
exhibit, which was donated by Sun. Call for group tours. Other
the Battle of the Hook Commit- times by appointment.
tee and created by Warren Deal. www.christchurch1735.org
Other displays of military conflicts focus on Gloucester’s WW Kilmarnock Museum
II veterans. Also on display is the 76 N. Main St.
“Good Old Days” exhibit.
Kilmarnock
436-9100
The free museum is open
This museum features disMon.–Sat. from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. plays and exhibits focusing on
and by appointment.
Kilmarnock’s past and present.
Rotating exhibits are featured
Pocahontas Museum
plus displays of local artifacts
7335 Lewis Ave.
and a timeline of events throughGloucester
693-2795 out area history. Currently on exThe Museum has information, hibit is news photography by the
artifacts and pictures relating to late Tanyua Dickenson, reporter
the Indian Pocahontas, Captain for the Rappahannock Record.
John Smith and the Powhatan
The museum is open Thurs.–
Indians. On display is a rock tra- Sat., 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Free.
ditionally known as the one on
which Capt. John Smith’s head Mary Ball Washington
was placed when Pocahontas Museum
saved his life at Werawocomoco 8346 Mary Ball Rd.
(Wicomico) in Gloucester County. Lancaster Courthouse
The museum is open on the
462-7280
second Sat. of each month
Located in the Historic District,
52 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 and its annex (far right) are near the Historic Courthouse in Saluda.
the museum comprises three
historic buildings and library.
More than 350 years of area
history is on exhibit in the 1797
clerk’s office, 1821 jail, and
1828 Lancaster House.
The Genealogy and History Library provides more than 7000
reference materials including
local court records, census
data, business information, vital records, county histories,
church records, and family files.
The card catalogue is available
online.
Open Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission is $3.
Research library open Tues.Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with a $5
daily use fee.
Both facilities open some
Saturdays. Closed major holiday
weekends. Check website for
complete listing and hours.
Morattico Waterfront Museum
6584 Morattico Rd.
Morattico
The museum offers exhibits of
an old fashioned country store,
the history of the work life, gear
and agriculture of local watermen
of the village. Also on display are
Native American artifacts, photos and documents relating to
village history.
The museum is open Sat.
noon–4 p.m. and Sun. 1–4 p.m.
May–Oct.
Northern Neck
Sports Wall of Fame
60 South Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-1211
The Northern Neck Sports
Wall of Fame features plaques
with bios and photos of individuals past and present that
have excelled in sports from the
Northern Neck of Virginia. Free.
Located inside The Sports Centre. Open Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5:30
p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Steamboat Era Museum
156 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-6888
The museum offers a visual
history of the steamboats’ importance to area commerce,
culture, social connections and
life to small towns along the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Dioramas, oral histories,
models, artifacts, paintings,
photos and audio and interactive
components.
The “Welcome Aboard” exhibit
features an eight foot cutaway
model of the steamer Lancaster.
Also featured are vignettes of
various rooms such as a typical
stateroom, wheelhouse, boiler
room, galley and dining room.
The exhibit includes a six foot
map showing steamboat wharf
stops.
Open Thurs.–Sat., 10 a.m.–4
p.m. and Sun., 1–4 p.m. Donation only.
Mathews
Gwynn’s Island Museum
1775 Old Ferry Rd.
Gwynn
725-7949
Features an exhibit of the
“CINMAR” Discovery—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 century
home site, including glass and
pottery shards from the 17th
century, a King George III half
penny dated 1773, Native American points, pottery and fossils.
There also are photos of two barrel wells.
Also on display are items relating to the Black American history
of Gwynn’s Island, prehistoric
Native Americans, and an extensive history on the life of Captain
John Smith and his connection to
Gwynn’s Island. There is a 100plus 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 library
and gift shop.
Admission is free, donations
welcome.
Mathews Maritime Museum
482 Main St.
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 hous-
Museums
es, boat repair facilities, and marinas. The museum honors the
past and works to educate the
future about maritime history.
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.
Deltaville
776-7200
The newest exhibit, “Middlesex
in the Civil War 1861-1865”,
is temporarily on display in a
portable “mini-museum” until
the permanent building is completed. Also on display are five
new models of Chesapeake work
boats including the restored F.D.
Crockett model.
The F. D. Crockett, a 64' log
bottom buyboat, is at the museum’s pier walk with the Explorer,
a 31' reproduction of the shallop John Smith used to explore
and map Chesapeake Bay. Also
on the pier are a variety of boats
typical of those built in Deltaville
over the years.
In the park are picnic tables, a
sculpture garden, kayak landing,
children’s garden and walking
trails.
On the fourth Sat. May-Nov.
there is a Farmer’s Market with
vendors, free creek cruises and,
in the evening, a Groovin’ in the
Park concert.
The nature park is open daily,
dawn to dusk. The museum is
open Mon-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-1, and
Sun. 1-4.
Tompkins Cottage
43 Brickbat Rd.
Mathews
725-3487
Near the Mathews Courthouse, is a typical tidewater
cottage of the early 1800s. It
houses a museum and headquarters of the Mathews Historical Society.
The oldest wooden structure in
the courthouse, it was used by
Christopher Tompkins as a general store starting in 1816.
The museum houses a permanent exhibit of Mathews history
including information on Captain
Sally Tompkins, the only woman
officer in the Confederate Army.
Also included is an area of changing exhibits, a county map, and a
sales area offering publications
concerning Mathews history and
Middlesex County Museum
related gift items.
Admission is free. Open Fri. 777 Gen. Puller Hwy.
758-3663
and Sat. from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Saluda
As one of the oldest county
through Oct.
museums in the state of Virginia, the museum covers over
Middlesex
400 years of local history. ReDeltaville Maritime Museum
cently remodeled, our expanded
and Holly Point Nature Park
exhibits feature a vast array of
287 Jackson Creek Rd.
objects and items not seen to-
gether before: fossils and Indian
artifacts, 19th Century textiles
and clothing, a 1930’s country
store, agricultural and industrial
tools, historical money, toys and
medical instruments. The exhibits contain stories of our past,
including our African American
history, Civil War, Revolutionary
War, WWI, and WWII era, and
tales of our most famous local
resident, Lt. General “Chesty”
Puller, the most decorated Marine in corps history.
The museum has local history books for sale and resource
books for the public’s use in the
research center.
Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wed.–Sat.
Old Tobacco Warehouse
Virginia Street
Urbanna
758-2613
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 Preservation 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 Larry S.
What’s Happening at
Historic Rice’s Hotel /
Hughlett’s
Tavern
in Heathsville
Heathsville Farmers Market
and the Elva C., a 55-foot tradiChowning)
Fri.–Sun. from 11 a.m. – 4 tional workboat built in 1922,
which offers tours to members.
p.m.
The museum also offers a gift
shop and is open Tues.–Sun.
.
Northumberland
from 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. May
Northern Neck Farm Museum through Oct. Admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for seniors and free
Burgess
761-5952 for children under 12.
Luther Welch donated the prop- www.rfmuseum.org
erty and much of the equipment
to create a museum to tell the Rice’s Hotel/
history of farming in the Northern Hughlett’s Tavern
Neck. The big red barn houses a 73 Monument Place
photographic exhibit of farms, an Heathsville
580-3377
American Indian exhibit and farm
A 1700’s restored Tavern
equipment such as antique trac- and community square, the site
tors, hand tools, planters, seed includes a gift shop, foundahullers and butter churns. Other tion office, blacksmith shop,
exhibits include a children’s area woodworkers shop, spinning
and an exhibit on Northern Neck and weaving studio and Carrural electrification.
riage House. The Transportation
The gift shop features many Museum Building houses a peritems including a first edition col- manent exhibit of the Chicacoan
lectible tractor and toys. Hours Oak. The museum also offers
are Sat. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. and a community room for rent and
Sun. 1–4 p.m. Admission is $2 various classes in heritage arts.
for adults, $1 for students, and
Gift Shop: Call for hours. 580children under 12 are free.
3536. Blacksmith shop hours:
Tues., Thurs., Sat. 10 a.m.–3
Reedville
p.m. Spinning and weaving stuFishermen’s Museum
dio hours: Wed. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.;
504 Main St.
Sun. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Quilt Guild
Reedville
453-6529 hours: Tues. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
The museum offers visitors a Woodworkers studio hours: Fri.
glimpse of the rich heritage of 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Restaurant at
the fishermen and watermen of the Tavern, call 580-7900. TavVirginia’s Northern Neck and the ern Foundation hours: Mon.–
Chesapeake Bay.
Thurs. 9 a.m.–noon.
In addition to the main mu- www.rhhtfoundation.org
seum gallery housing its permanent and changing exhibits, the
museum features the Pendleton Richmond
Building with its boat and model Menokin
workshops and the historic Wil- 4037 Menokin Rd.
Warsaw
liam Walker House.
