Greater Huntington launches second summer of weekday family fun
Coming off its successful first year, Greater Huntington launches its second season of weekday family festivities during "Funington" in June and July.
The region-wide program...
2014 ginseng season opens Sept. 1.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia’s 2014 ginseng harvest will open Monday, Sept. 1, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 30, according to Leslie Fitzwater Smithson,...
Registration open for historic real estate finance training in W.Va.
The National Development Council will host the first of a two-part Historic Real Estate Finance Professional Certification series to Fairmont State University May 8-12, 2017,...
More than 25,000 expected to attend Vandalia 2017
An estimated 25,000 are expected to turn out this weekend to celebrate regional culture at the West Virginia capitol during the 41st annual Vandalia...
Auditorium focus of W.Va. preservation banquet Sept. 30
Charleston's Municipal Auditorium on Sept. 30 will host and serve as the focus of the annual banquet for the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia,...
New River wildflower walks set for April 25-27
GRANDVIEW, W.Va. -- Now in its eleventh year, the New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend in southern West Virginia has become a tradition and continues...
Birds of Prey summer program returns to W.Va. State Parks
Three Rivers Avian Center will present its popular “Wings of Wonder – Birds of Prey” program at 12 West Virginia state parks in summer 2017, introducing audiences...
Dublin Irish Festival 2014
Every year for more than a decade West Virginia Explorer contributor Blair Frier has documented the Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio, through exceptional...
Late summer was busy time for native W.Va. inhabitants
SANDSTONE, W.Va. -- Native inhabitants of what would become West Virginia were preparing in late summer for the onslaught of winter -- the subject of a...
Wildflowers walks this weekend could feature unexpected surprises
As a result of the year's strange weather, annual wildflower walks being led by park rangers in southern West Virginia this weekend are expected...
Free fishing weekend (June 7-8) to boost travel
This weekend (June 7-8) is free fishing weekend in West Virginia -- that time of year when anglers can fish without a license and...
"Mansion by Candlelight" tour wins Top 20 event award
The Southeast Tourism Society has named the annual “Mansion by Candlelight” tour hosted at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park near Parkersburg, West Virginia, as...
