Each spring for more than 50 years, a little-known group of men gathers together to eat ramps and celebrate the end of winter. In the late afternoon, the men formed a loose circle on the Mountain Institute’s large wooden promenade. Some sat on benches, railings, and picnic tables, but most stood with their hands in their pockets, coats zipped up…
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McFly Outdoors is a one-stop shop. ln July, Kate and Wes Garton opened the third location of their all-inclusive outdoor outfitting shop, McFly Outdoors, in The Village at White Oaks in Bridgeport, joining locations in Flatwoods and Horner. A 5,000-square-foot space that sells everything from high-end active wear by North Face, Carhartt, Mountain Kahki, and OluKai to an extra-large inventory…
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This little town is brimming with fall fun. It’s tempting to write off milton as a place between other places. It sits along the Mud River in Cabell County, just off Interstate 64 and smack dab in between Charleston and Huntington. Even back in the 1800s, when the C&O railroad opened a line from Huntington to Richmond, Virginia, Milton was…
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The Butcher Block in Beaver keeps customers coming back with personalized service. The butcher block in Ralph Richmond’s shop is warped from years of use. The block was already old when Ralph inherited it from the original owner 38 years ago, and years of blood and knife cuts have left the surface looking like a three dimensional map of a…
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A small dot on West Virginia’s map is well on its way to becoming a destination, and it’s called Wardensville