February 14, 2025
By Woodie Walker I biked the Hutchinson Tract last week, located a mile upstream from Tappahannock, on the south side of Tidewater Trail (Route 17). The early January snow had …
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February 14, 2025
By Woodie Walker Photos by Jeff Hodges March is a wet, muddy month for those who live on the ground. Falcons, however, don’t have that problem. They hunt, play, and …
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January 29, 2025
By Woodie Walker In the late summer of 1608, Capt. John Smith and a crew of 12 explorers from Jamestown maneuvered a 30-foot sailboat up the Rappahannock River. This was …
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July 18, 2023
Paddling to a beach sounds delightful, doesn’t it? Beaches that you can drive to are typically mobbed with people. But if you could paddle to a beach that’s not accessible …
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April 9, 2023
Tote your kayak or canoe to Zoar State Forest and escape into one of the Middle Peninsula’s most pristine nooks. Located in King William County, the 378 unspoiled acres include …
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March 18, 2023
A new, public fishing pier in Gloucester County will delight anglers and offer a front-row view to waterfront educational programs. But the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority (MPCBPAA), …
March 17, 2023
As a kid, Patricia Clement didn’t go to the park let alone do things like fish, kayak, camp or crab. “Growing up in Brooklyn, East New York, all I saw …
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March 13, 2023
Here is what’s fun at Camp Cardinal. Water sports, kids crafts, fishing, movie nights, swimming, inflatables, water slides, an Arcade Alley, cornhole, wagon rides, scavenger hunts — that’s a start. …
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September 30, 2022
Sunrises. Sunsets. Birds you don’t usually see. Moments you don’t typically slow down for. Paddling any of the waterways on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula is like one long Instagram-able moment. You …
September 23, 2022
Bob Buhl grew up around boats and operated his own marina in Mathews County, but using his hands to help actually build a skiff was new to him. Buhl was …
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