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WINFIELD, W.Va. — For generations, Putnam County was a place travelers passed through rather than a destination in itself. Positioned between the Charleston and Huntington metropolitan areas, the county became known for youth sports tournaments, shopping, and suburban growth rather than mountain adventures.
Today, that identity is changing. As West Virginia gains natio...
BRAMWELL, W.Va. — For nearly a century, visitors have stopped beside U.S. 52 to admire Pinnacle Rock, assuming it is an isolated sandstone tower. It isn’t. The famous landmark is only one visible fragment of a giant geologic structure that stretches more than 25 miles across southern West Virginia and into Virginia—a mountain-sized fold created hundreds of millions of years a...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In midsummer, West Virginia’s forests yield one of their richest annual harvests. Blackberries spill over abandoned fence rows. Raspberries brighten sunny hillsides. Blueberries and huckleberries ripen on the state’s highest mountains.
For generations, families have carried buckets into the woods to gather berries for cobblers, jams, and pies. Yet t...
BECKLEY, W.Va. — For many Americans, West Virginia offers something increasingly difficult to find—mountain views, deep forests, rushing rivers, historic towns, and land that remains comparatively affordable in an increasingly expensive East Coast real estate market.
Whether they’re seeking a weekend cabin near the New River Gorge, a retirement home in the Allegheny Mo...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From doorbell videos to cell phone clips shared on Facebook, black bears seem to be appearing almost everywhere in West Virginia this summer.
The surge in online sightings has many residents wondering whether the state’s bear population has suddenly exploded.
According to Colin P. Carpenter, black bear project leader for the