The Rappanannock River joins other U.S. rivers such as the Mississippi River and Lower Rio Grande on American Rivers' top 10 ...

A devoted father and his 6-year-old son drowned while fishing in the Rappahannock River last month. Danny Sumner and his son Donovan spent hours at the Rappahannock, where they bonded over their ...

A father and his 6-year-old son are dead after a fishing trip to the Rappahannock River, where both of them tragically drowned. Initial reports suggest that the son had just caught a fish when he ...

National organization cites unchecked development and a lack of regional water-supply planning as causes for concern.

Danny Sumner took his son, who was later identified as Donovan, to a local boat landing on the Rappahannock River in Spotsylvania County to fish at around 5 p.m. local time on March 22 ...

“Hunting, fishing, and ceremonies can resume on the lands where their ancestors are buried.” The tribe will co-steward the ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (7News) — The Rappahannock River has been named one of America’s most endangered rivers of 2025. American Rivers ranked the Virginia river number six on the list ...

The Rappahannock River ... it passes Fredericksburg, the saltwater influence of the Chesapeake Bay turns the driver brackish, making it a viable destination for fishing and crabbing..

The Rappahannock people’s way of life was “centered around the river – fishing, oysters, hunting, agriculture, pottery, basket weaving, fish traps, and netting – all of which was based on ...