September 23, 2023

They jokingly have referred to themselves as the Crazy Oyster Ladies. Their passions for the water, the environment, and their community are all rooted in oysters. But Linda Hamm and …


September 3, 2021

Oysters: From Shell to Shucked Author: Tripp Smith, Virginia Certified Ecotour Guide A Brief History In 1897 my great grandfather started an oyster business in the little village of Sharps. …

oyster shoot

August 18, 2021

Williamsburg-born Shannon Alexander never strays far from the water. She grew up on the Outer Banks fishing and crabbing and revels in the memory of finally being old enough to …


August 17, 2021

Tim Smith had never been canoeing but wanted to try it so he made plans to meet a buddy on the Hollywood Rapids on the James River. His friend brought …

rowers on canoe floating to shore

August 13, 2021

Little Oyster Creek Beautiful, Historic, Unique sandy islands move among this shifting water sometimes here, then there Author: Lesley Newman, Virginia Certified Ecotour Guide This water is never flat. Fleet’s …