Who couldn’t use a little mountain air? Especially from a cabin in Capon Bridge called Mountainaire! This issue is like a warm hug on a crisp fall morning. You’ll be inspired in this issue to visit an independent bookstore, pick apples, eat pumpkin desserts, and maybe even dress up like a zombie and dance. And if that wasn’t enough inspiration, it’s our annual West Virginia Wonder Women issue. Read about this year’s amazing class of make-it-happen mavens!
Mountainaire Luxury Cabin in Capon Bridge. Photographed by Nikki Bowman Mills
Features
The Bridge, The Brave, and the Beautiful
Thrill-seekers defy gravity at West Virginia’s best-known bridge.
#ShopIndie
A renaissance of independent bookstores bodes a new age of writing, publishing, and reading in West Virginia.
Meet Our 2024 Wonder Women
Our 2024 Wonder Women have lessons to share through stories of bravery, resilience, and unending optimism.
Editor’s Letter
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History
Point Pleasant is making history—and uncovering some, too—at its annual Battle Days celebration.
Something Old
See the Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa in a ghoulish new light.
Living Loves
Celebrate the return of fall with these fan-favorite items from our retail shop.
SIX Things
Our top picks on where to get farm-fresh apples this autumn.
Sound
Wheeling native Tim O’Brien reminds us just how far our roots can take us.
Shopping
Wells Home Furnishings celebrates 30 years in the retail business.
Reads
Artist Rosalie Haizlett shares an Appalachian journey in her colorful new book.
The Season
Poplar Island Pumpkins of Fairmont has invited a few cryptid friends to join in the fall farm festivities.
Town
Life in Kingwood moves a little slower, and there’s something exciting around every corner.
Shopping
The Hansroths are inspiring beautiful chaos and supporting the community of Berkeley Springs.
Book Club
It’s not too late to join the club.
How We Did IT
Under new ownership since 2020, Warwood Tool of Wheeling is staying sharp.
taste
Restaurant
Original Flavor Bistro brings Puerto Rican and Venezuelan dishes to Summersville.
Restaurant
National honor caught Kelley Farm Kitchen in Harpers Ferry by surprise.
Recipes
We loved these recipes from our previous issues so much that it only made sense to bring them back for a second helping.
Statewide Dining Guide
Discover new places to eat across
the state.
live
Creatively
It’s a killer, thriller night when Parkersburg’s zombies hit the dance floor.
aWAY
Find peace and connection at Capon Bridge’s most luxurious mountain getaway.
In Elkins
One visit to this growing arts community and you’ll know why Elkins attracts people from all over the world.
Outdoors
Celebrate tradition at Burlington’s annual
Apple Harvest Festival.
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