Menokin was built c. 1769. It
In the water, the museum
showcases the Claud W. Somers, was the home of Independence
a 42-foot skipjack built in 1911, signer Francis Lightfoot Lee. A
55 f
which offers tours twice monthly,
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum
Preserving the Watermen’s Heritage
Sat., Oct. 19th, 9 am - 1 pm
• Last Farmers Market of the season. Buy fall produce, plants and gifts and
decorations for the upcoming holidays. Historical Walking tour at 10:15 a.m.
Golden Village Christmas
Sat., Dec. 7, 10 am - 2 pm
• A celebration of Christmastide for the whole family. Gift shop; Ye Ol’ Bake
Shop; unique artisan gift ideas. Photos with Santa, music, food and more.
Located just off Route 360 in Heathsville behind the old Courthouse.
www.rhhtfoundation.org • [email protected] • 804-580-3377
804-453-6529 Open Tues.–Sun. May-Oct.
504 Main St., Reedville, VA 22539
www.rfmuseum.org
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partial ruin, the house provides
a unique opportunity to see “behind the walls” of an 18th century mansion.
The King Conservation and
Visitors Center provides information on the history of the property
and the architectural conservation 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 Rd.
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 office. 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 country store. Another
exhibit features Francis Lightfoot
Lee, signer of the Declaration of
Independence.
Open Wed.–Sat. from 11
a.m.–3 p.m.
Westmoreland
A.T. Johnson Museum
18849 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-7070
The museum preserves the
history and legacy of education
for African American students in
the Northern Neck, especially in
Westmoreland County.
The museum is a depository
for collections, artifacts, 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 serving 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.
of Kinsale building stands just
off the green beside the Kinsale
Motor Corp. building (1919).
Open Fri. and Sat. from 10
a.m.–5 p.m.
Museum at Colonial Beach
128 Hawthorne St.
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
George Washington Birthplace on the period from 1890 through
National Monument
1958 when the town was a
1732 Popes Creek Rd.
busy river tourism attraction
Colonial Beach
224-1732 that drew huge summer crowds.
George Washington is among
Westmoreland’s most famous Westmoreland County
native sons. Commander of the Museum and Library
Continental Army, Revolutionary 43 Court Square
War hero and first President of Montross
493-8440
the United States, he professed
Believed to be the oldest muto be first and foremost a farmer. seum in the Northern Neck, this
Open to the public 9 a.m.–5 museum was chartered in 1939
p.m. Admission $3. 16 and un- and dedicated in 1941. It was
der free.
established to give a permanent
home to the life-sized portrait
James Monroe Birthplace
of William Pitt, the Earl of ChaMuseum and Visitor Center
tham (1768), painted by Charles
4460 James Monroe Hwy.
Willson Peale and to provide a
Colonial Beach
214-9145 location for artistic, recreationOpen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. al, and educational facilities.
Saturdays and Sundays from
Permanent exhibits include
Memorial Day through Labor Day. portraits of Westmoreland CounAdmission is free. A picnic area ty’s historical figures, fossils
is on the grounds and a canoe and native American artifacts.
launch is at a dock on Monroe A temporary exhibit, which runs
Creek.
from Oct. through Mar., features
“mourning jewelry” as a nod to
Kinsale Museum
Halloween. In addition to these
449 Kinsale Rd.
exhibits, the museum hosts
Kinsale
472-3001 several receptions and lectures
The museum is dedicated to each year and houses a history
the preservation, collection, exhi- and genealogy research library.
bition and interpretation of local
Open Mon.-Sat. from 10 a.m.history. It’s in a late 19th century 4 p.m. Admission is free. It also
barroom, which was used as a serves as the Visitor Center for
meat market in the 1920s; the Westmoreland County.
old Ice Cream Parlor next door is
being renovated by the Kinsale To make updates to this directory,
Foundation for gallery, library and
meeting space. The 1909 Bank
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Jessica’s On Main serves up big flavor
by Audrey Thomasson
If You Go
6553 Main St
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2020
JessicasOnMain.com
Open
Mon-Thu 6:30 am - 9 pm
Fri 6:30 am - 10 pm
Sat 11 am - 10 pm
Sun 9 am - 3 pm
Parking: Street
On the Menu
Breakfast, lunch and
dinner—from cinnamon
rolls and espresso to
prime rib and a full bar.
Featuring fresh housemade breads, pastries
and desserts.
Better wear the stretch pants
with the elastic waistband if you’re
headed to Jessica’s On Main.
This restaurant is not for frail and
wimpy eaters—portions are hearty
and will satisfy the ravenous appetites of even the most manly men.
Just a few steps away from the
historic courthouse circle on Main
Street, the building glows with
charm. Lights on the facade invite
diners to stop in—whether in the
pre-dawn or evening hours. Yes, it’s
open that long.
The interior, with its high ceilings and walls clad in dark woods,
is softened by station lights that
wash over booths and hang suspended over the bar, making the
place stylish, cozy and unpretentious.
Jessica’s began life in 2002 as
Jessica’s Sweet Shop, a popular
bakery across the street, which the
proprietor named after her daughter. Ten years later, owner Melissa
Jane Hartman opened the restaurant and soon after combined the
two into Jessica’s on Main.
Fresh baked
The real draw, of course, is the
baked goods, so it’s only fitting to
start on a sweet note.
The place opens at 6:30 a.m.
weekdays, giving early birds a
House-made breads complement sandwiches, like the popular crab cake.
chance to enjoy fresh baked sweets
with coffee or espresso before
facing the day. There’s also a variety of scones, muffins, cinnamon
rolls and breakfast combos such as
eggs Benedict, French toast (four
slices) and pancake platters.
Jessica’s fresh baked breads
include dinner rolls and sandwich
buns.
Desserts, also house-made on
the premises, include a decadent
chocolate bread pudding…with
Did you know?
Jessica’s began life
in 2002 as Jessica’s
Sweet Shop, a popular
baker y.
Decadent chocolate bread pudding
large, lightly spiced bread chunks
oozing with thick, sweet chocolate
and white syrups and topped with
whipped cream. Pie lovers will
be happy to see this pastry on the
menu. The Key-lime pie is mildflavored and served sandwiched
between mounds of whipped
cream. Desserts change daily, but
you’ll always find a cheesecake,
like seasonal pumpkin, and an
unexpected treat such as deep fried
Oreo cookies.
Lunch and dinner
There’s nothing delicate or
skimpy about many of the menu
items. Whether you’re in the mood
for a sandwich or entreé, Jessica’s
On Main serves up big-flavored,
stick-to-your-ribs meals that nearly
spill over the plates.
Mid-day or evening, fill up on a
doorstop of grilled crabcake sandwich or salmon burger. Choose
from a variety of half-pound Angus
hamburgers, Carolina pulled pork
and grilled reuben. Don’t overlook staples such as toasted panini,
turkey and swiss and egg salad.
A light menu includes quiche
and vegetable pizza.
Nachos with beef or chicken or a
very rich crab cheese dip are large
portion appetizers that are sure to
spoil your appetite.
Entreés include a creative varia-
tion to the usually staid shrimp and
grits. The chef fills a large bowl
with grits which is then smothered with a buttery-rich cheddar
and Parmesan cheese sauce tossed
with jumbo shrimp, thick slices of
Andouille sausage and strips of
red bell peppers. A dinner salad is
included.
Other seafood offerings include
clams and linguini, salmon served
lemon-peppered or blackened, a
large seafood platter and meaty
crab cakes.
A friend said her husband can’t
pass up the grilled rib-eye steak.
Other meat dishes are tender
prime-rib slices, grilled pork tenderloin, chicken Cordon Bleu and
a 10-ounce slice of prime rib on
weekends.
While the place boasts a full,
sit-down bar, we perused—what
else—a variety of beers on tap
before settling on Dogfish. This
brew has a hint of orange and was
richer than Blue Moon, not as
heavy as ale, but strong enough to
hold its own.
Jessica’s On Main is a quaint
eatery in a perfect location for
those who love the historic district.
There’s easy parking on the street
in the evenings, and we found the
staff helpful and attentive.
Check online for daily specials
and weekend entertainment.
Rivah Dining
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 $16.
R
Essex
Almost There Family Dining
6501 Richmond-Tapp. Hwy.
Tappahannock
443-2622
American cuisine. Steaks,
burgers, barbecue, sandwiches,
seafood and daily specials.
B/L/D/$.
Applebee’s
Tappahannock
443-0361
American cuisine, steaks, ribs,
stir-fried specialties and more.
L/D/$$.
Arnest Seafood & Cafe
504 Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-5225
Open 7 days a week. Specializing in the freshest seafood in the
Northern Neck. B/L/D/$-$$.
Asia Café
Tappahannock
445-9991
Chinese restaurant serving
Szechwan, Hunan and Cantonese cuisine. Take out. L/D/$.
Bella’s Italian Restaurant
and Pizzeria
Tappahannock
443-4912
Pizza, subs, spaghetti, and
wraps. Lunch specials. L/D/$-$$.
Better Than a Great Day
1388-C Tappahannock Blvd.
Tappahannock
443-4064
Ice cream, fudge, candy. $.
