The 48th Annual Apple Butter Festival in Berkeley Springs, WV makes a fun new addition to their yearly event, with a Friday Night “Block Party” on October 6 from 5 to 9 p.m. Many vendors, locals and visitors who come early for the festival are looking for something to do[Read More…]
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Got apples? Enter the Apple Butter Festival Baking Contest!
Do you love the smell of apples cooking filling your house? Have a recipe passed down through generations or like to experiment and make up your own? Enter your baking at the 48th Annual Apple Butter Festival Baking Contest! Any recipe that features apples may be entered in the contest. [Read More…]
“Faces of Berkeley Springs” photo show final gift to an adopted community
by Kate Shunney The culminating work of a professional photographer and photography professor hangs in the Ice House gallery in downtown Berkeley Springs now through the first week of November. It’s not a career retrospective or sampling from photos taken around the world, but a collection of local faces. “Faces[Read More…]
Paws, Claws and Stalls Pet Lodge opens
by Kate Evans If you’re looking for a special place to board your animals while you have to be away for vacation or business, the Paws, Claws and Stalls Pet Lodge in southern Morgan County may be just what you’re looking for. The pet lodge opened six months ago and[Read More…]
Annual Pet-A-Palooza at Cacapon Resort
Cacapon Resort State Park will host the fourth Annual Pet-A-Palooza at Cacapon beach on Saturday, September 16 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Entrance fee to the beach area is a donation to the local Morgan County Humane Society. Humane Society will be collecting monetary donations and donations of dog and puppy[Read More…]
Tastes & sounds in the streets
Ginseng harvest season now open through November
The ginseng 2023 harvest season is now open and will continue through Wednesday, November 30. Observing the legal season and regulations helps preserve Appalachia’s threatened and endangered wild ginseng, the West Virginia Division of Forestry reminds the public. Harvesting pulls up the ginseng root, ending the plant’s ability to replace[Read More…]
When the fun rolled into town
South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department hosted their second annual Fireman’s Carnival last week at the fire station grounds, drawing crowds for a full array of carnival rides, games and food, plus entertainment and contests from Tuesday through Saturday. Corporate and community sponsors added free live music and fireworks to the[Read More…]
Apple Butter Hall of Fame inducts new members Sept. 14
With the upcoming Apple Butter Festival come two wonderful additions to the Apple Butter Hall of Fame. The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce created the Apple Butter Festival Hall of Fame in 1998 to recognize the people who have devoted their time, energy, talents, and resources to making the[Read More…]
Free family music showcase set for Aug. 26 in Hancock
BlackCat Music Cooperative wraps up the summer with a fun-filled event for the family at Kirkwood Park in Hancock, Maryland on Saturday, August 26 beginning at 3 p.m. The BlackCat Music Summer Showcase will feature over 40 musical performers and provide lawn games and picnic food for those in attendance.[Read More…]
