Fall Media Kit
Fall Facts for Virginia
For release August 1, 2009
- 15 million acres of foliage
- 2,500 miles of scenic drives
- 140+ wineries
- October is Virginia Wine Month.
- Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive are two of America’s best scenic drives
- Virginia hosts more than 350 fall festivals each year.
- Weekly fall foliage reports are available at www.Virginia.org/fall or by calling 1-800-424-LOVE.
- Oyster season celebrated in fall, with festivals in Urbanna, Chincoteague, Newport News and more.
- Virginia has more miles of the Appalachian Trail than any other state.
- Page County was recently named the Cabin Capital of Virginia.
- Brunswick County, Virginia declares itself the birthplace of Brunswick Stew, celebrated each year festival (October, 10, 2009).
- Virginia has more sites on the National Registry of Haunted Places than any other state.
- Berkley Plantation in Charles City, Virginia declares itself the site of the first Thanksgiving, observed by English settlers in 1619.
- Virginia is less than a day’s drive for more than 60 percent of the U.S. population, making the state ideal for fall getaways.
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