Captain’s Grill and Patio
528 Church Ln.
Tappahannock
443-2800
Appetizers, burgers, seafood,
sandwiches, and a late night
menu. L/D/$$.
China King Buffet
Tappahannock
443-2999
Chinese Szechwan, Cantonese
and Peking cuisines plus American foods. Lunch specials, family
dinners. L/D/$$.
Gloucester
5 Bucks Fresh Pizza
Hayes
642-5823
Pizza, salads, subs, calzones,
strombolis, gyros, 25 flavors of
hot wings. L/D/$$.
Anna’s Pizza
6545 Market Dr.
Gloucester
693-4171
Pizza, subs, salads, Italian dinners. L/D/$$.
Anna’s Pizza
Glenns
758-1112
Pasta dishes, subs, pizza.
Take out only. L/D/$-$$.
Ann’s Family Dining
Glenns
758-3031
Traditional American menu
served country style. B/L/D/$.
Applebee’s
6086 Walton Ln.
The Fat Finch Cafe in Warsaw serves lunch and dinner.
Gloucester
694-3160
American cuisine, steaks, ribs,
stir-fried specialties and more.
Java Jack’s Coffee House
443-5306 Take out available. L/D/$$.
Tappahannock
443-2915 Tappahannock
504 Church Ln.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner bufDifferent styles of pizza along
Tappahannock
443-5225 with side dishes including salad, fets. Serving fresh local seafood Bangkok Noi
6724 Main St.
pasta, buffalo wings, bread- every weekend. B/L/D/$.
sticks, and garlic bread. L/D/$$.
Los Portales
Gloucester
695-1177
TBonz and Tuna
Authentic Thai cuisine. Breakfast Fr.–Sun. L/D/$-$$.
429 Dock St.
Tappahannock
443-0132 Relish
Tappahannock
445-8862
Authentic Mexican cuisine. Historic Prince St.
443-2333
A specialty meat and seafood Brickwood Grill
Featuring quesadillas, fajitas, Tappahannock
Located inside the Rivahside shop. Boar’s Head deli meats 5036 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
burritos, enchiladas and more.
693-5950
Cafe. Contemporary Southern and cheeses, specialty items Gloucester
L/D/$-$$.
Seafood, steaks, Blue Crab
style cuisine. Open Thurs.–Sun. and ready-to-cook meals, beers
For reservations call 761-6727. and wines. Fresh bait and ice for margaritas. Open 7 days a week
Lowery’s Seafood
$$$
528 North Church Ln.
your river fishing needs. Carry out D/$$–$$$.
Tappahannock
443-2800
only. L/$$.
Courthouse Restaurant
Family dining, specializing in Rivahside Cafe
6714 Main St.
To Do Cafe & Restaurant
crab cakes, oysters, shrimp, fish, 221 Prince St.
Gloucester
210-1506
443-2333 1008 Church Ln.
beef and all-American chicken. Tappahannock
Serving breakfast all day. Daily
Signature items include burg- Tappahannock
443-2002
House salad dressings. Meeting
ers, homemade chicken salad
Traditional American food: Bar- specials and homemade pies.
facilities. L/D/$$.
beque, burgers, hot dogs, sea- B/L/D/$.
and soups. B/L/$.
food and steaks. L/D/$.
O’Shuck’s Oyster Bar
Roma’s Italian Restaurant
Cruiser’s Sports Bar & Grill
324 Prince St.
Twister’s Premium
Tappahannock
443-4402 1250 Tappahannock Blvd.
443-5240 Frozen Yogurt
Gloucester
693-6246
Specializing in fresh seafood. Tappahannock
Complete Italian menu. Lunch 1252 Tappahannock Blvd.
Homemade lunch specials.
Rotating dinner menu, lunch to
Tappahannock
445-1252 Charbroiled steaks, deli sandand dinner specials. L/D/$-$$.
go. L/D/$$.
wiches. Live entertainment.
Offering 10 Flavors. $.
L/D/$$.
The Sandbar
Parr’s Drive Inn
Virginia Barbeque
1267 Hobbs Hole Dr.
715 N. Church Ln.
Damon’s
443-1800 1832 Tappahannock Blvd.
Tappahannock
443-2000 Tappahannock
443-2685 7104 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
Open 6 days a week. Tappahannock
Burgers, sandwiches, ice
693-7218
Authentic freshly made side Gloucester
L/D/$–$$.
cream and more. B/L/D/$.
Seafood, prime rib, sandwichitems and true wood-smoked
es, subs. B/L/D/$$.
Shoney’s
meats. L/D/$$.
Pizza Hut
58 f
Dining
f 57
Distinction
Hayes
824-9600
A variety of entrees and specials. Sunday brunch. D/$$.
www.DistinctionEvents.com
Egghead’s Diner
Gloucester
684-1222
Fresh, local seafood, des-
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
s The Mooring Restaurant –
Yeocomico River
s Dockside Restaurant and
The Blue Heron Pub – Monroe Creek
s AC’s Cafe & Sports Grill –
Lower Machodoc Creek
s The Landing Restaurant and
Waterfront Bar
s Kinsale Harbour Restaurant
–Yeocomico River
s Riverboat on the Potomac
Great Wicomico
River Area
s The Crazy Crab – Cockrell’s
Creek
s Deli at Cockrell’s Creek
Seafood – Cockrell’s Creek
s Leadbelly’s – Cockrell’s
Creek
s Horn Harbor House Restaurant – Great Wicomico River
Rappahannock
River Area
s The Barnacle – LaGrange
Creek
s Cocomo’s – Broad Creek
s Merroir Tasting Room –
Locklies Creek
s The Tides Inn – Carters
Creek
s The Dockside at Port
Urbanna – Urbanna Creek
Piankatank River Area
s Seabreeze Restaurant – Milford Haven
s Sandpiper Reef
York River Area
s River’s Inn - Sarah’s Creek
serts, full menu including breakfast available all day. B/L/$-$$.
Little Italy
6685 Fox Centre Pkwy.
El Ranchito
Gloucester
993-2646
7313 Main St.
Wide selection of delicious
Gloucester
694-8003 and affordable Italian cuisine.
Burritos, taco salad, tamales, L/D/$-$$.
chili rellenos. L/D/$.
Nick’s Spaghetti
Ginny’s Place
and Steak House
2348 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. 1440 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
Hayes
642-8780 Gloucester Point
642-2330
Hometown cooking, buffet
Traditional Greek cuisine, Italstyle. L/D/$.
ian dishes, steaks and seafood.
L/D/$$.
Good Fortune
Chinese Restaurant
Number One
6904 Main St.
7481 Hargett Blvd.
Gloucester
694-0111 Gloucester
693-3851
Cantonese and Szechwan.
Chinese cuisine. L/D/$$.
Beer, wine, cocktails. L/D/$$.
Olivia’s in the Village
Great Wall
6597 Main St.
6585 Market Dr.
Gloucester
694-0057
Gloucester
695-0500
Steaks, seafood and pasta,
Hunan and Szechwan Chinese B/L/D/$$.
cuisine. L/D/$.
Papa John’s
Hana Sushi
Hayes
693-4433
Hayes
642-3055
Take out only. L/D/$-$$.
Sushi bar and Japanese Hibachi cooking. Watch the chefs per- Pizza Hut
form tricks with knives as they 1725 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
cook to order. D/$$.
Gloucester Point
642-4620
Different styles of pizza along
Hong Kong
with side dishes including salad,
pasta, buffalo wings, breadHayes
642-5555 sticks, and garlic bread. L/D/$$.
Chinese takeout. Small eat-in
area. L/D/$$.
The Point Bar and Grill
Jay Sushi
Gloucester
684-2234
Appetizers, steaks, seafood.
Gloucester Point
642-4422 L/D/$$.
Sushi, Sashimi, Terriyaki, noodles, soups, salads. L/D/$$.
The River’s Inn
and Crab Deck
Jessica’s On Main
8109 Yacht Haven Rd.
6553 Main St.
Gloucester Point
642-6161
Gloucester
693-2020
Provides seasonal entrees
Fine, casual dining on Main using fresh, local seafood and
St. Pasta, Seafood, Sandwiches, produce. Views of Sarah Creek
Weekend Specials include FIsh on the York River. Outdoor dining
Fry and Prime Rib, Delectable available. L/D/$$-$$$.
Desserts and more! L/D Closed
Sunday $$.
Ruby Tuesday
6749 Fox Center Pkwy.
Juan’s Mexican Cafe
Gloucester
694-4955
and Cantina
Burgers, extensive salad bar.
American style cooking. Curbside
Hayes
642-5401 service. L/D/$$.
Mexican menu. L/D/$$.
Sal’s Pizza
Kelsick Specialty Market
6632 Main St.
Hayes
642-6470
Gloucester
693-6500
Subs, pizza, pastas. L/D/$$.
Carry-out catering, box lunches, gourmet baskets. Wine and Salsa’s Mexican Grill
beer tastings. $-$$.
58 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 Hayes
684-5545
Mexican atmosphere. Fajitas,
tacos, chimichangas, enchiladas
and vegetarian entrees. Karaoke.
