Recorded by Felice Hancock, Secretary

The meeting had had 7 members in attendance, and the Board of Directors’ members who were present are as follows:  Curtis Newsome, Jeff Turner (via telephone conference call from the river), Nancy Turner, and Anne Parker. Read more →

Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 10^th through the 12^th on the Blackwater below Franklin.  The water was high that first day, fast, clear and 60 degrees.  Air temps ranged from 37 to 68 degrees and the wind never ceased.  Read more →

Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 29^th through the 31^st on the Nottoway below Hercules.  The water was 69 degrees fast, colored and high at 12 ft. on the U.S.G.S. gauge at Sebrell.  Air temps ranged from 47 to 75 degrees.  Trash was heavier than normal, which is usually the case when the water is high.  Read more →

By: Felice Hancock

One of the many fascinating aspect of the Blackwater and Nottoway Rivers is how man harnessed the water to assist in developing the land.  For almost four hundred years the water-wheels have been turning along the watershed in Western Tidewater.  Read more →