Green Day Hikes set at 10 West Virginia state parks
To celebrate early spring and Saint Patrick’s Day, ten West Virginia state parks and forests will host Green Day Hikes in mid-March, according to...
Weekend trout stockings return to state parks this spring
To encourage families and would-be anglers to take up fishing, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced the dates and locations of...
Park service may shuttle visitors while Potomac bridge is repaired
National Park Service officials may consider shuttling hikers and visitors between Harpers Ferry and Maryland Heights while a bridge over the Potomac River there...
Culinary events hosted at Stonewall Resort through March
Early spring is sure to be great for foodies in north-central West Virginia, where Stonewall Resort is set to host three culinary events in...
South Charleston becoming a top W.Va. dining destination
A growing foodie's paradise, South Charleston, West Virginia, may now boast the highest concentration of international restaurants in the Mountain State, according to some...
West Virginia mountain community spearheads animal rescue
Would-be pets are among the victims of decline in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, but one community in Mingo County has managed to...
Freddie to make official W.Va. Groundhog Day prediction
West Virginia's official weather-predicting mammal, French Creek Freddie, will be roused out of his winter slumber at the West Virginia Wildlife Center this Sunday...
Wizard Weekend in Fayetteville brews up magical family fun
This weekend's Wizard Weekend in Fayetteville, West Virginia, seems ideally suited to the character of the whimsical town on the rim of the New...
Butterfly garden programs set at Cacapon Resort this weekend
Though the forecast calls for a snowy mix, many visitors at Cacapon Resort State Park this weekend will be planning summer butterfly gardens during...
Snowshoe sets lineup for annual Ballhooter music festival
Spring skiing, free concerts, and a vibrant nightlife have conspired to make the annual Ballhooter Festival at Snowshoe Mountain popular with visitors from across...
Mastodons may have carried thorny locust trees to W.Va.
The thorny cousin of the common black locust tree might have arrived in what's now West Virginia by mastodon, according to a naturalist who's...
Winter weekend at Chief Logan State Park to kick-start spring
Has winter got you down? Perhaps a weekend of nature programming at Chief Logan State Park this weekend (January 17-19) will warm you up. A...