Mountain Dragon Mazery
February 24, 2015 11:03 am Leave your thoughtsHoney Wine (aka MEAD) is here! There’s a new taste in town and it’s Mountain Dragon Mazery. Owners Tom Maltby... View Article
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Mountain Dragon Mazery
February 24, 2015 11:03 am Leave your thoughtsHoney Wine (aka MEAD) is here! There’s a new taste in town and it’s Mountain Dragon Mazery. Owners Tom Maltby... View Article
Have a Sweet Time in Marion County!
February 20, 2015 3:49 pm Leave your thoughtsHave a Sweet Time in Marion County! Satisfy your sweet tooth at some of Marion County’s sweetest eateries! Get your... View Article
Christmas Around the World
December 23, 2014 9:18 am Leave your thoughts‘Tis the Season of caring and community around the globe! Sometimes we can get caught up in all the Christmas... View Article
Time to Get Your Feast On!
December 12, 2014 12:02 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen it comes to Christmas Eve and the Feast of the Seven Fishes, everyone is Italian. If you’re not from... 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
Thanksgiving Gone Vintage
November 18, 2014 1:59 pm Leave your thoughtsRemember last year’s Thanksgiving? All day with family and friends. Reuniting, remembering and sharing. You watched some football, ate some... View Article
Thanksgiving Gone Vintage
November 18, 2014 1:59 pm Leave your thoughtsRemember last year’s Thanksgiving? All day with family and friends. Reuniting, remembering and sharing. You watched some football, ate some... View Article
We’re Kicking Off the Holiday Season – Starting Now!
November 4, 2014 5:01 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Holidays are here! The holidays are just around the corner, and there is nowhere outside of the North Pole... View Article
Pricketts Fort Fall Festival: Prepare for Winter
October 3, 2014 12:55 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s finally October! The month of pumpkin spice, Halloween, sweaters and scarves! Of course, we all know the sad truth... View Article
Zombie Farm, Running on Fear
September 29, 2014 11:59 am Leave your thoughtsMarion County has had so many races this year— 5Ks, 10Ks, half-marathons— all kinds of racing fun! Though now, these... 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
Just Some Musical Tradition Going On!
September 18, 2014 11:53 am Leave your thoughtsTraditional Music originates everywhere and nowhere at the same time. By definition, it is the first music developed in a... View Article
Just Some Musical Tradition Going On!
September 18, 2014 11:53 am Leave your thoughtsTraditional Music originates everywhere and nowhere at the same time. By definition, it is the first music developed in a... 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
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
GRKMANIA
August 20, 2014 1:39 pm Leave your thoughtsHave you ever met someone with Grkmania? They can go Grkmanic in an instant! There’s no cure, but treatment is... View Article
Blacksmithery
August 12, 2014 3:26 pm Leave your thoughtsPottery is so last season! What are the cool kids doing now? Pricketts Fort hosts an annual Historic Arts Workshop:... View Article
Valley Falls Challenge and Enduro Race
August 12, 2014 2:11 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s no surprise to Mountaineers that the Mountain State would be an ideal place for mountain biking, which it is!... View Article
Tomato Fest 2014
July 22, 2014 4:14 pm Leave your thoughtsAn Ode to Tomatoes Where would we be without tomatoes? Pizza-less. Spaghetti-less. Bruschetta-less. Salad-less. No ketchup. No soup. No salsa.... View Article
The 58th Annual Paw Paw District Fair
July 14, 2014 1:12 pm Leave your thoughtsWhat’s in a name? A paw paw by any other name would be a… manana? A paw paw is a... View Article
Johnnie Johnson Blues and Jazz
June 26, 2014 10:46 am Leave your thoughtsDid you ever wonder who “Johnny B. Goode” was? The creator. The originator. The instigator. The father of it all!... View Article
Johnnie Johnson Blues and Jazz
June 26, 2014 10:46 am Leave your thoughtsDid you ever wonder who “Johnny B. Goode” was? The creator. The originator. The instigator. The father of it all!... View Article
Fourth of July in Marion County – Your Guide to Fireworks and Fun!
