
14 Creative Kid-Friendly Ways to Overcome the Winter Blues in Marion
January 3, 2023 3:45 pm Leave your thoughtsThe winter season can be a magical time of merriment and a hot mess. Picture children laughing, running around in... View Article
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The winter season can be a magical time of merriment and a hot mess. Picture children laughing, running around in... View Article
One of Marion’s most magnificent marvels isn’t just a sight to see but something to explore. Valley Falls State Park is more... View Article
Whether you live here, want to come to visit or you’re just passing through, we all need peaceful moments, sunshine,... View Article
ram·ble /ˈrambəl/ verb 1. walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route. It’s not just a verb, folks! Get to... View Article
Maintaining an air and atmosphere of professionalism is important out there in the working world. Here in Marion County, we... View Article
The Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival is a reunion of sorts. Italian or not, everyone is treated like family.... View Article
Woodlawn Cemetery is celebrating Fairmont‘s 200+ years of history with two events on Friday, September 3rd. Remembering Clarence E. “Ned”... View Article
Marion County is full of interesting people, places, and events! From celebrated sports figures and world-renowned artists to iconic recipes... View Article
Did you know every time you enjoy a pepperoni roll, you’re having a taste of Marion County history? The arrival... View Article
The Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival is a reunion of sorts. Italian or not, everyone is treated like family.... View Article
History comes to life at Pricketts Fort State Park in Fairmont, and this holiday season, see how our ancestors celebrated this time... View Article
Learn about Marion County’s connection to the Civil War and its role in West Virginia’s statehood path. Take a self-guided... View Article
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was... View Article
Jacobs-Hutchinson Block, also known as Peoples’ National Bank and Friendly Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located in downtown... View Article
Early in 1916, Manufacturers Record announced that Fairmont was about to promote a $400,000 bond issue to be used for... View Article
Woodlawn Cemetery was established in the early spring of 1875. The story has it that Joseph R. Hamilton was climbing... View Article
We are over halfway through 2020, so I’m here to check in on how those new years’ resolutions are going.... View Article
Summertime is finally here and with it comes the sun and good times! A stellar way to enjoy the great... View Article
Big things are happening at Palatine Park! Now along with summer fun, visitors can now enjoy a beautiful depiction of... View Article
It was Hippocrates, the famous Greek scholar, who said, “Let food be thy medicine.” But do we? “Years ago, I... View Article
Mike Carunchia grew up outside. Well, he grew up at the drive-ins. “Drive-ins were way, way, way better at that... View Article
“I actually remember when Linda was at her mall location – when the Middletown Mall was in its heyday –... View Article
“The part I enjoy the most is when somebody new comes in, and they don’t exactly know what they want.... View Article
“I like the grind of it. You know there’s always something to do. There’s not a lot of standing around.... View Article
Mountain Creative is a quintessential Marion date night, girls night, kids night and all-around artsy time. Miles Holbert started the... View Article
Historical and heritage tourism are surfacing and gaining in popularity. From civil war to museums to food and now… Mead... View Article
❤️ Valentine’s Day is a day rich with history, love, and chocolate. And by sheer coincidence, so is Marion County! ... View Article
It’s West Virginia, so it’s no surprise that hunting is a thing around these here parts. What you might be... View Article
It. Is. 2020. The beginning of a new year always calls for reinvention, change, transformation. I’m not talking about those... View Article
This is the last of the Perfect Day blogs, the last of the Perfect Days in 2019! Of the decade!... View Article
In a previous blog, we came to the startling realization that not only is it already November, it is practically... View Article
As if Americans weren’t already busy enough, it’s the holiday season. Anywhere else this time of year would mean the... View Article
It’s another month and another perfect day in the making in Marion. Unfortunately, the day I picked to have my... View Article
Hold onto your hats! The temperatures are dropping fast, making us all question (and hope for) global warming. The laws... View Article
I’m sure you’ve all heard already: it’s fall! And though that means local pumpkin spice, local candy, and local scarves,... View Article
Never in the history of the planet has a gourd so dominated a nation as the pumpkin has the United... View Article
We’ve gone through quite a few seasons this year with our Perfect Days. And it’s time for another one! It’s... View Article
It’s September, and that means we’re about to have our ninth perfect day in Marion County! Last month, we traversed... View Article
I have good news and bad news… The bad news? A new grade or a new school can be daunting,... View Article
Every beautiful West Virginia summer must come to an end eventually, and summer’s end is coming ‘round that mountain pretty... View Article
Although the school year is about to start, there’s still time for one last hoorah! What constitutes a final hoorah ... View Article
It’s a new month and that means it’s time for another Perfect Day in Marion. If you haven’t been following... View Article
No matter how you slice it – and you can slice Marion in multiple ways, from Colasessano’s to OIP to... View Article
Freedom. Fireworks. Food. Family. A perfect July Day requires all-American activities and foods of which Marion County has plenty! Because... View Article
The sun is here! And with the sunny sunshine comes a new season: picnic season. This time of year is... View Article
Drink on. Drink up. Drink local. Drink Marion. If you say drink enough times, it starts to sound like a... View Article
Marion County has plenty of fun spring activities to get into this season! Springtime calls for new experiences, which Marion... View Article
Sagebrush Round-Up is in constant country motion in preparation for the West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame Inductions this... View Article
Eating really isn’t a difficult task. But… Eating at a fancy restaurant isn’t easy. Eating spaghetti politely isn’t easy. And... View Article
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