Join us on Sunday, June 11, 2023, as we travel Mountain Lake Resort, Pembroke, VA. The rustic and historic Mountain Lake Lodge sits in the middle of a 2,600-acre nature preserve and is surrounded by Appalachian Mountains. Mountain Lake was the setting for the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. You […]
Join us on Monday, June 19, 2023, as we celebrate Juneteenth, by going to Booker T. Washington National Monument, the Homestead Creamery, and Smith Mountain Lake. The Booker T. Washington National Monument is a National Monument near the community of Hardy, Virginia, and is located entirely in rural Franklin County, Virginia. It preserves portions of […]
Join us on Saturday, June 24, 2023, as we travel to Orange County, VA, to see The Barboursville Ruins. This historic landmark was designed by Thomas Jefferson for Governor James Barbour. It was built in 1814 and destroyed by fire on Christmas Day in 1884. We will also make a stop at the Montpelier Station […]
Join us on Saturday, July 1, 2023, as we travel to Carroll County, VA. We will have lunch at the historic Hillsville Diner (on your own). This diner is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We tour the Carroll County Museum and the historic courtroom where the April 1912 tragedy took place. We […]
Join us on Saturday, July 8, 2023, as we travel to Scottsville, VA. As a river town, Scottsville's history is closely intertwined with that of the James River. In the 1800's, the Kanawa Canal played a vital role in moving tobacco and produce up and down the James River from Lynchburg to Richmond. Scottsville was […]
Join us on Saturday, July 22, 2023, as we travel to Clarksville, VA, for LakeFest. Voted by the Southeast Tourism Society as "One of the Top 20 Festivals in The Southeast." This festival attracts visitors for the hot air balloons, arts and crafts, live entertainment including music and dancing, great local and ethnic food, the […]
Join us on Sunday, August 13, 2023, as we travel to Sandstone Falls Visitor Center and to Sandstone Falls in the New River Gorge National Park. The largest waterfall on the New River, Sandstone Falls spans the river where it is 1500 feet wide. Divided by a series of islands, the river drops 10 to […]
Join us on Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023, as we travel to West Virginia to enjoy an all-inclusive lunch buffet at Pipestem Resort State Park. Pipestem is West Virginia's premier adventure resort. Pipestem sits on the east rim of the Bluestone River Gorge. You will see some great views. We will also make a […]
Join us on Saturday, September 30, 2023, as we travel to Burke's Garden Fall Festival, Tazewell County, VA. There will be entertainment, Living History, hand made arts, and crafts, historical exhibits, food vendors, and local farm produce. There are demonstrations of apple-butter making, quilting, cider processing, sheep shearing, hay rides and more. Known as "Vanderbilt's […]
Join us on Saturday, October 28, 2023, as we travel to Lexington, NC, for the 39th annual Barbeque Festival. There are seven music stages with various types of music. There are arts, crafts, special attractions, and the World's Best BBQ! We will also stop at the Bob Timberlake Gallery prior to arriving at the BBQ […]
