Family Fishing Day
April 15, 2022 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s time for the annual Family Fishing Day. MCPARC hosts a FREE family fishing day to encourage families to get... View Article
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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
Songs For Paws
June 15, 2019 10:00 am Leave your thoughtsJoin the Marion County Humane Society as we celebrate some of our favorite pets. The day will include a shot... View Article
Flag Day Celebration
June 14, 2019 5:30 pm Leave your thoughtsJoin The Rotary Club of Fairmont, WV in celebrating Flag Day. The event will feature live music, kids activities, food... View Article
Bumblebee Movie @ Palatine Park
June 8, 2019 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsJoin us at dusk for free popcorn and a great movie! Bumblebee is a 2018 American science fiction action film centered... View Article
Easter Egg Hunt
April 20, 2019 12:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Easter Bunny is coming to East Marion Park and bringing over 10,000 treat-filled Easter eggs and a wagon load... View Article
Movie Night: A Dog’s Purpose
September 22, 2018 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsEnjoy an outdoor movie at the riverfront! Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, ‘A Dog’s Purpose’... View Article
25 Ways to Beat the Heat During a Marion Summer
June 25, 2018 1:52 pm Leave your thoughtsWest Virginia summers are known for beautiful mountainscapes and river time swimming. They’re also known for high heat, high humidity,... View Article
You can always make money, but you can’t always make memories! Make memories this summer at Curtisville Lake and Campground – just 8 miles from downtown Mannington. ️ #camping #Mannington #MCPARC #mymarionwv
June 22, 2018 5:20 pm Leave your thoughtsYou can always make money, but you can’t always make memories! Make memories this summer at Curtisville Lake and Campground... View Article
To, through and beyond: Monongah
March 30, 2018 10:50 am Leave your thoughtsTo pretentiously quote Aristotle yet again in this blog series, “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.”... View Article
Welcome In The New Year In Marion County
December 20, 2017 11:47 am Leave your thoughtsHappy New Year! Join us as we launch 2018 with entertaining activities and resolutions. New Year’s Eve at... View Article
For when summer heat gets out of hand. . . . #wavepool #swimming #MCPARC #mymarionwv #familyfun
August 1, 2017 2:10 pm Leave your thoughtsFor when summer heat gets out of hand. . . . #wavepool #swimming #MCPARC #mymarionwv #familyfun Posted to Instagram by... View Article
Paddle the Monongahela River during Saturday’s Paddle Fest 2017! Link to details in our profile. #MonRiver #mymarionwv #PalatinePark #Rivesville #MCPARC
June 21, 2017 12:49 pm Leave your thoughtsPaddle the Monongahela River during Saturday’s Paddle Fest 2017! Link to details in our profile. #MonRiver #mymarionwv #PalatinePark #Rivesville #MCPARC... View Article
Hike. Bike. Run. Walk. Stroll. No matter how you use our trails, we hope you got out and enjoyed them on #NationalTrailsDay! #AlmostHeaven #GoToWV #mcparc #mymarionwv
June 3, 2017 8:52 pm Leave your thoughtsHike. Bike. Run. Walk. Stroll. No matter how you use our trails, we hope you got out and enjoyed them... View Article
Besides health, what motivates you to walk? Check out the link in our profile to discover 2 reasons that will have you excited to hit the trails. #walking #railtrails #mcparc #mymarionwv #gotowv #marioncountywvrocks
May 16, 2017 2:07 pm Leave your thoughtsBesides health, what motivates you to walk? Check out the link in our profile to discover 2 reasons that will... View Article
2 Ways Walking Makes You Smarter & More Creative
May 16, 2017 8:55 am Leave your thoughtsWalking is kind of like that proverbial apple: A walk a day keeps the doctor away. From helping you lose... View Article
Make like Peter Cottontail and hit these bunny trails on Saturday! East Marion Veteran’s Memorial Park starting @ noon and Hough Park, Mannington @ 3:00 pm #Easter #EasterBunny #Easteregghunt #MCPARC #mymarionwv
April 14, 2017 12:34 pm Leave your thoughtsMake like Peter Cottontail and hit these bunny trails on Saturday! East Marion Veteran’s Memorial Park starting @ noon and... View Article
Look who is angling for an adventure! Friday is Family Fishing Day at Curtisville Lake. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Fishing licenses are required for participants who are 15 years of age or older. DNR officers will be present to assist children. #fishing #MCPARC #Mannington #mymarionwv
April 13, 2017 10:12 pm Leave your thoughtsLook who is angling for an adventure! Friday is Family Fishing Day at Curtisville Lake. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.... View Article
There’s light at the end of the tunnel. . . Happy #Friday friends, it’s going to be a WOW day to hit the trails! #TGIF #RealWV #mcparc #mymarionwv #mctrails
February 24, 2017 11:37 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s light at the end of the tunnel. . . Happy #Friday friends, it’s going to be a WOW day... View Article
Where were you 5 years ago today? We were moving into this landmark. Not to brag, but it is the most impressive Visitor Center in the state with the most spectacular view! #happyanniversary #mcparc #GoToWV #mymarionwv
February 5, 2017 1:43 pm Leave your thoughtsWhere were you 5 years ago today? We were moving into this landmark. Not to brag, but it is the... View Article
Look who is featured in the 2017 Wild Wonderful West Virginia State Travel Guide! #travel #wv #gotowv #mymarionwv #mcparc
January 12, 2017 8:17 pm Leave your thoughtsLook who is featured in the 2017 Wild Wonderful West Virginia State Travel Guide! #travel #wv #gotowv #mymarionwv #mcparc Posted... View Article
Walk, Bike, Run and Skate Your Way Through Marion County
October 6, 2016 8:45 am Leave your thoughtsThere are many ways to explore Marion County and a favorite is our rail trails. Once used for train travel,... View Article
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
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
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
Hopefully the rain will hold off today and you’ll be able to celebrate #nationalbikiniday! #bikini #summer #mymarionwv #mcparc
July 5, 2016 11:22 am Leave your thoughtsHopefully the rain will hold off today and you’ll be able to celebrate #nationalbikiniday! #bikini #summer #mymarionwv #mcparc Posted to... 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
Choose your own path! #NationalTrailsDay #railtrail #trail #MCPARC #gotowv
June 4, 2016 3:07 pm Leave your thoughtsChoose your own path! #NationalTrailsDay #railtrail #trail #MCPARC #gotowv Posted to Instagram by the Marion County CVB/.
