🌱 Wilderness Halloween Festival and 12 more events

What's up Falmouth! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Woodland Wildflowers Collective Nature & Me Tots Playgroup
• Civil War Book Group: Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South: Elizabeth Varon at Fredericksburg Branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library
• Barks & Recreation at Fredericksburg Dog Park

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 50 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Falmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Woodland Wildflowers Collective Nature & Me Tots Playgroup →
  Motts Run Reservior, Fredericksburg
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Civil War Book Group: Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South: Elizabeth Varon
  Fredericksburg Branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Barks & Recreation →
  Fredericksburg Dog Park, 1448 Kenmore Ave, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• Mountain View at Stafford →
  Falmouth VA
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Monster Roll Skate Night →
  Dixon Park, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Wild Sprouts Nature Club for Preschoolers →
  Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area, 6600 River Rd, Fredericksburg
  9:30 am
• Shrek the Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg
  1:00 pm
• Dad & Son Daytime Campout →
  Motts Run Reservoir, Fredericksburg
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Wilderness Halloween Festival →
  Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  11:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Patawomeck Halloween Festival →
  Patawomeck Museum & Cultural Center, 638 Kings Hwy, Fredericksburg
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• Grieving Ministries →
  6052 Plank Road, Fredericksburg
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Chapo's Tacos Food Truck →
  Fredericksburg VA
• Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest →
  Downtown Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg
• FREE Party Trivia Night →
  Brock's Riverside Grill, 503 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fredericksburg

• Press Rewind: Sept. 28-Oct. 3 (fredericksburgfreepress.com)
• Failed Execution (claytoonz.com)
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Quantico

• Lowell Police Capt. James Fay graduates from FBI National Academy (lowellsun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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