Tag Archives: New River Gorge
The first European settlers came to make a life along the banks of the New River almost 150 years ago. In it’s “hey-day,” there were over 20 coal mining towns throughout the New River Gorge. Once thriving communities, places like Nuttallburg, Kaymoor, Caperton, and Buery are all ghost towns today. Continue reading
Spring is definitely in the air and we want to save you time, energy, money AND help you get over those winter blues. So here’s our top 5 list. It just so happens that planning a trip to ACE Adventure Resort can help you accomplish all five… Continue reading
Most Americans will leave 2012 remembering the devastation of Hurricane Sandy and the huge impact on WV. However for most West Virginians, the word Derecho Continue reading
So after watching Zip Line 101- Part One- The Harness, you are ready to learn more about the gear associated with zip lining at ACE Adventure Resort. Zip Line 101- Part Two- The Gear will show you what your pulley … Continue reading
Are you getting ready to soar above the New River Gorge on the zip line tour with ACE? If so, we have prepared a series of 4 videos called Zip Line 101. The videos will teach you to gear up, … Continue reading
When was the last time you spent a day with strangers only to become friends by day’s end? That’s what ACE adventures do – they make better friends out of best friends and friends out of strangers. Continue reading
During the 1870s, workers constructed the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad through the New River Gorge. The C&O was considered one of the most difficult engineering feats of the time; contractors building the railroad were said to have “buried a man and two mules” for every mile of track laid. Continue reading
A “mountaintop Stonehenge that baffles archeologist…” is located 16 miles north-northwest of ACE Adventure Resort. The massive stone walls, a gigantic compound, of Armstrong Mountain have puzzled archeologists since the 1880s. Continue reading
For more than 20,000 years, people have visited the New River Gorge area. ACE Adventure Resort’s 1,500 acres is situated at a key, natural migratory route that was no doubt visited and used by these early people. Continue reading
