Outdoors

Spring Flowers 2010

The warmer weather has brought forth some colorful foliage in our yards and gardens this Spring, as well as bountiful fruits, vegetables, and berries.  Here is a selection of photos of local blooms, blossoms, and bushes. Share on Facebook

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Columbia Water Park

The Columbia Water Park The Water Park is an excellent place for bicycle ride, a frisbee game, an outdoor picnic, birthday party, or a quiet stroll down a nature trail.  Located on Highway 35 near the Highway 13 intersection, the Water Park offers vast open playing fields and facilities suitable for a variety of sports [...]

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Shopping at WillyGoat

Buy Game Tables At WillyGoat.Com

  WillyGoat carries dozens of brands and thousands of products of a wide variety.  Among the many products they offer, you can find swingsets, trampolines, ride-ons, playhouses, and commercial play equipment suitable for churches, schools, playgrounds, and back yards.  You can also get gaming tables such as ping pong, air hockey, foosball, pinball, and billards [...]

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The Pearl River

Winding its way through Marion County is the mighty Pearl River which is 490 miles long. The Pearl River is a great recreational resource for Marion County residents and an occasional nuisance when it floods. There are many places you can see or access the Pearl River in Marion County including various bridges, boat ramps, [...]

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Emergency Supplies

Nitro-Pak Preparedness Center

With hurricane season upon us and who knows what else looming, it is important to always stay stocked up on emergency supplies.  Nitro-Pak offers a lot of products for emergency preparedness including Mountain House Freeze-Dried Food, Emergency Communication, MRE’s, 72-hour Survival Kits, Water Filters, Purifiers and Storage, 1st Aid Kits, Emergency Lighting, and the Ultimate [...]

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Longleaf Trace Video

Longleaf Trace is not in Marion County, but it is very close and it is easily accessible from here.  It is a 41 mile trail that follows the old rail line and extends from Prentiss to Hattiesburg.  There are access points all along the route for walking, running, cycling, skating, and horseback riding on the 23 [...]

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Recreation in Marion County

There are lots of fun things to do in Marion County ranging from B-B-Q’s and music festivals to art shows and rodeos. There are many parks and sports facilities available and points of access to many different bodies of water including Lake Columbia and the Pearl River. SIGHTSEEING IN MARION COUNTY There are some amazing [...]

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Red Bluff

Marion County has its own miniature Grand Canyon of red clay known as “Red Bluff”. Red Bluff is located on private property off of Highway 587. It provides stunning views and an interesting geological cross-section of the layers of earth as it is eroding slowly over eons into the Pearl River. Share on Facebook

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