"Hidden" whitewater run opens to West Virginia paddlers
Rafters and kayakers have been provided another 5.3 miles of whitewater to run in southern West Virginia where an agreement has been reached to...
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...
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...
Eagle population in West Virginia growing
West Virginia's eagle population is growing, according to a spokesman for the state's "Eagle Brigade," which is conducting a survey of eagles and other...
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...
With changes, W.Va. trout stocking begins Jan. 2
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will start its 2018 trout stocking season January 2, though two stocking locales will be added to the...
Sign up for WVExplorer Newsletter to win free ski getaway
Sign up for the West Virginia Explorer newsletter by January 15, 2018, and be entered to win a two-day, two-night ski getaway at Canaan...
Historic nomination could spur economy in former W.Va. mining town
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Efforts to nominate a former coal-mining town in southern West Virginia to the National Register of Historic Places could spur economic...
Brewery's "Giving Tap" to benefit Greenbrier Valley non-profits
The Greenbrier Valley Brewing Co. has designated a "Giving Tap" program in its tap room near Lewisburg, West Virginia, proceeds from which will be...
Canaan Valley Resort ski area sweeps Best-in-Snow awards
For the second consecutive year, Canaan Valley Resort ski area this week swept Liftopia’s “Best in Snow” awards in the Southeast region of the...
West Virginia's New River Gorge an ultimate winter retreat
Though whitewater rafting on the New River may have ended for the season, winter in the New River Gorge is an ideal time for...
Snowshoe reports best ski-season launch in more than a decade
Staff at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, are taking advantage of the coldest December weather pattern in years, which resort officials...
