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As Bridge Day Nears 50th Anniversary, Organizers Look Back

As the festival quickly approaches its 50th anniversary in three years, organizers want to get into contact with the bridge’s surviving builders.

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Barbara Kingsolver, Kudzu Warriors And Pawpaws, Inside Appalachia

This week, Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel takes on issues of class and classical music. Also, kudzu warriors band together to fend off invasive plants and take back the land. And, it’s pawpaw season, but a new bug could be harming the trees.

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New River Gorge National Park Wins Coveted Travel Ranking

The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been listed as the nation's top underrated travel destination by U.S. News and World Report.

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Flood Prevention Along The Ohio And A Conversation With An Expert BASE Jumper, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, dozens of BASE jumpers leap from the New River Gorge Bridge during Bridge Day each year. High school students Dylan Neil and Nella Fox of the Fayette Institute of Technology got curious about how to become a Bridge Day BASE Jumper. For Inside Appalachia, they talked with expert BASE jumper Marcus Ellison.

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