eNewsletter for Virginia                                    March 2006

Springtime In Virginia is when you . . .

Explore what Virginia's rites of spring are all about. Get outdoors again with your backpack, hike along the world-famous Appalachian Trail and bike along the spectacular Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. If you love NASCAR, you'll enjoy the springtime action at Virginia's three NASCAR-sanctioned tracks. Shop outdoors again at Virginia's arts and crafts festivals, sip new wines straight from their barrels, and learn gardening tips from the experts at Historic Garden Week in Virginia, the nation's "largest open house," featuring 250 sites on display in all their springtime finery, the week of April 22-29.
~ Springtime in Virginia

Reconnect with Family and Friends at Virginia State Parks

Virginia invites you to visit her 34 state parks. 2006 marks the 70th anniversary of the award-winning Virginia State Parks! Enjoy clean campgrounds and cabins, well-maintained trails, scenic picnic facilities, safe playgrounds, rental equipment and informative ranger programs for all ages. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, you're sure to find the ideal terrain for your family getaway. Invite friends along, too, and reserve a group site.
~ Virginia State Parks and Camping in Virginia.

Springtime Travel Getaway

"Virginia at Its Best" Hunt Country Getaway through May 6 lets you unwind in a luxurious B&B for a two-night stay in Virginia's scenic wine region in Northern Virginia's Fauquier County. Receive a bottle of Virginia wine in your room, a box lunch for steeplechase race day, race tickets, a program and VIP patron parking at your own tailgate picnic along the split-rail fence. Tally Ho! Spring Packages

Spring's History & Heritage Events

Spring kicks off tour season at Virginia's historic sites, districts and presidents' homes. For example, celebrate James Madison's Birthday at Montpelier on March 16 and take part in An Unforgettable Presence - The Women of Sully celebrating Women's History Month at Historic Sully on March 25. Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest opens for tours on April 1, and settlers at Henricus — another successful English settlement in the New World after Jamestown — prepare for spring at Henricus Comes Alive on April 8.
~ More History & Heritage Events

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