Home Ranger to guide evening hikes to secluded cliff on Summersville Lake Long Point photo courtesy Anne Johnson

Long Point photo courtesy Anne Johnson

Long Point extends into Summersville Lake in south-central West Virginia. Photo courtesy Anne Johnson

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