Motorcyclist’s Tour Guide to
Lost Communities of Virginia’s Blue Ridge

The purpose of the motorcycle tour guide project is to introduce travelers to lesser known aspects of Virginia history by providing backroad routes to “lost” communities. Communities along the routes reveal physical remnants of once thriving communities along with unique areas to explore and visit that whisper a sense of Virginia’s history and character.

The brochure is an introduction to a forthcoming guidebook that seeks to bring to life the past and present characters of Virginia’s lost communities by providing the traveler with a historical sketch of each community written in the words of its residents. Accented by a general narrative of the trends and movements of Virginia and U. S. history, the book will highlight those moments in time that make each community a unique part of our shared American story.

The brochure can be downloaded and is also available at the Design Center.
Feel free to drop in and pick one up, call 540-231-5644, or email egilboy@vt.edu

Lost Tour 2007

Where LOST is a state of mind.....

Eager to check out the back roads of Virginia? 
The Community Design Assistance Center welcomes you to our Lost Tour. 
Check our Lost Tour web site for information about back road rides and for our summer event!

Lost Tour 2007 T-shirts and notecards are now available for purchase.  Notecards feature images of communities highlighted along the Lost Tour 2007 route.  Download the order form.

Future route development will be dependent on funding.
If interested in sponsoring a route, a region, or the book please contact Elizabeth Gilboy, at egilboy@vt.edu