January 15, 2020

Beer. Waterways. Middle Peninsula. Need we say more? Dragon Run Brewing opened their doors to the Middle Peninsula in early December 2019, adding to the region’s growing craft beverage makers. …

Dragon Run Brewing 1

January 5, 2020

“Great art picks up where nature ends,” or so said painter Marc Chagall. No truer words have been said, especially considering art’s powerful relationship with nature. Some of the first …

Mural on Gloucester Main Street

December 30, 2019

American Indians throughout history have long maintained a close relationship with nature. Return to nature what you have taken from it. Love it. Respect it. This harmony with nature is …

Pamunkey Indian Tribe Fish Hatchery

December 20, 2019

Chances are, whether you live in or near the Middle Peninsula of Virginia, the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith is one you’ve heard. How could you not want …

Pocahontas Mural Main Street Gloucester

December 15, 2019

“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” In less than 10 words, this Native American proverb eloquently sums up the importance of the history – the Native …

Mattaponi

December 5, 2019

“The Dragon wilderness is a totally unique ecosystem that was even ranked second in ecological significance among 232 areas researched by the Smithsonian.” Looking for a place, even in this …

Dragon Run Paddlers from Friends of Dragon Run

November 30, 2019

Beautiful surprises around every corner. An historic town with an old-fashioned flavor (and an old-fashioned soda fountain…more on that later). Dining and shopping all accessible from a town marina. And …

Sailboats in Marina Urbanna Virginia

November 29, 2019

If there’s one thing better than paddling the waterways of the Middle Peninsula, it’s eating along the banks of these rural coastal Virginia shores. Not sure where to begin or …

Hole in the Wall Mathews, Virginia Food

November 10, 2019

If, as Martin Luther King, Jr. said, we are not makers of history, and rather are made by history, learning more about what came before us could be the most …

LOVE Letters at Middlesex County Museum Virginia

November 5, 2019

It goes without saying that the Virginia Middle Peninsula’s many water trails are filled with some of the most beautiful sounds of nature. Birds. Lapping waves. Soft breezes. On some …

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