Blue Ridge Mountain getaway at Cabin Creekwood
View from cabin deck. It was mid-March, and bare trees as well as occasional patches of snow showed that winter…
Thanksgiving 2012 in historic Virginia
Thanksgiving for my family has always been celebrated with parents and children and siblings and aunts, uncles, and cousins. The…
Thanksgiving 2012 in and around Staunton, Virginia
Thanksgiving in Virginia offers a variety of opportunities to celebrate and give thanks around the Commonwealth. For those planning to…
Fired up Staunton supporters cheer for George Allen victory
In his last stop in the Shenandoah Valley before Election Day on Tuesday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen met…
Photos … Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling headlined SWAC Political Breakfast
SWAC Political Breakfast The crowd of 65+ overflowed to tables outside the private dining room. Waynesboro City Councilman Mike Harris…
October 2012 … 20 things to do in and around Staunton, Virginia
The historic Wharf area of downtown Staunton, Virginia, home of the Staunton-Augusta Farmers Market. (Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell) Voted…
Today … Augusta County is center of GOP presidential campaign
Expoland on Tuesday as workers prepared for Thursday’s Republican rally. (Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell) For a few brief shining…
Summer 2012 … 30 adventures in and around Staunton, Virginia
Beverley Street in historic downtown Staunton, Virginia, in the central Shenandoah Valley. Voted as one of America’s Top 20 Main…
July 4, 2012 … American Independence, Virginia, and Staunton
American flags against a cloudy Shenandoah Valley sky. It’s the anniversary of America’s independence and in Staunton, as in other…
Powerful storms leave parts of Shenandoah Valley without electricity – UPDATED
Weyers Cave (Photo by Sam Harris) Mount Vernon area of Northern Virginia (photo by Susan Allen) Weyers Cave (photo by…