The Tour De Coal kicks off Saturday for its 19th year. Organizers are expecting about 1,000 kayakers to hit the Coal River and float down 12 miles, while they soak up the sun and the fun. It is the largest...
The Coal River flows north through Kanawha County where it eventually merges with the Kanawha River in St. Albans. The Eyewitness News SkyTeam drone shows the convergence of the two rivers in footage captured on Jan. 17, 2020. The Coal...
A major summer event that brings in thousands of dollars and keeps the Coal River Group afloat is not happening for the first time in 15 years. Tour de Coal, which was set to be June 20, was canceled...
Two events that draw several thousand paddlers to area rivers, the Tour De Coal and the St. Albans YakFest, have been canceled this year due to the coronvirus pandemic, organizers said. In a Facebook post Friday, the Coal River Group...