June 26, 2014 10:01 am Leave your thoughtsYou’ve got to fight for your right… To party! Marion County is host to not 1, not 2, but 3... View Article
Calling all Disc Golfers
June 16, 2014 1:38 pm Leave your thoughtsWe don’t play… we win. Competition loves no one. If you’re serious, extreme, and for real, I dare you to... View Article
Patty Looman
May 27, 2014 12:42 pm Leave your thoughtsPatty Looman: There Goes Treble Festivals, fairs, food, rides— tons of stuff to do this summer! It’s too bad it’s... View Article
Patty Looman
May 27, 2014 12:42 pm Leave your thoughtsPatty Looman: There Goes Treble Festivals, fairs, food, rides— tons of stuff to do this summer! It’s too bad it’s... View Article
Prickett’s Fort: Wait, it gets better.
May 20, 2014 12:36 pm Leave your thoughtsTake a moment to breathe in the fresh mountain air. It’s the beginning of summer. No need for coats or... 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
Julia Pierpont
May 15, 2014 1:48 pm Leave your thoughtsJust Julia. She was humble and gracious. Like her husband, she was a great leader. Though, not in the same... View Article
A Knight to Remember
May 9, 2014 9:37 am Leave your thoughtsIf you’re into westerns, or famous people from West Virginia, or people with odd names, then this blog is for... View Article
Where did all this tea come from?
April 28, 2014 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsSprings, bags, saucers, gardens, infusers, cups, spoons, dances, pots, leaves, parties… are you confused? I’m talking about tea! The other... View Article
A West Virginian Cookbook with Marion County inspired recipes
April 22, 2014 8:21 am Leave your thoughtsA West Virginian Cookbook with Marion County inspired recipes Lumps of Coal Ingredients 16 oz. package Oreos 8... 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
Connector Art
March 28, 2014 8:39 am Leave your thoughtsThe Connector Art Gallery, presents The Connection, a collection of art. Marion County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Marion County... View Article
Connector Art
March 28, 2014 8:39 am Leave your thoughtsThe Connector Art Gallery, presents The Connection, a collection of art. Marion County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Marion County... View Article
To Splurge or not to Splurge…A Wedding Conundrum
March 18, 2014 1:21 pm Leave your thoughtsA wedding is basically one big party and one big spending spree. Dresses, suits, food, decorations, favors— there’s so much!... 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
On the Wings of a…Football
January 24, 2014 2:50 pm Leave your thoughtsSuper Bowl XLVIII Are you ready to PLAY! Are you ready to GET PUMPED! Are you ready to WIN! Are... View Article
Small Business Boot Camp
January 17, 2014 12:19 pm Leave your thoughtsSo tell me about yourself. Do you enjoy sales? And military basic training? Then read this blog! Main Street Fairmont... View Article
Small Business Boot Camp
January 17, 2014 12:19 pm Leave your thoughtsSo tell me about yourself. Do you enjoy sales? And military basic training? Then read this blog! Main Street Fairmont... 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
Celebrate the Fruit of All Fruits At Marion County’s Tomato Festival!
August 15, 2013 12:33 pm 2 CommentsThrow ‘em. Squish ‘em. Squeeze ‘em. Compete ‘em. Eat ‘em. Above all, delight in ‘em. Summer is a time for... View Article
Pepperoni Roll Eating Contest
May 20, 2013 5:24 pm Leave your thoughtsPepperoni Roll Eating Contest – We Crown the Champion Right Here in Marion County For the third year in... View Article
Wedding
December 28, 2012 2:56 pm Leave your thoughtsTis the Season. . . . . To get engaged? Perhaps over the holidays you noticed that among the... View Article
Sugar Plums
December 17, 2012 4:37 pm Leave your thoughtsWhile Visions of Sugar Plums Danced in Their Heads. . . . . Isn’t it interesting the way holiday... View Article
Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival
December 3, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsA FAIRMONT HOLIDAY TRADITION CONTINUES The seventh annual Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival will be celebrated on Saturday,... View Article
2012 Veteran’s Day Parade
November 9, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsMeet Gunnery Sergeant Shawn Shoulders, Grand Marshal of the 2012 Veteran’s Day Parade The 2012 Marion County Veterans Day... View Article