On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival is not just about old-time fiddle and banjo music. Randy Yohe spoke with a few seasoned flatfooters about a dance step that’s been shuffling through our hills and hollows since this land was first settled.

And when a century-old scout camp near Parkersburg came up for sale earlier this year, a group of supporters got together to try buying the place. As Maria Young reports, they wanted to preserve the camp for future generations and ensure that the natural grounds and sandstone caves weren’t paved over.

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Eric Douglas produced this episode.

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