by Tammy Rose | Sep 14, 2018 | History and Culture
On July 11, 1861, General George B. McClellan won a major battle in the ongoing struggle for western Virginia. The battle took place on Rich Mountain battlefield. Three hundred and forty-six men, 46 union and 300 confederates, lost their lives that day in a bloody...
by Tammy Rose | Sep 11, 2018 | Fun Things To Do, Places to see and people to meet
Looking For A Strange Adventure? Look No Further Than Point Pleasant’s Mothman Festival In the fall of 1966, strange things began to take place in the West Virginia town of Point Pleasant. Residents reported seeing dark red lights in the sky and shortly after...
by Tammy Rose | Aug 16, 2018 | History and Culture, Places to see and people to meet
Mountain State Artisan Puts New Twist On Old Face Jug Tradition West Virginia artist, Ed Klimek, Sr. is carrying on an old southern tradition and is doing it in the most amazing way. Have you ever heard of southern face jugs? These jugs are a ceramic tradition that...
by Tammy Rose | Jul 11, 2018 | Places to see and people to meet
CCO Public Domain River otters were considered extinct in West Virginia forty years ago. The amusing critters were once found in great abundance in the Mountain State, and across Appalachia. But by the middle of the 20th- century, unregulated trapping and loss of...
by Tammy Rose | Jun 23, 2018 | Places to see and people to meet
“Dolly Sods Wilderness Area” by Appalachian Dreamer is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 The Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in the Monongahela National Forest is one of West Virginia’s greatest comeback stories. From near destruction to one of the most...