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by Larry Chowning -  The Cross Rip in the name Cross Rip Campground in Deltaville came from the name of a lightship that anchored just off the coast of Nantucket, Mass., in the Atlantic Ocean. The late Anna Scott (Scotty) Hoye bought the 20-acre site overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in 1950...

Although Chris Sampson is a relative newbie to the art of carving, his decorative waterfowl look like the work of a seasoned veteran. Sampson has carving in his blood and took on the hobby after years of watching his great grandfather, Lewis Shelton, create decorative decoys. He shares creative space...

It’s a busy Saturday afternoon at the To Do Café in Tappahannock and co-owner Diane Lentz is circulating around the rush of lunch customers with a demeanor that is anything but rushed. “Did you get enough to eat?” she asks a group of diners, her hand resting warmly on the...

The 2022 edition of the annual Gloucester-Mathews Historic Garden Week House and Garden Tour is set for two sessions on Saturday, April 23. The morning session runs 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and the afternoon session runs 1:30-5:30 p.m. All details are available at www.vagardenweek.org/tours/gloucester/. The stops on this year’s Mathews-focused tour include...

History and modern architecture are perfectly blended and framed by Mill and Wilkins creeks that feed the Yeocomico and nearby Potomac rivers in the picturesque community of Mundy Point in historic Northumberland County. On Wednesday, April 27, the Garden Club of the Northern Neck's Historic Garden Week Tour showcases five architecturally designed homes...

The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (VGFTP) celebrated the achievements March 11 of its top volunteers with the help of Bass Pro Shops in Hampton. A cooperative effort between the Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Virginia Saltwater Tournament at the Virginia...

The Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO) will present “Spring Strings” at 2 p.m. April 10 at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased at www.northernneckorchestra.org, or at the check-in desk. Students will be admitted at no charge. The concert will feature NNO concertmaster and principal...

After a two-year hiatus, the 41st Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show will be held  March 18-20 at the White Stone Firehouse, 579 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Wildfowl art is the theme of the show featuring original paintings, decorative wildfowl carvings, bronze sculpture, folk art carvings, gunning style decoys, photography and prints,...

The 28th annual Catholic Church of the Visitation Knights of Columbus St. Patrick's Dinner Dance is set for Saturday, March 19, at the Piankatank River Golf Club’s Steamboat Restaurant in Hartfleld. A cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m. The dinner buffet, which starts at 6:30 p.m., consists of either corned...

The Lancaster Community Library Sundays at Two lecture series will launch at 2 p.m. March 6 in the second floor conference room at LCL, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. The program will include six sessions on a range of topics of interest to the community, reported library director Alice Cooper. Sessions...