HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (DC News Now) — Looking for a way to beat the heat? Head to Harpers Ferry to cool off and retreat into nature, ideally on the water. Visitors to Harpers Ferry in West Virginia can ...

MILLVILLE, W.Va. -- Kayakers from around the region met on the banks of the Shenandoah River on Saturday morning to participate in a 6.5-mile boat race as part of the Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival.

"The passage of the Patowmac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature," Thomas Jefferson wrote of the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in 1783.