David Sibray

David Sibray is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of West Virginia Explorer, a news and travel magazine devoted to the state’s history, tourism, outdoor recreation and economic development. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390 or at editor@wvexplorer.com
Kimberly King and Stephanie Bachman perform Dwayne Yancey's The Picture Window in 2017

Greenbrier Valley Theatre presents New Voices fest through Feb. 3

The Greenbrier Valley Theatre through Feb. 3 will showcase a series of eight 10-minute plays featuring local performers as part of its tenth annual “New Voices” festival. Teaching Artist Lukas Hagley, who is directing and performing in this year’s festival in Lewisburg, West Virginia, says a committee combed through hundreds of submissions and found eight … Read more

Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at Keith Albee Feb. 10, 2018.

Yonder Mountain String Band to perform at Keith-Albee

“Rewriting the hip progressive-bluegrass genre,” Yonder Mountain String Band will perform Saturday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington, West Virginia, according to Angela Jones, director of Marketing & External Affairs for the Marshall Artists Series. Presented by the Miller Investment Group at RBC Wealth Management, Yonder Mountain has … Read more

A couple soaks in a heart-shaped tub at County Road Cabins

Red heart-shaped tubs attracting couples to W.Va. cabins

Red heart-shaped bathtubs gained world fame in the ’70s in Pocono resorts, and now three of these mementos of American romance are attracting a new clientele in West Virginia. Three tubs have made their way into luxury vacation cabins among the national parks of southern West Virginia, where they’ve become exceptionally popular draws, according to … Read more

Wave-smacking on New River, Adventures on the Gorge

West Virginia river outfitters report gains in 2017

West Virginia river outfitters in 2017 recovered from two years of low numbers and posted statewide gains of 5,000 river visits, according to a spokesman for Adventures on the Gorge, one of the state’s chief outfitters. The W.Va. Department of Natural Resources, which compiles a total number of annual river users, primarily rafters and anglers, … Read more

Visitors dine at North Bend State Park circa 1965

Winter weekend at North Bend State Park to highlight ’60s

Scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 19-21, the annual Winter Wonder Weekend this year at North Bend State Park will feature hiking, crafts, and activities—all with a 1960s theme. Emily Fleming, deputy director of the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources, which sponsors the annual event, said the 1960s was an exciting decade in Ritchie County … Read more

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More seniors engaging in W.Va. farmer’s market program

Participation in the USDA’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrient Program increased in West Virginia in 2007, underscoring the value of farmers markets in terms of health and economics, says the state’s commissioner of agriculture. “Farmers markets are about more than just supporting your local farmer. They are viable options to distribute healthy food to citizens,” commissioner … Read more

Chief Logan

Museum renovation at Chief Logan park to highlight history

Visitors to Chief Logan State Park’s museum near Logan, West Virginia, will enjoy enhanced services and expanded hours when renovations to the popular attraction are completed, according to superintendent Bruce Collinsworth. Closing Jan. 6, the the museum will reopen Memorial Day Weekend, Collinsworth said, and the updated facility will operate as a visitor’s center with … Read more

Railroad architecture at Grafton, WV, Taylor County, Monongahela Valley Region

B&O Railroad completed to Wheeling on Jan. 1, 1853

On January 1, 1853, the first train arrived in Wheeling, West Virginia, (then Virginia) on the newly completed Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the first rail line linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Ohio River. The event was groundbreaking—not only for what would become northern West Virginia, but for the nation. For more than a quarter … Read more