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By wonderfulwv 12/22/202209/22/2023 Outdoors/Preservation/Wildlife

The Charm of Canaan

Add this destination to your list for an experience you won’t want to miss.

By wonderfulwv 02/23/2021 Adventure/Photo Gallery/Preservation/State Forests/State Parks

Buying Up the Promised Land

Legal genius and land speculator John Marshall took a keen interest in the Canaan Valley.

By wonderfulwv 02/16/202101/20/2022 Adventure/Outdoors

Anyone Can Ski West Virginia

West Virginians are hard at work to make ski slopes accessible to all.

By wonderfulwv 02/02/202102/02/2021 Adventure/February 2015/State Parks/Wildlife

Timberline’s Treasures

This community and resort are an oasis in the West Virginia wilderness. There are a few different versions of the story of how the Canaan Valley got its name, but the bones of each one are the same. Sometime in the 1740s, a man was fur trapping in the Allegheny

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