No, The Ferry House isn’t a restaurant. The building at Mile 99 on the Monongahela riverfront is an arts center. It is called the Ferry House because it sits on the site of the former landing of the Star City, formerly Hamilton’s, Ferry on the river’s west bank. The building has been a tavern, and previous owner, Tom Stockdale, used it for mining and electrical safety classes. When Stockdale put the building up for sale, Eddie “Spaghetti” Maier jumped at the opportunity to establish his own base of activities. His vision for The Ferry House is one of community engagement, connection with art and nature and discovering new forms for self-expression. It has an interior providing a comfortable workspace and gallery room fit for classes of nearly two-dozen attendees.

Eddie studied art education and printmaking at WVU, and has been active in the Morgantown area arts community for over 20 years. He has taught both adult and children’s classes at many local facilities. His wife Talia Wight is a partner in his activities. While he predominately works as a printmaker, he is also adept in other mediums including pottery, batik, mural painting, and just about anything art related.

To support the art activities, and for his own enjoyment, Eddie bought a pontoon boat. Some classes include a boat ride for inspiration, along with on-board art projects.

Although he is not a musician, Eddie hosts musical activities at Ferry House. The Ferry House is at the mouth of Scotts Run, once considered the most important coal production area in the USA. Its history was set to music by the late Professor John Christopher Haddox of the WVU School of Art and Design in a song called The Ballad of Scotts Run. Eddie created a “crankie” presentation of the lyrics. Then he created plywood panels with tracings of the woodcuts for his “crankie” presentation. At the 2025 Scotts Run Street Fair he invited everyone to do “coloring book” painting on the panels. As a result, the mural of the Ballad of Scotts Run in Osage is the work of many hands.

There are two websites devoted to activities of Eddie and The Ferry House:

www.eddiespaghettiart.com