Construction of the new bridge taking US Rte. 19 across the West Fork River continues with the West Fork River Rail-Trail open to bicycles, hikers, joggers, and equestrians.
Jimmy’s Diner is holding his annual Ramp Buffet on Friday, May 3, 2013.
We had strange visitors in our yard this morning. Wish you had been here to see them!
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Once again HealthNet lands on the West Fork River Rail-Trail to pick up a patient.
HealthNet made a nighttime pick up of a patient in Shinnston. The helicopter landed on the West Fork River Rail-Trail in front of Gillum House Bed & Breakfast.
Gillum House Bed & Breakfast roasts coffee fresh for our guests – the guests even get to choose the country their coffee is from. We use a Nesco Coffee Roaster that is made in the USA.
May 2, 2012: Spring is almost sprung!!! The tulips, forsythia, daffodils are gone. But they bloomed early this year. Guests coming in May are in for a treat. Blooms are everywhere!! Rhododendron and azalea usually bloom the middle to the end of May. Our red azalea and white azalea are almost in full bloom (the [...]
Guests at the Gillum House are invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the house with a 3rd night rate of $19.12.
Leaf-peeping on US Rte 250 in West Virginia is wonderfully scenic.
Continue reading about View From the Top of the World (from US Rte 250 North)
Mr Z does a podcast interview with John & Kathleen Panek about Bikes, Bed, and Breakfast
April 15, 2011: Tomorrow, April 16, is the first annual Shinnston Arts & Crafts Festival. There will be at least 30 vendors! SUNSHINE OR RAIN!!! The festival will take place on Bridge Street in Shinnston. If we are blessed with sunshine, the Festival will be held in the parking lot between the Bice-Ferguson Museum and [...]
In West Virginia Spring means ramps, Ramp Dinners, Festivals, and visiting wonderful bed & breakfasts.
February 8, 2011: On February 3, 2011 we at the Gillum House Bed & Breakfast had the honor of hosting the owners of Tucked Inn the Harbour Bed & Breakfast in Victoria, Ontario, Canada. They gave us an Inuksuk that has been given a place of honor in one of our dining room display cases housing the [...]
Canadian innkeepers visit American innkeepers as they head south on vacation.
January 24, 2011: MountainFest will be in Morgantown, WV July 28-31, 2011. The paintings of John Panek are part of the Vintage Motorcycle Show every year. In 2009, The Biker Boys (my fond name for them), six gentlemen who were then 67 to 88 years old stayed at the Gillum House for the 4 [...]
