Bent Creek Site of the JRBF – James River Batteau Festival

JRBF – Sunday June 17th to Monday June 18th, 2018, Camp Monican II campsite to Bent Creek.

June 18, 2018JRBF

Father’s Day, Sunday June 18th, 2018, was a beautiful day on the river. The JRBF camped in Galt’s Mill on Saturday night. David Haney, Site Manager, said everything went real good and it was a pretty quiet night. Having worked 3rd shift near Lynchburg, a private put-in at Greif Brother’s mill (near Christian’s Island on…

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James River Batteau Festival – Maps to sites:

June 15, 2018June 16, 2018JRBF

There is a new page with this information in the menu bar and also posted here: “Rucker Landing” – Amherst Public Boat Ramp Percival’s Island Galt’s Mill Bent Creek Wingina Howardsville Scottsville Slate River Cartersville Maiden’s Landing

Batteau • Bent Creek Site of the JRBF • Galt's Mill site of the JRBF

JRBF-2016 Galt’s Mill to Bent Creek

June 20, 2016June 20, 2016JRBF

Galt’s Mill was beautiful when I arrived Sunday Morning. The sun was out and the air was clear and cool. Some people said that they got cold during the night and that there was a big fog earlier. The batteaux were getting ready to go and several Boy Scout troops had their canoes packed and…