| Ultimate Railfan Package: $395.00 + tax The perfect gift for the train-lover in your life! Photograph the famed "Pocahontas" railroad at the Inn that author and Railfan & Railroad columnist James D. Porterfield called "the best legal train-watching location in the USA"! Package includes: Gift Certificate for 2 nights at the Elkhorn Inn (double occ.) with Continental Breakfast, Dinner at the Inn for 2 people on one night, a book by James D. Porterfield ("Dining by Rail" or "From the Dining Car), a hand-crafted West Virginia coal train statuette or vintage WV rail spike, and an Elkhorn Inn & Theatre signature toiletries sampler. Click here for our "Railfan" page! Trout-Fishing Package: $360.00 + tax Bring (or send) your fly-fishing fanatic to the Elkhorn Inn for a great weekend of fishing Elkhorn Creek! Click here for our Fishing page with photos of our Trout Unlimited guests and their giant (24"-32") trout! Package includes: Gift Certificate for 2 nights at the Elkhorn Inn (double occupancy), with Continental Breakfast each morning, dinner at the Inn for 2 people on one night, and two Elkhorn Inn embroidered-logo shirts! Mountain Golf Gift Package: $365.00 + tax Bring your clubs & treat yourself to a fun round of mountain golf at BlackWolf Links! Tricky hills, trout streams to tee over, and bridges to cross! Package includes: Gift Certificate for 2 nights at the Elkhorn Inn (double occ.), with Continental Breakfast each morning, Dinner at the Inn for 2 people one night, and a round of golf (18 holes) for two people and a cart at BlackWolf Links! Romantic Getaway Gift Package: $360.00 + tax The perfect gift for the two of you: a romantic getaway in the mountains of southern WV! Go leaf-peeping, have a romantic picnic on "Miracle Mountain", relax on the Inn's patio or balcony, go fishing, hike, take bubble baths in our antique, claw-foot tubs... Package includes: Gift Certificate for 2 nights at the Elkhorn Inn (double occ.) with Continental Breakfast and Dinner at the Inn for 2 people on one night. Elkhorn Inn & Theatre signature toiletries sampler, and two Elkhorn Inn embroidered-logo shirts! "See WV" 2-night Inn-2-Inn Package for two people: $425.00 "See WV" 4-night Inn-2-Inn Package for two people: $750.00 Click here to see AMA Champion Chris Carr at the Elkhorn Inn! Chris & his wife did our "See WV" package for "2-Wheel Tuesday" on Speed Channel! REALLY see West Virginia! Ride our incredibly scenic mountain roads and stay at two great WV inns: the Elkhorn Inn in Landgraff, and Gillum House Bed-and-Breakfast in Shinnston! 2-night Package includes: one night with breakfast at each inn, our exclusive ride guide for a great 285 mile ride, and lunches-to-go! 4-night Package includes: two nights with breakfast at each inn, our exclusive ride guide for a great 285 mile ride, lunches-to-go AND one great dinner at each Inn! Both Inns have off-road parking for motorcycle guests, too! (And it's a great "road trip" ride in a car!) |
| North: Gillum House Bed-and-Breakfast Shinnston, WV Tel: 304-592-0177, Toll-free: 1-888-592-0177 South: The Elkhorn Inn & Theatre Landgraff, WV Tel: 304-862-2031, Toll-free: 1-800-708-2040 |
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| Creative Holidays at the Elkhorn Inn! The Elkhorn Inn is filled with art, & perfect for a creative getaway, artist's retreat, or if you simply want to do some photography, plein-air painting or sketching in the beautiful mountains! Artists, Musicians, Photographers, Writers, & Workshops are always welcome at the Elkhorn Inn! If you would like to host a workshop, symposia, meeting, or other creative special event at the Inn, please call Elisse at 1-800-708-2040. |
| Host your wedding or reception at the Elkhorn Inn all year 'round, or have a live Bluegrass concert, fundraiser, ATV "poker run", reunion, or special summer event at our Theatre! We custom-craft wedding & special event packages. Theatre Packages from $800. Live Music Concert Packages from $1500. (Liability insurance must be provided by renter). Call Dan & Elisse at 1-800-708-2040 Click here for Wedding and Reception Packages Click here for more info on The Elkhorn Theatre- The ONLY copy of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in West Virginia! |
| Alan Johnston and "South 52" playing at the Elkhorn Theatre |
| Click here for our Gift Shop Vintage American quilts & decor items, coal mine scrip, hand-crafted coal statuettes and coal candy, silver and lamp-glass bead jewelry, stained glass by Richard Latshaw, fine art, sculpture and ceramics, "Geneva's Gems" jams, Inn logo robes, chef's aprons, and polos, and books by authors who have been guests of the Elkhorn Inn... Enjoy our Museum Room, too, with our growing collection of books, memorabilia, scrip, coal core samples, art, and photos of Landgraff, and McDowell County's history in railroading and coal mining... |
