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The Wine Valley (Teays Valley)
This past Friday we took some friends up on their offer of introducing us to their neighborhood hangout, The Wine Valley in Teays Valley http://thewinevalleywv.com/. After living outside of DC for a year, you couldn’t pay me to live outside of … Continue reading
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Thurmond and Prince C&O Depots
“The sidewalk looked like Broadway there on a Saturday night.” – shopkeeper referencing Thurmond, WV in its heyday during the early 1900s Though not home to a mine, Thurmond became a major hub for the C&O due to its strategic site … Continue reading
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Eastern Panhandle
For the 2013 Labor Day holiday weekend, Magellan and I decided to tour WV’s eastern panhandle. Magellan grew up in Hedgesville in Berkeley County and we’ve traveled through the area on occasion to visit his family. In addition to spending … Continue reading
Buffalo, New York
For the long July 4th weekend, Magellan suggested a trip to Buffalo to experience Beef on Weck, tour a Frank Lloyd Wright designed home and stay in an old mansion. I was excited to give this destination a try, especially … Continue reading
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A Different Kind of Travel
West Virginia received the perfect gift on her sesquicentennial in the form of Hollow, an interactive documentary showcasing the beauty and problems in McDowell County. Problems – and beauty – which exist throughout our great state and country. McDowell was formerly one of the … Continue reading
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Summers & Mercer Counties
The Saturday morning after WV Day (June 20), Magellan and I hit the State Capitol grounds to check out the continuing Sesquicentennial celebrations (3 days of fireworks, lit off the Capitol building, in a state that lost two earlier Capitol buildings to fire). We ran … Continue reading
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150 things (in no particular order) I dig about WV
I (Missy) developed this, a while back on Facebook and thought I’d post here in celebration of WV’s 150th today. Seeing this in print makes me realize I haven’t experienced even half of what WV has to offer. (And, yes, my list … Continue reading
Cincinnati Weekend June 2013
This past weekend we headed out of the WV hills for a short weekend in Cincinnati, OH to visit one of our favorite hotels, 21c http://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/cincinnati/ (we’ve been to the one in Louisville, KY), and see what one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged 21c, American Sign Museum, boutique hotel, Cincinnati, cocktails, Jungle Jim, Metropole, open hearth
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