by Denise Kranich, Powhatan, VA Story prompt: Write your own story! When the pandemic hit in 2020 we were all trying to get outdoors more. I have a kayak, actually two kayaks, and I live close to Maidens Landing, so I love to go kayaking on the James. It is so...
by Daphne Cole, Blackstone, VA Story prompt: Write your own story! My first encounter with the James River was at Jamestown 4-H camp for a week the summer of 1963. Daily, we swam in the James and had swimming lessons along its banks. The bottom of the area was...
by Leslie Yesbeck, Richmond, VA Story prompt: The river is important to me because … I’ve always been more drawn to the riverbanks of the James than the water itself. Growing up, the river represented evening or weekend walks with my parents. We’d frequent the...
