Our day trip series heads to charming Colonial Beach, a relaxed small town featuring the second-longest beach in Virginia. Excerpt: Style Weekly photographer Scott Elmquist and I are following mostly blue highways for a 90-minute drive to Colonial Beach, which fronts...
COLONIAL BEACH WAS ‘LAS VEGAS OF THE POTOMAC’ Excerpt: If you’ve lived in this area for a while, you’ve probably heard the nickname “FredVegas†at some point. Though it’s used tongue-in-cheek, there was a brief time when Colonial Beach...
Excerpt: At the turn of the century (into the 1900s), the town of Colonial Beach was a summer retreat for residents of Washington, DC (only 65 miles away), earning it the nickname “Playground of the Potomacâ€. The statues (and the many wall murals on buildings...
With Memorial Day & summer days headed our way, we are looking for ways to stay cool! When traveling with kids, we usually can’t take a day trip that requires 2 or more hours in the car without a lot of pit stops. Luckily, Virginia has a bunch of lakes &...
Photo by Mary Carter Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia, included in an article Beaches Worth Visiting in the U.S. on OutsideHow.com. “There is no need to fly thousands of miles away to the Caribbean to bask in the sun on a beautiful beach. “In the U.S.,...
