The Greater Moundsville Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to announce the conclusion of the first ever Marshall County Photo Contest, which ran from November 23 to February 15. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped spread the word. We received some great submissions and look forward to featuring them in the future.
The contest consisted of four categories:
People In Action
Landscapes, Streetscapes and Landmarks of Marshall County
Historic Marshall County
What’s Your Story?
One winner was chosen at random from each category, and they were announced on the Greater Moundsville CVB’s Facebook page.
Congratulations to the winners!! Please contact the CVB to claim your prizes.
Phone: (304) 810-4435
Email: Info@VisitMoundsville.com
We hope you enjoy the winning photos below, and be sure to find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and visit our new website (VisitMoundsville.com) so you don’t miss our next contest coming this summer!
Winners:
People in Action:
TracyHigh HillAcres
Marshall County Fair
Prize: One-night stay at Sleep Inn and a $25 Buffalo Wild Wings gift card
Landscapes, Streetscapes and Landmarks of Marshall County:
Andrew Croft
Star trails at New Vrindaban.
Prize: Two (2) all day passes at Grand Vue Park
(Pass includes one ride on the Zip Line and unlimited use of the Pool, Miniature Golf, Disc Golf Rental, Par-3)
Historic Marshall County:
Derek Day
Subscribe to Weelunk
“The Charles C. Mooney Farm, circa 1940. This farm sat near the confluence of Dunkard Fork and Enlow Fork of Wheeling Creek. Mooney died in 1970, with no children/grandchildren showing interest in running farm. As a result, the Wheeling Watershed Commission purchased this land so they could build the WV-3 Dam, which is now part of the Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management area. However, before demolition of the farm began, an archaeological dig was conducted, as this area once hosted an Indian village. Excavation revealed where tepee poles once stood, and the architecture was documented by the Library of Congress (those pictures are available at their website under the Jacob Crow Farm). Now, the area is nothing more than a marshy area that is seasonally under water during the spring thaw and/or heavy rains. The road no longer exists (the dam made it a dead end, so now the road stops at the Crow Farm) but it ran from Majorsville, W.Va. to Crabapple, Penn. Along the way, you would pass Crow’s Rock, site of the Crow Massacre, which is still accessible today.”
Prize: Two (2) overnight ghost adventure tickets
What’s Your Story?:
Melanie Ann Mathews Hummel
“On a cold fall day in the fall of 2015, my son Hunter and his dad were hunting on a farm on Glen Dale Heights. After a long and frustrating day with no luck, Hunter nearly fell over a rock on his way out of the woods… until he realized this was no rock! This turtle let him get up close and take this photo. To us, Marshall County means an opportunity to be close to nature.
Prize: Two (2) Adventure Passes ($40 value), Fostoria Glass Making Video, & a Cockayne Farmstead Christmas Bulb
We received so many great entries that we wanted to share some honorable mentions that represent wonderful Marshall County!
Jesse Mestrovic was born and raised in Wheeling, grew up in Elm Grove and walked to Bridge Street Middle School. He graduated from Wheeling Park High School in 2004 before receiving a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in recreation, parks and tourism resources from West Virginia University. He also studied abroad with the WVU Exchange Program in Vienna, Austria, and was selected to return to Austria for a summer internship at the Donau-Auen National Park. After graduate school, he worked at Stonewall Resort State Park as park naturalist before being promoted to superintendent I at Tomlinson Run State Park. Jesse also served as the first executive director of the Greater Moundsville Convention & Visitors Bureau promoting Marshall County’s attractions, events and activities. He currently is the director of parks and recreation for the City of Wheeling. Jesse is an avid outdoorsman, kayaker, runner and cyclist who loves connecting people to the outdoors. He is extremely fortunate to have made a career out of his passion for recreation, parks and tourism.
