Recently we shared our 2016 Top Ten “IDEAS” stories. Today we continue the year in review with a shout out to our readers, followers, advocates, investors, advertisers and all-around-Weelunkers. Here are the Top Ten stories of the year from YOU, our community contributors.
Editor’s Note: This Top Ten list was compiled using Google analytics and social media engagement data.
August 2016
Missy Ashmore
This house is still on the market, but it was the in-depth history of this story that helped it go viral.
Top Ten Ghost Bars of Wheeling
January 2016
LeeRoy
Here the author remembers Wheeling bars of the 1990s that are long gone.
History and Mystery of Wheeling Castle Revealed
February 2016
Joe Roxby
Today we call it the “Mt. Wood Overlook”, but what the heck was it?
All Year
Gerry Griffith
Our favorite and most prolific “Weelunker” Gerry Griffith gives us a window into the Wheeling of long ago.
August 2016
Mike Quinn
We found Wheeling native Mike Quinn on his blog site in North Dakota: Kadizzled. After several wonderful stories later, we are sure glad we met.
September 2016
Laura Jackson Roberts
Originally appearing on the launch day of Weelunk state-wide partner Vandaleer.com, this Wheeling resident shares her view on what it means to be a West Virginian.
The Power of Intense Fragility
November 2016
Bill Hogan
This prolific Weelunker weaves family, history and humor, and links Wheeling’s past to the present in a beautiful symphony of words.
August 2016
Chad Burrall
This poem takes you out the crick and out of the fields, between the coal seams.
September 2016
Dave Thomas
Another great poem from recently retired West Liberty University professor Dave Thomas.
The Mostly True Story of “Betsy” Zane
February 2016
Earl Nicodemus
“The purpose of this document is to try to sort out the best version of the truth about Elizabeth Zane.”
Cover photo by Wallis.