by | Jul 13, 2019 | Fundraiser, In the News, Media Stories, Things to Do
Reader’s Digest has named the Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia, the Nicest Place in Virginia, making the Potomac River town a finalist in the publication’s Nicest Places in America 2019. Reader’s Digest chose Colonial Beach after receiving...
by | Jul 13, 2019 | Getting here, History, In the News, Location, Media Stories
By Emily Leayman, Patch Staff via Vienna Patch There’s still plenty of time to make a quick getaway before the summer ends. Here are some day trip options for Northern Virginia residents. Excerpt: If it seems like the summer is moving along quickly this year,...
by | May 21, 2019 | Eats & Drinks, Events, Fundraiser, In the News, Live music, Media Stories
Colonial Beach’s northern neighbor, Prince William County, is home to ten military installations in or around the County. Altogether, nearly 800,000 veterans and over 115,000 active duty and reserve members of the military reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia....
by | May 9, 2019 | Events, History, In the News, Marinas, See the sights, Things to Do
When the 85-ft. sailing vessel Edna E. Lockwood docks in Colonial Beach, Virginia, June 6-9, during the Potomac River Festival, she will be captained—for the first time in her long life—by a woman. There are approximately 41,300 ship and boat captains and operators in...
by | Apr 9, 2019 | Getting here, In the News, Location, Marinas, Media Stories, Nature
Cover photo: Mary Carter The National Ocean Service describes the Great Loop as “a continuous waterway that recreational mariners can travel that includes part of the Atlantic, Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, Canadian Heritage Canals, and the...
by | Mar 22, 2019 | In the News, Location, Lodging, Media Stories, Nature
In a recent article “10 Secret East Coast Beach Vacations“, Family Vacation Critic, a subsidiary of TripAdvisor, named Colonial Beach, Virginia, #4 on the list and listed Riverview Inn as the Recommended Hotel. Author Amanda Norcross described the Town as...
