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August 7, 2008

Tubing Tales: Whitewater on the Potomac

Today we went tubing on the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, ending where the Shenandoah joins the Potomac. It was called "whitewater tubing," but that description was an exaggeration.  We were on the water 2.5 hours, mostly flat water with some lovely ripples and rocks. Thomas Jefferson … [Read more...] about Tubing Tales: Whitewater on the Potomac

Shenandoah Shenandoah,  summer fun,  tubing

May 31, 2008

Shape Note Singing

Today we're off to an all-day Shape Note Sing in Berryville, VA. Shape Note singing was popular in the south, and was a standard in the churches, but went out of popularity sometime soon after the Civil War. ?Singing is unaccompanied, with the singers seated in a square, by parts, facing each … [Read more...] about Shape Note Singing

Shenandoah Shape Note singing

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