Stand up paddle boarding (SUP) on the York River

By Kurt Michael

Recently my family and I took a mini vacation to Williamsburg, VA. While my wife and kids opted for shopping, I headed toward historic Yorktown, the site where the British army surrendered to the American troops, ending the Revolutionary War. Over the bluff toward the York River is Water Street. During colonial times, the waterfront served as a major port for exporting tobacco from local plantations but now it is a place to enjoy the river. And so my day began…. (see photos, read more here)

Today in 1781 ... surrender at Yorktown ... American liberty

October 19, 1781 ... the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, and the end of the American Revolutionary War. Talked with a SWAC volunteer yesterday who was heading to Yorktown for the celebrations. His great-great-great-something was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and he carries on the tradition.

American freedom....