35th ANNUAL – JUNE 20-27, 2020-"NO OFFICIAL FESTIVAL EVENTS THIS YEAR".
The mid afternoon sun glowing through the trees along the walkway by the river in Wingina was beautiful today! I arrived to find Bill Trout sitting with long time batteauist and musician Jason Hatcher and his friend on the other side of Bill playing a guitar and singing. The man with the guitar said that…
The batteaux started arriving in the late afternoon with plenty of daylight left! The crew of The Thomas Jefferson said it was a pretty easy day. Several batteaux had already lined up nosecones to the beach while one recent arrival just up-stream hogged the bank, side to the bank, which left it difficult for others…
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…
As the mighty James River continues to drop back down from the highs a couple of days ago, the batteaux are looking real good to go! The private landing area near lynchburg showed much improvement in the water levels on Saturday morning. The crew of the batteau Jubilee were onboard and were happy and excited…
Wow, What a difference a week makes. The heavy rains over the past week or so here and most importantly up in the mountains have brought much water to the mighty James River! (Click here for River Level’s) Traveling to an undisclosed private landing near Lynchburg on Friday Morning with my dog Jake, we arrived…
Just thought I’d go for a drive downtown today and see the ole James River. The sun was bright and the sky was blue. The water was a great color although the level was looking a little low. Then my friend Mason Basten came by with a raft with a motor to test a few…
The Scenic Virginia 2020 Virginia Vistas photo contest is now open. I’m thrilled to share that this year the Rivers & Waterways category is exclusive to designated Virginia scenic rivers! This is a wonderful way to highlight the 50th anniversary of the Virginia Scenic Rivers Program. The annual contest promotes the preservation and protection…
Longtime VC&NS member & JRBF participant, Mr. Mac Sammons, (above photo with blue vest) has challenged all members to donate $1000 towards our museum and preserving history. Mac wrote a nice letter regarding the recent Sweep sent out via email: Click here to see the pdf file of Mac’s May 20th, 2020 letter.