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Get out the tent and pitch it this coming Memorial Day

2008-05-17T22:23:17.753080-04:00

Memorial Day and camping season is closing in faster than Indiana Jones on a crystal skull and box office gold. With the incoming holiday weekend comes the official start of summer activities as pools and parks go wide open for fun. Here's a look at some great places to camp in our Tri-State area within an hour's drive of Huntington.

Places to go: Grayson Lake State Park

2008-05-17T22:23:45.080315-04:00

Sheer sandstone canyons and gentle slopes comprise the 1,512 acres of Grayson Lake State Park. This site was a favorite camping area for Shawnee and Cherokee Native American. The hiking trails offer several species of ferns, mosses, and lichens, the flowering rhododendron, "lizard head rock," and the unusual combination of beech-hemlock trees. Grayson Lake was a project of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps began construction on an earth and rock filled dam in 1964 to help control the flood waters of the Little Sandy River. The dam also improved the water quality of the area. The lake is filled with an abundance of bass, bluegill, catfish, crappie, and trout. There are 74.2 miles of shoreline that has magnificent scenery. Some of the sandstone walls along the shore reach as high as 150 feet.

Greenbo hosting tractor show on Saturday

2008-05-13T16:34:16-04:00

GREENUP, Ky. – Greenbo Lake State Resort Park will host a tractor show sponsored by the Greenup County Farm Bureau on Saturday May 17.

Gov. Ted Strickland holds first Governor's turkey hunt

2008-05-13T15:59:48-04:00

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Ted Strickland enjoyed a day in the field on Saturday, May 10, during the first-ever Governor's Annual Turkey Hunt. The event, which took place in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, included current and former NFL players who partnered with nationally known hunting guides on an outing with 11 area youths.

Morel hunting featured on this weekend's 'Kentucky Afield' program

2008-05-13T15:48:00-04:00

Frankfort, Ky.— “Kentucky Afield” television’s three-part series on the history of hunting concludes with the transition to modern wildlife management practices, Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, on KET.

Rotary Park to host disc golf tournament on Saturday and Sunday

2008-05-13T14:44:00-04:00

The Huntington Disc Golf Association hosts the CSX Pro/Am Open May 17-18 at Rotary Park.

Greenbo Lake State Park campground not opening until July 1

2008-05-13T14:09:00-04:00

GREENUP, Ky. — Due to poor spring weather conditions, the opening date for the Greenbo Lake State Resort Park campground has been pushed back to July 1.

If you go: Special events on the river

2008-05-10T22:34:26.037088-04:00

Here's a look at some special events this season at Class VI River Runners.

Whitewater companies working to integrate services

2008-05-10T22:40:06.999965-04:00

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- Heading into the maw of the spring whitewater season on the New River, things are getting wild for the whitewater industry as company mergers have been as plentiful as dandelions.

West Virginia Tourism offering fun ways to spend tax rebate

2008-05-09T13:48:27-04:00

CHARLESTON — People looking for ways to spend their $600 IRS economic stimulus tax rebate checks need not look any farther than West Virginia, according to the West Virginia Division of Tourism.

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park gearing up for Railfan Weekend

2008-05-09T13:23:01-04:00

CASS, W.Va. — Railroad fans from across the nation will gather at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park May 16 - 18 for the 2008 Cass Railfan Weekend, three days of historic railroading fun with steam and diesel engines