A century after Canaan Mountain was clear-cut and burned, a thriving forest stands as a testament to the people who planted its future.


The First Forest
Still Life: Ab Crossland and Memories of Moonshine
A Canaan Valley moonshiner fought eviction from the state park and became a local legend whose story still lingers beneath the ski slopes.
Camping With Ghosts: West Virginia’s Civil War Sites
A journey through high-elevation battlefields that helped shape the Mountain State.



