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    Chairlifts open for rides through one of West Virginia's iconic fall destinations

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    DAVIS, W.Va. — Canaan Valley Resort in West Virginia has opened its ski chairlift for 2025 fall foliage rides, offering visitors sweeping views of...

    This scenic parkway explores some of West Virginia's very highest peaks

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    MARLINTON, W.Va. — Traveling through a remote, windswept landscape of spruce and cranberry, a scenic parkway that explores some of the highest elevations in...

    This scenic West Virginia county enjoys three full months of fall foliage color

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    HINTON, W.Va. — Halfway along the Appalachian range from north to south, West Virginia enjoys one of the longest...

    Filmmaker says here’s why everyone should visit this West Virginia ghost town

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    THURMOND, W.Va. — Deep in the New River Gorge, the town of Thurmond is attracting attention worldwide. With four...

    West Virginia on track for brilliant fall foliage; new autumn map published

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Autumn has arrived in West Virginia, and state officials say the Mountain State is gearing up...

    West Virginia Explorer celebrates record 3.3 million monthly users amid 25th anniversary

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Explorer, the state’s most comprehensive online guide to travel, history, and culture, is celebrating...

    Almost Heaven in focus: Here are the most photographed places in West Virginia

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    FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Many of the most photographed places in West Virginia are, perhaps not surprisingly, among the most...

    The story behind Bernard Coffindaffer’s crosses that dot America’s highways

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    SUTTON, W.Va. — One night in 1984, the Reverend Bernard Coffindaffer experienced an epiphany. God called him, he said,...
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