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…
Driving to Howardsville in the real early morning light was awesome seeing the colorful sky along the country road. The batteaux were all lined up along the bank and some people were still sleeping when I arrived. Howardsville came to life as the sun rose and gradually some of the boats started to leave but…
I Headed down to the river real early this morning hoping to catch some of the fog on the river behind the boats. I arrived at the private landing as it was getting a little daylight and there was no fog. The water was down a lot from the day before and I took a…
This week, the batteau community joins the Samuels’ family in mourning the loss of the batteau “Rivertime” crew member Justin Samuels. With his booming voice, boundless enthusiasm, and outgoing spirit, Justin was an unmistakable feature of the James River Batteau Festival in recent years. His absence on the river next year will be palpable. While we…