L/D/$.
Short Lane
Ice Cream Company
Gloucester
695-2999
Over 20 flavors of homemade
ice cream. Banana splits, fancy
sundaes, cones and dishes. $.
Sunrise Donuts
Hayes
210-1215
Open 7 days a week. Bakery,
coffee, donuts, cheesecakes,
baked goods. $.
catering, corporate functions, box
lunches. L/$.
Tony and Milena’s Pizzeria
Hayes
684-0708
Authentic Italian food. $$.
Wild Ginger
6904 Main St.
Gloucester
694-0111
Fine Chinese and Asian cuisine. L/D/$$.
Wild Rabbit Café
6604 Main St.
Gloucester
694-5100
Coffee bar with latte, cappuccino, espresso, brewed coffees,
iced or hot, and smoothies.
Soups, salads, deli sandwiches,
paninis. B/L/D/$.
Sweet Frog of Gloucester
6826 Walton Ln.
Gloucester
693-4065
Family friendly frozen yogurt King & Queen
shop featuring a wide variety of Antonio’s Pizza
flavors and 60 toppings. $.
Mattaponi
785-2720
Pizza, pasta, subs, salads and
Sweet Madeline’s
more. Italian food, friendly atmo2091 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.
Gloucester
642-1780 sphere. L/D/$-$$.
Homemade soups, salads,
desserts. Café, delicatessen, Nick’s Spaghetti
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Our café, described by Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine as
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Classes from soup-making and sauces to knife skills
Market hours: Wed. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Café hours: Thurs. - Sat. 11:30-3:00 p.m. for lunch
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804-472-4385
Dining
and Steak House
Shacklefords
785-6300
Specializing in Italian food and
steaks. L/D/$$.
572 Rappahannock Dr.,
White
Stone
435-2000
American-continental cuisine
with a French flair. Closed Sun.
L/D/$$-$$$
fresh salads, homemade soups
and desserts. Gourmet entrees
to go. B/L/$-$$.
Find us on Facebook or
www.CarriedAwayCuisine.com
Historic Lancaster Tavern
8373 Mary Ball Rd.
Lancaster
462-0080
Providing homestyle cooking and fine dining for over 200
years. Breakfast Sat. and Sun.
B/L/D/$-$$.
Located in the clubhouse at
King Carter Golf Club. Sandwiches and salads with fresh local
seafood. L/$.
Lee’s Restaurant
30 S. Main St.
Corner Bar and Grill
Kilmarnock
435-1255
5360 Mary Ball Rd.
Lancaster
Hometown cooking and atmoLively
462-0110 Hong Kong
Alley Cafe Sports Lounge
sphere. Full menu, local seafood
Home of the ½ lb. black angus 410 N. Main St.
608 N. Main St.
435-7979 in season, homemade desserts.
burger, no filler crab cake. Thurs. Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
436-1100
Chinese, Szechwan, Hunan Serving since 1939. B/L/D/$.
night is shrimp night. L/D/$.
Daily specials. B/L/D/$.
and Cantonese. L/D/$.
Carwash Cafe and Catering
The Local
Country Cottage
481 North Main St.
Anna’s
4337 Irvington Rd.
The Dining Hall
Kilmarnock
435-0405 Ice Cream Shop
of the Hope and Glory Inn
and Fudge Factory
150 Old Fairgrounds Way
Irvington
438-9356
Take out available. B/L/$.
795 Rappahannock Dr.
65 Tavern Rd.
Coffee, espresso, bagels, and
Kilmarnock
435-8960
White Stone
435-3812 Irvington
438-6053 muffins for breakfast and soups,
Pasta, pizza, subs, seafood Carried Away Cuisine
Hand-packed ice cream cones,
Fine dining, three/four cours- salads and sandwiches for lunch.
and steaks. L/D/$-$$.
10 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-9191 sundaes, splits and milkshakes. es, prix fixe. Reservations re- Outdoor patio. On/Off ABC.
Bentley’s Grille
B/L/$.
Specialty coffees, sandwiches, Homemade fudge and gourmet quired. D/$$$.
chocolate. $.
KC’s Crabs and Cues
Nate’s Trick Dog Cafe
10428 Jessie Ball duPont Mem. 4357 Irvington Rd.
Dixie Deli
Hwy.
55 Irvington Rd.
Irvington
438-6363
435-7665
Kilmarnock
435-6745 Kilmarnock
A restaurant full of music,
Open 7 days a week 11 a.m. laughter, and food. Reservations
Soups, hot and cold sandwichArby’s
es and salads. L/$.
‘till late night. Family dining and suggested. D/$$$.
s 388 Main St., Kilmarnock,
s 7065 Geo. Wash. Mem.
Golden Eagle Grill
entertainment.
Cheseapeake
435-2331.
Hwy. Gloucester, 695-2745. Sonic Drive-in
364 Clubhouse Dr.
Bay blue crabs. L/D/$-$$.
The Oaks
Burger King
Irvington
438-6740
5434 Mary Ball Rd.
Geo.
Wash.
s 7060
Closed Tues. Private parties. Kilmarnock Inn
Lively
462-7050
Mem. Hwy., Gloucester,
L/$-$$.
Hwy. Gloucester, 693-6051.
34 E. Church St.
Casual family dining. Fresh
694-4447.
s 1810
Tapp.
Blvd., Starbuck’s
www.tidesinn.com
Kilmarnock
435-0034 meats and seafood specials
Tappahannock, 443-3151.
Serving breakfast and lunch weekly. Daily specials. L/D/$$.
s 6705 Fox Mill Center Pkwy.,
Great Fortune
Domino’s Pizza
everyday. Dinner Mon.–Sat.
Gloucester 694-3146.
Chinese Restaurant
s 6101 Geo. Wash. Mem. Subway
Available for private events. Oogywawas
443 N. Main St.
Hwy., Gloucester 693-6800. s 416 14th St., West Point,
B/L/D/$$.
238 N Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-6333
Hardee’s
Kilmarnock
435-7467
843-2782.
Specializing in authentic Man- King Carter Golf Club Cafe
Geo.
Wash. s 4915 Richmond-Tapp. Hwy.,
s 7007
To-go lunch orders only. Mon.darin, Szechwan, Hunan, Peking 480 Old Saint Johns Rd.
Aylett 769-7889.
and Cantonese cuisine. L/D/$.
Irvington
435-7843
693-0360.
s 6547
Market
Dr.,
60f
Gloucester, 693-4617.
Hwy., Hayes, 642-3950.
s 2226 York Crossing Dr.
s 323
14th
St.
Hayes, 642-3420.
West Point, 843-4274.
s 10968-B Buckley Hall Rd.,
s 27 Main St., Mathews,
Mathews, 725-3181.
725-7468.
s 1820
Tapp.
Blvd.,
s 199 Gen. Puller Hwy.,
Saluda, 758-4931.
s 364 N. Main St., Kilmarnock,
Kentucky Fried Chicken
435-0198.
s 6975
Geo.
Wash. s 200 Old Fair Grounds Way,
Mem. Hwy., Gloucester.
Kilmarnock 435-1240.
693-9482.
Taco Bell
s 433 N. Main St., Kilmarnock, s 2226 York Crossing Dr.
435-9410.
Hayes, 642-6622.
s 1658
Tapp.
Blvd., s 1658
Tapp.
Blvd.,
s 5031 Richmond Rd., War- Tropical Smoothie Cafe
saw, 333-4011.
s 6828 Walton Ln. Gloucester,
McDonald’s
693-6900.
s 7099
Geo.
Wash. Wendy’s
Mem. Hwy., Gloucester, s 3022 Geo. Wash. Mem.
694-4810.
Hwy., Hayes, 642-7475.
4357 irvington road
s 3192 Geo. Wash. Mem. s 7149
Geo.
Wash.
Hwy., Hayes, 642-4330.
irvington, VA 22480
s 432 14th St., 843-4139.
694-4825.
804-438-6363
s 1617 Tapp. Blvd., Tappa- s 1433 Tapp. Blvd., Tappawww.natestrickdogcafe.com
hannock, 435-9900.
hannock, 443-5262.
Bluewater Seafood and Deli
459 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-3530
Fresh Seafood and homemade
deli items. Lunch to go. $$.
Rivah Fast Food
We live on the Chesapeake
and so does our food.
Dining
f 59
Fri. All sandwiches $6.50. All
salads $8.00. Serving seafood,
oysters, shrimp, crawfish, etc.
L/$.
Stevie’s Ice Cream
469 N. Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-2252
Cones, milkshakes, sundaes,
specialty sundaes, Bay Blast,
lattes, smoothies and snow
cones. Outside seating only. $.
Pelicans
40 Windjammer Ln.
White Stone
435-8915 Sting Ray’s Food Service
Crab cakes, fish tacos, fried 3611 Irvington Rd.
oysters, steamed shrimp, barbe- Irvington
436-2720
cue. L/D/$.
