West Virginia mountain folk made dye from a variety of native...
SPENCER, W.Va. — Before commercial dyes became readily available to mountain people in West Virginia, homespun yarn was colored with natural materials that could...
The Grafton Monster: WVExplorer issues third Fallout 76 video
Do you believe in monsters? David Sibray hasn't come clean on whether he does but admits the legend of the Grafton Monster of northern...
Mothman Museum a highlight of Point Pleasant visit
The weather was turning cold in mid-November 1966 when stories of a strange creature began to scatter like autumn leaves across West Virginia. Men...
Shepherd opens 2020 Appalachian fiction competition
The Appalachian Studies and Communities at Shepherd University is accepting submissions by May 1 for its 2020 West Virginia Fiction Competition.
The competition was created...
Hewn log cabins are West Virginia's ultimate historic architecture
SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — Perhaps no other form of architecture is more strongly associated with West Virginia than the old-fashioned log cabin.
New England has saltboxes,...
Homer Hickam on W.Va. and the outbreak: "We are not afraid"
Author and engineer Homer Hickam says he trusts that the native bravery he knew growing up in West Virginia will help others weather the...
Trails, conservatory key to mission at Huntington Museum of Art
Nature has always been a key component of the mission at the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, West Virginia. With a nature trail,...
Culturefest 2018 music and arts festival set for Sept. 6-9
The 2018 Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival will awaken musical magic again in the Pipestem highlands near Athens in southern West Virginia Sept. 6-9.
As...
Work of eccentric photographer O. Winston Link tied to West Virginia
Photographer O. Winston Link may best be known for his ties to Virginia, home of the O. Winston Link Museum at Roanoke, but museum...
Statue of Abraham Lincoln at West Virginia Capitol took years to...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is perhaps no more extraordinary place of honor for a statue in West Virginia than in the plaza in front...
Grave of literary genius Breece D’J Pancake uncelebrated at Milton
MILTON, W.Va. — Breece D’J Pancake soared like a meteor through the American literary universe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Kurt Vonnegut...
Outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" returns to Grandview amphitheater
BECKLEY, W.Va. — After a five-year pause, the outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" is returning to the stage at the Cliffside Amphitheatre at...
