West Virginia Travel Guide 2009 - (Page 5) Contributors < welcome On the cover: Clockwise from top left: Dolly Sods Wilderness in the spring, Douglas Falls in the summer, Blackwater Falls in winter, Babcock State Park’s Boley Lake in the fall. Inset: Fishing at Elk Springs Resort. COLLEEN ANDERSON is a writer and singer whose West Virginia travels have made her an expert on the state’s attractions and events. In addition to writing travel stories, poems and essays, Colleen has produced two collections of original songs and owns Mother Wit Writing and Design, a creative studio in Charleston. ELLEN HOFFMAN is a former reporter for The Washington Post and a current freelance writer who lives in West Virginia’s has mountain biked Eastern Panhandle. all over the world – She says writing about including Iceland in November; Australia, the state’s rich attractions and culture gives where local riders her a chance to meet serenaded her with people, see places “Country Roads;” Belize, where a falling and do things she might never expericoconut nearly did her in; and East Africa, ence otherwise. where the post-ride meal included chicken with the claws still attached. ROBIN BROUGHTON BOYD is city editor for the Charleston Daily Mail is a born Mountaineer newspaper and had – that is, if the moun- never been asked tains of the northern to put down an Philippines count. He insurrection of other was, however, raised in states until he suited West Virginia and was up for his first Civil an avid indoorsman War reenactment this until recently discov- year. He was willing to ering the pleasures of spend a weekend in a hiking, biking, rafting, tent, but would just as short-distance running soon had his GameBoy and, at about the same on hand to kill time between skirmishes. time, Advil. PHILIP MARAMBA BRAD McELHINNY 2009 WEST VIRGINIA OFFICIAL STATE TRAVEL GUIDE WEST VIRGINIA Joe Manchin III, Governor Kelley Goes, Secretary Department of Commerce Why stay in a bed & breakfast? MILES MEDIA GROUP, INC. Jay Salyers, Publisher Jay.Salyers@MilesMedia.com Scott Templeton, Sales Director Sherena Mexter, Project Manager Steven Keith, Senior Editor Elena Prostova, Creative Director Marianne Sibille, Art Director Travis Ricks, Graphic Designer Mike Tompkins, Photo Library Manager Kellie Gearon, Advertising Account Manager HOSPITALITY. No matter what your chosen interests, you’ll find a B&B with West Virginia hospitality that meets your needs. Mountainstate B&Bs are as individual and genuine as their owners. Search all of Mountainstate Association of Bed & Breakfasts sets the standards; with regular inspections, MABB assures guests that they will have the best experiences when they visit our members. Jon Amores, Deputy Secretary Department of Commerce Betty Carver, Commissioner Division of Tourism West Virginia Division of Tourism 90 MacCorkle Ave., SW South Charleston, WV 25303 1-800-CALL WVA / www.wvtourism.com West Virginia from one site! SPECIAL THANKS Regional sections writer: Colleen Anderson Other professional writers providing content for this year’s guide include: Karen Galvin, Steven Keith, Scott Petersen and Tiffany St. Martin. Primary photography: David Fattaleh and Stephen J. Shaluta Jr. Other photographers: Colleen Anderson, Frank Ceravalo (Blackwater Falls 0n the cover) Donnelle Oxley (pg. 38), Ron Snow and Steve Rotsch. Illustrations by Jennifer Duncan, Tom Post, Marianne Sibille and Mike Tompkins. Thanks to all of the West Virginia businesses that helped provide photography for this guide. Amy Dunham, Listings Specialist To advertise, contact Loren Jordan at 304-741-0677, Loren.Jordan@MilesMedia.com; or Carly Stedman at 304-982-3298, Carly.Stedman@MilesMedia.com. © 2009. The Official 2009 West Virginia State Travel Guide is published by Miles Media Group, Inc., 90 MacCorkle Ave., S.W., South Charleston, WV 25303. 800-683-0010. All Rights Reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information retrieval system known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher. Neither the West Virginia Division of Tourism nor Miles Media Group, Inc., is responsible for any errors or omissions that might occur. The listings and advertisements in this publication do not imply any endorsement by the publisher, the West Virginia Division of Tourism or the State of West Virginia. Printed in USA. Reader Response 7 stay@wvbnbs.com wvbnbs.com www.WVTOURISM.com 5 http://www.wvtourism.com http://www.wvtourism.com http://www.wvbnbs.com http://www.wvbnbs.com http://www.WVTOURISM.com
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