Fall Escapades
August 27, 2016 10:39 am Leave your thoughtsFall is in the air and Marion County just can’t get enough of it! From spectacularly colored leaves to the... View Article
Tag Archive: Attractions
There’s Still Lots of Summer Left in Marion County
August 16, 2016 10:11 am Leave your thoughtsMarion County schools will soon be back in session, but that does not mean summer is over. Don’t miss a... View Article
13 Things To Do Before The Start of School
August 8, 2016 2:57 pm Leave your thoughtsThe end of summer is looming and soon it will be time to send the kids back to school. But... View Article
Fun at the Fair
August 5, 2016 11:30 am Leave your thoughtsOnce named the Forks of the Buffalo, the city of Mannington is known for their Victorian-style homes and other architecturally... View Article
Where the People Are: Places for Extroverts in Marion County
July 7, 2016 9:54 am 1 CommentYou’ve spent your 40 hour work week surrounded by the blank walls of a cubicle and the endless stacks of... View Article
Let’s Go Parking in Marion County
June 30, 2016 4:29 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen the weather is warm and the days are long, what better way to shoot the breeze than to go... View Article
Honor Your Father
June 17, 2016 10:13 am Leave your thoughtsA young boy knelt in the dust of the Babylonian sun and carved into a clay tablet. He wanted the... View Article
The Monsters of Marion County
June 16, 2016 9:11 am Leave your thoughtsThe West Virginia wilderness creeps with tales of unknown beasts roaming the land. Marion County boasts many monsters of its... View Article
Pets and their People: Places for Animal Lovers in Marion County
June 10, 2016 1:35 pm Leave your thoughtsTails wag. Birds chip. Claws paw. Mouths bark, whine and beg. Pets love the summer months almost as much as... View Article
7 Off the Eat’n Path Restaurants in Marion County
May 20, 2016 1:05 pm 5 CommentsYou and the family have taken every vacation imaginable. You’ve hiked the Appalachian trail and swam with dolphins in Miami.... View Article
17 Summertime Activities for Kids
April 28, 2016 3:23 pm Leave your thoughtsAlready fearing the two most dreaded words in any kid’s vocabulary? “I’m bored!” Then read on. Here are 17 Summertime... View Article
“Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia
April 28, 2016 12:41 pm Leave your thoughts“Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia offers a plethora of activities for its visitors. West Virginia’s rugged terrain was formed by... View Article
Prickett’s Fort 18th C. Gun Show
February 24, 2016 12:43 pm Leave your thoughtsPrickett’s Fort is a must-stop for any nature or history lover. The rustic fort overlooks the scenic Monongahela River, filled... View Article
A Snow Day in Marion
January 12, 2016 11:25 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s that time of year! When boots are always necessary. When scarves, hats, gloves and extra socks are a must.... View Article
“Iceless” Ice Skating!
December 17, 2015 10:23 am 6 CommentsEvery time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should... View Article
There’s No Place Like Marion County for the Holidays
December 4, 2015 8:42 am Leave your thoughtsA Unique Feast Nothing says holidays in “Italy in Appalachia” like a 7-course seafood feast and Italian-style street fair. Let... View Article
Fall Fun(k)
October 14, 2015 10:47 am Leave your thoughtsPut away those swimsuits! Throw out those flipper floppers! Quick, find a hat and a light jacket! It’s almost fall,... View Article
The fall fest of fun, fire and fright will commence!
October 12, 2015 11:12 am Leave your thoughtsWarning: Not for the faint of heart. Not for the easily scared. For the brave, by the brave. Finally! The... View Article
What I wish every visitor knew about Marion County
September 23, 2015 10:38 am Leave your thoughtsWhat I wish every visitor knew about Marion County. This statement was posed recently to some North Marion High School... View Article
Hamilton Round Barn Serves Up BBQ and Back Roads
August 20, 2015 9:32 am Leave your thoughtsEnjoy some down-home cookin’ and homegrown bluegrass along with one of the State Journal’s “55 Good Things About West Virginia.”... View Article
Experience Appalachian Culture at the West Virginia Folklife Center
June 8, 2015 11:20 am Leave your thoughtsExperience Appalachian Culture at the West Virginia Folklife Center The Appalachian region boasts a rich cultural heritage—from quilting to old-time... View Article
Spring Fever
April 15, 2015 4:29 pm Leave your thoughtsIf you haven’t caught “spring fever” already, guess what? You will! And the only cure is having fun! So take... View Article
Old Boaz
March 23, 2015 1:21 pm Leave your thoughtsOld Boaz The Victory Bell, located at the heart of Fairmont State University’s campus, has been an iconic symbol for... View Article
Old Boaz
March 23, 2015 1:21 pm Leave your thoughtsOld Boaz The Victory Bell, located at the heart of Fairmont State University’s campus, has been an iconic symbol for... View Article
Tis the Season of Discovery!
