Legends & Lore of Marion County
February 25, 2021 12:34 pm Leave your thoughtsMarion County is full of interesting people, places, and events! From celebrated sports figures and world-renowned artists to iconic recipes... View Article
Tag Archive: Fairmont
Italian Heritage in the Middle of Everywhere
January 11, 2021 1:36 pm Leave your thoughtsDid you know every time you enjoy a pepperoni roll, you’re having a taste of Marion County history? The arrival... View Article
Run to Read Half Marathon
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLiteracy Volunteers of Marion County is once again hosting their annual half marathon at Pricketts Fort State Park. The course... View Article
Celebration of Lights
December 26, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
Celebration of Lights
December 17, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
Celebration of Lights – Walker Night
December 16, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
2020 Festival Cucina Recipes
December 11, 2020 11:09 am Leave your thoughtsThe Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival is a reunion of sorts. Italian or not, everyone is treated like family.... View Article
Celebration of Lights
December 10, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter wonderlands,... View Article
Celebration of Lights – Walker Night
December 9, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
Pricketts Fort Candlelight Christmas Tour
December 5, 2020 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsPricketts Fort is hosting their annual candlelight tour of the fort. Bring the family and enjoy a special interpreter-led candlelight... View Article
18th-Century Christmas Tour
December 4, 2020 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an interpreter-led tour of the historic 18th-century fort and the 19th century Job Prickett House. See how our ancestors... View Article
Celebration of Lights
December 3, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
18th-Century Christmas Tour
December 3, 2020 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an interpreter-led tour of the historic 18th-century fort and the 19th century Job Prickett House. See how our ancestors... View Article
Celebration of Lights – Walker Night
December 2, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
18th-Century Christmas Tour
December 2, 2020 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an interpreter-led tour of the historic 18th-century fort and the 19th century Job Prickett House. See how our ancestors... View Article
18th-Century Christmas Tour
December 1, 2020 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an interpreter-led tour of the historic 18th-century fort and the 19th century Job Prickett House. See how our ancestors... View Article
18th-Century Christmas Tour
November 30, 2020 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an interpreter-led tour of the historic 18th-century fort and the 19th century Job Prickett House. See how our ancestors... View Article
18th-Century Christmas Tour
November 29, 2020 12:00 pm Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an interpreter-led tour of the historic 18th-century fort and the 19th century Job Prickett House. See how our ancestors... View Article
Pricketts Fort Candlelight Christmas Tour
November 28, 2020 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsPricketts Fort is hosting their annual candlelight tour of the fort. Bring the family and enjoy a special interpreter-led candlelight... View Article
Celebration of Lights
November 27, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Marion tradition is back! The 13th annual Celebration of Lights will have nearly 500 light displays depicting scenes of winter... View Article
Celebrate a Colonial Christmas
November 20, 2020 11:44 am Leave your thoughtsHistory comes to life at Pricketts Fort State Park in Fairmont, and this holiday season, see how our ancestors celebrated this time... View Article
Civil War Itinerary
November 19, 2020 10:18 am Leave your thoughtsLearn about Marion County’s connection to the Civil War and its role in West Virginia’s statehood path. Take a self-guided... View Article
Holiday Remix
November 17, 2020 9:47 am Leave your thoughts“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was... View Article
History of the Jacobs-Hutchinson Block
October 19, 2020 11:59 am Leave your thoughtsJacobs-Hutchinson Block, also known as Peoples’ National Bank and Friendly Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located in downtown... View Article
Equine-Assisted Wellness Workshops
October 10, 2020 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsWe’ve all heard a lot of talk about self-care and stress management these days. Please join us at the center... View Article
Yoga in the Park
September 29, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Equine-Assisted Wellness Workshops
September 26, 2020 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsWe’ve all heard a lot of talk about self-care and stress management these days. Please join us at the center... View Article
History of the Million Dollar Bridge
September 24, 2020 2:16 pm Leave your thoughtsEarly in 1916, Manufacturers Record announced that Fairmont was about to promote a $400,000 bond issue to be used for... View Article
History of Woodlawn Cemetery
September 23, 2020 2:55 pm Leave your thoughtsWoodlawn Cemetery was established in the early spring of 1875. The story has it that Joseph R. Hamilton was climbing... View Article
Yoga in the Park
September 22, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
2020 Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Tournament
September 17, 2020 8:00 am Leave your thoughtsMorris Park is once again hosting the annual Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Tournament. Although this year’s tournament will look... View Article
Yoga in the Park
September 15, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Equine-Assisted Wellness Workshops
September 12, 2020 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsWe’ve all heard a lot of talk about self-care and stress management these days. Please join us at the center... View Article
Yoga in the Park
September 8, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Yoga in the Park
September 1, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Equine-Assisted Wellness Workshops
August 29, 2020 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsWe’ve all heard a lot of talk about self-care and stress management these days. Please join us at the center... View Article
Yoga in the Park
August 25, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Yoga in the Park
August 18, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Sagebrush Round-Up Cruise-In
August 15, 2020 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsIf you are missing your Sagebrush Round-Up friends, then you’ll want to be on Bunner Ridge for their day of... View Article
Yoga in the Park
August 11, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Yoga in the Park
August 4, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Yoga in the Park
July 28, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Fitlife Nutrition New To Fairmont
July 27, 2020 11:44 am Leave your thoughtsWe are over halfway through 2020, so I’m here to check in on how those new years’ resolutions are going.... View Article
Soulful Saturday Fest
July 25, 2020 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsJoin us for an evening of soul food and contemporary blues, soul, and funk music featuring Grammy-nominated electric blues drummer,... View Article
Yoga in the Park
July 21, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Shakespeare in the Park
July 19, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsBreak out your yellow stockings, don your favorite fake mustache, and join The Rustic Mechanicals, West Virginia’s Shakespeare Troupe, for... View Article
Appalachian Roots Night
July 18, 2020 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsPalatine Park will be hosting The Bones of J.R. Jones and Duncain.
Yoga in the Park
July 14, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article
Father of Rock n Roll Festival
July 11, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Father of Rock n Roll Festival is a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event for July. The festival honors... View Article
Yoga in the Park
July 7, 2020 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn and practice yoga at Palatine Park at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. This outdoor community flow is open to all... View Article