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Stunning Occoquan Foliage

Lou — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:55:23 +0000

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

Occoquan, Virginia: Center of the World

Lou — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:33:29 +0000

The Muddy Waters of the Chesapeake

Lou — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:18:26 +0000

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.

Back to Port! Storm’s Ablowin’

Lou — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:06:24 +0000

Rainbow Over the Occoquan

Lou — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:53:38 +0000

Get Your Boat Ready For Summer!

Lou — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:38:58 +0000

Tim’s Polar Plunge 2011

Lou — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:37:59 +0000

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.

A Perfect Day on the River, Until…

Lou — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:37:21 +0000

Virtual Tour of Occoquan

Lou — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:50:27 +0000

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

Bull Shark Mania!

Lou — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:41:41 +0000

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:

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.

Occoquan circa 1917

Lou — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:28:39 +0000

Wakeboarding @ National Harbor

Lou — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:26:56 +0000

Tim’s Polar Plunge Raises $50K

Lou — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:39 +0000

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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.

Epic Fail

Lou — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:34:09 +0000

July 4th Money Shot

Lou — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:53:39 +0000

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.