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Tourism added $9 billion to West Virginia’s economy last year. And Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants to see that grow.
Speaking to the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Morgantown Tuesday morning, Morrisey noted that the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve had a record 1.8 million visitors this past year. He said that was a nearly 50% increase since it became America’s 63rd National Park.
Harper’s Ferry also saw nearly 500,000 visitors last year, increasing more than 15% as the country approaches the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
“Our state is a gem unlike any other in America,” he said. “I want to emphasize that I view tourism as one of the fundamental ways we’re going to grow as a state.”
Morrisey noted that the state’s Tourism Works program has issued more than 10,000 microcredentials since March. These are short classes that help people learn more about the state so they can be ambassadors and guides for visitors.
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Throughout the Southern United States, you’ll often find three-pronged leaves with hairy vines swallowing entire sections of forests. It can be a beautiful sight at first glance. But the invasive plant causes persistent ecological problems in the region. We look at the efforts to tackle the ‘vine that ate the south.’
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, the Trump administration invests in coal, Medicaid concerns rise in the Mountain State, and Mountaineer Food Bank expands.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, some of the stories on our show inspired college student art — including a vivid image of a bear smashing a clarinet. Also, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens. And, COVID-19 exposed the contempt society has for marginalized people. One author says, these folks are anything but passive.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA lawsuit filed seven years ago has survived its second dismissal after the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that courts have the jurisdiction -- and the duty -- to remedy the many challenges in the West Virginia foster care system.
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