We looked up from our desks to see the first flurries falling mid-morning Friday. By noon the snow was falling steadily. Here’s what it looked like.
Intrepid chronicler of all things Colonial Williamsburg Fred Blystone checked up on our Leicester Longwools as the snow began in earnest. No word on if they followed him home, but they seem ready to here.
A few hardy souls took advantage of the quiet to capture some images of the town draped in white. The pictures below are courtesy Connie Gardner, Wayne Reynolds, Sandy Cetin, and our own Jenn Lyon.
After most employees were sent home in early afternoon, some residents of the Historic Area-disguised here in 21st-century clothing-got together to enjoy the Snow Day.
Connie Gardner shared some beautiful pictures of what the snow looked like as night fell.
And Amber Phelps checked in to show us that Liberty was enjoying her first big snow!
Most Colonial Williamsburg operations remain closed Saturday. There was sleet for most of the morning, which has now turned back into snow. Please check our Facebook page for even more pictures, and for updates on what’s open and closed. Our thanks to all who are sharing their pics from Jonas!
I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am for the posting of these priceless pictures. My love of CW is a passionate one and the snow was quite literally the “icing on the cake”! Two of my most favorite things. Thanks to all of you for taking the time to share such a rare occasion. Thank you, thank you.
Wonderful photos. Fortunately we saw Williamsburg a couple of times over the last twenty five years draped in snow. Living now in Texas keeps us away from seeing Williamsburg as much as we wanted while we lived in Yorktown. We miss it so much. Looking forward to visiting this summer. Thank you for sharing the great photos.
What beautiful pictures of CW! I wish I was there! Do you have many stranded visitors in the hotels? If so, what do you do to keep them entertained? I know January is a slow month in general, but many new activities seem to be happening there these days and that is great!
Unfortunately, I could not make it for a visit in 2015 as I had hoped, but I promise I will be returning sometime this year. I miss it so much!
Stay safe and warm, all of you very nice people!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful, snowy photos of my favorite historical place!! I loved Liberty and the Sheep! How Special!
Great photos and commentary…many of us wish we were there!
Great photos made by all. I was in DC in Dec. 1982 when over night there was a snowfall of a foot plus windy conditions. It took me 4 hours to get to CW. One VA state trooper pulled me over to ask why I was out by my self on such a bad morning. He thought I had an emergency situation and he was going to help if he could. I said I was going to Cw for the day. He asked for my license and when he saw I was from the Chicago area he said “Well you just be careful out here. The rest of us out here don’t know how to drive in this stuff and that includes me, a police officer.” Well when I was headed back to DC that early evening, the roads were clear. So a little over 2 hours and I was back at my hotel in Falls Church. The roads looked like black ribbons running through a forest of snow covered trees. It was beautiful. I hope to see some snowmen around CW in photos tomorrow. I hope all of you are safe and sound during this over the top snow event.
A most beautiful city becomes even more so with a hefty helping hand from the artistry of Mother Nature!