April 8, 2019
Edward Hopper, an American realist painter, once said that “if you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” If you’ve ever stood at the water’s …
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March 17, 2019
In Virginia, and especially on the Middle Peninsula, you know it’s almost spring time when the daffodil bulbs start popping out of the ground and the yellow blooms begin to …
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March 14, 2019
When it comes to working up an appetite while paddling the waterways of the Middle Peninsula, we could tell you where to go – ahem, NN Burger in Tappahannock. And …
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March 12, 2019
Like water can shape a shoreline, water can shape a community. All across the Middle Peninsula, the waterways have done just that – connected its earliest settlers to the land …
Continue reading “Explore How Water Shapes a Region, Explore the Museums on the Middle Peninsula”
March 9, 2019
Google “beer and workouts.” Seriously. Open a new tab and do it right now. See all those results? How could you possibly determine what’s real and what’s the myth of …
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March 8, 2019
If there’s anything we know, it’s that paddling the rivers and bays of the Middle Peninsula can work up quite an appetite – especially if you spend the morning and …
Continue reading “Scoot Over to Scoot’s BBQ After Working Up an Appetite at Gloucester Point”
March 7, 2019
Standing in the largest room on the third floor of the Inn at Warner Hall, one can see all that Austin desired. The four windows here, nestled in the heart …
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March 1, 2019
Natural. Delicate. And open to all. We are delighted to introduce you – the Virginia Water Trails community – to the beauty of Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve in Mathews …
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October 25, 2018
Want to turn your passion for paddling into a paycheck? The 2019 Virginia Certified Ecotour Guide Course is now open for applications. The eight-week course will be offered “live” online …
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October 24, 2018
With the earliest English settlement in 1635, Mathews County on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula is rich in historical landmarks–buildings, churches, estates, cemeteries – including a Courthouse, circa 1834, still in use …
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