Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

This next Menokin Elements webinar continues our Makerspaces series with Tim Eggers of the Fredericksburg Workshop. The webinar is on July 12 from 7-8pm Eastern.

Tim Eggers brings 18 years of experience of skill and experience to the 'table' (indeed, he makes fine unique tables). He is s a high-end maker of furniture and clocks. His works are functional art, using quality wood and a mix of traditional hand tools and modern machinery to craft unique and beautiful objects.

Tim is also one of the founders of the Fredericksburg Area Woodworker's Guild - an informal monthly gathering of 80 or so local and regional woodworkers looking to supplement their skills and meet other woodworkers.

Join us for this engaging conversion about Tim’s vision for makerspaces within his community and beyond.

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Makers Day at Menokin is coming June 24, 2023. Menokin celebrates the building arts every day, but once a year we bring makers from our community to Menokin to celebrate the maker movement with Makers Day. In 2022, we had a great turnout with many more makers than ever before!

On Saturday, June 24, Menokin stages this free family day of fun. Visitors will learn from makers in various fields of craft as they share their talents and ingenuity. Special guided tours of the Menokin ruin will be offered, as well as food trucks serving awesome food. Free parking and admission. Restrooms available.

More details to come so stay tuned! If you want to see some highlights from last year, visit this link.

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Registration here for your spot!

Find your moment of zen at Cat Point Creek, one of Virginia’s Scenic Rivers: a pristine, fresh waterway and gem of the Rappahannock River Valley Watershed. Take a guided kayak paddle with Menokin’s Alice French and learn about the waterways.  The paddles are timed at different points during the day where tides are perfect for a great trip.  Includes kayak rentals. Beginners welcome! 

Work on the Glass House Project at Menokin resumes in early June 2023. This phase focuses on re-stabilization of the North Wall (front of the house) by reassembling the wall up to the water table from the ground level, as well as work inside the cellar to shore up the NE Corner. More details to come. 

Learn all about the Glass House Project's history from early days to present via the timeline. Come take a tour and see the stonemasons from Dominion Builders Group in action. 

Visit the Glass House Project Timeline here - bit.ly/3lN5cuT

Rappahannock Outdoor Adventures is the kayaking outfit run by Menokin and the Town or Warsaw. Our season opens Memorial Day weekend with kayak rentals, lessons, and guided paddles for the season. Learn all you need to know, book your kayaks, and get on to Cat Point Creek with us at Menokin!

This next Menokin Elements webinar continues our Makerspaces series with Janice Jones of the Montross Art Center in Montross, Va. The webinar is on May 17 from 7-8PM Eastern.

An excerpt from the story of Janice’s journey culminating in the Arts Center of Montross reads:

“The Arts Center of Montross opened on June 1.  We have six studio/resident artists and feature the work of 20 other artists.  I am extremely gratified that I have been given this opportunity.  We want to make the Center a destination rather than a random experience.  We are also making inroads in the Community as we just featured the first annual art show for the County Art Teachers and will celebrate National Youth Art Month annually by having a show for the County art students.  This is only a small sampling of our plans – stay tuned!”

Join us for this sure to be amazing conversation with Janice about her own personal journey and vision for the Arts Center moving forward.

Historic Garden Week in the Northern Neck is coming up on April 19, 2023 from 10am-4pm. Be sure to also stop by Menokin while you are in Warsaw touring the Chinn House, the Jones House, Sabine Hall, and Belle Ville.

While at Menokin, you'll be able to tour the historic ruin of the former home of Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Francis Lightfoot Lee, and his wife Rebecca Tayloe Lee. You can also explore the indigenous flora of the Menokin landscape in full bloom and hear a preview of historic preservation plans for original terraced gardens adjacent to the ruin

Shuttle service will be provided or you may drive over with free parking. The shuttle will leave on the hour from 11am to 3pm from the Verizon Building at 79 Main Street in Warsaw to Menokin, and double-back to the same location. Menokin staff and volunteers will be at the Visitors Center and the historic ruin to give tours, answer questions, and share the beauty of the landscape.

We look forward to seeing you here at Menokin! Download the flyer here.