Specialty burgers, Italian sausage, steak philly, chicken philly,
Pizza Hut
reuben, sandwiches, french fries
589 N. Main St.
and more. Corn hole games. FamKilmarnock
435-3551 ily oriented, pet friendly. B/L/$.
Different styles of pizza along
with side dishes including salad, Thai Pot
pasta, buffalo wings, bread- 36 N. Main St.
sticks, and garlic bread. L/D/$$. Kilmarnock
436-THAI
Thai and American food. OutRiver Lanes and Grill
door dining available. L/D/$$.
16 Town Centre Dr.
Kilmarnock
436-9221 Tides Inn – Dining Room
Try our exciting new menu. 480 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-5000
L/D/$$.
Regional favorites and gourmet fare with award winning wine
River Market
list, views of Carters Creek. Dock
1 Rappahannock Dr.
White
Stone
435-1725 and dine. D/$$$.
Gourmet shop featuring lunch- www.tidesinn.com
es and dinners to go. Homemade
bread and salads, large wine se- Tides Inn – Chesapeake Club
lection. L/D/$-$$.
480 King Carter Dr.
Irvington
438-5000
Rocket Billy’s
Multi-tiered layout with a
casual atmosphere and bar.
White Stone
435-7040 B/L/D/$$-$$$.
Breakfast, sandwiches, burg- www.tidesinn.com
ers, crab cakes, Rappahannock
oysters and more. Outdoor pick- Town Bistro
up window. B/L/$.
45 South Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-0070
Sal’s Pizza
Now open in new location. Featuring a seasonal menu of locally
456 North Main St.
Kilmarnock
435-6770 inspired dishes. Open kitchen,
Hot and cold subs, Italian dish- full bar. Chef owned and operes and pizza. L/D/$$.
ated. D/$$$.
Sandpiper
White Stone
435-6176
Established in 1982. Specializing in fresh seafood and hand cut
meats. D/$$$.
Willaby’s
327 Old Ferry Rd.
White Stone
435-0000
Serving lunch and dinner with a
view of the Rappahannock River.
L/D/$-$$.
www.willabys.com
Fine dining and catering. Open
Mathews
725-7070
Hamburgers, BBQ, sandwich- Thurs.–Sun. Wine Down Bar open
es, breakfast specials. Dinner Thurs.–Sat. Late night menu
specials Friday. B/L/$.
available. Entertainment Fri. and
Sat. nights. $$-$$$.
Lynne’s Family Restaurant
Mathews
725-9996 Middlesex
Fresh seafood platter, prime rib The Barnacle
and fresh cut steaks. B/L/D/$$. 485 Burch Rd.
Remlik
363.4600
Concession stand at Remlik
Mi Casa Azteca Mexican
Marina on LaGrange Creek. FloatRestaurant and Cantina
ing pontoon boat open Sat. and
286 Main St.
Mathews
725-7272 Sun. Call ahead boxed breakfasts
Authentic Mexican cuisine. and lunches available. B/L/$.
Take out available. Open 7 days.
Bethpage Miniature Golf and
L/D/$-$$.
Ice Creamery
Richardson’s Café
Urbanna
758-GOLF
12 Church St.
Twenty flavors of Hershey’s
Mathews
725-7772
Old-fashioned soda fountain hand dipped ice cream and soft
and ice cream bar. Daily specials serve. Banana splits, sundaes,
and old time favorites. Lunch homemade waffle cones, milksandwiches, paninis, wraps and shakes, smoothies and more. $.
burgers. Dinner steaks, pastas
and fresh, local seafood. Break- Blue Dog Restaurant
fast Sat.–Sun. L/D/$-$$.
Saluda
758-2070
Sandpiper Reef
L/D/$.
342 Misti Cove Rd.
Hallieford
725-3331
A view of the Piankatank River.
Fresh seafood and prime beef,
original desserts. D/$$.
Southwind Pizza
44 Church St.
Mathews
725-2766
Homemade pizzas, sandwiches on homemade bread, fresh
local seafood, handcrafted beer
on tap, live music on the first,
Savannah Joe’s Barbecue
third and fifth Sat. of the month.
Mathews
55 Irvington Rd.
Brunch Sun. L/D/$$.
Kilmarnock
435-6000 Classic Cafe
Stan-Strings Family Kitchen
Real hickory pit, slow smoked 10532 Buckley Hall Rd. and Pizza
725-3352 12 Linden Ave.
barbecued pork, ribs, chicken. Mathews
Family restaurant, pizza and Cobbs Creek
L/D/$.
725-9797
hot dogs. Closed Wed. and Sun.
Down home Southern cooking.
L/D/$.
Seven
Pizza, steaks, seafood, sandwiches, paninis and subs. B/L/D/$.
606 Chesapeake Dr.
White Stone
435-2300 Linda’s Diner
White Dog Bistro
A sinful martini bar and restau- 56 Buckley Hall Rd.
68 Church St.
rant. D/$$$.
Mathews
725-7680
60 • Rivah • Fall/Holiday 2013 China Spring
Saluda
758-2266
Szechuan, Hunan and Cantonese cuisine. L/D/$.
CoCoMo’s
1134 Timberneck Rd.
Deltaville
776-8822
Offering fresh seafood, steaks,
burgers and sandwiches as well
as a full bar. L/D/$$-$$$.
Colonial Pizza
50 Watling St.
Urbanna
758-4079
Greek-Italian and American
food. L/D/$$.
Cross Street Coffee
51 Cross St.
Urbanna
758-1002
Gourmet and organic coffee.
Sandwiches, paninis and pastries. B/L/$.
Steamboat
Restaurant
Seabreeze
384 Old Ferry Rd.
Gwynn’s Island
725-4000
Local seafood on the waterfront. B/L/D/$$.
Shun Xing
Chinese Restaurant
183 Main St.
Mathews
725-4682
Szechwan, Canton and Hunan
cuisine. L/D/$.
Cafe By the Bay
Deltaville
776-0303
Sandwiches, paninis, salads
and coffee. B/L/$.
Friday Nights
Prime Rib Night
Like us on
for daily specials!
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Lunch:4UESn3ATsAMnPM
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(804) 776-6589
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Dining
Dano’s Pizza
Hartfield
776-8031
Pizza and subs. Free delivery.
L/D/$$.
Topping
758-2871
Waterfront dining by the owners of Rappahannock River OysEckhard’s
ters, showcasing their nationally
2700 Greys Pt. Rd.
Topping
758-4060 renowned shellfish along with arGerman, Italian, fresh seafood, tisanal small plates, wines, speDebbie’s Family Restaurant
Black Angus steaks. Chef’s daily cialty beers. Open daily. L/D/$$.
specials. Featuring Black Angus
Locust Hill
758-9595 prime rib Fri. and Sat. Reserva- Ostra Raw Bar and Grill
240 Virginia St
Steak, salmon, pastas, sal- tions suggested. D/$$$.
Urbanna
758-4440
ads, sandwiches, seafood, Build
Fresh seafood, steaks, burgyour own burgers. B/L/D/$$.
G’s Country Store & Deli
ers, daily specials, live entertainRoute 33,
The Dockside at Port Urbanna Saluda
758-5412. ment, B/L/D/$$.
25 Cross St.
Deli, sandwich shop, conve- www.Ostraurbanna.com
Urbannna
758-2164 nience store. B/L/$
Dockside dining featuring local
Pilot House Inn
seafood and produce. L/D/$-$$. Keepers
Topping
758-2262
Doghouse Deli
Serving food “just like GranSaluda
758-5720
ny made.” Buffets and menu.
Hot grill. B/L/$.
Deltaville
776-0099
B/L/D/$$.
Breakfast, sandwiches, ice Marshall’s Drug Store
Rudy’s Pizza
cream, daily specials. Local ma- 50 Cross St.
rina pick-up available. Hours vary. Urbanna
758-5344 2324 Greys Point Rd.
B/L/$.
758-0605
Drug store lunch counter Topping
Pizza, subs, ribs, BBQ. Carryserving sandwiches, soups, ice
DooWilly Concessions
cream, and real milkshakes. out only. L/D/$.
Truck
758-0630 B/L/$.
Something Different
Cheese steaks, crab cakes,
seafood, sandwiches, subs, Merroir Tasting Room
213 Virginia St.
758-8000
wraps, daily specials. Catering 784 Locklies Creek Rd.
Urbanna
Homemade
foods.
BBQ,
smoked meats, local seafood,
soups, sandwiches, homemade
sides, coffee, freshly roasted
peanuts, fine wines, cheeses
and desserts, including premium
natural ice creams. Closed Mon.–
Tues. B/L/$.
and special events. $.
“The Best Kept Secret
in the Northern Neck!”
Plan your holiday parties, rehearsal
dinners, luncheons, and casual events.
Available for lunch or dinner.
New Fall and Winter Hours
Serving Dinner daily at 4:30 p.m.
Closed Wednesdays
Reservations accepted
572 Rappahannock Drive, White Stone, Va 22578
swww.bentleysgrille.com
Steamboat Restaurant
6198 Stormont Rd.
Hartfield
776-6589
Dining overlooking the green.
