I have a sort of strange little attachment to Marlinton. In my undergraduate studies, I spent a weekend in this town for a journalism project where we were "immersed" in the community and produced a video, print story and photo package by the end of the weekend. I recently visited Marlinton again to...

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Snowshoe has some tasty restaurants, but if you wander off the mountain in search of some variety in your dining options, it's likely you'll end up at a small restaurant in Slatyfork. Slatyfork doesn't have a ton of options, but it does have The Fiddlehead, which was recently named to the 101 Most...

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To get fueled for a long day of driving ahead of me, I did a quick search for coffee shops while in Hinton. The first place that popped up was Chestnut Revival, a quaint coffee shop on Summers Street. The shop occupies the bottom floor of this house, and the seating area spreads...

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Just a handful of places left on my 101 Most Unique Places to Dine in WV list, and Hinton was next up. The Market on Courthouse Square was listed for its "Main Line" - a reuben. So, I didn't need much time to peruse the menu here. I went up to the counter...

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I've traveled to a bunch of breweries around the state, but they keep popping up more quickly than I can keep up with! That's a good problem to have, and I'm pleased with how West Virginia is moving forward and capitalizing on this industry. Stumptown Ales in Davis is one of the more...

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