Pictures


Stunning Occoquan Foliage

Posted by Lou on December 12, 2011 in Pictures

My all-time favorite portrait of the Historic Town of Occoquan! Photo by T_13 Photography.

 

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Occoquan, Virginia: Center of the World

Posted by Lou on October 23, 2011 in Pictures, Random Musings, Town News

The Muddy Waters of the Chesapeake

Posted by Lou on September 18, 2011 in Boating News, Chesapeake Bay, Occoquan River, Pictures, Potomac River

The “true color” image below, courtesy of Maryland’s Eyes on the Bay website, shows just how unbelievably muddy the Chesapeake Bay has become the in the wake of the copious amount of rainfall that has fallen in the past 2 weeks.

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Back to Port! Storm’s Ablowin’

Posted by Lou on August 21, 2011 in Boating News, Pictures, Random Musings

Rainbow Over the Occoquan

Posted by Lou on May 31, 2011 in Pictures, Random Musings

Get Your Boat Ready For Summer!

Posted by Lou on March 14, 2011 in Boating News, Pictures, Random Musings

Tim’s Polar Plunge 2011

Posted by Lou on February 20, 2011 in Boating News, Meetups, Pictures, Potomac River


With Spring right around the corner, it’s time for the crazies to run into the freezing cold Potomac River. The 9th Annual Polar Plunge to benefit Virginia Special Olympics will take place on Saturday, February 26 at Tim’s Rivershore.

The river will be rocking with live music, contests, prizes and more! Visit Tim’s for more information.

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A Perfect Day on the River, Until…

Posted by Lou on October 10, 2010 in Pictures, Random Musings

Virtual Tour of Occoquan

Posted by Lou on September 28, 2010 in Pictures, Town News, Video

Occoquan resident Boyd Alexander recently uploaded a slideshow to YouTube that includes a number of great pictures. Enjoy!

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Bull Shark Mania!

Posted by Lou on September 7, 2010 in Boating News, Chesapeake Bay, Fishing News, Pictures, Potomac River

I would be remiss if I did not mention the “Bull Shark in the Potomac River” frenzy that blew up on Facebook and the mainstream media while I was away. I tracked down the original reports and it wasn’t just one bull shark, it was two.

One was caught of Cornfield Harbor in extreme southern St. Mary’s county, MD. The NBC Washington website, which broke the “story” has a gruesome slideshow. The second was caught a bit farther north, near Tall Timbers, MD.

Both of these sharks were caught at the very, very edge of the Potomac River Watershed. So far south that one shark was actually caught by scientists collecting stingrays. This map shows where the bull sharks were caught:

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The catches were very far away from Occoquan, almost 100 nautical miles south. Even down there, at the very edge of the Chesapeake Bay “you very, very rarely see them”, according to the Washington Post. Ok, no more bull shark jokes.

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Occoquan circa 1917

Posted by Lou on August 2, 2010 in Pictures, Town News

Wakeboarding @ National Harbor

Posted by Lou on August 2, 2010 in Boating News, National Harbor, Pictures, Wakeboarding

Tim’s Polar Plunge Raises $50K

Posted by Lou on February 28, 2010 in Meetups, Pictures, Potomac River
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It was freezing outside but that didn’t stop people from taking the plunge! All donations benefit the Special Olympics of Virginia.

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Epic Fail

Posted by Lou on January 24, 2010 in Occoquan Reservoir, Pictures, Random Musings

July 4th Money Shot

Posted by Lou on July 6, 2009 in Holiday, Pictures, Washington DC News

Here is a fantastic picture taken by Patrick Worcester on July 4th, 2009 from his boat on the Potomac river, between the 14th Street bridge complex and the Memorial bridge.

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