Glass artists mark the Mountain State’s 155th birthday with a limited-edition work. Blenko glass company will again celebrate West Virginia Day with a limited edition hand-formed, mouth-blown glass piece. This year’s design is a 22-inch-tall, blue and green glass decanter bottle designed by artists Emma Walters and Andrew Shaffer to reflect the strength of West Virginia’s mountains and people. Blenko…
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Don’t pass up the Sandstone Visitor Center. As west virginians, we often think of our visitors’ centers as mere pitstops on our way to other places. But the National Park Service’s tiny Sandstone Visitor Center, located just north of the Interstate 64 and West Virginia Route 20 interchange near the Hinton exit, is a destination unto itself. It’s a great…
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When floodwaters washed her bridge away in March 2015, Ruth Cornell drained her bank account to have it built back. Just weeks after the new bridge was finished, another flood came and washed it out. Cornell had exhausted her savings, so she took out a loan to build another bridge. Then, in July 2015, that third bridge washed out, too….
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You don’t need a week off work to find serious family adventure. Check out these destinations, located within an easy day’s drive of almost anywhere in West Virginia. Workin’ in a Coal Mine For a closer look at West Virginia’s history—both aboveground and below—check out the Exhibition Coal Mine. A longtime favorite of school field trips, this museum features a…
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The castellated Gothic West Virginia Penitentiary may appear foreboding and cheerless—just stepping onto the grounds elicits an eerie sense of unease—but if you take a tour, you’ll be talking about it for years to come. It’s no wonder. The West Virginia Penitentiary is considered by many paranormal groups and travel guides to be one of the most haunted prisons in…
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