Wed.–Sat. L/D/$$-$$$.
www.piankatankrivergolfclub.com
Chitterchats
846 Main St.
Reedville
453-3335
Ice cream, desserts, gifts and
coffee. $.
Sunset Bar and Grill
Deltaville
776-8803 The Country Store
Seafood and steaks. Karaoke 227 Sunnybank Rd.
Reedville
453-3110
and live music. B/L/D/$-$$.
Deli. B/L/D/$–$$.
Taylor’s
Crazy Crab
17321 General Puller Hwy.
Deltaville
776-9611 902 Main St.
453-6789
Fresh seafood, steaks and Reedville
Views of Cockrell’s Creek from
pasta. L/D/$$.
both the dining room and deck.
Daily chef’s specials feature seaThe Galley
food, steaks and chicken dishes.
Deltaville
776-6040 Tues.–Sun. L/D/$$.
Steaks,
seafood,
BBQ.
Deli at
L/D/$$.
Cockrell’s Creek Seafood
567 Seaboard Rd.
Toby’s
Reedville
453-6326
220 Jack’s Place
Crab cakes and seafood
Deltaville
776-6913
salads. Full sandwich menu,
Seafood. D/$$$.
luncheon plates, entrees. Overlooking Cockrell’s Creek. ABC
Virginia Street Cafe
on/off. L/$.
201 Virginia St.
Urbanna
758-3798
Fresh seafood, grilled steaks, For the Occasions
local clam chowder, Belgian 803 Northumberland Hwy.
529-6993
waffles, reuben sandwiches. Callao
Seafood, steaks and chicken.
B/L/D/$.
L/D/$-$$.
Wing Joint
The Health Nut
36 Campbell Dr.
Topping
758-8080 30 Northumberland Hwy.
529-5888
Carry out and delivery only. Callao
Serving real fruit smoothies.
L/D/$.
L/$.
Stan-Strings Family Kitchen &
Pizza of Deltaville
Deltaville
776-7095
Down home Southern cooking. Northumberland
Daily specials. Pizza, steaks, sea- Callao Dairy Freeze
food, sandwiches, paninis and 362 Northumberland Hwy.
529-6881
subs. Free delivery to local mari- Callao
Burgers, fries, bbq, subs, fried
nas. L/D/$-$$.
chicken, soft serve ice cream,
Fall Hours
Friday 5-9
Saturday Noon-9
Sunday Noon-8
milkshakes, sundaes & more.
L/D/$.
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Overlooking Cockrell’s Creek
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incorporated
Horn Harbor House
Restaurant
836 Horn Harbor Rd.
Burgess
453-3351
Come by land or sea. Fresh
seafood,
hand-cut
steaks.
D/$$-$$$.
Jacey Vineyards –
The Vineyard Restaurant
619 Train Lane
Wicomico Church
580-4053
Enjoy unique dining experiences in the center of our vineyard.
Serving lunch Thursday through
Saturday. Tapas menu. Monthly
wine-pairing dinners. L$-$$.
Leadbelly’s
252 Polly Cove Rd.
Reedville
453-5002
Casual waterfront dining.
L/D/$-$$.
Lottsburg Cafe
62 f
Dining
f 61
2919 Walmsley Rd.
Callao
B/L/D/$-$$.
Seafood and steaks. L/D/$$$$.
529-5300
Hunan Village
Chinese Restaurant
Luna Restaurant
453 Main St.
Warsaw
333-1688
17390 Richmond Rd.
Specializing in Hunan and
Callao
529-LUNA
Steak and seafood with a Szechwan Cuisine. L/D/$.
touch of Italy. L/D/$-$$$.
Lilly’s Dining and Desserts
Newsome’s Restaurant
130 Main St.
235 Jessie Ball duPont Mem. Warsaw
333-3260
Hwy.
Ice cream parlor, baker y,
Burgess
453-9071 restaurant. B/L/D/$$.
Closed Sun. L/D/$.
Nino’s Pizza and Subs
Callao
529-7548
Featuring New York and Sicilian pizzas, subs and Italian
dinners. L/D/$.
Northern Neck Gourmet
115 Main St.
Warsaw
333-3012
Homemade chicken salad
and quiche, sandwiches and
salads. L/$.
T&J’s Dairy Barn
718 Jessie Ball duPont Mem.
Hwy.
Burgess
453-4455
Ice cream, pizza. L/D/$.
Roma’s Italian Restaurant
5061 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-1932
Complete Italian menu.
L/D/$-$$.
Tommy’s
729 Main St.
Reedville
453-4666
Prime beef, seafood. Wine
and bar. Dock and dine. D/$$.
Westmoreland
AC’s Cafe and Sports Grill
190 Plantation Dr.
Coles Point
472-5528
Come by land or water.
L/D/$.
Angelo’s
15835 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-8694
Italian dishes including pasta, sandwiches, subs, gyros,
steaks and more. L/D/$-$$.
The Art of Coffee
15722 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-9651
Ser ving
full
breakfast,
lunches and gourmet cof fees,
lattes, pastries, frappes and
smoothies. B/L/$.
Backdraft
7415 Oldhams Rd.
Kinsale
472-4200
B/L/D/$$.
Coles Point Tavern
Restaurant and Bar
850 Salisburg Park Rd.
Hague
472-3856
B/L/D/$.
Waterman’s Restaurant
Heathsville
580-2220
Local seafood and shellfish, steaks and traditional
cuisine. Sun. brunch, Wed.–
Sat. D/$$.
Richmond
Anna’s Italian
Restaurant and Pizza
53 Gordon Ln.
Warsaw
333-9222
Pasta, pizza, subs, seafood
and steaks. L/D/$$.
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China Inn
5059 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-9333
L/D/$$.
The Daily
130 Court Circle
Warsaw
333-3455
Coffee shop with breakfast sandwiches, paninis,
deli sandwiches and salads.
B/L/$.
Fat Finch Cafe
4288 Richmond Rd.
Warsaw
333-3188
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Specializing in Surf & Turf
Oysters • Raw Bar
Friday Night – Date Night
Saturday Night – Patio Music
(weather permitting)
Wed. – Fri. - Lunch: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wed. – Sat. - Dinner: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Sat. & Sun. - Brunch: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Located at the Chesapeake Inn, Urbanna
758-4440
High Tides on the Potomac
Dockside Restaurant
and the Blue Heron Pub
205 Taylor St.
1787 Castlewood Dr.
Colonial Beach
224-8433
Colonial Beach
224-8726
Steak and seafood restauSeafood, steak, veal, pasta rant and tiki bar. L/D/$-$$.
and chicken. L/D/$$.
The Inn at Montross
The Driftwood Restaurant
21 Polk St.
5157 Coles Point Rd.
Montross
493-8624
Hague
472-3892
Dining Thurs.–Sat., Sun.
Fresh seafood, steaks and brunch,
locally
sourced.
home cooked vegetables. D/$$.
Closed Wed. L/D/$-–$$.
Kinsale Harbour
Espresso Station
Restaurant
215 Washington Ave.
285 Kinsale Rd.
472-2514
Colonial Beach
224-0045 Kinsale
Come by boat or by car.
Gourmet cof fee shop. $.
B/L/D/$-$$.
Fat Freda’s
119 Hawthorne St.
Colonial Beach
224-1211
Soups, sandwiches. L/D/$. The Landing Restaurant &
Waterfront Bar
307 Plantation Dr.
Good Eats Cafe
Coles
Point
472-5599
12720 Cople Hwy.
A family restaurant with
Kinsale
472-4385
Chef-owned since 1997. a vibrant water front bar. At
Your best chance for a great Coles Point Marina. Open
meal with local wines, chil- Wed.–Sun. L/D/$-$$.
dren’s menu and full bar.
D/$$.
Dining
The Lighthouse
11 Monroe Bay Ave.
Colonial Beach
224-7580
Thai and French cuisine.
L/D/$$.
The Mooring
363 Allen Point Ln.
Kinsale
472-4470
Sat. & Sun. L/D/$$.
Nancy’s Ice Cream Shoppe
301 Washington Ave.
Colonial Beach
224-1212
Soft ser ve ice cream cones,
milkshakes, sundaes, flurries, floats, malts, brownie
a la modes, banana splits,
snowballs. $.
Riverboat on the Potomac
301 Beach Terrace
Colonial Beach
224-7055
Potomac
River
views.
B/L/D/$$-$$$.
Deltaville
Maritime
Museum lists
October events
Seaside French and Thai
201 Wilder Ave.
Colonial Beach
224-2410
L/D/$$.
Stratford Hall Dining Room
483 Great House Rd.
Stratford
493-1965
Soups, sandwiches, seafood and more. L/$.
Wilkerson’s
Seafood Restaurant
3900 Mckinney Blvd.
Colonial Beach
224-7117
Seafood, buf fet and sandwiches. L/D/$-$$.
Yesterday’s
15220 Kings Hwy.
Montross
493-0718
Prime rib, seafood, steaks,
chops, pasta and Mexican.
