Boatless doesn’t have to mean floatless in Morgantown. There’s no better way to spend a summer day than on the water. Even if you don’t have your own boat, here are five ways you can get on the water in and around Morgantown all summer long. If you’re affiliated with the university, no gear is no problem—students, faculty, and staff…
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Recent stories from Morgantown
Cast of Character
No Appalachian kitchen is complete without a cast iron skillet. ➼ Growing up in Mason County, chef Marion Ohlinger never once saw a stainless steel pan on his grandmother’s stovetop. For Sevilla Ohlinger, it was cast iron or nothing. “Literally, it’s the only thing she used,” Ohlinger says. It’s a sensory memory Ohlinger has incorporated into his Morgantown restaurant, Hill…
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Five Ways to Celebrate the Fourth
Show your patriotism in style this year. July Fourth comes just once a year, and celebrating our nation’s birthday is something you don’t want to miss. Morgantown’s usual music and fireworks won’t take place on the river this year because of the renovations in progress at Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park—but there are plenty of festivities in town and close…
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Five Events for 2019 Festival Fun
Spice up your summer with these West Virginia celebrations. If you love art and music, Charleston’s FestivALL gets started this weekend with hundreds of events, performances, and exhibitions to keep you entertained. It’s also a great source of fun if you’re saving up, as many of the events are free or inexpensive. This two-week celebration starts on June 16 and…
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156 Candles
Celebrate West Virginia’s birthday downtown, just like the good old days. Secession isn’t tried very often. Much less often, it succeeds. But 156 years ago, the discontented Trans-Allegheny part of Virginia took the opportunity of a national identity crisis to claim its own identity. And so West Virginia was born, the only state created by seceding from a Confederate state….
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