Each year residents of the Town of Colonial Beach, VA, eagerly anticipate the return of the osprey, the Official Town Bird.

Excerpt: The far-flung Northern Neck peninsula, east of Fredericksburg, is a salty realm of historic villages, oyster farms, historic sites, and wide, open beaches. Here, tucked-away Colonial Beach on the Potomac River, believe it or not, has the second-largest waterfront in Virginia.

<p>Guest blog by Victoria Sananikone. Edited by VisitCBVA. Cover photo by Wendi Sumway via Facebook. During the summer, many kids get bored throughout the day or are simply too attached [&hellip;]</p>

While the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the pyramids in Egypt are classic choices for travel photographs, there are countless lesser known destinations that are equally if not more compelling, and alternative ways to approach photographing those usual suspects.

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

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.

<p>Cover photo: Mary Carter Updated September 28, 2020 The Northern Neck of Virginia is known for its 1100 miles of unspoiled shorelines, rich farmland and lush forests. A place to [&hellip;]</p>