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Virginia is for wine lovers! The annual Loudoun Wine Trail bochure is available at several locations around the county:
You can also find all the Virginia wines at the Leesburg Vintner on the corner of Market and Loudoun Streets in downtown Leesburg.
Driving around Loudoun County provides an abundance of pleasant scenery: bucolic landscape, history, wildlife and the occasional "out of the box" sighting. This old barn and silo has been refurbished with a fresh coat of paint. It is an antique and home boutique store. I couldn't resist the picture. It is located just south of the village of Lucketts on Highway 15 (or a couple of miles north of Raspberry Falls). If you get close, you won't miss it.
A more recent drive-by revealed an old wagon stacked with various shades of pink pumpkins. Lets re-define the Halloween colors!
Raspberry Falls is a showcase of spring color! See if you can identify these spieces:
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There are two distinct regions in Loudoun County: east and west. Eastern Loudoun features an urban lifestyle while the west is still characterized as rural. Western Loudoun is known for it's equestrian roots, farms and most recently, vineyards. Here is a sample of "horse country:"
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Raspberry Falls is located in Loudoun County, Virginia just a few miles north Leesburg, the county seat. Loudoun is the northern most county in Virginia. Located a short 40 miles from our nation's capitol and home to The Dulles International Airport, AOL, MCI and other major employers such as Orbital, United Airlines and Loudoun Health Care.
Loudoun is bordered on the north and east by the Potomac River. The county's rich history includes George Washington performing the first land surveys, civil war battles and home to important government documents threatened by the civil war when it was thought Washington D.C. was under siege.
Loudoun has been among the fastest growing counties in the US the last several years. The county is proud to have one of the best school districts in the nation.
People and families want to live here for a variety of reasons including:
- Quality of life
- Proximity to Washington D.C.
- Access to the Dulles airport
- High quality of schools
- Both rural and urban lifestyles
- History
- Recreation
There really is "No Place Like Loudoun." And, Raspberry Falls is situated so residents can enjoy all the benefits of this urban/rural lifestyle.
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