Feature Articles

The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists (NNMN) will begin the year with a virtual meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 12. This Zoom meeting can be seen from the comfort of home via computer. The presentation will concern the Winter Flora and Fauna of Hickory Hollow, one...

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will conduct a “virtual” meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. The meeting will feature a talk by Dr. Julie Sullivan-Detheridge about her book, “Against the Tide: The Turbulent Times of a Black Entrepreneur.” The book is a biography of Dr....

The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society (LVHS) “Zooming In On Lancaster County History: Thursdays at 3:00” virtual speaker series will continue through February 18. The speaker series is free for LVHS members and $5 per program for others. All viewers must register for each webinar separately at www.mkt.com/maryball or 462-7280, and...

In the past months of shut-downs, cancellations and isolation, the Wonderful Book Club of the Middlesex County Woman’s Club has managed to shift to Zoom meetings, ably arranged by Hazel Laughton, and when the weather was comfortable, to combine outside-distanced Zoom meetings from the spacious porch of Southern Sighs...

This article was originally published in the Fall 2013 issue of The Rivah Visitor's Guide. by Larry Chowning -  As part of Gloucester County’s 350th anniversary celebration in 2001, and using grant funds from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the county created an African-American Heritage Trail Tour...

by Larry Chowning -  During colonial Virginia's 1640s real estate land rush, the first official English settlers arrived in Lancaster County and, what would become Middlesex County, armed with markers, pads and broad axes to record and mark their land grant property lines. They paddled and poled along creeks and...

Lancaster County’s new $18 million entertainment venue has something for everyone from the adventurous to the laid back. Take a walk on the wild side high above the arcade on the ropes course, scale the climbing wall or zoom around the winding go-kart track. Take in a movie in...

Story and photos by Megan Schiffres You may think window art looks hard, but it’s really not as much of a pane in the glass as you would think! Window artist Lisa Pittman of Lancaster has been decorating windows for at least five years, and says it’s a much more...

by Jackie Nunnery -  Tucked back off Urbanna’s Cross Street, Portside Grill is something of a hidden gem. On Urbanna Creek at Urbanna Port Marina, the outdoor patio is the perfect place to enjoy the waning days of autumn along with some great food and drink. Portside Grill is a family...

We asked. You voted. This is the 5th year of The Best of the Rivah Contest and once again, our readers let us know what makes the Rivah special!  From wineries to oysters, chicken to bait, art to ice cream and much, much more… you have chosen our area’s favorites. Thank...