November 18, 2014 2:08 pm Leave your thoughtsMarion County Historical Society 1931: The cell is barely 4 feet wide. The bars in front of me keep me... View Article
Tis the Season of Discovery!
November 18, 2014 2:08 pm Leave your thoughtsMarion County Historical Society 1931: The cell is barely 4 feet wide. The bars in front of me keep me... View Article
Native American Weekend
October 8, 2014 3:43 pm Leave your thoughts“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.”... View Article
Mekoce Shawnee Honoring the Winged Ones Pow Wow
October 8, 2014 3:37 pm Leave your thoughtsA pow wow. A raptor. And some tacos. Where can you find all that in one place? At the Mekoce... View Article
Mekoce Shawnee Honoring the Winged Ones Pow Wow
October 8, 2014 3:37 pm Leave your thoughtsA pow wow. A raptor. And some tacos. Where can you find all that in one place? At the Mekoce... View Article
Golfin’ in the Mines
October 8, 2014 3:00 pm Leave your thoughtsAlright, so you can’t putt putt within an actual mine. Coal Country is the closest you’ll ever get! So what... View Article
Once Upon a Time in WV, the Storytelling Festival
September 24, 2014 11:07 am Leave your thoughtsOnce upon a time in the rolling hills of Appalachia, there was a fort made for the survival of the... View Article
A Shawnee Sachem: Chief Cornstalk
September 11, 2014 11:42 am 12 CommentsA hostage. A murder. Revenge. Chief Cornstalk was a great man. Born in the 1720’s, he became a warrior, Sachem... View Article
A Shawnee Sachem: Chief Cornstalk
September 11, 2014 11:42 am Leave your thoughtsA hostage. A murder. Revenge. Chief Cornstalk was a great man. Born in the 1720’s, he became a warrior, Sachem... View Article
Picture it: Mannington WV 1932
July 31, 2014 12:57 pm 2 Comments82nd Mannington District Fair It all started in 1932. The Mannington District Fair will make its 82nd appearance. The fair... View Article
Games of the Century
July 31, 2014 12:25 pm Leave your thoughtsAre you tired of listening to SpongeBob all day? Would you like a turn on your own iPad? Maybe you’d... View Article
When Life Gives you Lemons…Find a Stand!
May 16, 2014 2:22 pm Leave your thoughtsNational Lemonade Day is May 3, 2014. But we’ve had a better idea! Our Lemonade Day is going to be... View Article
When Life Gives you Lemons…Find a Stand!
May 16, 2014 2:22 pm Leave your thoughtsNational Lemonade Day is May 3, 2014. But we’ve had a better idea! Our Lemonade Day is going to be... View Article
Not for Everyone
April 9, 2014 8:57 am Leave your thoughtsSomething for everyone here in Marion County? Nope… Get on our level! We get it. Not everything everywhere is necessarily... View Article
I Can Hear Music
April 4, 2014 2:32 pm Leave your thoughtsSagebrush Round-Up What began in the 1930’s, continues today. Ok, so there was a brief hiatus… but then it continued!... View Article
Green with Lies: The Real Saint Patrick
March 14, 2014 12:03 pm Leave your thoughtsMarion County has uncovered the dirty little secrets of a perpetuated false holiday! Everything you ever knew about shamrocks, leprechauns,... View Article
Marion County CVB Launches New Website
November 18, 2013 12:42 pm Leave your thoughtsIt just got easier to explore Marion County, WV. A newly launched website for the Convention and Visitors Bureau of... View Article