It’s heating up out there – time to head to the Splash Park! #palatinepark #MCPARC #fairmontwv #summer #familyfun
June 2, 2016 9:54 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s heating up out there – time to head to the Splash Park! #palatinepark #MCPARC #fairmontwv #summer #familyfun Posted to... View Article
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel…the weekend is almost here! #MeredithTunnel #RailTrail #MCPARC #weekend #Friday #TGIF
May 20, 2016 10:38 am Leave your thoughtsWe can see the light at the end of the tunnel…the weekend is almost here! #MeredithTunnel #RailTrail #MCPARC #weekend #Friday... View Article
Warmer weather is here – and that’s your ticket to a little two-wheeled freedom! #trails #MCPARC #bicycling #familytime
May 11, 2016 5:51 pm Leave your thoughtsWarmer weather is here – and that’s your ticket to a little two-wheeled freedom! #trails #MCPARC #bicycling #familytime Posted to... View Article
#throwbackthursday #tbt #WV #visitorcenter #MarionCountyWV #MCPARC
March 24, 2016 11:46 am Leave your thoughts#throwbackthursday #tbt #WV #visitorcenter #MarionCountyWV #MCPARC Posted to Instagram by the Marion County CVB/.
Great day to celebrate #nationalpuppyday with your best friend! #puppy #puppylove #dog #MCPARC #dogpark #fido #bff
March 23, 2016 1:17 pm Leave your thoughtsGreat day to celebrate #nationalpuppyday with your best friend! #puppy #puppylove #dog #MCPARC #dogpark #fido #bff Posted to Instagram by... View Article
Just realized that this week marks four years since we officially moved into this beautiful building! #marioncountywv #WV #mcparc
February 5, 2016 5:28 pm Leave your thoughtsJust realized that this week marks four years since we officially moved into this beautiful building! #marioncountywv #WV #mcparc Posted... View Article
If you’re not here, you’re missing it! #whoneedsice #familyfun #mcparc #WV
January 6, 2016 9:29 pm Leave your thoughtsIf you’re not here, you’re missing it! #whoneedsice #familyfun #mcparc #WV Posted to Instagram by the Marion County CVB/.
Gather the friends this afternoon and head to the rink! #iceskating #whoneedsice #mcparc #familyfun
December 20, 2015 3:26 pm Leave your thoughtsGather the friends this afternoon and head to the rink! #iceskating #whoneedsice #mcparc #familyfun Posted to Instagram by the Marion... View Article
Who knew bees could skate! They can at Marion County’s “iceless” ice skating rink! #mcparc #familyfun #marioncountywv
December 18, 2015 11:20 pm Leave your thoughtsWho knew bees could skate! They can at Marion County’s “iceless” ice skating rink! #mcparc #familyfun #marioncountywv Posted to Instagram... View Article
Who is cooling off poolside? #wavepool #MCPARC
June 14, 2015 6:57 pm Leave your thoughtsWho is cooling off poolside? #wavepool #MCPARC Posted to Instagram by the Marion County CVB/.
Fish for Fun – family style – at #CurtisvilleLake on Friday! #MCPARC
March 31, 2015 4:47 pm Leave your thoughtsFish for Fun – family style – at #CurtisvilleLake on Friday! #MCPARC Posted to Instagram by the Marion County CVB/.
Tackle the Wild and Wonderful Waters of Marion County
March 10, 2015 1:09 pm Leave your thoughtsExplore the wild and wonderful that makes West Virginia almost heaven. Whether you are a local or just passing through,... View Article