Woodbridge, Va. — Leesylvania State Park will feature the Manassas Chanticleers singing holiday favorites popular during the 1860s.
Singers will be at the park’s visitor center in Woodbridge from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, with performances at 11 a.m., noon, and 1:15 p.m.
As if wandering through the woods at night wasn’t enough of a fright for you, the Friends of Leesylvania will do you one better.
Woodbridge, Va. — Following their victory at the Battle of Manassas, Confederates shifted their focus to the Potomac River and an eventual blockade of Union shipping traffic to Washington.
Several events are taking place this afternoon and weekend at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge.
Dino Days
Date: Friday, August 5, 2011
What can non-Civil War buff do this weekend in Prince William County? The rangers at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge have a few ideas.
Water Exploration Day
Date: Friday, July 22, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center
Description: Come down to the Visitor Center to explore the unique properties of water. Conduct some experiments, learn what a watershed is, and meet the animals that live in Leesylvania’s water.
Virginia State Park’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center and Breakwater Marina Store
Description: Come out and enjoy Virginia State Parks’ 75th birthday celebration. Stop by the Visitor Center to learn about the history of Leesylvania and the park system as a whole. And enjoy games and activities at the Breakwater Marina store starting at 2 p.m. Wish Virginia State Parks a happy birthday and eat free cake. The cake will be cut at 2 p.m. at the marina store.
Known as “Light Horse Harry” Lee, the historical figure served as a delegate to the continental congress, favored adoption of the U.S. constitution, and was Virginia’s ninth governor.
Leesylvania State Park, once a plantation on the Potomac River where Lee was born, will provide a tour of his birthplace, tell visitors of his life and accomplishments and showcase what life was like in colonial times.