| Interested in "This Old House"? Think you've got what it takes? Experience it first-hand, and learn from Dan Clark, winner of the "Coal Heritage Trail" Achievement Award for Historic Preservation, what it REALLY takes! As Seen on News 59, "One-Tank Trips", & in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, & WV State Journal: Have a FREE "Work Week/Weekend" at the Elkhorn Inn! Have fun while helping Dan & Elisse continue our ongoing restoration of our historic "Coal Heritage Trail" Inn, and join us for family-style meals! $25 Registration Fee per person. Call 1-800-708-2040 to join us! |
| The author James D. Porterfield & his daughter, Blair, & Dan Clark |
| CHRIS CARR AND HIS WIFE DID OUR "BIKER B&B" ON SPEED CHANNEL'S "2-WHEEL TUESDAY"! Click here for more info! |
| Call 1-800-708-2040 or click here to request a reservation! |
| HGTV filming Elisse in her Studio |
| "Coal Heritage Trail" Weekends - call to book for your group! A unique opportunity to explore the history of southern West Virginia and Virginia with the historian and author Alex Schust. • Guided tours of the John Cooper House in Coopers, WV, site of the first coal operator in Southern West Virginia; historic Pocahontas, VA, the first coal mining community in the Southern coalfields, and the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine; and the historic town of Bramwell, WV and their restored Train Depot, with lunch at the Bramwell Cafe. • Visits to the Ashland, WV Company Store, the remains of the coke ovens at Gary, WV, once the largest coal operation in the world; and Coalwood, WV, of Homer Hickam and “Rocket Boys” / “October Sky” fame. • Driving the "Coal Heritage Trail", including along the former N&W Railroad North Fork Branch Line that served 12 commercial mining operations; through Elkhorn, WV where the original post office is still in use; through historic Abbs Valley, the site of many Indian raids during the frontier Indian wars; through Bishop, WV/VA, one of the last coal communities built by a coal operator; and through the historic towns of Welch, Kimball, Keystone, Northfork, Landgraff, Eckman, Kyle, Powhatan, Upland, Maybeury, Squire, Newhall, Cucumber, War, Yukon, Caretta, Havaco, Wilcoe, Maitland, Superior, Big Four, and Vivian, WV. • Friday evening Welcome Appetizers, and Friday and Saturday Dinners at the “Coal Heritage Trail” Elkhorn Inn, built as the Empire Coal & Coke Company’s “Miner’s Clubhouse” and featured on HGTV. • Friday evening presentation on tour area and coal history by Alex Schust. • Two nights lodging with Continental Breakfast at the Elkhorn Inn & Theatre. • Signed copies of Alex Schust’s books “Gary Hollow” and “Coalwood”, and souvenirs. The “Coal Heritage Weekend Package” is only $695.00 + tax per couple. ($499.00 + tax for single occupancy). For more information and to reserve for your group, call Dan & Elisse at 304-862-2031 or 1-800-7808-2040. Maximum group size: 25 persons |
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| Elkhorn Inn & Theatre Gift Certificate Packages come with great gifts from our Gift Shop - so they're WAY more than "just a piece of paper"! |
| Gather your friends for a West Virginia Wine-Tasting Weekend! $499.00 + tax per couple ($380.00 + tax for singles) The Elkhorn Inn will host a WV Wine Dinner Weekend with at least 4 guest rooms booked: Weekend package includes: 2 nights at the Inn with Continental Breakfast each morning, Chef Dan Wine-Pairing Dinners on Friday and Saturday night, each accompanied by three different West Virginia wines, and a late check-out Sunday. |
| "Dinner in the Dining Car" with James Porterfield Memorial Day Weekend May 25-27, 2012 James D. Porterfield, railroad historian and author of "From the Dining Car" and Dining by Rail" will join us for another delicious "Dinner in the Dining Car Weekend" with two multi-course dinners featuring dishes from famed dining cars! This special $470.00 + tax weekend includes two nights lodging for two people at the Inn with Continental Breakfast each morning and two dinners prepared for you by Chef Dan and James Porterfield from the recipes in Jim's books "From the Dining Car" and "Dining By Rail"! Call us at 304-862-2031 or 1-800-708-2040 to reserve your "berth"! October Sky Festival" Weekend Meet Homer Hickam and the Rocket Boys at the "October Sky Festival" in Coalwood, just 10 minutes from the Elkhorn Inn, and stay at the historic "Coal Heritage Trail" Elkhorn Inn! 2 nights lodging at the Inn, with a Chef Dan Dinner for 2 on one night: $330.00 + tax 1-800-708-2040 or 304-862-2031 for reservations Oktoberfest Weekend Enjoy the Bramwell Okteberfest (10 min. from the Elkhorn Inn!), 2 nights lodging at the Inn, and a Chef Dan Dinner for 2 on one night: $330.00 + tax 1-800-708-2040 or 304-862-2031 for reservations Halloween Weekend Maybe you'll get to meet "Molly"!!!!! 2 nights lodging at the Inn, with a Chef Dan Dinner featuring his Pumpkin-Mango Soup: one of "Inn The Kitchen's" Top 5 All-Time Thanksgiving Recipes! $330.00 + tax 1-800-708-2040 or 304-862-2031 for reservations. |
