Elkinite Launches Community Calendar Elkinite March 30, 2016 2 Comments When we first launched Elkinite, we wanted to improve our community by telling positive stories about it. We wanted to share the people, the places, and events that make our community valuable and worth...
1,400 Miles From Home: Finding Community in Cuba Emily Coffman February 12, 2016 Editors Note: This article is the first of two articles that recount the experiences of a group of Davis & Elkins College students and faculty who traveled to Cuba this past January as part of...
A World Long Unseen: 89 Unbelievable Photos of Cuba Emily Coffman February 12, 2016 1 Comment Editors Note: This article is the second of two articles that recount the experiences of a group of Davis & Elkins College students and faculty who traveled to Cuba this past January as part of...
Community Pride: How I Bring Tourists to Town Matt Scott November 17, 2015 Growing up in Elkins, I can still remember the desolate Railyard with the boarded up and dilapidated train depot. It always seemed sad to me that such a great part of our town’s history was sitting there in...
From Freight to Families, The Story of West Virginia’s Tourist Railroad Chase Gunnoe July 5, 2015 For many generations, folk tales, riddles, and stories have stemmed from careers and experiences of “workin’ on the railroad”. This is mainly due to the prevalent role railroads played in West...