L/D/$$.
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The Phun Doctors
‘Phun Doctors’ to play
at academy oyster roast
IRVINGTON—The 12th annual
Community Oyster Roast will
be held on the Rowe Campus of
Chesapeake Academy on Saturday,
October 19, from 5-9 p.m.
The Fall Festival Community
Oyster Roast features sacks of fresh,
local oysters. Attendees are urged to
bring a favorite oyster knife.
The menu includes all of the
roasted oysters you can eat, clam
chowder, oyster stew, French
fried sweet potatoes, hot dogs and
hamburgers with all the fixings and
dessert. Beer, wine and soft drinks
are included.
One must be 21 to attend. Tickets
purchased in advance are $45
per person. Any available tickets
remaining will be $50 per person at
the door.
Ticket-holders also will enjoy
dancing from 5-9 p.m. to the music
of the Phun Doctors, a premier
classic rock and oldies band from
Chesapeake. Sponsorships are still
available, which will offer great
regional advertising and recognition.
Raffle tickets can be purchased for a
chance to win first prize, a $750 gift
certificate to Tri-Star Supermarket;
second prize, an iPad mini; and third
prize, a $100 BP gas card.
To purchase tickets and find
out more about sponsorship
information, contact Catherine
Emry at Chesapeake Academy at
438-5575.
Pilot House
A family restaurant with great cuisine
and a fun waterfront bar
Tuesday Nights
School-aged children eat ½ price
with an adult meal purchase
Saturday & Sunday
Breakfast Bar
Saturday Night
Seafood Buffet with Crab Legs
Seasonal American Cuisine
featuring local Northern Neck
lump crab, Angus burgers and
steak. Hand-tossed pizza,
seasonal salads, fun appetizers
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The
Deltaville
Maritime
Museum and Holly Point Nature
Park will be hopping in October.
Events include:
October 11, 5-8 p.m., Artist
Wine & Cheese Preview Night.
October 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Holly Point Art & Seafood Festival
with over 70 original artists,
pirates, model trains, car show,
creek cruises, and seafood.
October 12, 5-9 p.m., Raise the
Roof Music Festival featuring Gary
Archer of “Jumbo Lump Daddy”;
Eileen Edmonds, Jay Gillespie
and Jake Moore; New York City’s
“Loose Canyons”; and “Recklessly
Abandoned.” Gates open at 4 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and available at the
Museum office.
October 26, 6-8 p.m., multiple
Grammy nominee and Blues Hall
of Famer Bobby Messano brings
his new “Welcome to Deltaville”
CD to the Waterfront Stage for
a CD release concert. Advance
tickets are $10 and available at the
museum office. Tickets will be $15
at the door.
October 31, 6-8 pm, Scary
Halloween in the Park. Fun for the
whole family from the oldest to the
youngest. Plenty of treats and a lot
of scary stuff. Take a walk through
the Wailing Woods or a hayride
through the “Field of Screams.” For
the faint of heart, hang out at the
new events pavilion.
There is plenty of parking in the
park’s spacious lots. Golf carts are
usually available to help those in
need and concert event-goers are
encouraged to drive through and
drop off their passengers and gear
before parking.
Deltaville Maritime Museum
and Holly Point Nature Park is
a non-profit organization at 287
Jackson Creek Road and on Mill
Creek. Turn right off Route 33
across from the Shell Station to get
there.
To find out everything you
need to know about the museum
and park, purchase event tickets,
donate, volunteer, or become a
member with all its many benefits
visit www.deltavillemuseum.com,
email [email protected]
or call 776-7200. The museum
mailing address is P.O. Box 466,
Deltaville, VA 23043.
Maryland
Gateway
+ Potomac
Visitor Center
Rivah Country
301
James Monroe Birthplace
+ Colonial Beach
+Colonial Beach Museum
Sites of Interest in the Northern Neck
3
George Washington Birthplace
+
+Westmoreland State Park
+ Stratford Hall
WESTMORELAND
COUNTY
Coles Point
+
Montross
Westmoreland County
Museum and Visitor’s Center
Rap. Riv.
Wild Refuge
17
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Hague
202
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+ Kinsale Museum
+
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COUNTY
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Naylors Beach
360
Callao
Warsaw
+
Smith Island
NORTHUMBERLAND
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360
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Courthouse
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COUNTY
KING & QUEEN
COUNTY
+
17
Dragon Run
30
+
683
+Pamunkey
Indian Reservation
Middlesex County
Museum
+Hughlett Point
607
Steamboat Era
Museum
+
354
Saluda
+
+Dameron March
Washington Museum
200
Irvington
Urbanna Visitor’s Center +
+ Mattaponi
Indian Reservation
626
Cruise to Tangier Island
605
+Mary Ball
Urbanna
633
Museum
Merry Point Free Ferry
MIDDLESEX
COUNTY
Tangier Island
Reedville
+Reedville Fisherman’s
200
Lancaster
201
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+
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+
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Canoe House
Public Beach
Smith Point Light
Sunnybank Ferry
Neck
+Northern
Farm Museum 652
Bushmill Stream
Natural Area
Preserve
LANCASTER
Lively COUNTY
354
Belle Isle
State Park
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Museum
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Heathsville
Burgess
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COUNTY
360
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Rice’s Hotel
Hughletts Tavern
Kilmarnock
+Lancaster Visitors Center
3
+Historic Christ Church
White Stone
Windmill Point Light
Windmill Point
3
+Public Beach
33
30
West Point
Deltaville
33
33
+Holly Point Nature Park/
Deltaville Maritime Museum
33
64
17
3
GLOUCESTER
COUNTY
+ Gwynn’s Island Museum
Gwynn’s Island
3
14
Historic Gloucester
Courthouse Square &
Beaverdam Park
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MATHEWS
COUNTY
+ Tompkins Cottage
+
+
+ Williams Wharf Rowing Center
14
+ Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve
Mobjack
Bay
17
Rosewell Ruins
Chesapeake
Bay
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
Visitor’s Center
v er
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64
Stingray Point Light
Stingray Point
+ New Point Comfort Lighthouse
New Point Comfort Observation Walkway
Gloucester
Point
Williamsburg
+
New Point Comfort Island
VIMS Aquarium/
Gloucester Point Beach Park
Yorktown
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Live music will be held throughout the day on the courthouse green.
Montross Fall Festival
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Escape the daily grind for a fall day
(or two) and come to Montross for
some good old-fashioned fun. The
small Westmoreland County town will
host its annual Montross Fall Festival, Friday and Saturday, October 4-5.
“There’s really something for everyone,” said town manager and festival
coordinator Brenda Reamy. “Every
year, we add a little something new or
different.”
According to Reamy, there’s some
confusion about when the first festival
was held but organizers say it’s been
taking place for 60-plus years. The festival is expected to bring nearly 4,000
people to Montross.
This year’s two-day event begins
Friday with Merchants’ Participation
Day when businesses throughout town
hold special sales events and offer door
prizes.
That’s also when amateur pastry
chefs offer up their best and most decadent cakes in the chocolate cake contest. Cakes may be submitted between
10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with judging that
evening.
Visitors can enjoy a free hot dog and
soda from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at
Union First Bank during its appreciation lunch.
Also on Friday, the Little Mr. and
Little Miss Montross contests will be
held at Washington & Lee High School
at 6 p.m. for boys and girls ages birth
to 4 years. The winners will ride in
the fire/rescue boat during the festival
parade.
Following the contests, guests can
head out to the W&L football field for
a different kind of contest when the
Eagles celebrate homecoming. Kick-off
is 7 p.m. with the crowning of the king
and queen at halftime. The school royalty will also ride in Saturday’s parade,
which begins at 2 p.m. and winds along
Route 3 from Washington & Lee High
through town to Peach Grove Lane. The
parade features 60 units, according to
Reamy.
Festival activities continue Saturday,
October 5, bright and early at 7 a.m.
with the Chandler 3-Miler race.
“New this year, we having a 100-yard
tot trot,” said Reamy. “We had so many
little unhappy kids that couldn’t run the
longer race. So we’re doing something
shorter for them.”
The one-mile trot is open to children
12 and younger and adults who’d like to
walk, said Reamy. The three-mile race
should start at 8 a.m. at the Montross
Volunteer Rescue Squad Building.
Opening ceremonies will be held
at 9 a.m. with a Paws Pet Show at 11
a.m., “when you can show off your
other children,” said Reamy.
A car and truck show will also be
held from 9 a.m. to noon at People’s
Community Bank.
Throughout the day, there will be
music in the courthouse square. The
morning line-up of gospel groups features the Siloam Church choir, One
Day Remains, Voices of Macedonia
and Men of Shabach. The afternoon
includes a variety of music from country and bluegrass to rock, according to
Reamy.
As always, the festival will include
a kidzone with rides and games, an
antique farm equipment show, food and
arts and crafts vendors and a Civil War
encampment. Activities and booths are
scattered throughout town.
Following the feature parade on Saturday, there will be a 3:30 awards ceremony and the 50/50 raffle drawing.
