Each year residents of the Town of Colonial Beach, VA, eagerly anticipate the return of the osprey, the Official Town Bird. This raptor has a chocolate brown back, a white chest and a black eye stripe. They make their home near bodies of water as their diet consists...
Cover photo: Susan Pietras-Smith Only approximately 65 miles from Washington DC or Richmond, the Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia (CBVA), offers a welcome respite from the traffic, noise and frenzy of city life. Home to the second largest public beach in Virginia,...
by Stacy Smith Resident triathlete Hugh Mealy didn’t really expect to enter another athletic event at the age of 80, and yet he finds himself just weeks shy of competing in the Colonial Beach Triathlon in the riverside town of Colonial Beach, Virginia....
Cover photo: Chris Militzer, Milliman Photography Virginia’s state-wide LOVEworks program was introduced by Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) following the success of its 50-year-old “Virginia is for Lovers†branding initiative. The campaign is...
Cover photo: Maggie Lane The tiny hamlet of Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia (CBVA), is home to a big, thriving art scene, thanks in part to the efforts of the Colonial Beach Artists Guild, a non-profit organization that works tirelessly to provide exhibition...
Excerpt: With a rich landscape filled with miles of beachy coastline, misty mountain peaks, prerevolutionary villages, and famous historic sites, Virginia presents a wealth of things to see and do. And while there’s plenty you can pay for the privilege (and...
