Wheeling Highlights

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Oglebay Resort & Conference Center

Over a hundred years ago, a tradition of generous hospitality was started at the summer estate of Earl W. Oglebay in Wheeling, West Virginia. Today, Oglebay Resort and Conference Center offers 1700 acres of year-round recreational opportunities and excellent overnight accommodations but has retained its picturesque natural beauty. For generations, families, groups and individuals have indulged in the tradition and spirit that make Oglebay unique.

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Oglebay Resort & Conference Center

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Situated on a hilltop in the heart of Oglebay is the exceptional Wilson Lodge. Facilities at the lodge include casual and fine dining, an indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna and massage therapy facilities.

In 2006, Wilson Lodge completed a $15 million expansion and renovation project. A new guest wing added 53 deluxe rooms and suites, and all 212 existing rooms at the lodge were completely remodeled. The popular massage therapy program at Wilson Lodge is expanding, with a new 5,000 sq. ft. spa expected to open in the summer of 2008.

For groups and larger families, Oglebay has 50 deluxe cottages, all with a large living room and 2, 4 or 6 bedrooms. Three new 8-bedroom cottages are currently under construction and are expected to be completed in the summer of 2008.

Groups of ten to four hundred are easily accommodated in Wilson Lodge's modern conference facilities. Dining options range from cookouts to banquets, to gourmet meals . . . all served in one of the beautiful dining rooms or one of the exceptional banquet rooms. Special themed events can also be catered at unique locations throughout the resort.

Oglebay is the perfect golf destination with thirty-six holes of championship golf now available at the Speidel Golf Club. Our newest course was designed by Arnold Palmer and compliments the original championship course designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Sr. The Speidel Golf Club features a fully-stocked pro shop, on-staff golf pro, modern locker facilities, driving range, and restaurant. Other golf amenities at Oglebay include the 18-hole regulation Crispin Golf Course, an 18-hole Par III course and driving range.

Visitors of all ages will be delighted by the Good Zoo at Oglebay with thirty acres of animals, a mile and a half train ride, discovery lab, 0-gauge train exhibit, and planetarium. The Mansion Museum (Mr. Oglebay's summer home), Glass Museum and Artisan Center, Environmental Education Center, and seven specialty shops are also highlights of Oglebay.

Additional recreational opportunities at Oglebay include swimming at the large outdoor pool, 10 Har-Tru tennis courts, horse stables offering trail rides and lessons, plus pedal boating, miniature golf, fishing, and miles of paved walking/jogging trails.

The natural beauty of Oglebay can be enjoyed with a stroll along brick walking paths in our magnificent gardens. These gardens are a sixteen-acre recreation of the gardens that existed at the turn of the 19th century when Oglebay was still a private estate. Over 50,000 tulips, daffodils and hyacinths herald spring's arrival, and the summer months feature colorful annuals blooming from the beds and dangling from over two hundred hanging baskets. The gardens' season is brought to a close with a vibrant display of mums in the fall.

The Oglebay special event calendar begins with SpringFest during the tulip show. This show, along with the area’s premier fall festival, Oglebayfest, features artisans displaying and selling their unique wares plus entertainment and festival foods. Oglebay is home to one of America's largest holiday light shows, the Winter Festival of Lights. Each November and December, this six-mile driving show dazzles visitors with over a million lights on a six-mile drive displayed over 300 acres.

Oglebay Resort is a unique 1650-acre resort of exceptional beauty and abundant recreational activities nestled in the hills surrounding Wheeling, West Virginia.

A golfer's paradise, Oglebay offers 36 holes of championship golf at the new modern links course designed by Arnold Palmer and the classic Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed course.

Bissonnette Gardens features seasonal floral displays from April through October and the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay is America's largest light show with a million lights in November and December.

Wilson Lodge at Oglebay has overnight accommodations and cottages with fine dining, an indoor pool, a fitness room, and massage therapy.

There are also seven specialty shops, featuring unique gifts, clothes and collectibles. Experience the Oglebay Zoo with 85 species of animals nestled in 30 acres of flowers, trees, hills, and valleys.

Watch the native North American animals in their natural habitats or meerkats and naked molerats from Africa. A walk through the Wonders of the Wetlands will introduce you to a crane, bald eagles and various plants and animals that inhabit these fragile areas. The indoor Discovery Lab features a variety of hands-on activities and animal exhibits, and the barn is filled with friendly domestic animals where you can feed the goats.

Watch an exciting show in the Benedum Planetarium where the big screen pulls you into the action.

Oglebay also features fishing, pedal boating, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, picnic areas and the Mansion Museum. For more information, visit www.oglebay-resort.com.

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