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Barboursville Walking Tour

Welcome to Barboursville, a bustling city rich in history. The Cabell County seat for nearly 80 years in the 1800s, Barboursville was also a popular steamboat destination before the Civil War when a skirmish tore open the heart of the city. In the 20th Century it was one of the region’s first college towns and […]

Winter in Pocahontas

Original Post Here: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/dave-lavender-late-winter-trip-comes-with-its-own-west/article_c86625ae-6822-5c39-855d-89cc0a0f50d3.html While West Virginia may be small in area, we know how to stack, pack and pile things vertically. Like the cluttered Fred Flintstone closet and Chevy Chase’s Vacation piled-high station wagon, there are plenty of things to find in the West Virginia mountains – it just takes a minute and a […]

Stonewall Resort Wine Weekend

ROANOKE, W.Va. — Sometimes a good road-trip starts by looking at a map. In the weeks after Christmas, I was at a friend’s house admiring their new Basecamp Printing West Virginia state map that listed all of the State Parks and counting up the ones that we have been to and the ones we have somehow […]

Ironton Walking Tour

Start at The Norfolk and Western Depot … The walk is 1.8 miles long and takes ap- proximately 45 minutes. 1. The Depot, Bobby Bare Boulevard and Park Avenue Designed by Edward G. Frye of Virginia, the Norfolk and Western Depot was known to be the center of area stations. The richness of classical detailing makes […]

Rocking Hikes

Many ‘rocking’ hikes to be found across region Oddly enough, I suppose, winter is one of my favorite times to hike. Trees barren of their leaves stretch and bend, posing for silhouettes at sundown through shining hues of purple, orange and mellow yellow. Add to that the fact that many state parks and forests are […]