The May 2017 Rivah Visitor's Guide
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May 2017 • FREE Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Inside: • A home away from home: Local Airbnbs • Uncover the history of Fairfield Plantation • Lost Films of the Northern Neck • Dining at Hana Sushi in Gloucester Advertise in the 2017 Rivahs! Issue ................... AdDeadline .......... On June ................... Newsstands May 15 .............. May 25 July .................... June 19 ............. June 29 August .................. July 17 .............. July 27 September ............... August 21 ........... August 31 Fall/Holiday .............. October 9 ............ October 19 SUPER SAVINGS by advertising in more than one issue! Call the Southside Sentinel at 758-2328 or the Rappahannock Record at 435-1701 or email [email protected] or [email protected] July 2016 • FREE Places to go and things August 2016 • to do in the Northern Neck FREE and Middle Peninsula Places to go and things June 2016 • FREE to do in the Northern Neck Places to go and things and Middle Peninsula to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula September/October 2016 FREE Places to go and things May 2016 • to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula FREE Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula November/December 2016 Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula FREE Inside: Inside:Insid • Local beaches:es: Sun,Sununnn,, sassandandd andand susurf Best e: e h T f • On CallCall • Cool down with homemadehomomemememaemadmadeadee ice crcreameam OfO The with SmSmith Point Sea Rescue ith Point Seaeaa RReResescscucue 20162 • • Discover Gloucesterloucestter CouCoCountyouunntntytyy 01616 On the job with woworking waterwomen Inside:Ins Winners Inside! rking watateteerwrwwwomom • at Marshall’sMarshall’shall’sll’ss DrugDrDruug StoreStotorere • DiscoDiscoverver en • Crabbin’:C Drop some pots and have some fun Dining ComingLancastLancasterer CounCounty ty Inside:In • Dining at • TheT Great Loop: Laughing Gull cruises to Urbanna att The RiRiverboatverboat TourTo the Northern Neck on two wheels: Middlesex County LivLiving it up • DDiscover on the water A cyclist’s journey • Dining at York River Oyster Company RiRivah cocktails: DisDiscover Sip some specialities Mathews • Dining at Inside: Marine Science Day at VIMS Horn Harbor Inside:Insid • Sounds of the Sea: Step back in time at the ballpark ChesapeakeChesa Bay Oysters: • The Deltas: Westmoreland County Soon! All AboAboard: Trains on displayNever out of season • Discover Chesapeake Bay Chip Company DiscoverDiscove • Dining at the Dining at Richmond County a Northern Neck Burger Company in Tappahannock Ebb&Flow Rivah (‘riv-â), n. [der. river]: 1. the lands and waters of the Northern Neck and Middle e’re excited to bring you the 2017 season of The Rivah Visitor’s Peninsula of Virginia, USA, WGuide. particularly favored by urban Our goal is to help visitor’s plan a fun and memorable trip to the dwellers for spring, summer Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. We encourage you to slow and fall escapes. 2. a region down and enjoy the simple pleasures of life in Rivah country. in these peninsulas bound by Perhaps you are looking for that home-away-from-home for a the Chesapeake Bay and the weekend or weeklong get-away from city life. Find a local Airbnb Rappahannock, Potomac and York rivers, inclusive. adj.– and VRBO for the vacation of your dreams. rivah: reflecting an attitude Take time to discover the rich history of our area with a trip to indicative of the abundantly Gloucester County’s Fairfi eld Plantation, where archaeological digs pleasant lifestyle in this area. are uncovering the mysteries of centuries of old Virginia living. The “Lost Films of the Northern Neck” also offer a glimpse into country living during the 1920s and 1930s. The recovered fi lms of James Wharton have been combined into a documentary, which has Inside the May 2017 issue become a community project, giving residents of the Northern Neck an opportunity to share their stories. We also want to connect with you, fi nd out how you are spending your free time and enjoying the warmer weather. Submit your photos Home Away From Home to our Rivah Life section. And remember to vote, vote, vote in our Best of the Rivah Airbnb/VRBO . 