There are many attractions on Blennerhassett Island including a tour of the rebuilt mansion. Adult tickets for the mansion tour are $5 and children’s tickets are $3 each. (Photo by Clara Noelle) ...

Blennerhassett Island State Park is holding a hiring event for seasonal positions at its museum in downtown Parkersburg.

The Island Belle prepares to dock at Point Park after an excursion to Blennerhassett Island on Friday afternoon. The island, its opening delayed because of the pandemic, has opened for the season.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — At the turn of the 19th century, the most glittering jewel of the American frontier was located on an island in the Ohio River 12 miles downstream from Marietta. Due to political ...

Crews are working to prepare Blennerhassett Island for the 2026 season, which opens May 1 and runs through Oct. 31, according ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - To walk inside one of Ohio’s finest homes from its earliest years of settlement, you have to travel to West Virginia. Maple Shade, the home of Aaron Waldo Putnam and his wife ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARKERSBURG, W. Va. (WJW) – Have you ever ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — “Tea on Tuesday” is a special event scheduled at the historic Putnam-Houser house on Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park. “Maple Shade” is the home’s name as it is flanked ...