Family-Friendly Fall Fun
September 10, 2017 2:04 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
Tag Archive: Recreation
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
Marion County’s Famous Sports Figures
July 12, 2016 11:50 am Leave your thoughtsMarion County may be famous for pepperoni rolls, but this area has produced much more than bread and meat—it boasts... 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
The WV Three Rivers Festival: 10 things to know before you go
May 26, 2016 10:06 am Leave your thoughtsThe end of May in Marion County means more than just hotter temperatures and another day off work. For those... 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
It may be chilly outside, but that will not stop us from getting out on a trail! #wv #winterfun #trail #winter #recreation
February 10, 2016 2:38 pm Leave your thoughtsIt may be chilly outside, but that will not stop us from getting out on a trail! #wv #winterfun #trail... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
For the Love of Tees!
June 5, 2014 2:01 pm Leave your thoughtsMarion County has plenty of golf courses, just take your pick. But isn’t there a less “traditional” way to golf?... 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