The Rivah Visitor's Guide

The Rivah Visitor's Guide Rivah (‘riv-â), n. [der. river]: 1. a region in these peninsulas bound by the Chesapeake Bay.

the lands and waters of the Northern Neck & Middle Peninsula of Virginia, particularly favored by urban dwellers for spring, summer & fall escapes. 2.

Holiday Season is still Rivah Season... Advertise in the Holiday Rivah! This issue will include a special holiday Gift G...
10/07/2025

Holiday Season is still Rivah Season... Advertise in the Holiday Rivah!
This issue will include a special holiday Gift Guide section!

Deadline to be included is November 7th & On newsstands November 20th

Northern Neck:
Call the Rappahannock Record 804.435.1701 for more information
Susan ext. 15 • [email protected]
Marilyn ext. 11 • [email protected]

Middle Peninsula:
Call the Southside Sentinel 804.758.2328 for more information
Charlie ext. 104 • [email protected]

Read all about Pearls of the Chesapeake: Your Trusted Real Estate Experts in the River Realm, in our special supplement,...
10/06/2025

Read all about Pearls of the Chesapeake: Your Trusted Real Estate Experts in the River Realm, in our special supplement, Bay Heritage 2025.

Click here:https://rrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bay-Heritage-2025-for-Website.pdf

* This is a Paid Partnership *

The Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO) will open its 2025-26 season TONIGHT, October 4, with selections honoring the 150th bi...
10/04/2025

The Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO) will open its 2025-26 season TONIGHT, October 4, with selections honoring the 150th birthday anniversary of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an enduring tribute to a visit to America by Antonin Dvorak and the music of Louise Farrenc, a ground-breaking 19th century French woman pianist and composer whose music only recently entered the concert repertoire.

The NNO will perform under the direction of conductor Michael Repper in the Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., after Repper’s 6:45 p.m. pre-concert presentation.

Ticket information here: https://www.rivahguide.com/northern-neck-orchestra-to-launch-new-season-oct-4.

Read all about Bragg & Company: Three Generations Rooted in the Northern Neck in our special supplement, Bay Heritage 20...
10/03/2025

Read all about Bragg & Company: Three Generations Rooted in the Northern Neck in our special supplement, Bay Heritage 2025.

Click here:https://rrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bay-Heritage-2025-for-Website.pdf

* This is a Paid Partnership *

The Yorktown Wine & Oyster Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, October 4–5 at Riverwalk Lan...
10/03/2025

The Yorktown Wine & Oyster Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, October 4–5 at Riverwalk Landing, 425 Water Street, Yorktown.

This two-day ticketed event pairs Virginia’s finest wines with fresh oysters, served raw, roasted, or steamed.

Full ticket information here: https://www.rivahguide.com/yorktown-wine-oyster-festival-slated-october-4-5.

10/03/2025

The Fall 2025 edition of The Rivah Visitor's Guide is now on newsstands, in blue boxes and online at rivahguide.com!

Click here to find a newsstand close to you wherever you are in Rivah Country! https://www.rivahguide.com/newsstands/

Read all about Katie Horsley Dew, Principal Broker of Horsley Real Estate, in our special supplement, Bay Heritage 2025....
10/01/2025

Read all about Katie Horsley Dew, Principal Broker of Horsley Real Estate, in our special supplement, Bay Heritage 2025.

https://rrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bay-Heritage-2025-for-Website.pdf

* This is a Paid Partnership *

Stingarees is a mid-19th century alteration of the word stingray. At least until 1933 the nickname of the Christchurch ...
09/26/2025

Stingarees is a mid-19th century alteration of the word stingray. At least until 1933 the nickname of the Christchurch School mascot was stingarees — not seahorses as it is today.

In a Feb. 8, 1989 article in the Southside Sentinel, the late Lewis Pierce of Urbanna said that in 1933, the year he graduated from Christchurch, students there referred to themselves as “stingarees.” He displayed with pride a brass belt buckle embossed with the name Christchurch and an image of a stingray beneath the school name...

Larry Chowning's full column here: https://www.rivahguide.com/it-happened-here-stingarees-to-seahorses.

[FREE] Past archives of "It Happened Here": https://www.rivahguide.com/category/it-happened-here.

THIS SATURDAY: The 29th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Hummel Fi...
09/24/2025

THIS SATURDAY: The 29th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Hummel Field airport, 310 Plainview Road (off Greys Point Road), Topping.

Wings Wheels & Keels Air, Car & Boat Show will have more than 100 antique, classic and exotic cars and vehicles, numerous aircraft and more than a dozen boats.

WW&K usually attracts a number of vintage “war birds,” military aircraft that are privately owned. Antique, ultralight and experimental aircraft will be flying in for the day. All will be available for an up-close inspection.

Full event information here: https://www.rivahguide.com/wings-wheels-keels-set-for-september-27-in-topping.

Congratulations to Pam Gallant of Ottoman in Lancaster County!Her name was randomly drawn as the winner of the 2025 Best...
09/23/2025

Congratulations to Pam Gallant of Ottoman in Lancaster County!

Her name was randomly drawn as the winner of the 2025 Best of the Rivah Contest $75 gift certificate. Pam chose to receive a gift certificate to Urbanna Trading Company.

The Rivah Crew thanks all of our voters, readers & advertisers for supporting our 10th annual Best of the Rivah Contest!

Growing blue-ribbon, record breaking, mind boggling, awe-inspiring ginormous produce is no easy feat.Countless trials an...
09/22/2025

Growing blue-ribbon, record breaking, mind boggling, awe-inspiring ginormous produce is no easy feat.

Countless trials and errors, hours of research, months of labor and perseverance go into growing newsworthy crops. While it may not be an easy feat, for Jr. Brent, it sure is a fun one.

Full story, with photos and gardening tips, here: https://www.rivahguide.com/growing-blue-ribbon-contenders-in-rivah-country.

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