Things to know:
When
Friday and Saturday, October 4-5
Where to park
Parking is limited and is available next to the town hall
at the B&P building, at the rescue squad and former fire
department buildings and in lots throughout town.
Don’t Miss
The 2 p.m. parade on Saturday with over 60 units.
Winners in the Little Mr. and Little Miss Montross contests will be featured in
the parade.
See Rivah Counties information beginning on page 67.
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Essex County
History
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 shortlived 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
Essex County, Virginia 1608–1984,”
recounts in detail the county’s 350-yearold story. The book is available at the
county administrator’s office.
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 Library, Tappahannock,
443-4945.
The 15th annual Rappahannock River Run/Walk will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, October
19, in front of St. Margaret’s Hall at 444 Water Lane, Tappahannock. Email lharmon@
sms.org or call 443-3357 for more information.
directly to the American Revolution, and
it was in Tappahannock that one of the
first confrontations 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
For Visitors
The Tappahannock-Essex Chamber of
Commerce is at 205 Cross St.
Don’t Miss
s November 9 -- Big Rockfish
Tournament
s December 14 -- Essex Christmas
Parade
Gloucester County
History
Exploration of what would become
Gloucester County began 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 wellknown 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.
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. 6932998. Gloucester Pt. Branch Library, 1720
George Washington Memorial Highway in
Hayes. 642-9700.
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.
The Gloucester Christmas Parade will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 7, on Main Street
in Gloucester Court House.
When Jamestown was burned by Bacon dall’s Point, but the motion was rejected.
in 1676, the Virginia Executive Council Jamestown remained the state capital until
considered moving the state capital to Tyn- it was shifted to Williamsburg.
Don’t Miss
s October 12 -- Main Street Blues &
Brews
s October 19 -- Battle of the Hook
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 Millenbeck and Epping Forest. Mary Ball, the mother of George Wash-
tion 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
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
The Turkey Shoot Regatta at Rappahannock Yachts in Irvington, benefitting hospice care
on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, is a fun event for sailors of any skill level.
It will be held the weekend of October 11-13.
Information Center in the Lancaster
by the Bay Chamber, 506 N. Main in
Kilmarnock (weekdays) or Kilmarnock Antique Mall at 144 School St.
Don’t Miss
ington, was born about 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 popula-
s October 17 -- Dog Gone Dog Show
s October 31 -- Kandy for Kids
s November 2 -- The Virginia Wine
and Oyster Classic
Mathews County
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 port of entry for the registration
and enrollment of ships. During this period, 10,000 vessels called at the “Port of
East River.” The customs house stood at
Williams Wharf (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 Revolutionary War. In June
1776, Continental forces bombarded the
British fleet and encampment on Gwynn’s
Island. Lord Dunsmore, the last royal governor, was driven from the colony, ending
British rule in Virginia.
When water was the highway, boats were
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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 service between Baltimore and Norfolk. The
steamers stopped for good in the spring of
1962.
Today Mathews has a population of
9,200 people. While it is the smallest
county in the Northern 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.
Government
Most county government offices are
in Liberty 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 Library, 251 Main
St. 725-4123.
For Visitors
The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center is in historic Sibley’s General Store at 239 Main St. 725-4229.
The Mathews Christmas Parade on Main Street will be held Saturday, December 14, at
1 p.m. The tree lighting and visits with Santa will be on Friday, December 13.
Don’t Miss
the standard means of travel. The arrival of
World War II put most of the steamboat
steamships at Williams Wharf with cargo lines out of business. In 1942 the governfrom Norfolk, Newport News or Baltimore ment requisitioned most of the bay and
was a daily highlight.
coastal steamers for service in the war
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GLOUCESTER—The British
are coming back, and the
Americans and French too, for the
Battle of the Hook re-enactment
on Saturday and Sunday, October
19-20, on the grounds of the Inn
at Warner Hall in Gloucester.
More than 1,500 infantry,
cavalry, artillery and maritime
landing re-enactors will recreate
how the Colonists and their allies
engaged the British Legion and
other Crown forces in the historic
Gloucester battle. The troops cut
off the British supply line to
Yorktown, helping pave the way
for American Independence.
The number of re-enactors,
horses and boats attending
make it one of the largest
Revolutionary
War
re-enactments in the country.
Thousands of spectators are
expected, as well as modern day
military officers and dignitaries.
When British General Charles
Cornwallis occupied Yorktown
in August 1781, he dispatched
a portion of his troops across
the York River to occupy and
fortify Gloucester Town (now
Gloucester Point). Cornwallis
hoped these forces would be
able to secure the British army’s
flank, protect a possible escape
route, and forage for food,
livestock and supplies in the
fertile farmland of Gloucester
County.
American
Commander
General Washington and his
French allies recognized the
importance of this area to the
siege at Yorktown and sent
a force to join the Virginia
militia to block the British in
Gloucester.
On October 19, 1781, the
last surrender of British forces
in America occurred—not at
Yorktown, as is widely believed,
but an hour later, outside the
works at Gloucester, where
some
1,100
Englishmen,
Scotsmen, Welshmen, Germans
and American loyalists and
300 horses were surrendered
to 100 French and 200
American militiamen. American
independence was assured,
thanks largely to the victory in
Gloucester.
The battle and military
scenes are only part of the two
days of activities for visitors,
which include a live field
archeology dig and displays of
actual artifacts from the Battle
of the Hook. Period music will
be performed by civilian and
military performers. There will
be 18th-century farm settings
with live animals, a colonial
tavern, demonstrations of camp
life by the British, American
and French forces, and period
merchants
and
craftsmen
demonstrating their skills and
selling their wares. Learn all
about the Battle of the Hook
re-enactment and event times at
www.battleofthehook.org.
Middlesex County
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 Mc-
would scream “squat” and the townsfolk
would 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.
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
Old Tobacco Warehouse, 45 Cross St. in
Urbanna. Listed on the National Register of
“Halloween in the Park” at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park Historic Places. Serves as a visitors center.
in Deltaville has become the most popular Halloween event in Middlesex County.
758-2613.
Clellan formulated a plan of attack to take
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 St.
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
Don’t Miss
s November 1 -- Urbanna Oyster
Festival
s December 6 -- Urbanna Christmas
Parade
Northumberland County
History
Northumberland County is called the
Mother County of the Northern Neck.
Settled by the English in 1648,
Northumberland was officially 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 heart 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 courthouse. The building was completed and county justices
were moved in 1681.
In 1797, citizens established a 20acre town around the courthouse
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 courthouse and tavern, now
a restaurant, gift shop and museum.
The courthouse square also includes
a blacksmith shop, transportation museum, old jail and carriage house.
Northumberland was once dependent upon tobacco as its major cash
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
Northumberland County home.
Government
The Northumberland County seat is
on Rt. 360 in Heathsville. 580-7666 or
co.northumberland.va.us. The sheriff’s
office can be reached at 580-5221.
Libraries
Northumberland Public Librar y is
at 7204 Northumberland Highway in
Heathsville, 580-5051. High speed
wireless internet access available.
For Visitors
The Northumberland County Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center,129
Northumberland Hwy. (Rt. 360) in
Callao is open Wed., Thurs. and Sat., 9
crop and currency. Later, most of its Museum provides a comprehensive a.m.–1 p.m. and Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
residents relied on the water for their over view of the village’s fishing indus- 529-5031.
livelihoods. Today, there are many tr y, both past and current.
charter boat captains. And cruises, like
Burgess is home to the Northern
those to Tangier and Smith Island, are Neck Farm Museum, which features Don’t Miss
major tourist attractions.
the area’s agricultural histor y, from the s October weekends -- Corn Maze
s December 7 -- Golden Village
The quaint fishing village of Reedville, Indians who roamed the lands to the
Christmas
with its “Millionaire’s Row” of Victorian large commercial canneries that once
homes, remains a tribute to the area’s lined the shores. Visitors can learn
heritage. The Reedville Fisherman’s about agriculture, view the tools that
Children will love the Farm Museum’s corn maze open on weekends through October in
Burgess.
Richmond County
History
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 last
president elected under the Articles of
Confederation. In 1788, Judge Cyrus Grif-
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.
Government
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
The old Richmond County Courthouse is located in the heart of Warsaw.
fin 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 President of the U. S.
William A. Jones gained recognition for
Richmond County in 1916 when, in supporting self-government for all people, he
authorized a bill that guaranteed independence for the Philippines. In 1926, the
Don’t Miss
s October 5 -- Oktoberfest
s December 1 -- Warsaw Christmas
Parade
Westmoreland County
History
Government
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
The Westmoreland County offices are at 111 Polk St. in Montross.
493-0130.
westmoreland-county.org.
Westmoreland has two towns, Colonial
Beach and Montross. The sheriff’s office can be reached 493-8066.
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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.
Virginia’s Potomac Gateway Welcome
Center is on Rt. 301 at the Potomac
Fall is harvest time as fields of grapes are ready for picking at General’s Ridge Vineyard River Bridge. (540) 663-3205.
near Hague.
of 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.
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