Boston: Downtown
Boston isn’t all tri-corner hats and tea parties. This award-winning audio tour of Boston leads you down secret alleys and hidden paths — to the heart of the real Beantown. Authentic interviews with...
View ArticleWhat are Audissey Guides?
Smart. Fun. Free. Audissey Guides are the evolution of paper travel books; a new breed of self-guided tours – for iPods and Smart Phones. Just download, walk and listen.
View ArticleKing Coal
The story of Fairmont, West Virginia, is tied inextricably to the coal industry. In this episode of Finding Fairmont, we sit down with coal miners to explore the birth, life — and death — of the...
View ArticleThe Palace Restaurant
Talk to any Fairmonter who was around in the 1940s, 50s, or 60s. Anybody who was somebody – or wanted to be somebody – hung out at The Palace Restaurant. It was the place to see and be seen. Come with...
View ArticlePostcards from Marion County
It’s a special corner of the world: a place to be explored; to be savored; to be celebrated. Come with us, on this journey to some of Fairmont’s most special places.
View ArticleWoodlawn Cemetery
On the outskirts of Downtown Fairmont lies a pristine hillside – a final resting place for thousands of Fairmonters. But Woodlawn Cemetery isn’t simply a burying ground; there’s something about this...
View ArticleA Walking Tour of Downtown Fairmont
Come with us and enjoy an hour-long interactive walking tour of Fairmont’s historic streets.
View ArticleSaturday Night’s Alright
What went on… when the sun went down? Plenty. Listen in as Fairmont’s “old-timers” share the stories of wild Saturday nights in the 1940s and 50s.
View ArticleThat Good Lookin’ Ice Cream Man
Fairmont’s female population seems to remember a certain “good-lookin’ ice cream man”. Sixty years later, we talk to these women — who was he? Was he really that good-looking? Join us as we solve the...
View ArticleBirth Place of Holidays
In a strange historical coincidence, Fairmont is the birthplace of not one, but two national holidays. Join us to experience the story of these two special days – and how they trace their roots back to...
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