35th ANNUAL – JUNE 20-27, 2020-"NO OFFICIAL FESTIVAL EVENTS THIS YEAR".
Bill Trout made it to Maiden’s landing just fine and set up his table with a few things to show. There were a lot of tubers and various other plastic boaters on this nice sunny Saturday! Walking up the bank waiting for batteaux to arrive, I came upon Diane Easley sitting at a small table…
Maiden’s Landing was busy and the parking lot full when I arrived in mid-afternoon and it was starting to get hot and was real hot inside the facilities in the field. It was surprising to see the Mary Marshall at the landing earlier than expected. Andrew Shaw and his crew took the batteau out and…
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
The 2017 James River Batteau Festival came to a quiet end at Maiden’s Landing on Saturday, June 24th. Photographer Doug Berry was there and shared the above photos! The rain that was expected from a tropical storm a few days earlier went north and the day ended up being mostly sunny. The batteaux and other…
Wow, Look at the actual data on the above chart. See how the level changed from Friday to Saturday and then Sunday. This graph shows that the predictions from up-river of a big flush of water on the way were really accurate. Thanks to everyone for taking precautions ahead of this water. Photos above by…
Lisa Barbieri from the batteau “Clifton Lee” loves this photo of her standing on the front of her new boat approaching the Maiden’s bridge. She said: “I love that picture of me named water willow. My crew member Keith Flanagan snapped that as I was taking the Clifton Lee into Maidens. The colors are amazing and…
Our friend Doug Berry has been taking some photos for the JRBF this week and also paddling a canoe writes about Maiden’s Landing: Doug Berry said: “I came in first at Maiden’s Landing. (No kidding, as far as I know I was the first canoe/kayak.) The first batteau in was Randy Waycaster and the Slate…