Our first webinar is on March 15 at Noon Eastern with Will Holman, Executive Director of Open Works. Educated as an architect at Virginia Tech and Auburn University's Rural Studio, Will Holman is the founding Executive Director of Open Works, a makerspace in Baltimore City. Open Works is one of the largest nonprofit makerspaces in the United States, with 7 workshops, two classrooms, a computer lab, a mobile makerspace, 115 studio spaces, and a coffee shop.

Will's work is interested in expanding access to the means of production through writing, community development, and open-source design. Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating and informative discussion!

Join us November 16, 7PM - 8PM Eastern time for the next of our Menokin Elements webinars, “The American Indian Heritage Trail” with Dr. Lauren McMillan, University of Mary Washington professor of historic preservation, Nicholas Minor, Director of King George County Economic Development & Tourism, and special guests.

The American Indian Heritage Trail project examines how preservation of historical landscapes benefits tourism and empowers communities. It also considers how trips interpret cultural landscapes without boundaries while driving enthusiasts to learn more about the region and seek out new places.

The Menokin landscape, including the trails and kayak launch, will be closed on Saturday, November 12 for the Wheelin’ Sportsmen. Please do not walk or drive on the property. It will reopen on Sunday, November 13.

The Visitors Center will be closed on Tuesday, November 8 for Election Day. It will reopen on Wednesday, November 9. The landscape, including hiking trails, will still be accessible 7am to 7pm.

The Menokin Visitors Center will be closed on Saturday, October 22. It will reopen on Tuesday, October 25. The landscape, including trails, will still be accessible daily, 7am to 7pm.

We added one more “Summer” Hangout to our calendar this year, but this time we’ll welcome the first day of fall! Enjoy this final hangout of the year, featuring lawn games, guided tours of the ruin, and hands-on activities for families! Menokin Hangouts are free and open to the public.

Location: Menokin Visitors Center (4037 Menokin Road)

Menokin is pleased to present Interpreting Architectural Ruins with Elizabeth Judd and Josh Stutz

This Elements webinar looks at sites where ruins are conserved in different ways. We will look at the reasons to preserve a ruin, the ways it is interpreted, its relationship to its landscape, and why we value ruins in today’s culture.  

Elizabeth Judd is going into her fourth year as the Executive Director at the Rosewell Foundation and will be overseeing the much anticipated conservation project of the ruins beginning later this spring. Receiving her masters at Hofstra University with a focus on architectural history, she was a curator in Manhattan, Brooklyn and East Hampton before moving back to her native Virginia.

Josh Stutz is the Executive Director for Friends of the James River Park. He has a background in nonprofit management and museum education. He received his MA in Nonprofit Management from Antioch University Los Angeles in September of 2017 before moving to Richmond to be closer to family. Previously he has worked with the USS Missouri Memorial Association in Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles, and several great local nonprofit organizations including HomeAgain and Feed More. Josh enjoys spending time on the river with his family and is proud to be serving the Richmond community by working to protect, expand, and enhance the James River Park System.

Chill out at Menokin Summer Hangouts featuring lawn games, guided tours of the ruin, and hands-on activities for families! Menokin Summer Hangouts are free and open to the public.

2022 dates: June 30, July 28, August 25 from 5pm-7pm at the Menokin Visitors Center (4037 Menokin Road)

Join us for a guided morning paddle along the magical Cat Point Creek. Alice French, Director of Education and Programs, will lead the paddle.

Tickets are $40 per person and include a kayak, paddle, and personal floatation device. Please meet at the Menokin Visitors Center (4037 Menokin Road in Warsaw). The paddle is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.

Registration is now closed! Join us for our next guided paddle on September 9 at sunset.

Join us for a guided morning paddle along the magical Cat Point Creek. Alice French, Director of Education and Programs, will lead the paddle.

Tickets are $40 per person and include a kayak, paddle, and personal floatation device. Please meet at the Menokin Visitors Center (4037 Menokin Road in Warsaw) by 8:45am! The paddle is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.

Registration is now closed. We’ll see you at the next guided paddle on August 13!

Menokin was the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Join us over July 4 weekend to commemorate Independence Day. Take a tour, walk the trails, or stop by the Visitors Center to check out the gift shop.

The Visitors Center will have special extended hours on Sunday, July 3. Guided tours will be available from 10am to 3pm. Walk-ins are welcome, but we encourage you to book in advance to secure your preferred tour time.

Note: the Visitors Center will be closed on Monday, July 4, but the landscape will be open for hiking, kayaking, and other recreation.