MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. (LOOTPRESS) – The Second Annual Hope’s Heritage Day will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Mount Hope. The event, which will take place in the Historic Mountainair Hotel, is being hosted by the Harmony for Hope & Preservation Alliance of West Virginia.
On March 24, 1910, Mount Hope was nearly destroyed by a massive fire. After the devastation, the entire community banded together to rebuild the city from stone, ensuring there would be no further great fires and the prosperity would return.
More than 100 years later, this community will come together again and celebrate this triumph on Saturday.
This weekend’s events will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The full schedule is as follows:
- Week 2 of the Golden Egg 2022 – Over 200 eggs are spread through the town, but only 1 contains a $50 Gas Card! Other treats include free ice cream, milkshakes, hotdog meals, and coffee drinks from the Coal Bucket Coffee Shop, the only community-owned and operated coffee shop in Southern West Virginia, located inside the Historic Cottle Mountainair Hotel where the day’s activities will be held. Also free t-shirts & a $30 gas card from Hearts to Hands Reiki located on Main Street in Mount Hope.
- 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Pop-up museum of Mount Hope treasures.
- 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Community pot-luck dinner. Bring your best dish to share with friends and neighbors.
- 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Mount Hope Regional Band Concert
- 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Guided historic walk to the Mount Hope Community Center to tour the Mount Hope Memorabilia room, thanks to our partnership with the Mount Hope Alumni Association with a special thank you to Brenda Troitino and Patty Logan.
- 6:30 p.m. – Join Haunted Beckley for our next Ghost, Legends & Lore Tour of Mount Hope! Meet at Coal Bucket Coffee Shop. Parking is behind Cottle Historic Mountainaire Hotel or across from Post Office.
- 6:30 p.m. – Nighttime Tour. Concludes with a Paranormal Investigation of an Undisclosed Location. $15 all tickets. Join Local Historians for a walking tour of Mount Hope’s Historic District. Take a journey through the Phoenix City’s past. Meet Mrs. Blake, the famed spiritual medium. Hear tales of Things Unseen Going Bump In The Night! Please prepay through Facebook Pay or bring exact change. As always no charge for HaunTed Beckley members.
“After two years we are finally able to join in person and we cant wait to see our community members again,” shared Carrie Kidd, Executive Director of Harmony for Hope. “Come out and see the Historic Mount Hope Pop-Up Museum, a community pot-luck dinner and a guided tour through the historic district.”