A Morgantown native returns home and creates an internationally popular electronic music magazine. ➼ Joseph Wensell has never been afraid of taking chances. He grew up in Morgantown but moved to Washington, D.C., after graduating from high school in the late 1980s, without any plan or connections. He spent some time doing dishes in Irish pubs until he got a…
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Recent stories from Morgantown
History in the Hills
Mason-Dixon Historical Park unites communities across what was once a line of division. ➼ Just minutes west of Morgantown on West Virginia Route 7, Mason-Dixon Historical Park boasts 300 acres of hiking trails and remote sections of Dunkard Creek perfect for a little peaceful fishing or paddling. But this park is more than recreational: It also commemorates the famous labors…
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Bring on the Cotons
Some of the best examples of this little dog are bred right in Morgantown’s South Park. ➼ Morgantown’s prizewinning breeder of Cotons de Tulear, Adrianne Dering, has done it again. In February, her dog Mimi won Best of Opposite at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York—that’s best of the opposite gender from the dog that wins…
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Traveling in Style
Fernweh Boutique combines fairs, fashion, and fun. ➼ Fernweh Boutique is back on the road for its second season. Part craft vendor, part vintage resale, the mobile shop is a unique presence at any festival or street fair. Kingwood friends Chelsey Greaser and Moriah and Miranda Peddicord started Fernweh in 2017. They had long dreamt of opening their own boutique…
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Going Regional
Morgantown’s rail-trails have made life here so much better. Since the 50-mile network’s first section opened in 1998, the Deckers Creek Trail, the Caperton Trail along the Mon River, and the Mon River Trail continuing north and south from that have given us paths from A to B that are scenic and relaxing rather than gasoline-fueled and hectic. They’ve probably…
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