Visit Fork Union, stay at Blue Devil Cottage at Trices Lake

We invite you to stay at the Blue Devil Cottage
the next time you visit Fork Union Military Academy, or are simply just visiting or passing through beautiful Central Virginia.

You will find our rates reasonable and our hospitality memorable.
AND, the peace and serenity will amaze you! The perfect accommodations!

Watch for FUMA Specials

A portion of all proceeds from visits to the BDC by FUMA families will be donated to FUMA as our way of saying thanks to both you and the Fork Union Military Academy for your visit and the wonderful job they are doing for our sons.

"What a lovely spot to get away to . . .
immaculately clean and inviting and stocked with everything you would need."
~~ The Eglys from Alexandria, VA

Even if you do not have a son or grandson attending FUMA, Blue Devil cottage is a great place to relax and call home while you explore all of what Central Virginia has to offer.

The area that surrounds Blue Devil Cottage is rich with Civil War destinations and views of Virginia's lush countryside, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the James River where our country was born.

Spend some quality time and treat yourself and your family. We know that you will enjoy this time together as much as we have enjoyed sharing time at the Blue Devil Cottage.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!

There have been many exciting things happening recently at Trice's Lake home of the Blue Devil Cottage. Most important to your stay at the cottage is that VDOT is replacing the old bridge next to the dam and waterfall on the road into Lakeside Village I. The construction process started December 1, 2009 and completion anticipated April 2, 2010. In order to get into Village I where the cottage is located all residents & guests must travel around the lake by way of a detour.
The detour is it's own adventure and adds to the unique charm of country life in central Virginia at the historic Trice's Lake. Check the directions page for an alternate route to Blue Devil Cottage from the heart of the village of Fork Union by way of the detour to take off about 2 miles from your overall trip.
Alumni Weekend, Military Ball and Mother's Day Weekend will be here soon enough!
Make your plans early to stay at the Blue Devil Cottage. There is only one cottage available this year at Trice's Lake and the special event weekends get reserved early.

Want to receive BDC weekend specials by email?
Click Here.

BDC has added GOURMET QUICHE to the food items available. The quiche is incredible! Prepared by a local, professional caterer & delivered to the cottage and will be waiting for your arrival. Interested? Want details and pricing?
Click Here.

Be sure to check out the new detour directions from FUMA to Blue Devil Cottage.

All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum
- an excerpt from the book

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned:

* Share everything.
* Play fair.
* Don't hit people.
* Put things back where you found them.
* Clean up your own mess.
* Don't take things that aren't yours.
* Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
* Wash your hands before you eat.
* Flush.
* Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
* Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
* Take a nap every afternoon.
* When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
* Be aware of wonder.
* Remember the little seed in the styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
* Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we.
* And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK.

Everything you need to know is in there somewhere.
The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation.
Ecology and politics and equality and sane living.

Take any of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or your government oryour world and it holds true and clear and firm.

Think what a better world it would be if all - the whole world - had cookies and milk about
three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap.
Or if all governments had a basic policy to always put thing back where they found them and to clean up their own mess.

And it is still true, no matter how old you are - when you go out into the world,
it is best to hold hands and stick together.

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Watch for FUMA Specials "On this tree covered road, I stayed in the Blue Devil Cottage during Alumni weekend. The cottage is at a lake. Just up the hill from this lovely site, (is) an old mill and this waterfall. I'm sure I'll visit again." ~~ Gar Travis, Santa Ana, California Take a look at some of Gar's photos FUMA Class of 1989 got together for a photo op in the Trice's Lake Clubhouse this past Alumni Weekend commemorating their 20th Anniversay. Jack Starry and his family stayed at Blue Devil Cottage. A portion of all proceeds from visits to the BDC by FUMA families will be donated to FUMA as our way of saying thanks to both you and the Fork Union Military Academy for your visit and the wonderful job they are doing for our sons. "What a lovely spot to get away to . . . immaculately clean and inviting and stocked with everything you would need." ~~ The Eglys from Alexandria, VA Even if you do not have a son or grandson attending FUMA, Blue Devil cottage is a great place to relax and call home while you explore all of what Central Virginia has to offer. The area that surrounds Blue Devil Cottage is rich with Civil War destinations and views of Virginia's lush countryside, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the James River where our country was born. Spend some quality time and treat yourself and your family. We know that you will enjoy this time together as much as we have enjoyed sharing time at the Blue Devil Cottage.	HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010! There have been many exciting things happening recently at Trice's Lake home of the Blue Devil Cottage. Most important to your stay at the cottage is that VDOT is replacing the old bridge next to the dam and waterfall on the road into Lakeside Village I. The construction process started December 1, 2009 and completion anticipated April 2, 2010. In order to get into Village I where the cottage is located all residents & guests must travel around the lake by way of a detour. The detour is it's own adventure and adds to the unique charm of country life in central Virginia at the historic Trice's Lake. Check the directions page for an alternate route to Blue Devil Cottage from the heart of the village of Fork Union by way of the detour to take off about 2 miles from your overall trip. Alumni Weekend, Military Ball and Mother's Day Weekend will be here soon enough! Make your plans early to stay at the Blue Devil Cottage. There is only one cottage available this year at Trice's Lake and the special event weekends get reserved early. Want to receive BDC weekend specials by email? Click Here. BDC has added GOURMET QUICHE to the food items available. The quiche is incredible! Prepared by a local, professional caterer & delivered to the cottage and will be waiting for your arrival. Interested? Want details and pricing? Click Here. Be sure to check out the new detour directions from FUMA to Blue Devil Cottage.
I want to thank you for creating such a great getaway place. I find the comfy, homey touches very welcoming. As an artist, I appreciate the beautiful natural surroundings, the peace and quiet, and the lake.. the lake!!! So beautiful at all times of day and in all seasons. The Blue Devil Cottage is a cherished spot for me. My husband would love to be able to stay there more often, as he finds it a great place to ‘recharge’ his spirit. ~ ~ Patty Avalon Patty Ray Avalon, local artist and healer /instructor at the world famous Monroe Institute
*All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten* by Robert Fulghum - an excerpt from the book ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned: * Share everything. * Play fair. * Don't hit people. * Put things back where you found them. * Clean up your own mess. * Don't take things that aren't yours. * Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. * Wash your hands before you eat. * Flush. * Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. * Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. * Take a nap every afternoon. * When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. * Be aware of wonder. * Remember the little seed in the styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that. * Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we. * And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living. Take any of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or your government oryour world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if all - the whole world - had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had a basic policy to always put thing back where they found them and to clean up their own mess. And it is still true, no matter how old you are - when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.