Since our last article, we have finalized our plans for the 2021 West Virginia State Rally. It will be held in Jane Lew, West Virginia starting on Monday immediately following the International Rally in Lewisburg. The dates are July 26-29 at Cousin Eddie’s RV Park which is located at 947 Westfield Road, Jane Lew, WV 26378. We can accommodate early arrivals for an additional $35 per day. The RV Park is just 2 miles from Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp, the boyhood home of Civil War General “Stonewall” Jackson. We will tour the historic area and view the grinding of corn in the old original mill. Each participant will get a bag of the resulting corn meal. Jackson’s Mill Dining Hall is well known locally for its great meals, which will be featured in this rally. The Lewis County Chamber of Commerce will conduct our tours of historical sites of Weston, the county seat; including the Museum of American Glass; the Mountaineer Military Museum; and Appalachian Glass, where we will watch a glass blowing demonstration; just to name a few. Among the many options for attendees is time to tour the largest hand cut stone building in the United States, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The building covers 6 acres and has 4 floors. This optional tour is very interesting for those who are history buffs or into ghost adventures. The Weston area has many eateries, craft shops, and thrift stores for those looking for a good meal or unbelievable bargains.
The $275 rally fee includes: Museum tours, three (3) nights camping, one (1) evening live entertainment, two (2) dinners, one (1) breakfast, two (2) continental breakfasts. All sites are 50 amp full hookup. Extra night camping $35.00. To sign up to attend, go to the Newmar Kountry Klub website.
We hope to have several participants from the International Rally attend on their way home. Jane Lew is located on I-79 North about a 3 ½ to 5 hour drive north of Lewisburg depending on the route you take. If you like to travel only on 4-lane highways, it’s 4 ½ to 5 hours. If you don’t mind 2 lane roads, it’s about 3 ½ hours. Among the reservations we have already received are 2 Newmar’s from Texas. We hope you will join us!
As we write this article, we are rushing around emptying our Mountain Aire, so we can go to Independence RV in Winter Garden, Florida to pick up our 2019 London Aire. We’ve been looking for one for a year and when this opportunity came up and the money was right, we bit. So, assuming the bank loan comes through, we will make a quick run south next week.
We hope to see all of our friends, and soon to be friends soon. God Bless You! We can be reached by email: janelewbill@gmail.com or 304-884-7623 (H) or 304-871-7330 (C).
Bill & Beth White (20471)
West Virginia State Directors
West Virginia Traveling Mountaineers
