Almost 20 years ago, Eric Sheppard picked up the slave narrative written by his distant ancestor, Moses Grandy, and set out to retrace his long trudge to freedom. “Everywhere Moses Grandy went ...

The Dismal Swamp covered great tracts of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina ... The most useful map was a digital representation of the swamp’s vegetation. It showed clusters ...

More than 280 years ago, what is now the Great Dismal Swamp National ... the swamp its name on maps during his 1728 expedition to survey the border line between Virginia and North Carolina.

Pam Ponce, a Virginia Beach artist, explored the ecology of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ... Her show features maps of the fires and the refuge and easy-to-grasp explanations ...

The Dismal Swamp is almost entirely forested. Many argue that the best way to see the swamp is by boat. Chesapeake Campground KOA, 8 miles north of the Feeder Ditch on U.S. 17 in Virginia ...

The focus then shifts to an outdoor field trip where students travel by boat through a swamp, observing wildlife such as turtles, snakes, and a bear cub while learning about plants, insects ...

The Great Dismal Swamp stretches across southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, spanning an area of around 750 square miles. The picture shows an unusual pool of water in the swamp ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chris Lowie has been keeping a watchful eye on the pitch-black waters of the Great Dismal Swamp for more than a year. CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chris Lowie has been keeping a ...

Serome Hamlin explores the Great Dismal Swamp ... human history of the swamp and learn how the unique ecosystem is protected. Featured on VHG episode 2306; August 2023. Virginia Home Grown is ...

CHESAPEAKE — The Ballahack Boat Ramp and parking area located along the Great Dismal Swamp trail will close ... and historical resources. New Virginia clean slate law will create high demand ...

There’s no shortage of beautiful lakes to explore in Hampton Roads, from Stumpy Lake in Virginia Beach to Lake ... in the middle of the Great Dismal Swamp, which is shared between Chesapeake ...