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©™2012 Nelson County Life : Photos By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Larry Alan Smith the Artistic &  Executive Director for WPA plays tunes for the crowd this past Saturday night 4.21.12 during Casablanca, a fundraiser for the organization.

Casablanca : Wintergreen Performing Arts Takes Trip Back In Time This Past Weekend

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, VA People got a chance to travel back to the 1940′s, the time of Bogart and Bergman, this past Saturday night. It was all part of a spring fundraiser for Wintergreen Performing Arts that’s gearing up for the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival. The theme this year’s WSMF is Inovation 2012. Visit [...]

©™2012 Nelson County Life : Photos By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : This week may have started off with snow, but over the past weekend it was 82° ans sunny at Devils Backbone's Blue Ridge Oyster Festival.

Shucking The Oysters At The Blue Ridge Oyster Festival

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareRoseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia A beautiful Saturday for most of the Blue Ridge Oyster Festival held on the grounds at Devils Backbone Brewing this past weekend. Though it was all about the oysters, there was music, wine, and, of course, beer! The event partially benefitted The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Big Brothers [...]

™©2012 Nelson County Life : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer : Paul Purpura : By Noon Monday snow covered much of everything on Wintergreen Mountain at elevations above 2500 feet.

Snow Returns To The Mountains Of Nelson County, Virginia : Updated Photo 12 Noon

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareWintergreen Mountain Nelson County, Virginia As Tommy’s Weather mentioned Sunday in the forecast, snow might make an appearance in Nelson County overnight Sunday into Monday morning. It did! And as of this post it’s still coming down up there. NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura sent us the first shot around 9AM, then NCL Writer/Photographer Marcie [...]

Wintergreen Fire Department Burns The Note & Says Thank You!

Wintergreen Fire Department Burns The Note & Says Thank You!

[ 0 ] April 22, 2012

ShareNellysford / Stoney Creek Nelson County, VA In just under four years Wintergreen Fire Department has done the unthinkable. They have paid off their new $760,000 ladder truck just short of 4 years. During a brief ceremony, where NCL Publisher Tommy Stafford was emcee, WFD Chief Curtis Sheets torched the note after passing off the [...]

©™ 2012 Nelson County Life : Wednesday we noticed signs requesting information about the whereabouts of the Nelson Farmers Market cow, Nelly May. This was on the bulletin board at Ashley's Market in Greenfield.

Where’s Nelly May : Update

[ 0 ] April 18, 2012

ShareGreenfield Nelson County, VA A few days ago we told you about the ransom note we found here at NCL. It was about Nelly May’s disappearance. She’s the famous cow that is in front of the Nelson Farmers Market Coop in Nellysford. Wednesday we noticed posters like the one above going up in places across [...]

Nelly May Nelson's Most Famous Cow Is Missing

Ransom Note Found On Porch Of NCL Worldwide Headquarters : Nelly May Is Missing

[ 9 ] April 16, 2012

ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia Early Monday morning we found a rather suspicious note in a jar on the front porch of NCL Headquarters here in Nelson County. We are obviously very concerned for the safe return of Nelly May. She’s the famous cow you see each season at The Nelson Farmers Market Coop in Nellysford. [...]

©™2012 Nelson County Life : Photos By Tommy Stafford : Truckers roll down 151 through Nellysford around noon Saturday as part of

Relay For Life Of Nelson Trucking Against Cancer Parade Rolls Across Nelson

[ 0 ] April 14, 2012

ShareNelson County, VA If you were out driving Saturday morning around 11AM you probably noticed the caravan of trucks headed across the county. It was part of the Relay For Life Of Nelson Trucking Against Cancer Parade. The event is a prelude fundraiser leading up to the main RFL event next month in Lovingston. The [...]

The annual Rockfish Valley Foundation Kite Festival is this Sunday - April 15th from 11AM until 3PM. Click on the poster above to view a larger image.

Rockfish Valley Foundation Annual Kite Festival This Sunday!

[ 0 ] April 13, 2012

ShareSpruce Creek Nelson County, Virginia The annual Rockfish Valley Foundation Kite Festival will be held this Sunday just south of Nellysford near Spruce Creek. It kicks off at 11AM and continues until 3PM that afternoon. Nelson County Life Magazine is once again the event’s media sponsor. It is a great day of fun, so come [...]

©™2012 Nelson County Life - Photo By Yvette Stafford : If you have been anywhere in the vicinity of Route 151 & Route 250 near Rockfish Gap over the past several days, you've no doubt run into these guys doing paving.

Road Paving Project Along Route 151 In Northern Nelson Is Part of $370K VDOT Contract

[ 5 ] April 13, 2012

ShareNorthern Nelson / Western Albemarle County, VA Lots of you have been asking what gives about the traffic backups for the past several days along Route 151 in Northern Nelson County. Here you go! The road project along Rt. 151 in Northern Nelson County is part of a roughly $370,000 contract, according to VDOT – [...]

Our Wintergreen Nature Foundation Weather Station At 3500′ Feet Back Online!

Our Wintergreen Nature Foundation Weather Station At 3500′ Feet Back Online!

[ 0 ] April 13, 2012

Share Our Wintergreen Nature Foundation Weather station (live above) is back online as of Friday afternoon. Click on the widget shown above to see more detail. Wintergreen / Devils Knob Nelson County, Virginia After several months of being offline due to some computer problems at The Wintergreen Nature Foundation, our weather station there is back [...]

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