Region 6 - West Virginia Department of Commerce

• MOTHMAN MUSEUM411 Main StreetPoint Pleasant, WV 25550Region 3, Mason CountyCONTACT: Jeff Wamsley, DirectorOTHER: 304-675-6788 (tourism bureau)MAIN: 304-675-0273EMAIL: mothmanmuseum@eurekanet.comWEBSITE: www.mothmanmuseum.com/index.htmlDESCRIPTION: Celebrating the legend of The Mothman, whichwas made into a feature film, The Mothman Prophecies,starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney, based on the novel byJohn A. Keel.• MOUNTAIN STAGE600 Capitol StreetCharleston, WV 25301Region 3, Kanawha CountyCONTACT: Larry GroceMAIN: 304-556-4911 or 304-556-4989EMAIL: larry@mountainstage.orgWEBSITE: www.mountainstage.orgDESCRIPTION: Mountain Stage, a production of West VirginiaPublic Broadcasting, is a two-hour radio show recorded beforea live audience in Charleston, WV, an average of 26 timesannually at the state’s Cultural Center Theater at the CapitolComplex. The show has established a long tradition of featuringnational and international acts in nearly every style of music.• MUSEUM IN THE COMMUNITY3 Valley Park DriveHurricane, WV 25526Region 3, Putnam CountyMAIN: 304-562-0484EMAIL: info@museuminthecommunity.orgWEBSITE: www.museuminthecommunity.orgDESCRIPTION: An arts education and cultural center forvisitors of all ages and interests. Visual arts, dance, music, anddrama are also represented during annual summer arts camp.• NORTH AMERICAN RIVER RUNNERS, INC.Route 60 WestHico, WV 25854Region 4, Fayette CountyCONTACT: Frank Lukacs, PresidentDAY: 304-658-5276TOLL-FREE: 800-950-2585MOBILE: 304-552-2033FAX: 304-658-4212EMAIL: frank@narr.comWEBSITE: www.narr.comSERVICES: commercial kitchen for catering; craft services;skiing/ski instruction (alpine, Nordic, telemark, snowboard);errand services; shuttle services and transportation equipment(buses, flatbed trailers, covered flatbeds, vans, flatbed buses);hand-held, two-way radios; drivers (commercially certified);location managers and scouts for outdoor adventures; guideservices (rafting, fishing (spin cast and fly), kayaking); highlytrained in safety management and swiftwater rescue• PEARL S. BUCK BIRTHPLACE / MUSEUMP.O. Box 126Hillsboro, WV 24946Region 7, Pocahontas CountyMAIN: 304-653-4430EMAIL: info@pearlsbuckbirthplace.comWEBSITE: www.pearlsbuckbirthplace.comFACILITIES: Restored 1892 Historic House Museum;Sydenstricker House and Museum; Gift ShopDESCRIPTION: Restored birthplace of Pearl S. Buck, the mostdistinguished descendant of two outstanding families - theStultings and Sydenstrickers. Buck was the first Americanwoman to receive both a Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize. Guidedtours offered May 1 through November 1 (Monday-Saturday)and a Birthday Celebration is held during the last weekend inJune.• POINT PLEASANT RIVER MUSEUM28 Main StreetPoint Pleasant, WV 25550Region 3, Mason CountyMAIN: 304-674-0144WEBSITE: www.pointpleasantwv.orgDESCRIPTION: West Virginia’s only river museum featuresdisplays and video demonstrations on topics such as flooding,boat construction, Sternwheelers, towboats, and riverdisasters; exhibit on the Silver Bridge disaster w/model andartifacts• PRABHUPADA’S PALACE OF GOLDRD 1, Box 319Moundsville, WV 26041Region 1, Marshall CountyMAIN: 304-843-1812WEBSITE: www.palaceofgold.comDESCRIPTION: lush gardens, sculptures, and dozens of waterfountains; guided tours• PRICKETT’S FORT STATE PARKRoute 3, Box 407Fairmont, WV 26554Region 6, Preston CountyCONTACT: Melissa May DobbinsMAIN: 304-363-3030FAX: 304-363-3857TOLL-FREE: 800-225-5982EMAIL: maydobbins@prickettsfort.org orinfo@prickettsfort.orgWEBSITE: www.prickettsfort.orgDESCRIPTION: Frontier theme, wooded park on MonongahelaRiver. Reconstructed 18th Century civilian refuge fort andrestored 19th Century home. Perched on a rise overlooking theconfluence of Prickett’s Creek and the Monongahela River.Blacksmithing, spinners, and gunshop of the period conductdemonstrations and reenactments. Rail trail access;picnicking; boat launch.199