Wild, Wonderful West Virginia

I wasn’t born in West Virginia, but I got here as soon as I could. Filled with preternaturally beautiful forests, wild rivers and streams, and majestic hills and mountains, there’s nothing like it. Here you’ll find places you’ll want to go, things you’ll want to do, and love for this wild, wonderful state.

A few of my favorite daytripping stories:

Black Walnut Festival 2007
Black Walnut Festival 2008
Seneca State Forest/Cass Scenic Railroad
Blenko Glass Factory
Winterplace Ski Resort
Dolly Sods

Mountain State Art & Craft Fair 2008
Seneca Rocks
Babcock State Park
New River Bridge
Robey Theatre (Spencer, WV)
Blackwater Falls State Park & Monongahela National Forest

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Suzanne McMinn

"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

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November 2009
"First it's glowing, then it's snowing! A pause, then screaming squalls and williwaws. Bright but bitter, then a thaw. Yet again it's cold and storming: What ever happened to global warming?"

Saturday, Nov 21
Fair
Currently: 39˚F
Feels Like: 39˚ F
Hi: 58˚, Lo: 35˚
Fair

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