16 Contest. We want to know where you fi nd Rivah treasures and where you like to dine and shop. Our extensive events and music calendars are packed with dozens of entertainment and family-friendly things to do and see. We hope you will fi nd content in this magazine so helpful you will hold onto your copy and refer to it throughout the month. And remember to Now Playing support the businesses that make this publication possible. Lost films of the Northern Neck . 32 We’d love to hear from you. FREE May 2017 • Places to go and things Write us at [email protected]. to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Unearthing History On the Cover Fairfield Plantation . 52 Photo by Tom Chillemi Inside: Local Airbnbs • A home away from home: Fairfield Plantation • Uncover the of historythe Northern of Neck • Lost Films Hana Sushi in Gloucester • Dining at Camping . 25 Map . C3 Counties . 67 Marinas . 35 The Rivah Visitor’s Guide is published six times a year jointly by the Rappahannock Record, P.O. Box 400, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482, Dining . 61 Meet the Winners . 45 (804) 435-1701, and the Southside Sentinel, P.O. Box 549, Urbanna, Va. 23175, (804) 758-2328. Email: [email protected] Diversions . 46 Museums . 27 News Tom Hardin and Robert D. Mason Jr., editors; Larry S. Chowning, Events . .3 Music . 10 Tom Chillemi, Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi, Audrey Thomasson, Madison White Fishing . 36 Parks & Recreation . 57 Franks Advertising Sara Amiss and Wendy Burch, managers; Golf . 50 Rivah Fare . 60 K.C. Troise, Marilyn Bryant, Jessica Michels-Mancini and Libby Allen It Happened Here . 28 Rivah Life . 12 Production Joseph Gaskins, Susan Simmons, K.C. Troise, Mike Antonio Stephanie Feria Lodging . 20 Ramps . 42 Publications Coordinator Susan Simmons Editorial Director Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi September/October 2016FREE Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck November/December 2016 and Middle Peninsula Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula FREE Did you know? Account Managers Geanie Longest and Lindsay Bishoff The Rivah Visitor’s Guide is also online and free. Publishers Fred and Bettie Lee Gaskins Find interactive directories with live links to lodging, marinas, restaurants and more at Inside: The Rivah: More than a place . A cyclist’s journey Inside: Chesapeake Bay Oysters: All Aboard: Never out of season www.SSentinel.com and www.RRecord.com Tour the Northern Neck on two wheels: Trains on display on the water Discover Living it up Richmond County Sip some specialitiesHorn DiningHarbor at Rivah cocktails: Northern Neck Burger Company in Tappahannock it’s an attitude! Discover Mathews • Dining at JuneMayMay 20162017 Rivah • 1 Best The Best of the Rivah Of The Of 2017 Contest We want to know the tastes, places, businesses and experiences that make “The Rivah” special to you. Do you have memories and traditions at certain places that help you attain a Rivah at- titude? How about a secret discovery that you want to share? We want YOU to vote for The Best of the Rivah! This is our way of giving a big salute to living, working, playing and visiting this one-of-a-kind place, a way to showcase the culture and style that makes us proud to be at the Rivah! 9KPPGTUYKNNTGEGKXGEGTVKƂECVGUVQFKURNC[DTCIIKPITKIJVUCPFYKNNDGCPPQWPEGFKPVJG,WN[ KUUWGQH6JG4KXCJ8KUKVQToU)WKFG Each week two participants who send in ballots will be randomly chosen to receive a Rivah decal and koozie! : #NNGPVTCPVUYKNNDGGPVGTGFKPVQCFTCYKPIHQTCEJCPEGVQYKPCIKHVEGTVKƂECVGVQVJGKTHCXQTKVG4KXCJDWUKPGUU 8QVGD[OCKNKPIKPVJKUDCNNQVQTIQQPNKPGVQXQVGCVYYY4KXCJIWKFGEQO The Best of the Rivah ballot Vote, vote, vote! 4WNGU• One entry per person. 0QOKPCVG[QWTHCXQTKVGUKPCUOCP[ • You must be at least 18 years old to enter. • Nominations must be from within our 8 counties in ECVGIQTKGUCU[QWYKUJ the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula; Essex, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Rich- mond, Northumberland, and Westmoreland. 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